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LA TFR: 11.18.06 - 11.19.06

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/6394 Issue Date: November 16, 2006 at 16:19 UTC Location: Lake Charles/Creole, Louisiana Beginning Date and Time: November 18, 2006 at 1:35 UTC Ending Date and Time: November 19, 2006 at 19:20 UTC Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for VIP (Very Important Person) Movement Type: VIP Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A

COPA Annual Meeting Showcases GA Excellence

A Top-Notch Owner's Club Meets At AOPA Expo

Members of the Cirrus Owner's and Pilot's Association (COPA) held their annual meeting during AOPA Expo this year in Palm Springs, CA. Simply put, ANN observed an owner's group par excellence - an example of involvement in the promotion of airmanship and safety that all of general aviation should strive to emulate.

ICAS Foundation Selects a Few Good Men and Women

Foundation Announces 2006 Aviation Scholarship Winners

The International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) Foundation has awarded eight scholarships to deserving men and women to help them further their skills in aviation.

Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Thursday 11.16.06

Cirrus Design's Alan Klapmeier, On "The Culture Of Safety"

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 11.16.06 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 11.16.06 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature -- Cirrus Design's Alan Klapmeier: 11.16.06 (ANN Special Feature, with Cirrus co-founder Alan Klapmeier on "the culture of safety.")

FAA Fee Surprises Myrtle Beach

FOIA Request May Cost City Over $18K

Could this be another funding method for the FAA? The city of Myrtle Beach, SC wants to know why the agency decided to place a new radar for the airport closer to the beach... but it's gonna cost them.