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December 15, 2004

New Government Report Praises Efforts To Secure General Aviation Airports

AOPA's Boyer: "We're On The Right Track"

A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report notes that "the small size, lack of fuel capacity, and minimal destructive power of most general aviation aircraft make them unattractive to terrorists and, thereby, reduce the possibility of threat associated with their misuse." The report concludes that continued partnerships between the general aviation (GA) industry and the government –- such as AOPA's Airport Watch program –- are vital to the long term success of efforts to enhance security at the nation's nearly 19,000 GA landing facilities.

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Fumes In Cabin May Have Caused Cessna Blast

C340 Went Up As Mechanic Worked Inside Aircraft

The investigation continues into the explosion of a Cessna 340 while on the ramp at Lafayette Regional Airport, LA, last month. Sources tell ANN that it now appears there was an internal fuel leak, which led to a collection of fumes in the cabin. A lone mechanic working inside the cockpit, 61-year old Carl Moulis Fellow, was preparing to run-up the aircraft after maintenance, according to fellow mechanics on the ramp. They tell ANN he boarded, closed the cabin door and sat down in the pilot's seat. Fellow told his friends that he remembers "hearing the master switch 'click.'" That was about it.

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Aero-Views: Wings May Be Going, But Don't Chuck The TV Just Yet

GA Program "Wings To Adventure" To Debut In Summer

By Tom Gresham Before there is too much hand wringing and mourning over the loss of Discovery Wings, aviation junkies should know that they will not be without fresh television programming about general aviation.

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An RF Mystery Intrigues CAP

Chasing A Phantom Beacon In Miami

By Lt. Col. Robert J. Miller, Commander, Miami Senior One Squadron, Civil Air Patrol We were traveling homeward from our weekly meeting about 10:00pm local time when Col. Martin, an IC, received a call from AFRRC requesting assistance with a DF/ELT mission. The signal was on both 121.5 and 243. In order to expedite things, and since we were already teamed up, we accepted the mission: 04M2531: opened at 10:10pm local, 23 November 2004.

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FAA Okays Residential Development Near Long Beach Airport

But Officials Still Have Reservations

A controversial housing project that would put up to 1,400 single family homes and apartments close to California's Long Beach Airport has won FAA approval -- with reservations.

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ATP Receives First Of 16 Glass Cockpit Diamond Stars

First Officer Candidates Will Spend Up To 320 Hours In Them

Airline Transport Professionals (ATP) last week received the first of 16 new glass-cockpit, G1000-equipped DA40 Diamond Stars to be used exclusively in ATP's new Direct Track extension of the Airline Career Pilot Program. These 16 new aircraft will be used to train first officer candidates for the competitive regional airline job market.

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Piper To Equip Ohio University With New Trainers

Biggest Single Sale Yet Of Glass-Cockpit Warriors

The New Piper Aircraft Inc. has made its largest single sale of advanced, glass-panel equipped trainers to Ohio University, which has purchased seven new Piper Warrior III aircraft equipped with the Avidyne FlightMax Entegra Integrated Flight Deck.

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Cirrus Is A Truly Continental Experience

Aircraft Now Registered In Europe

Great Britain welcomed its first Cirrus onto that country's aircraft registry last week when serial number 1458 Cirrus SR20 traded in its "N" number for a "G."

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RAAS Service Bulletins Available For Citations

Cessna Will Perform Installation

Cessna has released the final Service Bulletins for the new Runway Awareness and Advisory System (RAAS). Cessna's Citation Service Center network will perform the RAAS installation and associated certification for all Citation Bravos (model 550), Citation Encores (model 560), Citation Excels (model 560XL), and Citation Xs (model 750). Cessna is among the industry's first to offer customers this important new safety system.

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AD: Pilatus

AD NUMBER: 2004-23-01 MANUFACTURER: Pilatus (CORRECTION) SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-23-01 SUMMARY: The FAA adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) Model PC-7 airplanes with any Lear Romec RR53710B type or Lear Romec RR53710K fuel booster pump.

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