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December 21, 2004

Pilots: KFI Tower Was 'Accident Waiting To Happen'

Aviators Say Tower Lighting Was Inadequate

Southern California pilots say the KFI radio tower near Fullerton was an accident waiting to happen. That accident indeed happened on Sunday, when a Cessna 182 collided with the tower, killing both occupants, destroying the aircraft and bringing down the 820-foot (MSL) tall structure.

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Loy Was Strong Advocate Of AOPA's Airport Watch Program

Loy Was Strong Advocate Of AOPA's Airport Watch Program

Adm. James Loy, the second-in-command at DHS, has been a strong advocate for balancing the needs of general aviation with the demands of security. Among the programs he vigorously promoted is AOPA's Airport Watch, which he cited as a model for partnership between industry and government.

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Robinson Issues Blade Replacement Bulletin

ALL AO16-2 Blades To Be Replaced After Another Cracking Incident

This just in from Robinson Helicopters: DATE: 14 December 2004  TO: All R22 Owners, Operators, and Service Centers SUBJECT: A016-2 Main Rotor Blade Replacement

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So Long, Admiral Loy

DHS Deputy Secretary Will Serve Until March 1st, 2005

The exodus from Washington continued Monday as James Loy, a retired Coast Guard admiral, announced his plans to step down from his post as Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security by March 1st.

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Pilot, Passengers Disappear After Crash

But They Forgot To Take The Drugs They Were Smuggling

It might have been cocaine, it might have been some other drug. But a crash investigation near the Wheeling-Ohio County Airport in West Virginia has become a criminal investigation. State police say large amounts of illegal drugs were found on the aircraft.

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PAMA Offers New Professional Development Workshop

Savvy Piston Aircraft Maintenance

The Professional Aviation Maintenance Association has a new addition to its popular series of Professional Development Workshops, offered each year at PAMA’s Annual Maintenance Symposium.

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Aero-News Quote Of The Day (12.21.04)

"[On a] particularly clear day... when you are looking down, the tower gets lost in all the colors and patterns that are on the ground - ground clutter, you can't see it. It is very difficult to see, even if you know where it is," he told the TV station." Source: Pilot Richard Fields, in an interview with KCAL Television in Los Angeles. He's talking about the KFI tower that, until Sunday morning, stood near the Fullerton Municipal Airport in California. The tower was struck by a Cessna 182 headed to the airport. The two occupants, a husband and wife, were killed. The plane was destroyed. The tower collapsed.

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