If it could have gone wrong, it did. That's the word from Sarasota County (FL) Sheriff Bill Balkwill in the case of a botched 911 call that left a downed Cessna 150 undiscovered for almost 20 hours last month. The 911 operator who handled the call has been suspended, he says, and has asked to be reassigned. It all started January 27th, when Cindy Toepfer and her husband, Sheldon, were sitting on their back porch near the Venice (FL) Airport. They heard the aircraft overhead -- but something didn't sound right. Cindy said the engine was sputtering. After living under flight patterns for 20 years, she knew something was wrong. Then she heard -- or rather, felt -- the impact as the Cessna 150 crashed into a thick forest near her home. So she dialed 911. But instead of getting i

AOPA President Phil Boyer will be the keynote speaker at this year's Great Lakes Aviation Conference, being held February 6-8 in Lansing (MI). Boyer's address at 11:45 a.m. on Saturday, February 7, will look at the current state of general aviation, as well as some of the challenges and opportunities GA faces on Capitol Hill and in statehouses, and county and city council chambers around the country. And if he shows up in a bright red Waco biplane, someone else at the conference might — just might — be going home with the AOPA Centennial of Flight Sweepstakes grand prize.

Imagine lighting your runway without paying the electric bill. That's the driving vision behind a Canadian company called Carmanah. One of the company's latest projects involves lighting both taxiways and runways at the Truckee Tahoe Airport (CA) at a cost of $122,000. Purchased in December, the airport estimates the solar-powered LED lighting from Carmanah will save more than a quarter of a million dollars over the cost of conventional lighting.

TFR Issued Due to Law Enforcement Activities NOTAM: 4/0753 Issued: 02/01/2004 15:51 Effective: Immediately - Until Further Notice State: AR Facility: ZME - MEMPHIS (ARTCC),TN. Type: HAZARDS Description: MENA, AR.