Under the cloak of secrecy, Cirrus is getting set to discuss a number of new features and upgrades to their top-of-the-line SR22 to new owners... who are about to find out that they're getting more than they paid for. Customers are expected to be pleased to find that Cirrus has responded to the opportunities afforded them by a growing owner list that has been offering extensive feedback about the SR22's design and operation, and allowing Cirrus to tweak and upgrade the bird to extend the value and efficiency of the aircraft. The changes reportedly affect "Cirrus' core values of safety, quality, performance and innovation." The new version has been dubbed "G2."

Jerome Lederer dedicated his life to making flight -- in all its variations -- safer. Beginning in the pioneering days of air mail, Lederer went on to help one air mail pilot -- Charles Lindbergh -- inspect the Spirit of St. Louis one day before Lucky Lindy made the first transatlantic flight. Lederer died Friday of heart failure in Laguna Hills (CA). He was 101 years old.

Texas pilot Mark Zeller woke up Sunday morning thinking it would be a normal Sunday. Little did he know that he was in for the surprise of his life — or that, as the winner of the grand prize in AOPA's Centennial of Flight Sweepstakes, he would become the envy of some 400,000 other AOPA members.

For the fourth time in as many years, local, state and federal officials, along with their counterparts from other countries, will get together for the annual International Symposium on Aviation Emergencies. This year's event will be held in Weehawken (NJ).