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February 14, 2005

Wanted: Laid-Off Aerospace Workers

Wichita Has A Well-Funded Retraining Program -- But Few Students

Right after the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington on 9/11, the one US city with more aerospace workers per square mile than just about any other saw the future. Wichita, KS, and surrounding Sedgewick County rushed into place a worker-retraining program for aerospace workers who were to be laid off in the wake of those attacks. Both the city and the county dumped $200,000 into the program. To date only ten students have obtained their objective in becoming licensed Airframe and Powerplant mechanics.

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Citation Mustang Wing-Mate Occurs On Schedule

Well, THAT Didn't Take Long! 

The wing-mate of the Citation Mustang is the latest in a long list of program milestones to be accomplished. On February 3, 2005, at 0830 (CST), Cessna team members mated the wing to the fuselage of the Citation Mustang prototype. The entire process took less than 20 minutes.

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Are Your Hours For Real?

Wiblin Wonders If Auto-Pilot Time Should Count

by Gary Wiblin, Editor, International Aviation & Safety Forum I recently spent some time having lunch with an airline pilot friend of mine and the topic of flying hours logged came up. It was during our conversation that I began to question the system of logging flight hours we are subject to.

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Woman Struck By Prop In Tennessee

Victim In Critical Condition After Surgery

A woman in Lebanon, TN, is in critical condition after she apparently walked into a spinning propeller Friday night. The woman, whose name wasn't released by authorities, was severely injured on her right arm, side and pelvis.

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NTSB To Provide Spanish Language Info

New Spanish-Language Web Site Debuts

In an effort to better serve the public, the National Transportation Safety Board's website now provides Spanish language information about the Safety Board, as well as information about the Board's products and services. "Making this information available in Spanish directly delivers the Safety Board's message to more people so that more lives will be saved," said NTSB Chairman Ellen Engleman Conners.

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AOPA Members Give To Tsunami Relief Effort

Generosity Extends Beyond Immediate Crisis

AOPA members continue their work to fund relief efforts in tsunami-ravaged Southeast Asia. AOPA and AOPA members have donated more than $115,000 to Air Serv International, a non-governmental humanitarian organization (NGO) that uses GA aircraft to provide logistical support to other NGOs and relief agencies.

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