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February 18, 2009

Two Lost In Downing Of Delta Connection Academy SR20

Victims Identified As Instructor, Student

A flight instructor and student pilot were killed Tuesday when their Cirrus SR20 crashed in a wooded marshland area of southern Volusia County near Deltona, FL.

"R44 Grand" Includes Dual Sagem Panels

Crownair Companies tells ANN it will display the Robinson R44 helicopter with an upgraded Sagem Avionics Integrated Cockpit Display System at the Heli-Expo 2009, Static Display # 40, February 22 through 24 in Anaheim, CA.

AD NUMBER: 2009-04-01 MANUFACTURER: Wytwornia SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2009-04-01 SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product.

ANN Special Feature: CFI Bob Miller, Flight 3407 - 02.18.09

ANN's Paul Plack and CFI Bob Miller of Over The Airwavestalk about Bob's work with local media on coverage of Continental 3407. Bob lives six miles from the crash site.

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Economic Stimulus Bill Includes Return Of Bonus Tax Depreciation

Write Off At Least 60 Percent Of A New Aircraft Purchase!

Regardless of how you feel about the nearly $800 billion economic stimulus bill signed into law this week, there's at least some good news to report if you're planning to buy a new aircraft in 2009. And if you were on the fence about an aircraft purchase before, this news should go a long way toward convincing you to sign on the dotted line.

Plane Impacted Vacation Home On Oregon Coast

Relatives of the victims of the August 2008 downing of a Cessna 172 near Gearhart, OR have filed suit against the estate of the plane's pilot, the pilot's employer, and the owners of the rental home the plane crashed into.

Residents Barking About FAA-Owned Land Near ORS

Land Purchased Under AIP Has Gone To The Dogs... Literally

Commissioners of the Port of Orcas in Washington State's San Juan Islands are preparing to butt heads with the FAA in support of local dog owners.

Cessna, Diamond, Remos To Be Among Exhibitors

On the same day news surfaced that sales of piston-engined aircraft were down precipitously in 2008, came the announcement a group of leading general aviation aircraft manufacturers and aircraft dealers plan to showcase their products throughout the southeastern US... in hopes of turning that tide around.