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March 07, 2005

AD: Cessna

AD NUMBER: PL2005-05-53 MANUFACTURER: Cessna SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive PL2005-05-53 SUMMARY: The FAA has been notified that inadequate or incorrect flight controls rigging may exist on recently produced Cessna Models 172R, 172S, 182T, and T182T airplanes.

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AD: Cessna

AD NUMBER: PL2005-05-53R1 MANUFACTURER: Cessna SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive PL2005-05-53 R1 SUMMARY: The FAA has been notified that inadequate or incorrect flight controls rigging may exist on recently produced Cessna Models 172R, 172S, 182T, and T182T airplanes.

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FAA Releases Final List Of NDB Approaches Targeted For Shutdown

If You Object, Speak Up By April 4th

The FAA has finalized the list of NDB approaches it is considering canceling. Now it's up to pilots to let the agency know if any of these approaches are still needed.

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California Community College May Drop A&P Class

Cites Falling Enrollment In 60-Year Old Program

Saying there's not much demand for airplane mechanics, Southern California's Glendale Community College says it may drop its 60-year old A&P vocational program. A decision is expected as early as Monday.

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'Pimp My Plane?' MTV Producers Eye Aviation

Oh, Yikes.

Perhaps you've seen it -- a program on MTV called, "Pimp My Ride." In it, a crew of automotive make-over experts from West Coast Customs take an ugly old jalopy and turn it into a dream ride.

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Wichita Approves Aviation Training Center

KTTI To Become A Reality

Hoping to head off a shortage of A&Ps at the pass, Wichita city officials last week okayed the creation of an aviation training center at Jabara Airport.

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Evergreen Aviation Museum Plans Big Expansion

Centerpiece Of $6.9 Million Effort Will Be New IMAX Theater

These are the halcyon days at Evergreen Aviation Museum. With attendance booming in the wake of Martin Scorsese's "The Aviator," the museum has just announced plans for a $6.9 million expansion that will be centered on a huge-screen IMAX theater.

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TSA Under Continuing Pressure To Reduce DC-Area Restrictions

AOPA Continues Efforts To Restore GA Access

Transportation Security Administration chief Adm. David Stone faced criticism Thursday over what some view as his agency's foot-dragging in reopening airports near Washington, DC, to general aviation traffic.

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You Picked 'Em: ANN Announces Caption Contest Winner

The Envelope Please...

A lot of you wrote in your captions, so we asked you to pick a winner. Well, you've done that and the winning entry comes from John Schmidt of St. Paul, MN.

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SportFlyingShop.Com Offers New Sport/Light Sport Placards

Also N-Number Stencils

With the passing of the new Sport Pilot/Light Sport Aircraft rule, all light-sport aircraft are going to need N-numbers (3-inch high) as well as other placards, including 2-inch high 'EXPERIMENTAL' placards (in the case of Experimental-LSA's) or 2-inch high 'LIGHT-SPORT' placards (in the case of Special-LSA's).

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