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April 10, 2004

Twin Cessna Owner Alert

Information Urgently Needed From 400-Series Cessna Owners

AOPA and five other organizations urgently need to hear from owners of 400-series twin Cessnas if there's to be any chance of mitigating the effects of two costly proposed airworthiness directives (ADs). At a two-day meeting with owners and operators held in March, the FAA agreed to delay issuing the ADs while industry collected additional information.

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FAA: Mandatory Software Upgrade Needed For Some GPS Units

The FAA is planning to issue an airworthiness directive mandating a software upgrade for certain GX-series GPS units from UPS Aviation Technologies, now a division of Garmin, known as Garmin AT. Software versions 3.0 through 3.4 for the units can give pilots momentarily inaccurate readings on their course deviation indicators. That could cause a slaved autopilot to begin an inappropriate turn.

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Cirrus/BRS Chute Saves 4 Lives In Canada

Details Sketchy So Far, BRS Chute Used At Night To Save 4

ANN has learned that a Cirrus Design parachute emergency system was used late yesterday in canada to recover in an aircraft in distress. Manufactured by BRS, the rocket propelled parachute recovery system was reportedly used on a flight from Kelowna, B.C. to Lethbridge, Alberta about 2115 local time. Severe turbulence over mountains, at night, seem to be contributing factors to an emergency that occured to an SR20 that was carrying three adults and a child when the chute had to be deployed over the Monashee Mountains.

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