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NOTAM Number: FDC 6/4869 Issue Date: April 06, 2006 at 13:30 UTC Location: Bridgewater, Virginia near GORDONSVILLE VORTAC (GVE) Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for fire fighting Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) System Operations Support Center, 202-267-8276

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/4920 Issue Date: April 06, 2006 at 20:17 UTC Location: Ely, Minnesota Beginning Date and Time: April 07, 2006 at 15:30 UTC Ending Date and Time: April 07, 2006 at 16:45 UTC Reason for NOTAM: Due to blasting activity at Babbitt Iron Mines Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Minneapolis (ZMP) Center, 651-463-5580

Cessna Sells Large Fleet of Skyhawks To Chinese Flight School

Mixed Buy of G1000 and Standard NAV 1 Equipped Skyhawks

Cessna Aircraft Company is in the process of delivering 42 172 Skyhawks to the Civil Aviation Flying University of China (CAFUC). The airplanes are traveling overseas by boat in 40-foot containers that can carry three 172s at a time.

Minor Incident, Major Fire At Lakeland Thursday

That's One Hot Maserati, Mister...

Police estimate 24 cars were either destroyed or damaged Thursday afternoon when a grass fire ignited in the parking area at the Sun 'N Fun Fly-In in Lakeland, FL. The fire was reportedly sparked by the hot exhaust system of a Maserati sedan.

The WHUFFO File: ArcticAir

That's Cool!... And Cheap, Too

As Aero-News reported earlier this week, Cirrus has unveiled its new air-conditioning system for its SR22. Cirrus rightfully calls this a "COOL" idea, guaranteed to keep all onboard much cooler whether taxing on the ramp, or flying at lower altitudes.

Avidyne Active Traffic Systems Now Available For For G1000-Equipped Birds

TAS600 Provides Active-Surveillance Collision Avoidance Protection for G1000-equipped Cessna, Beechcraft, Diamond and Columbia Aircraft

Avidyne's TAS600 Series of Traffic Advisory Systems (TAS) is now approved and available for retrofit installation in aircraft equipped with the Garmin G1000 integrated flight deck.