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Updated DC ADIZ/FRZ Restrictions: UFN

NOTAM Number: FDC 7/7353 Issue Date: April 05, 2007 at 1059 UTC Location: Washington, District of Columbia Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for Special Security Reasons Type: Security Replaced NOTAM(s): 7/2825: Due to a change in the TSA waiver website. Pilots May Contact: Leesburg (LEE) Automated Flight Service Station, 866-225-7410

NOTAM Number: FDC 7/7357 Issue Date: April 05, 2007 at 1156 UTC Location: San Juan CERAP, Cayo Lobo Culebra Island, Puerto Rico Beginning Date and Time: April 05, 2007 at 1300 UTC Ending Date and Time: April 05, 2007 at 1800 UTC Reason for NOTAM: Ordinance Disposal Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: SAN JUAN (ZSU) CERAP, 787-253-8664

NOTAM Number: FDC 7/7361 Issue Date: April 05, 2007 at 1219 UTC Location: Eglin AFB, Florida near CRESTVIEW VORTAC (CEW) Beginning Date and Time: April 12, 2007 at 1845 UTC Ending Date and Time: April 15, 2007 at 2200 UTC Reason for NOTAM: Demonstrations by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, F-15, and U.S. Army Golden Knights teams Type: Airshow Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Eglin (VPS) Air Traffic Control Tower, 850-283-3815

NOTAM Number: FDC 7/7366 Issue Date: April 05, 2007 at 1309 UTC Location: Corpus Christi, Texas near TRUAX VORTAC (NGP) Beginning Date and Time: April 12, 2007 at 1430 UTC Ending Date and Time: April 15, 2007 at 2115 UTC Reason for NOTAM: The NAS Corpus Christi 2007 South Texas Shoot-Out Air Show Type: Airshow Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Corpus Christi (CRP) Approach Control, 361-299-4210

NOTAM Number: FDC 7/7398 Issue Date: April 05, 2007 at 1605 UTC Location: Fort Hood, Texas Beginning Date and Time: April 08, 2007 at 1315 UTC Ending Date and Time: April 08, 2007 at 1600 UTC Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for VIP (Very Important Person) Movement Type: VIP Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A

Students Who Sign Up For AOPA's Project Pilot At Lakeland Get Free Admission

May Also Win Money For Flight Training... Up To $5,000!

Students who sign up for the AOPA Project Pilot program with a Mentor at the upcoming Lakeland Fly-In will get into the show at no cost thanks to Sun ’n Fun and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA).

First Flight: Diamond DA50 Super Star

Maiden Flight Goes Off Well Under The Command Of Diamond's CEO

There's a new Diamond flying around town... one with some serious horsepower. It happened April 4th, 2007, not even a year after the first flight of the D-JET, making the Diamond Aircraft development team some of most sleep deprived aeronauts on the face of the earth. The single-engine DA50 Super Star boasts a MTOW of 3,670 lbs and conducted its first flight from Wiener Neustadt, Austria.

NTSB: Cause Of July 2004 CFIT Accident Remains A Mystery

Probable Cause Report States "Reason For Occurrence Undetermined"

Undetermined. That's the Probable Cause ruling from the National Transportation Safety Board regarding a suspicious July 2004 controlled-flight-into-terrain crash of a Piper Navajo in the eastern Adirondacks of upstate New York.

AOPA's Boyer Stresses Value Of GA To SoCal Business Leaders, Officials

Says Small Airports Are Like Exit Ramps For A Community

Last week, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association President Phil Boyer highlighted the value general aviation has on Southern California communities, to business people and local/regional government officials.

Southwest Airlines Settles Suit In MDW Runway Overrun

Suit Filed By Family Of Young Victim

A wrongful death lawsuit against Southwest Airlines, stemming from a December 2005 runway overrun accident at Chicago's Midway Airport, has been settled.