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Arizona TFR: 05.06.05

NOTAM: 5/3500 Issued: 05/05/2005 16:20 Effective: 05/06/2005 20:15 - 05/06/2005 21:05 State: AZ Facility: ZAB - ALBUQUERQUE (ARTCC),NM. Type: VIP Description: PHOENIX, ARIZONA, MAY 6 2005 LOCAL.

Arizona TFR: Until Further Notice

NOTAM: 5/3492 Issued: 05/04/2005 23:20 Effective: Immediately - Until Further Notice State: AZ Facility: ZAB - ALBUQUERQUE (ARTCC),NM. Type: HAZARDS Description: 22 NW WICKENBURG AZ.

Wyoming TFR: 05.07.05

NOTAM: 5/3482 Issued: 05/04/2005 18:30 Effective: 05/07/2005 02:30 - 05/07/2005 03:30 State: WY Facility: ZLC - SALT LAKE CITY (ARTCC),UT. Type: VIP Description: JACKSON HOLE, WYOMING, MAY 6-9 2005.

NOTAM: 5/3479 Issued: 05/04/2005 18:20 Effective: 05/06/2005 17:10 - 05/06/2005 18:10 State: NM Facility: ZAB - ALBUQUERQUE (ARTCC),NM. Type: VIP Description: ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, MAY 6 2005 LOCAL.

House Members Leery Of Aviation Trust Fund Claims

At Least Two Want More Hearings On FAA's Accounting Of The Trust

"Disingenuous." That's a word Congressman Lynn Westmoreland likes to describe what he suspects might be the FAA's characterization of the looming crisis in the Aviation Trust fund.

Man Accused Of Shooting Airborne Pilot Charged With Attempted Murder

Pilot Okay, Suspect Jailed On $1 Million Bond

"I've been hit, Arnie! Radio in I've been shot." That's what Clay County, MO, pilot Mike Spicer remembers shouting across the cockpit of his Cessna 150 last Friday as he helped law officers search for a man who fled a traffic stop. Spicer, who runs the airport in Clay County, has helped law enforcement by flying airborne search missions several times in his 35 years as a pilot. But, he said, this is the first time anyone ever took a shot at him.

NATCA: Rumors Of Trust Fund's Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated

Ruth Marlin Testifies Against User Fees

Saying there is no crisis in the Aviation Trust Fund, National Air Traffic Controllers Association Executive Vice President Ruth Marlin told the House Aviation Subcommittee Wednesday that "we should not underestimate the strength of the current Federal Aviation Administration funding system and we should not tamper with it lightly."

Forgotten Fuel Cap Damages MU-2 Prop

Preflight, preflight, preflight... this could have turned out a lot worse than it seems to have. Every fuel stop is an opportunity to make sure your airplane is airworthy... but also creates the possibility of hazards induced as a function of landing/taxiing/fueling.

A Diesel Primer

Putting Diesels In Airplanes Isn't A Bad Idea

By ANN Contributor Patrick Puckett Since I do the engineering and oversee and manage the maintenance of about 70 various items of equipment (most of it diesel) and our shop handles almost every bit of maintenance including complete overhauls. And, oh yes, I am the company pilot... which now brings us to diesel powered aircraft.