But Pilots Say Tactics Are Aggressive, Unwarranted
For several years -- and long before AOPA and a few other entities decided to pay attention -- ANN has been trying to alert the GA industry to the hazards and concerns we noted over the CBP's aggressive surveillance and intrusive searches of GA aircraft. A recent incident in which a 23-year-old private pilot was flying from Opa-Locka, FL to Marathon in the Florida Keys for a lunch date with a young woman has raised additional questions about tactics perceived as aggressive by the pilot community being employed by Customs and Border Protection.
Museum Will Act As 'Mission Control' For Powering Imagination Flights
On May 21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh landed in Paris, electrifying the world with his historic 33.5-hour journey. On the anniversary of that landing, Erik Lindbergh, grandson of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, announced a partnership between Powering Imagination and Seattle's well-known Museum of Flight, the largest private air museum in the world, for future Lindbergh flights.
Alternative Method Of Compliance Will Allow Many Airplanes To Keep Flying
The FAA has approved a Global Alternative Method of Compliance (Global AMOC) for the recent revision of FAA AD 2014-05-29.The original AD was issued for certain Continental Motors, Inc., (CMI) (IO-520, TSIO-520, and IO-550 series reciprocating engines with certain Superior Air Parts investment cast cylinder assemblies installed.
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