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All News

June 15, 2004

Fast Work, Indeed

Piper Finds, Repairs 49 Aircraft Grounded By Bad Steel

New Piper Aircraft says it's completed a Herculean task in what has to be a record amount of time -- finding 49 airplanes built with faulty steel and replacing the bad parts. The aircraft, representing a large portion of the Piper line, were all grounded last month when the company disclosed it had built them with a load of "raw sheet steel from which critical parts are fabricated, [that] may not have been properly normalized prior to shipment to Piper. In this state, the steel may not possess the appropriate strength requirement." 

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Florida Man Sues Six GA Companies In Modified PA-46 Crash

Says Malibu Crash Was Caused By Defects

Jeffrey Miller wants someone to pay. He's suing six companies, including New Piper, in hopes of getting it.

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Twist And Shout!

Utah Professor Invents Wings That Change Shape To Reduce Drag

Is this timely or what? Just as soaring fuel costs threaten to harsh the recovery buzz within the airline industry, Utah State University has applied for a patent on an invention that may save the aviation hundreds of millions of dollars in fuel costs each year.

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Congratulations, Cessna!

Company's Propeller Field Services Receives FAA Award

Cessna Aircraft Company's Propeller Aircraft Field Services has received the Certificate of Excellence, Phase V, Diamond Award for having 100 percent employee participation in the Aviation Maintenance Technicians (AMT) awards program. In recognition of this outstanding achievement, Cessna's Propeller Aircraft Field Services received a plaque by Felix Lococo, the Wichita Flight Standards District Officer (FSDO) Manager, on behalf of FAA Administrator Marion Blakely.

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FAA Renews EAA Chapter Drug-Testing Exemption

Will Allow Charitable Sightseeing Flights To Continue "As Is"

FAA Exemption 7111C, which allows EAA chapters to conduct charitable sightseeing flights without having to comply with the full FAR 135 and 121 drug-testing requirements, has been renewed by the FAA. The exemption permits EAA Chapters to conduct local sightseeing flights during daylight hours within 25 statute miles radius of the event airport.

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AOPA Flight Training Site Gets A Makeover

Flight Training Web Site New And Improved

There's a new sister to AOPA's website. The GA advocate has completely redesigned its Flight Training Web site to make it more user friendly, easier to navigate, and more logical and relevant to both the student pilot and the certificated flight instructor (CFI). And for current pilots, there is no better place on the Internet to send someone you know who is interested in learning to fly or who has started their flight training.

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