Jahn, Foy Celebrate Their First Win After 14 Years 

Aero-News has learned that a Mooney M20R Ovation2 GX piloted by Mooney Aircraft CEO Gretchen Jahn and teammate Carol Foy won the 2006 Air Race Challenge.

Second Accident This Month Rocks BD-5J Community

ANN REALTIME REPORTING 06.27.06 1400 EDT: For the second time in 11 days, a BD-5J microjet has crashed in North America.

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/1125 Issue Date: June 27, 2006 at 17:51 UTC Location: 10 Miles West of Elko, Nevada near BULLION VOR/DME (BQU) 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

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/1062 Issue Date: June 27, 2006 at 1:24 UTC Location: Tera, Utah near FAIRFIELD VORTAC (FFU) Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for fire fighting aircraft operations Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Salt Lake (ZLC) Center, 801-320-2560

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/1055 Issue Date: June 26, 2006 at 23:30 UTC Location: 31 Miles North East of Globe, Arizona near ST JOHNS VORTAC (SJN) Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for fire fighting aircraft operations Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Albuquerque (ZAB) Center, 505-856-4580

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/1064 Issue Date: June 27, 2006 at 3:52 UTC Location: Moundhouse, Nevada near MUSTANG VORTAC (FMG) Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for fire fighting aircraft operations Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Oakland (ZOA) Center, 510-745-3331

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/1058 Issue Date: June 27, 2006 at 0:37 UTC Location: 24 Miles South West of Sunnyside, Nevada near WILSON CREEK VORTAC (ILC) 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: Salt Lake (ZLC) Center, 801-320-2560

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/1054 Issue Date: June 26, 2006 at 23:26 UTC Location: St. Louis, Missouri Beginning Date and Time: June 28, 2006 at 19:35 UTC Ending Date and Time: June 29, 2006 at 0:01 UTC Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for VIP (Very Important Person) Movement Type: VIP Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A

"It Hasn't Been A Good Couple Of Days"

Federal investigators, and those who fly out of Hayward Executive Airport (HWD) near San Francisco, are asking the same questions in the aftermath of a sadly curious string of accidents this weekend.

Symphony Aircraft CEO Paul Costanzo

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 06.27.06 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 06.27.06 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature -- Symphony Aircraft's Paul Costanzo: 06.27.06 (ANN Special Feature, with Paul Costanzo on Symphony Aircraft's current financial woes.)

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/0973 Issue Date: June 26, 2006 at 14:46 UTC Location: Cape Canaveral, Florida Beginning Date and Time: July 01, 2006 at 12:05 UTC Ending Date and Time: July 01, 2006 at 22:35 UTC Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for Special Security Reasons Type: Security Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) System Operations Support Center, 202-267-3333

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/0981 Issue Date: June 26, 2006 at 15:36 UTC Location: 39 Miles North East of Farmington, New Mexico near DURANGO VOR/DME (DRO) Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for fire fighting aircraft operations Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Denver (ZDV) Center, 303-651-4248

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/0940 Issue Date: June 26, 2006 at 5:07 UTC Location: 13 Miles South West of St. George, Utah near ST GEORGE VOR/DME (OZN) 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: Los Angeles (ZLA) Center, 661-265-8205

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/0994 Issue Date: June 26, 2006 at 17:04 UTC Location: 26 Nautical Miles South East of Prescott, Arizona near DRAKE VORTAC (DRK) Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for fire fighting aircraft operations Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Albuquerque (ZAB) Center, 505-856-4580

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/0944 Issue Date: June 26, 2006 at 5:48 UTC Location: 6 Miles North East of Virgin, Utah near ST GEORGE VOR/DME (OZN) 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: Los Angeles (ZLA) Center, 661-265-8205

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/1011 Issue Date: June 26, 2006 at 17:51 UTC Location: North of Jacob Lake, Arizona near PAGE VOR/DME (PGA) Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for fire fighting aircraft operations Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Los Angeles (ZLA) Center, 661-265-8205

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/0982 Issue Date: June 26, 2006 at 15:38 UTC Location: 20 Miles West of Mustang, Nevada near MUSTANG VORTAC (FMG) Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for fire fighting activity Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) System Operations Support Center, 202-267-3333

AD NUMBER: 2006-13-14 MANUFACTURER: Bell SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-13-14 SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for specified Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (BHTC) model helicopters.

AD NUMBER: 2006-13-10 MANUFACTURER: Raytheon SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-13-10 SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) that supersedes AD 92-07-05, which appliesto certain Raytheon Aircraft Company (Raytheon) (formerly Beech) 65, 90, 99, and 100 series airplanes.

Led Development Work On Microsoft Office Software

A former Microsoft executive and his pilot were killed Saturday afternoon, when the Pilatus PC-12 they were flying crashed shortly after takeoff from the airport in Big Timber, MT.