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NOTAM Number: FDC 7/3782 Issue Date: June 09, 2007 at 2314 UTC Location: Tallahassee, Florida near SEMINOLE VORTAC (SZW) Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: Provide a safe environment for fire fighting aircraft operations Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Tallahassee (TLH) Approach Control, 850-942-9642

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NOTAM Number: FDC 7/3850 Issue Date: June 11, 2007 at 1049 UTC Type: Security

AOPA Launches Major Initiative To Encourage Professional Pilot Careers

Notes Demand For Career Pilots Will Increase

Young aspirants to a professional pilot career face many daunting challenges on their paths to the sky... but it may help them to know the over 412,000 members of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association are behind them.

Gee... The G3 Is Another Step In The Right Direction (Part Three)

Another Step In A Very Evolutionary Program

Flight Test Report and Analysis by ANN Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell Read Part One Read Part Two Part of the true difficulty I'm having these days in publishing a flight test analysis is distinguishing those properties and capabilities that are (in large part) hard to quantify without a great deal of subjectivity.

NTSB Says TX Accident Pilot Tested Positive For Marijuana, Sedatives

Had Not Logged IFR Currency Time

In its factual report released this week on the December 10, 2006 fatal downing of a Cessna 310Q near Waco, TX, the National Transportation Safety Board states the plane's pilot tested positive for a variety of substances -- including marijuana, antihistamines, painkillers, and weight-loss drugs.