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FAA Issues Corrections To Air Tour Safety Standards

Includes Wording Changes, Clarifications

The Federal Aviation Administrations released a correction to the Commercial Air Tours and National Parks Air Tour Management regulations this week, to conform to amendments made by the National Air Tour Safety Standards final rule.

CA Firefighting TFR: UFN

NOTAM Number: FDC 7/3655 Issue Date: June 08, 2007 at 0415 UTC Location: Oakland Center, Squaw Valley, California near SQUAW VALLEY VOR/DME (SWR) 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: Oakland (ZOA) Center, 510-745-3331

GA Firefighting TFR: UFN

NOTAM Number: FDC 7/3667 Issue Date: June 08, 2007 at 1301 UTC Location: Jacksonville Center, Waycross, Georgia Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for fire fighting airacraft operations Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Jacksonville (ZJX) Center, 904-549-1537

Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Friday 06.08.07

More Auto-Fuel Options For GA Planes?

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 06.08.07 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 06.08.07 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature -- More Auto Fuel Options For GA Planes: 06.08.07 (ANN Special Feature, with Todd Peterson of Peterson Aviation.)

Congressman Says House FAA Funding Bill Won't Contain User Fees

Proposal Due For Vote Later This Month

User fees against general aviation pilots will not -- repeat, NOT -- be a part of the FAA funding bill now wending its way through the halls of the House of Representatives, according to Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman James Oberstar.

Payson Airport Offers Its Side Of The Story

Local Business Owner Says Newspaper Article Misrepresented Facts

On Thursday, ANN spoke with Jim Garner, owner of an aircraft maintenance shop at Payson Airport in Payson, AZ. The topic of conversation was a story published in the Payson Roundup, regarding a firefighting helo based at the airport. That story was also picked up by ANN for its story, "Pilots Behaving Badly In Arizona?"