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June 29, 2011

Obama: 'Companies Should Have The Freedom To Relocate'

President Angers NBAA By Equating People Earning Over $250,000 With "Jet Owners"

In a news conference Wednesday, President Obama seemend to distance himself from the NLRB's position on where Boeing should build Dreamliners, but a line about tax breaks for "Jet Owners" drew an immediate, strident response from the NBAA.

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Rise and Fall: The Fortunes/Misfortunes Of The Cirrus Dream (Part 3 Of A Series)

Once The Leading Edge Of A GA Renewal, Cirrus Is Proving To Be A GA Embarrassment

News and Analysis By Jim Campbell, ANN E-I-C Well... it appears that one of the proudest efforts in recent American aviation history, Cirrus Aircraft, is no longer a US-owned entity (in any way, as the US Minority Shareholders must sell, as well) . As ANN reported Tuesday (and alluded to in earlier reports), a Chinese company, CAIGA now holds the majority stake in Cirrus Aircraft (a process labeled as a "Merger").

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NTSB Says It Cannot Explain A Piper Malibu's Control Malfunction

But Lists The Problem As The Probable Cause Of A March 2010 Fatal Accident

It will be one of those accidents that remains largely unexplained. The pilot of a Piper Malibu reported to ATC that the airplane's controls were locked up, but an investigation by the NTSB could not find a reason for such a problem.

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AD: Lycoming, Teledyne Continental

AD NUMBER: 2011-13-03

MANUFACTURER: Lycoming Engines (Type Certificate Previously Held by Textron Lycoming) and Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) Turbocharged Reciprocating Engines

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BRS Notes First Cessna Save

Deployment Came Within 400 Feet Of The Ground On Departure

An attorney who had just had a BRS airframe parachute installed in his Cessna 182 is probably pretty thankful that he spent the money.

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Classic Aero-TV: Stating The Obvious, Again--AOPA Examines Flt Training (Pt 2)

Surprisingly Little New Information Presented and Few Possible Fixes... Why?

At the 2010 AOPA event in Long Beach CA, the organization, while attempting to reorient itself under the somewhat testy leadership of Craig Fuller, held a symposium looking into the current state of the flight training industry.

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Congress Passes Another Short Term FAA Extension

20th Stop-Gap Funding Bill Expires July 22nd

On June 27, the U.S. Senate passed an FAA extension by unanimous consent. The bill (HR 2279) will fund the FAA through July 22. The most recent extension prior to this was set to expire on June 30.

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AOPA Reports $640,000 Spent On Lobbying Efforts In First Quarter 2011

Represents A Reduction In Lobbying Costs Compared To The Same Period Last Year

AOPA reportedly spent $640,000 on lobbying efforts in the first quarter of 2011. The organization principally lobbied the federal government on issues such as airport infrastructure and the FAA budget.

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