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July 30, 2004

From Ground Level to Flight Level in One Year

CAPT Program at Embry-Riddle Marks Successful First Year

The CAPT (Commercial Airline Pilot Training) Program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has had a successful first year, with more than 50 students enrolled heading toward jobs, and Diamond Aircraft's innovative new DA42 Twin Star due to join the CAPT fleet.

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Fairly Good News From GAMA: GA Recovery Continues

In the midst of a torrent of Oshkosh news, GAMA has announced that billings for general aviation airplanes rose significantly in the first half of 2004—up 16.6 percent compared to the same period last year. Shipments, however, were down 1.7 percent.

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NATA: No Pictures, Please

NATA Speaks Up At NTSB Hearing On Cockpit Video Recorders

The camera wars are heating up. NATA's manager of flight operations, Jacqueline Rosser, expressed her concern over the NTSB's continued support cockpit cameras into turbine-powered aircraft operating under Parts 135 and 91.

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Mooney: Business Is Booming!

Mooney Sells First Plane Minutes After Opening Of 2004 Oshkosh

Within minutes of the official opening at Oshkosh this week, Mooney Airplane Company sold its first plane –- an Ovation 2 GX, featuring the Garmin G1000. Mooney team representative, Mark Woods, successfully sold the top-of-the-line airplane to Gary Gongola on Tuesday.

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Heavy-Breathing: A First Look At Lancair’s Columbia 400 (Part Four)

233 Kts, FL230, 26 Minutes From Brake Release... Wow! Part Four

Time for launch… uh, takeoff. There is a throaty and reassuring nature to the TCM that defies precise description… but it’s a good feeling… and it only gets better as you put the hammer down on that critter. There are 310 ponies up front and ain’t nary a one that’s bashful about it. 

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Lancair Adds XM Wx To Columbia Options List

Lancair’s certified aircraft are made for fast and comfortable cross-country travel and accurate, up-to-date weather information is imperative to making this happen. The Lancair Company announced today that it is now offering the new XM WX Satellite Weather system as an option on all new Lancair Columbia 350 and 400 models.

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Socata Delivers 300th TBM 700

First In North America Equipped With RVSM

On Wednesday, EADS invited -- in the words of CEO Stephane Mayer -- "media, customers, our partners for US distribution, supporters, partners, and aviation authorities," including a couple dozen of its favorite journalists, to celebrate a milestone and hear the latest from the GA branch of the aviation conglomerate based in Tarbes, France.

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Blue Mountain Announces Gen 3 EFIS/Sport, EFIS/Lite

Today at AirVenture 2004, Greg Richter, founder of Blue Mountain Avionics, held a press conference to announce news related to his company's EFIS product line and efforts to certify the EFIS/Lite.

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Urgent CASA AD: Reims

Reims Aviation F406 Series Aeroplanes

AD/F406/11 Fuselage to Center Wing Connection 10/2004 DM Applicability: Model F406 series aircraft, serial numbers 001 through 089, and 091. Requirement: Action in accordance with Reims Aviation Industries Service Bulletin No. F406-54, dated 16 March 2004. Note: DGAC AD F-2004-114 refers. Compliance: At the next scheduled 600 hour or 12 month inspection after 7 August 2004, whichever occurs first. This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 4 August 2004.

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Emergency CAA-NZ AD: Kawasaki BK-117

DCA/BK117/14 — Emergency Airworthiness Directive Kawasaki BK117 Series

This AD is prompted by continuing airworthiness information received from the manufacturer and the state of design regulatory authority. Investigation of an incident overseas revealed a fault may occur in the winch controls, which causes it to continue raising or lowering the cable uncontrollably.

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