NOTAM:  5/7558  Issued:  08/30/2005 12:50  Effective:  Immediately - Until Further Notice  State:  LA  Facility:  ZHU - HOUSTON (ARTCC),TX.  Type:  HAZARDS  Description:  NEW ORLEANS LA. 

NOTAM:  5/7559  Issued:  08/30/2005 14:10  Effective:  Immediately - Until Further Notice  State:  ID  Facility:  ZLC - SALT LAKE CITY (ARTCC),UT.  Type:  HAZARDS  Description:  22 EAST OF CHALLIS ID. 

NOTAM:  5/7554  Issued:  08/30/2005 06:10  Effective:  Immediately - Until Further Notice  State:  NV  Facility:  ZLC - SALT LAKE CITY (ARTCC),UT.  Type:  HAZARDS  Description:  10 MILES EAST OF ELKO. 

NOTAM:  5/7552  Issued:  08/30/2005 04:20  Effective:  Immediately - Until Further Notice  State:  OR  Facility:  ZSE - SEATTLE (ARTCC),AUBURN,WA.  Type:  HAZARDS  Description:  RIGGINS IDAHO. 

NOTAM:  5/7551  Issued:  08/30/2005 02:20  Effective:  Immediately - Until Further Notice  State:  AL  Facility:  ZHU - HOUSTON (ARTCC),TX.  Type:  HAZARDS  Description:  ALABAMA COASTLINE. 

NOTAM:  5/7575  Issued:  08/30/2005 21:00  Effective:  08/31/2005 14:35 - 08/31/2005 16:40  State:  TX  Facility:  ZFW - FORT WORTH (ARTCC),TX.  Type:  VIP  Description:  WACO, TEXAS, AUGUST 31, 2005. PURSUANT TO TITLE 14, SECTION 91.141 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS AIRCRAFT FLIGHT OPERATION 

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Aircraft Manufacturer Promises To Hire Up To 200 More Workers When Able

Duluth, MN, city officials Monday decided to loan Cirrus Design Corp. $2 million, extracting from the company a pledge to expand its payroll in the town by 200 if it's physically able to accommodate the increased production.

Sadly, Northern Gulf Coast Damage Will Be Far Worse...

ANN Reader Larry Ploucha chronicled some of the South Florida destruction and was kind enough to share the evidence with us (Thanks also to Jim Potter for letting us know about the pix).

Once More Around The Aircraft Before Departure

by Aviation & Safety Editor Gary Wiblin Some time ago I wrote in this column of the need for a pre-take-off walk-around. Not a replacement for the pre-flight inspection mind you but, just before entering the cockpit, a final walk around the entire aircraft. This is because, more often than not, pilots and passengers do not enter the aircraft immediately after the pre-flight inspection has been completed. The reason I would like to elaborate on this subject is because there have recently been three incidents that I know of where a pre-flight walk-around would have saved the day. I will describe all three scenarios in order to hammer home the vital need for a pre-take-off walk-around, EVERY time. No matter what!