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August 27, 2009

NTSB Issues Recommendations For Hudson River Class B Exclusion Area

Five Recommendations Forwarded To The FAA Resulting From August 8th Mid Air

The NTSB issued five safety recommendations Thursday to the FAA resulting from the Safety Board's ongoing investigation of the midair collision over the Hudson River near Hoboken, New Jersey on August 8, 2009.  The collision of a Eurocopter AS350 BA helicopter, and a Piper PA-32R-300 airplane caused nine fatalities.

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FBO Accused Of Illegal Ops -- By Another FBO

Suit Says Conglomerate’s Unit Flouts Aircraft Fueling Restrictions

A lawsuit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court alleges Castle & Cooke Aviation Services, Inc. has been unlawfully operating and marketing itself as a Fixed Based Operator (FBO) at Van Nuys Airport, flouting rules restricting its authority to fuel aircraft.

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Avidyne And Key Dealers Deliver First Cirrus 'G3-R9' Aircraft

Program Offers Trade-Up To Newer Model Cirrus With Entegra R9 Avionics

Avidyne Corporation announced Wednesday that Leading Edge Aviation Services of Tampa, and Lone Mountain Aviation of North Las Vegas, have each delivered their first "G3-R9" aircraft.  "G3-R9" is a program that provides late-model Cirrus SR22 aircraft for sale with Avidyne's Entegra Release 9 IFD already retrofitted.

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Aviation Job Aggregator Using Twitter For Postings

"Tweets" Are Then Sent On To Other Social Networking Sites

JSfirm, an online employment and resume search tools for aviation professionals, has started "Tweeting" job listings on the popular social networking site Twitter, which then posts them to other sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn.

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American Eurocopter Delivers EC145 To Cook Children's Medical Center

New Helicopter Joins Teddy Bear Transport

American Eurocopter Wednesday announced the delivery of a state-of-the-art EC145 to Cook Children's Medical Center. The new EC145 will join Teddy Bear Transport services that also includes ambulance and fixed-wing airplane transport.

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Dad Takes Son To First Day Of School In A Helicopter

Unfortunately, He Forgot To Tell The School

School officials at East Ridge High in Clermont, Florida, were less than thrilled that Bart Sutherin rented a helicopter to take his son to his first day of classes Monday. Southerin landed the blue-and-white Schweizer/Hughes 300 helicopter behind some portable classrooms at 0700 Monday morning.

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Aero-TV: Flight Tip of the Week - Fly the Departure Procedure

John and Martha King Discuss How to Maximize Departure Safety

On the last weekend of June, 2009, COPA and Cirrus Aircraft held their seventh annual “Migration,” a yearly invitation to all Cirrus owners and associates to travel to the company headquarters in Duluth, Minnesota. This year’s featured speakers were the internationally renowned duo, John and Martha King.

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FAA Approves OCAS Audio Visual Warning System

First Such System Installed, Tested And Approved For Use In National Airspace

The FAA recently published a memo announcing the approved use of Audio Visual Warning Systems (AVWS) in the National Airspace System (NAS) and the administration’s intentions to update the recommended marking standards for obstacles that penetrate the NAS.

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Cessna 150 Makes Second Unintentional Trip Into DC Prohibited Airspace

A Different Pilot Was Flying, But The Result Was The Same

Back in 2005, a Cessna 150 (N5826G) made an unintentional incursion into the prohibited airspace over Washington, CD, causing partial evacuations of the White House, the U.S. Capital Building, and The Surpeme Court.

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