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September 07, 2010

ACI-NA Reacts To President's Airport Plan

First Step Is FAA Reauthorization, Organization Statement Says

Airports Council International - North America (ACI-NA), President Gregory Principato issued a statement Tuesday in response to President Obama's Speech Monday calling for a $50 billion investment in transportation infrastructure.

Golf Course Served As Emergency Landing Strip

An NTSB prelim has provided some puzzling details about the recent deadstick landing executed by a Cirrus SR22 that has been flying several hours before its engine failed, necessitating an immediate unplanned landing on a golf course. Despite reports that fuel gauges showed enough fuel in both tanks to continue flight and that the pilots switched tanks every 30 minutes, the NTSB reports that there was no physical evidence of fuel in the left tank, which ruptured on impact, but also showed no signs of "browning of vegetation" which should have indicated where fuel (from the breached tank) spilled onto the ground and damaged the vegetation.

Our Favorite Mobile Device Gets Jepp Power

The staff at ANN knows better than to try to get between Jim Campbell and his iPad... and when he sees a new App for his treasured computer side-kick, he usually makes a bee-line to upload it and give it a test flight. And when mighty Jepp joins the iPad revolution, that's a big deal indeed. The first of Jepp's forays into the Tablet biz looks like a winner from the get-go.