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Here’s a report that will have general aviation pilots shaking their heads in disbelief. During a media event in Farmingdale, New York on Monday, Senator Charles Schumer called on the FAA to step up ramp checks of small airplanes, which he says might prevent accidents. According to the Senator, the number of ramp checks on GA aircraft in New York has fallen over the past 10 years. And, he says as the number of inspections has declined, "Long Island has been plagued with a series of small airplane crashes." Cessna Pilot Centers’ are using of the latest technology to give pilots convenient access to their online courses on an iPad even when the