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September 17, 2011

Unpaved Runways Now Open To Piper Meridian Pilots

FAA Ruling Adds Flexibility For Operation Of The Business Turboprops

Unpaved runways are no longer off limits to owners and operators of Piper Meridian single-engine turboprop business aircraft, according to an FAA ruling announced Friday at the 2011 Malibu/Mirage Owners & Pilots Association (MMOPA) Fly-In Convention held here in Hot Springs, AK. Up until now, the Meridian had been limited to operations from paved runways.

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Entrepreneur Calls For A Halt To The 'Vilification' Of GA

Tom Coble Opposes Additional Taxes And User Fees On Aircraft Use

The CEO of Coble Trench Safety, which is headquartered in Greensboro, NC and has branch offices throughout the south and east, writes in the Charlotte Observer that the President and some in Congress should lay off their "vilification" of general aviation to score political points.Tom Coble, who flies his personal Beech King Air B-200 to visit his 11 branches in six states, writes what most involved in aviation already know: Business airplanes allow company executives to be far more efficient, support American manufacturing, generate $150 billion in economic impact and support 1.2 million jobs.

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