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January 25, 2006

ANN Special Feature: Tom Turner Talks About The Corporate Air Crash In Kirksville, MO 01.26.06

The NTSB says it was most likely a case of pilot error... not just one mistake, but several, that caused the crash of a Corporate Airlines Jetstream 32 in Kirksville, Missouri more than a yea

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L-39 Down In Alaska

Pilot Dies After Ejecting Just Before Accident

ANN REALTIME UPDATE 01.25.06 2145 EST: The Associated Press is reporting the pilot of an L-39 that went down Wednesday afternoon in Ketchikan, AK was found dead, still strapped in his seat, approximately 100 yards from the accident site. Alaska State Troopers spokesman Greg Wilkinson stated the L-39 was owned by Las Vegas-based USA Air, Inc. The pilot's identity has not been released.

Editor's Note: The FAA can't seem to make up its mind on the latest TFR in place along the US-Mexico border. (The fact it is likely not so "temporary," however, seems to be certain.) This TFR supercedes the previous TFR, NOTAM FDC 6/0798, that was implemented Tuesday. We doubt this one will please the AOPA any more than the last one did.

In only 6 weeks since the EASA certification of the TBM 850, Socata officials have confirmed to ANN that the FAA has issued a TC for their new turboprop. Socata's Andrew Knott confirmed that they received the coveted paperwork on Monday, the same day as the first flight of the first production airframe.

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/0932 Issue Date: January 25, 2006 at 15:04 UTC Location: Dorado, Puerto Rico near SAN JUAN VORTAC (SJU) Beginning Date and Time: January 26, 2006 at 11:00 UTC Ending Date and Time: January 26, 2006 at 23:00 UTC Reason for NOTAM: Military activity Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: San Juan (ZSU) Center, 787-253-8664, 787-253-8665

Tom Gresham Shares Some "Wings To Adventure" Tales

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 01.25.06 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 01.25.06 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature -- "Wings To Adventure" host Tom Gresham: 01.25.06 (ANN's Feature News Program, with Tom Gresham on "Wings To Adventure".)

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FH1100 Manufacturing Corp. of Century, Florida (FMC) has announced the expansion of their factory flight training program. The new Van Nevel Helicopters Academy will 'soon be open to the public,' said FMC president Georges Van Nevel who added, “We will offer allturbine “ab-initio” training through Commercial and CFI-I ratings for those who desire a career as a helicopter pilot.”