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November 12, 2009

Georgia Pilot Threatens County Official's Car With His DC-3

But Didn't Have Enough Fuel To Fly Away

Code Enforcement Officers were called to Griffin-Spalding airport in Griffin, Georgia Wednesday to respond to a complaint about someone driving his vehicle across the runway and taxiway. They finally identified Daniel Wayne Gryder  and attempted to serve him with a half-dozen citations.

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Aero-TV: AOPA '09 Conversations (Part 2) -- Is The Economy Keeping You Grounded

AOPA Attendees Chat With Aero-TV About The Effect Of the Economy On Aviation

Opinions! We love them... especially when they come from folks with something interesting to say! Aero-TV engaged in one of its favorite exercises during the 2009 AOPA 'Summit' -- that of surveying a dozen or more people at an event with three questions targeted toward the interest group that we're shooting... 

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Thousands Come To Tampa To Address GA Issues

AOPA Aviation Summit Spotlights Aviation Powerhouses

Thousands of pilots, lawmakers, regulators, and aviation enthusiasts converged on Tampa, Florida, last week to attend the AOPA Aviation Summit and to address the issues that confront general aviation today .

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Cirrus Leadership Optimistic Heading Into 2010

Wouters Notes Significant Progress Over The Past Year, But Clouds Remain

In a memo released to all Cirrus employees Monday, CEO Brent Wouters said he is optimistic heading into 2010, and that the company is "planning conservatively for a modest recovery toward greater delivery volume and even greater market share." But, he cautioned that the recovery would still be slow.

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Senators Push To Pass FAA Funding Bill This Year

AOPA Praises Lawmakers For Stand On The Issue

Members of the Senate have joined together to emphasize the importance of passing a long-term FAA funding bill (S.1451) before the end of the year.

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FAA Issues SAIB For Carbureted Engines

Float-Type Carburetors Indicated In Engine Fires

The FAA has issued a Special Airworthiness Bulletin for  potential hazards associated with normally-aspirated carbureted engines. However, they say that for the time being, the airworthiness concern is not an unsafe condition that would warrant an AD.

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NTSB Releases Initial Findings In West Virginia Apparent Hypoxia Incident

Aircraft Was Enroute To Indianapolis When Pilot Became Incapacitated

The NTSB has released its preliminary report on an accident that occurred when the pilot of a Cirrus SR22 became incapacitated on a flight from York, Nebraska to Indianapolis, Indiana. The plane eventually exhausted its fuel, and went down in a wooded area near Ravenswood, West Virginia.

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