Extensive Support by Both Sides of The Aisle Gets President To Sign Bill

Call it a victory... though it may wind up being a small one. Legislation designed to reduce the cost and complexity of doing business in the general aviation world is now law... but it will take some time to determine if the mammoth American bureaucracies involved in this business manage to screw that up, too. The legislation-which was introduced in May in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congressman Mike Pompeo (R-KS), Sam Graves (R-MO), Dan Lipinski (D-IL), Rick Nolan (D-MN), and Todd Rokita (R-IN), and in the U.S. Senate by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)-requires the FAA to implement the recommendations of the FAA's Part 23 Reorganization Aviation Rulemaking Committe

Used Aircraft Without Permission For 'Joyrides' Over The Summer And Fall

An 18-year-old man who reportedly taught himself to fly has pleaded guilty in Roseau County District Court in Minnesota to using an airplane without the owner’s permission over the past summer and fall.

In The Air With The AuRacle CRM 2120 and An Extraordinary Baron

This time ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell shows how to get an interview done the right way. When Jim wanted to know how Russ Demaray decided to purchase the Ultra Electronics AuRacle CRM 2120 twin-engine management system for his Baron, he started off by taking a ride with Demary in his beautiful B55. After landing, Jim asked Russ to explain his choice of the engine management systems. Demaray said it was an easy choice because the AuRacle CRM 2120 is designed with the Beechcraft in mind. He liked the way the display was designed to be placed directly above the throttle quadrant,

DiamondShare Makes Modern Aircraft Accessible Through Its Unique New Approach

DiamondShare, the innovative new aviation access program, has placed aircraft at three new locations and indicated they only have one membership position remaining at each due to the popularity of the program. The new locations are Republic Field (KFGR), Farmingdale NY; Essex County Airport (KCDW), Caldwell NJ; and at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport (KRDU), Raleigh NC.