Listed With Short Notice NOTAM:  3/1511  Issued:  12/04/2003 20:21  Effective:  12/05/2003 23:05 - 12/06/2003 01:45  State:  TX  Facility:  ZFW - FORT WORTH (ARTCC),TX.  Type:  VIP  Description:  FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS ABILENE, TEXAS, DECEMBER 5, 2003 LOCAL 

Singer Barbra Streisand's lawsuit against a helicopter pilot accusing him of violating her privacy was thrown out of court Wednesday. Not only that, but she's going to have to pay Ken Adelman's legal fees -- estimated somewhere in the six-figure range. Sweet. "It was a clean sweep," Adelman (with wife and pilot Gabrielle, above) said after the ruling. "We didn't win just on a technicality, but on all the substantive issues. The judge ruled that what we did was free speech and not an infringement of privacy."

'Free Speech Protections Upheld for Landmark Aerial Database' ANN Note: This is the offical statement released by the Adelmans... we felt it should be presented and read in its entirety... In a decision that reaffirms the public’s First Amendment right to participate in matters of public significance, a Los Angeles Superior Court issued a 46 page opinion today holding that Barbra Streisand, the well-known entertainer and Hollywood celebrity, abused the judicial process by filing a lawsuit against aerial archivist Ken Adelman, his Internet Service Provider Layer42.NET, and Pictopia.COM. The court also firmly rejected Streisand’s request for an injunction to force the removal of a panoramic photographic frame that happens to include her spra

A Sad and Scary Tale By ANN Contributor Ralph McCormick (Editor, Fly-Low) The day before Thanksgiving, Pablo Pinzon did what every pilot loves to do. He took a local flight in his pristine 1946 Champ (File Photo, below). Pablo flies out of Chickasha (OK). The day was a beautiful clear Oklahoma day. The Champ was performing exceptionally well. Suddenly, there was a slight shutter and vibration. Not expecting any problems, Pablo began to look for the cause. Nothing could be found, so he headed to the nearest airport. The vibration got worse, the oil temp and pressure remained good. And then, every pilots nightmare, the engine just stopped dead cold. Realizing that he wasn't going to make it to any airport, he decided to land on U. S. Highway 81, which was right under him. At t

AOPA President Phil Boyer has called directly upon the US Navy to lift the four "permanent" TFRs (temporary flight restrictions) in the Puget Sound area. In a letter to the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Vern Clark, Boyer said, "Our organization appreciates the formidable challenges that faced the defense community directly following the [September 11th] terror attacks. However, the TFRs are no longer warranted." Boyer noted that in the two years since the attacks, numerous steps have been taken to address general aviation and national security.

Guess Who's Coming To Tulsa? NOTAM: 3/1516 Issued: 12/04/2003 21:12 Effective: 12/05/2003 16:40 - 12/05/2003 17:45 State: OK Facility: ZKC - KANSAS CITY (ARTCC),MO. Type: VIP Description: TULSA, OKLAHOMA, DECEMBER 5, 2003 LOCAL.

On December 3, 2003, Don Dominguez of San Luis Avionics, Inc. presented Matt Pittenger of Atascadero with the 4th Annual San Luis Avionics Youth In Aviation Scholarship Award. This $2000 scholarship will allow Pittenger to begin private pilot training at the flight school of his choice, beginning January 2004. Pittenger competed against a number of qualified applicants from throughout San Luis Obispo County, completing an application, a written essay, and an oral interview given by a diverse panel of individuals involved in aviation. He is currently attending Atascadero High School and plans to pursue a career in aviation. By achieving this scholarship he will qualify for a Marine Scholarship that will enable him to become part of the NROTC Aviation Program at Uni

NAFI Lauds November's Masters NAFI has shared with ANN their pride in announcing a significant aviation accomplishment on the part of these very special aviation educators. Recently, they were all designated Master Instructors by NAFI, their professional aviation organization. To help put this achievement in its proper perspective, there are approximately 81,000 CFIs in the United States. Fewer than four hundred of them have earned the Master designation thus far. As a measure of the prestige conferred by this title, the last eight FAA National Flight Instructors of the Year were Master CFIs. In addition, the FAA recently approved the designation as an alternate means for CFIs to renew their flight instructor certificates.

AD NUMBER: 2003-24-13 MANUFACTURER: Cessna SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2003-24-13 SUMMARY: The FAA adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Models 172R, 172S, 182S, 182T, T182T, 206H, and T206H airplanes that are equipped with a Honeywell KAP 140 autopilot computer system installed on the center instrument control panel near the throttle. This AD requires you to install an update to the operating software of the KAP 140 autopilot computer system, change the unit's part number, and change the software modification identification tag.