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Trespassers Cause Radar Malfunction In Pennsylvania

Four Broke Into An FAA Facility Snyder County

State police troopers were dispatched early Sunday to an FAA facility in Penn Township in Snyder County, PA after an alarm was triggered by four men trespassing on the property.

Florida Developer Will Ask FAA To Raise St. Pete Height Cap

Hopes To Put Up A 41-Story Building In The City

The FAA currently restricts building in the city of St. Petersburg, FL to 400 feet in height, but one developer in the region plans to petition the agency to raise that limit.

Sports Complex Could Be Coming To Land Near Mesa, AZ's Falcon Field

Aviation And Aerospace Businesses Still Primary Focus, City Leaders Say

Officials in Mesa, AZ are eyeing land near Falcon Field Airport for a possible sports complex, along with aviation, aerospace, and defense-related businesses.

Watch Company Founder Says AOPA 'Forgets' Women Pilots

Says Article In Association's Magazine Ignores Watches For Women Pilots

The blog of the Abingdon Watch company has a post dated December 29 that chides the AOPA for giving short shrift to women pilots in an article about the history of pilot watches, and what is available today.

Bill Harrelson Seeks To Circumnavigate The Globe In World Record Time

Plans Flight Over North And South Poles In A Lancair IV

Now that Santa and his reindeer have put the sleigh back in the hangar for another year the skies are clear for LOBO (Lancair Owners and Builders Organization) member Bill Harrelson to attempt yet another world record.

Mooney International Is Granted Validated Type Certificate From CAAC

Country's First New M20 Acclaim Set For Delivery

Mooney International is set to deliver the first M20TN Acclaim Type S aircraft with a Chinese National Registration, (“B”) number, to its owner in China at the end of December. Mooney officially received the Validation of Type Certificate (VTC) issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) on Dec. 9, 2014 and this will allow Mooney International to directly export aircraft to China.

NAHA Supports Bill Defending Ohio's And America's Aviation Heritage

Would Repudiate Connecticut Law That Claims Wrights Were Not First To Fly

The Connecticut Post on Monday published an article about a bill introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives by Ohio Rep. Rick Perales. The bill, HCR 63, would repudiate a Connecticut law that claims the Wright brothers of Dayton, Ohio, were not the first to fly in a powered flying machine. In response to the article, the National Aviation Heritage Alliance has released a statement.