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The Other Side Of User Fee Argument: GA Groups Announce FAA Funding Principles

ANN Note: In opposition to the proposal set forth this morning by the ATA, on behalf of the airline community, three prominent GA/BizAv organizations have published proposals of their own. No matter which way one feels on the issue, the matter seems destined to divide an already embattled industry down the middle... between the airlines' cry for GA to pay more for the services they contend it owes to the system, and a GA world that argues that the system was designed for the airlines and that much of the costs needed to support it have nothing to do with what they need... or use.

From The Internet To The Airport: Scammers At Work

If It Sounds Too Good To Be True...

Let's say you're trying to sell your plane. You're asking $50,000 for it -- but so far, no one has bitten, and you're getting a little desperate.

GA TFR: 03.09.06 - 03.10.06

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/2884 Issue Date: March 07, 2006 at 18:30 UTC Location: Atlanta, Georgia Beginning Date and Time: March 09, 2006 at 21:50 UTC Ending Date and Time: March 10, 2006 at 0:45 UTC Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for VIP (Very Important Person) Movement Type: VIP Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A

MN TFR: 03.08.06

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/2907 Issue Date: March 07, 2006 at 21:20 UTC Location: Ely, Minnesota Beginning Date and Time: March 08, 2006 at 17:30 UTC Ending Date and Time: March 08, 2006 at 18:45 UTC Reason for NOTAM: Due to blasting activity at Babbitt Iron Mines Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Minneapolis (ZMP) Center, 651-463-5580

Is This Good News? Mineta Says No 'Wide-Ranging' User Fees

But There Will Be Some...

There will be no wide-ranging user fees imposed on general aviation -- so said Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta in testimony before the House of Representatives Tuesday.

Possible AD Looms For Lycoming Owners Affected By Latest Service Bulletin

Calls For "Retirement" Of 5,000+ Crankshafts

Two-hundred-million dollars. That's the current price tag on Textron/Lycoming's effort to, in the company's words, "proactively retire" thousands of engines with potential crankshaft problems. Now, Lycoming has announced yet another bulletin -- SB 569, which calls for replacement of over 5,000 crankshafts on engines ranging from the O-360 to the IO-720.

NTSB Calls For Terrain Collision Avoidance Systems For All 6+ Pax Turbine Helis

NTSB has called on the FAA to require all U.S.-registered turbine-powered helicopters certificated to carry at least 6 passengers to be equipped with a terrain awareness and warning system. The recommendation is one of five contained in the final report of a fatal helicopter accident in the Gulf of Mexico.

Enstrom Announces 2005 Dealer of the Year

Enstrom Helicopter Corp. has named its annual Dealer of the Year -- Simon Oliphant-Hope of Eastern Atlantic Helicopters, located in Shoreham by the Sea, UK.