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April 24, 2008

Frank Thielert Ousted From Company He Founded

Company Files For Insolvency

Aero-News has received word two members of the board at Thielert AG were dismissed over discrepancies with the company's annual financial statements for the years 2003 through 2005. One of those people is company founder and former CEO Frank Thielert (shown below); the other, former Chief Financial Officer Roswitha Grosser.

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Flying Your New Plane To Maine? You May Have Reason To Complain

State Legislature Continues Use Tax Policy Against Transient Aircraft

If you purchased your plane within the past year, you'll probably want to continue avoiding flying it in Maine. Legislative appropriators gutted a bill this week that would have exempted out-of-state aircraft from the state's use tax.

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FAA Pulls Funds For Hilton Head Airport Master Plan

Local Officials May Proceed With Study Anyway

The FAA has announced it will not participate in funding a master plan at Hilton Head Island Airport in South Carolina.

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Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Thursday 04.24.08

Getting 'Typed' On A DC-3, With Dan Gryder

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 04.24.08 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 04.24.08 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature -- Get 'Typed' On A Gooney Bird! 04.24.08 (ANN Special Report, with Dan Gryder, on his DC-3 type-rating course.)

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Oberstar Brings Home Bacon For Five Minnesota Airports

FAA Grants To Improve Ops At Northern GA Fields

Minnesota Congressman James Oberstar -- who has been making his share of headlines lately, as the crackdown continues on suspect FAA inspection procedures at the nation's airlines -- announced Tuesday five northern Minnesota general aviation airports will get grants totalling more than a million dollars from the FAA.

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MS TFR: UFN

NOTAM Number: FDC 8/4787 Issue Date: April 24, 2008 at 1442 UTC Location: CALEDONIA , Mississippi near CALEDONIA VORTAC (CBM) Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A

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TX TFR: 04.24.08 - 04.25.08

NOTAM Number: FDC 8/4795 Issue Date: April 24, 2008 at 1512 UTC Location: SAN ANTONIO , Texas near SAN ANTONIO VORTAC (SAT) Beginning Date and Time: April 24, 2008 at 1600 UTC Ending Date and Time: April 25, 2008 at 2359 UTC Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: HOUSTON (ZHU) Automated Flight Service Station, 281-230-5560

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FL TFR: 04.25.08

NOTAM Number: FDC 8/4704  Issue Date: April 24, 2008 at 0018 UTC  Location: Valparaiso, Florida  Beginning Date and Time: April 25, 2008 at 1540 UTC  Ending Date and Time: April 25, 2008 at 1840 UTC  Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for VIP (Very Important Person) Movement  Type: VIP  Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A 

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AZ Firefighting TFR: UFN

NOTAM Number: FDC 8/4773 Issue Date: April 24, 2008 at 1338 UTC Location: 12 WEST OF NOGALESAZ , Arizona near NOGALES VOR/DME (OLS) Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately 1200 UTC TO 0500 UTC DAILY Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR FIRE FIGHTING Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: ALBUQUERQUE (ZAB) Automated Flight Service Station, 505-856-4580

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Chelton, S-TEC Merge Under Common Banner

Form Cobham Avionics And Surveillance Division

Two business units within Cobham's Avionics and Surveillance Division, Chelton Flight Systems (CFS) and S-TEC, are to be merged to create an "avionics center of excellence" based in Mineral Wells, TX. The move is part of Cobham’s drive to develop a fully integrated cockpit and improve its customer focus.

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OK TFR: 05.02.08 - 05.03.08

NOTAM Number: FDC 8/4565  Issue Date: April 23, 2008 at 1353 UTC  Location: Altus, Oklahoma near ALTUS VORTAC (LTS)  Beginning Date and Time: May 02, 2008 at 1630 UTC  Ending Date and Time: May 03, 2008 at 2145 UTC  Reason for NOTAM: High performance aerial demonstrations for the 2008 Altus America Airshow  Type: Airshow  Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A  Pilots May Contact: Altus AFB (LTS) Flight service station, 580-481-6905  Controlling Facility: ZFW ARTCC 

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