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April 01, 2009

Congressional Flying Club Causing FAA Heartburn Over Airspace Violations

FAA: Somebody Needs To Teach These Guys How To Follow Rules...

ANN APRIL 1st "SPECIAL" EDITION: The FAA has had enough. A little known addition to the 'bennies' afforded our elected representatives, established after 9/11, 'so that Congress might have a better understanding of aviation' is creating "immense workload issues for the FAA," according to the OMB.

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TSA: Say Hello To 'CLASP' Guidelines

And We Thought LASP Was Bad...

ANN APRIL 1st "SPECIAL" EDITION: Further proving the notion that anything the Transportation Security Administration can do, it can also do even more ineptly... on Wednesday TSA announced it has dropped its planned Light Aircraft Security Program (LASP) in the face of strong opposition from pilots and Congress. In its place will be a new program called CLASP.

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Disgruntled CFIs Announce Formation of TBO-SAFE

Group Claims 28 Now on E-Mail List

ANN APRIL 1st "SPECIAL" EDITION: A small but impassioned group of professional flight instructors has organized to fight what it calls an elitist attitude among the directors of SAFE, the Society of Aviation & Flight Educators.

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Boyer Hits Lecture Circuit To Inspire Letter Group CEOs

"You Can Only Rely On The Gov't To Screw Up So Much"

ANN APRIL 1st "SPECIAL" EDITION: Feeling a bit restless after just three months in semi-retirement, former AOPA President Phil Boyer tipped off ANN last week to his next big project: a series of free seminars to inspire the leaders of certain aviation "letter groups" on how to better connect with their membership ranks.

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EAA Takes Annual Show In New Direction

Invites Public To 'Rock The 'KOSH!!!'

ANN APRIL 1st "SPECIAL" EDITION: Admitting the organization's efforts to have its annual air show and convention known as "AirVenture" -- rather than its more common nickname -- have met with only limited success, on Wednesday representatives with the Experimental Aircraft Association announced a new moniker for the 'World's Greatest Aviation Celebration."

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Piper Introduces All-New PiperJet Variant

Turboprop 'Meridian' Sports Shorter Fuselage, Smaller Wing; Piston Derivative Also Planned

ANN APRIL 1st "SPECIAL" EDITION: In a press release sent to ANN Wednesday, Piper Aircraft announced an all-new model variant to its upcoming PiperJet line: the all-new-for-2010 "Meridian."

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Cirrus Design To Leave Minnesota, Relocate To Key West

'It's Tough To Attract Investors When You Need Them To Shovel Snow'

ANN APRIL 1st "SPECIAL" EDITION: It's a story we never thought we'd have to tell; after all, the Klapmeier brothers are synonymous with Duluth, MN... yet the company they founded, Cirrus Aircraft, announced Wednesday it plans to relocate operations to Key West, FL by the end of next year, for business-related reasons.

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Mainstream Media Having Difficulty With Aero-Technology

Mainstream Press Unable to Understand Actual Cause of Crash -- Need To Blame Something 'Simpler'

 ANN APRIL 1st "SPECIAL" EDITION: Aviation experts are describing the cause of a recent aircraft incident on matters that require some technical expertise... to the total bewilderment and consternation of the mainstream press

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