Five Additional Colleges And Universities Open ATC
Programs
Students considering a career as an air traffic controller now
have additional choices as to where they might like to go to
school. The FAA announced Monday that five new colleges and
universities will be part of the Air Traffic Collegiate Training
Initiative (AT-CTI).
Not all the recent aero-tax news is all that bad... as a matter
of fact, there appears to be some hope for folks in the
Northwest USA (Note to FL Legislature: Please take a hint). NBAA
tells ANN that the general aviation community has reason for
optimism in light of recent developments in a hard-fought battle to
stop a proposed 0.5 percent annual excise tax on all aircraft based
in the state.
The NTSB has issued its factual report in the crash of a
Robinson R22 helicopter in which the pilot and his passenger were
killed. The report indicates that the pilot was under investigation
by the FAA for providing "false and misleading" information on a
medical certificate.
Designed To Simplify Wiring For Advance Electrical Systems In
LSA's, Experimental Aircraft
Vertical Power has taken the wraps off its new VP-X system,
designed to simplify wiring and provide advanced electrical system
capabilities using Electronic Circuit Breakers (ECBs).
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