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June 21, 2006

ANN Special Feature: Acting NTSB Chairman Mark Rosenker 06.22.06

They're over... two days of hearings into a deadly mishap at Midway airport... where a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 ran off the end of the runway and onto a busy Chicago street. The aircraft c

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NOTAM Number: FDC 6/0339 Issue Date: June 20, 2006 at 18:14 UTC Location: Ely, Minnesota Beginning Date and Time: June 21, 2006 at 15:30 UTC Ending Date and Time: June 21, 2006 at 16:45 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

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/0343 Issue Date: June 20, 2006 at 18:52 UTC Location: New Cuyama, California near FELLOWS VORTAC (FLW) Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately 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: Los Angeles (ZLA) Center, 661-265-8205

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/0356 Issue Date: June 20, 2006 at 19:33 UTC Location: Glass Mountains, near Fort Stockton, Texas near MARFA VOR/DME (MRF) Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for fire fighting aircraft operations Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Albuquerque (ZAB) Center, 505-856-4580

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/0361 Issue Date: June 20, 2006 at 20:01 UTC Location: 15 Miles North East of Glenwood, New Mexico Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for fire fighting aircraft operations Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Albuquerque (ZAB) Center, 505-856-4591

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/0380 Issue Date: June 20, 2006 at 22:49 UTC Location: Laramie, Wyoming near LARAMIE VORTAC (LAR) Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for firefighting operations Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Denver (ZDV) Air Traffic Control Tower, 303-651-4248

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/0389 Issue Date: June 21, 2006 at 10:06 UTC Location: Ramona, California near JULIAN VORTAC (JLI) Beginning Date and Time: June 23, 2006 at 23:59 UTC Ending Date and Time: June 25, 2006 at 22:50 UTC Reason for NOTAM: High performance aerial demonstrations Type: Airshow Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Southern California (SCT) TRACON, 858-537-5900

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/0405 Issue Date: June 21, 2006 at 14:04 UTC Location: 22 Miles West of Wagon Mound, New Mexico near CIMARRON VORTAC (CIM) Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for fire fighting aircraft operations Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Albuquerque (ZAB) Center, 505-856-4580

Witness Maintains He Saw Plane Go Down

Hopefully, it's nothing more than a case of mistaken identity... but Alaska State Troopers are searching for a dark blue-and-white Cessna 180 that one witness says spiraled into the ground near the Bradley Sky Ranch airport Monday night.

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/0261 Issue Date: June 20, 2006 at 12:49 UTC Location: Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, Springfield, Illinois near SPINNER VORTAC (SPI) Beginning Date and Time: June 23, 2006 at 15:20 UTC Ending Date and Time: June 25, 2006 at 21:30 UTC Reason for NOTAM: The Springfield Air Rendevous Air Show Type: Airshow Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Springfield (SPI) Air Traffic Control Tower, 217-535-1420

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/0234 Issue Date: June 19, 2006 at 20:20 UTC Location: Chicago, Illinois Beginning Date and Time: June 23, 2006 at 14:45 UTC Ending Date and Time: June 23, 2006 at 18:55 UTC Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for VIP (Very Important Person) Movement Type: VIP Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A

Aims To Make The Skies Safer For Flesh-And-Blood Pilots

At an International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Exploratory Meeting on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) in Montreal recently, the International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations (IAOPA) called for measures to make UAVs compatible with existing air traffic, ensuring equivalent or higher levels of safety.