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September 18, 2009

CERTIFIED: Aspen Avionics' Multi-Function Displays and Weather Receiver

Aspen Scores Another Pivotal FAA Certification

Aspen Avionics just put a call into ANN HQ to do some well-deserved bragging. It seems that on September 18, 2009 the FAA granted Technical Standard Order (TSO) Authorization for the EFD500 Multi-Function Display (MFD); the EFD1000 MFD; and the EWR50 Evolution Weather Receiver. With certification and production authority in hand, Aspen will begin shipping its newest products to dealers immediately.

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NTSB Probable Cause Report Released In 2008 California Accident

Student Pilot Killed When He Walked Into A Spinning Prop

The NTSB has concluded that 26-year-old Wei Jin did not see a spinning propeller into which he walked, killing him on November 15th 2008. Jin was a student pilot at the Sierra Academy of Aeronautics, and had ridden with his roommate, Jia Li , also a student at SAA, on a cross-country flight.

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Unmanned Cessna Crashes Into Airport Building

Pilot Lost Control Of The Airplane After Hand-Starting The Engine

It must have been like a scene from a "B" movie, but it was the real thing. Don Poppino told authorities he had started his Cessna 152 with a hand crank about 0830 Tuesday morning, and the airplane took on a life of its own.

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When Airlines Attack: Industry Outraged By USA Today 'Hit-Piece' On GA Airports

ATA-Oriented/One-Sided Story Contains Numerous Inaccuracies

A Thursday morning USA Today/MSNBC story on funding for GA airports has ignited a firestorm of reactive indignation from GA persons, GA business industry leaders, and GA associations. Factually inaccurate/incomplete, at best, the poorly documented story seems deliberately aligned with ATA Uber-Boss James May's continuing attacks on the General Aviation industry...

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NBAA Responds To Biased, Distorted News Coverage Of General Aviation

Ed Bolen Tells USA Today Their Story Presents A "Gross Misperception" Of GA

As big news outlets and the big airlines took a gratuitous and uninformed slap at general aviation today, The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) issued a statement underscoring the value of all general aviation - including business aviation - to the nation's citizens, companies and communities.  

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EAA Response: GA Outrage Against USA Today/ATA Attack Continues

EAA Refutes 'Inaccurate Claims That Small Airports Receive Disproportionate Amount Of Federal Money'

General aviation again came under attack in the media today, as USA Today and NBC ran stories that claim the nation's smaller airports are receiving a disproportionate amount of federal funding to upgrade those facilities.

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GAMA Response: GA Outrage Against USA Today/ATA Attack Continues

GAMA Counters Misleading Article On The Role Of GA Airports

 GAMA has countered a USA Today feature article on federal support for general aviation (GA) airports. In a letter to the paper's editor, GAMA expressed their disappointment regarding the mischaracterization of the role GA airports play in the nation's transportation system.

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