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September 30, 2004

Kentucky TFR: Until Further Notice

NOTAM:  4/0412  Issued:  09/30/2004 10:40  Effective:  Immediately - 10/01/2004 09:00  State:  KY  Facility:  ZME - MEMPHIS (ARTCC),TN.  Type:  HAZARDS  Description:  BOWLING GREEN KY. 

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New Hampshire TFR: 10/01/04

NOTAM:  4/0489  Issued:  09/30/2004 19:30  Effective:  10/01/2004 17:00 - 10/01/2004 21:50  State:  NH  Facility:  ZBW - BOSTON (ARTCC),MA.  Type:  VIP  Description:  MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, OCTOBER 1 2004 LOCAL. 

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Wyoming TFR: 10/02/04 - 10/03/04

NOTAM:  4/0465  Issued:  09/30/2004 16:00  Effective:  10/02/2004 22:40 - 10/03/2004 01:05  State:  WY  Facility:  ZDV - DENVER (ARTCC),CO.  Type:  VIP  Description:  CASPER, WYOMING, OCTOBER 2 2004 LOCAL. 

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Minnesota TFR: 10/01/04

NOTAM:  4/0493  Issued:  09/30/2004 20:40  Effective:  10/01/2004 15:30 - 10/01/2004 16:45  State:  MN  Facility:  ZMP - MINNEAPOLIS (ARTCC),MN.  Type:  HAZARDS  Description:  ELY MN. 

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Pennsylvania TFR: 10/01/04

NOTAM:  4/0484  Issued:  09/30/2004 19:00  Effective:  10/01/2004 14:20 - 10/01/2004 17:15  State:  PA  Facility:  ZNY - NEW YORK (ARTCC),NY.  Type:  VIP  Description:  ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, OCTOBER 1 2004 LOCAL. 

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Wyoming TFR: 09/30/04 - 10/05/04

NOTAM:  4/0371  Issued:  09/29/2004 20:50  Effective:  10/01/2004 05:10 - 10/05/2004 16:00  State:  WY  Facility:  ZLC - SALT LAKE CITY (ARTCC),UT.  Type:  VIP  Description:  JACKSON HOLE, WYOMING, SEPTEMBER 30-OCTOBER 5 2004 LOCAL. 

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Aero-Views: Ansari Anticipation

The Waiting Is The Hardest Part

Mojave (CA), Near Midnight, September 28th -- The moon glows in the sky, full and clean, over the hangar from which the SpaceShipOne/White Knight combination will issue. We all commented on the moon last night and it was still with us in the morning: in the sky, and on our minds.

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Scaled Composites Dominates Awards Given At 2004 SETP Symposium

The Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP) presented the Iven C. Kincheloe Award to SpaceShipOne pilots Mike Melvill (shown below, between Burt Rutan and X Prize Prez Peter Diamandis), Brian Binnie, and Peter Siebold of SCALED Composites at its gala awards banquet this past week. The award, named after test pilot Iven Kincheloe, recognizes the most outstanding achievement in flight test in the previous year.

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Report: NTSB Will Blame Pilot Error In AAL 587 Tragedy

Will Say Copilot Overmanipulated Rudder

The National Transportation Safety Board will reportedly lay the blame on the pilot of an American Airlines A300-600 that went down in Queens three years ago.

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Klyde Morris 09.30.04

Poor Klyde... A Little Late To The X Prize Competition?

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Glacier Park Crash Survivor: 'I Just Want To Get On With My Life'

"I'm ready to close the book and move on and get my life started again."

That's what Jodee Hogg told ABC in an exclusive interview after she and a fellow Forestry Service worker walked away from an air accident that authorities called "unsurvivable."

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Commercial Crew Member Suffers Eye Injury In Cockpit

Authorities Say He Was Hit By Laser

Someone, somehow, for some unknown reason, fired a laser right into the cockpit of a Delta Airlines 737 last week, injuring the first officer. The TSA, unsure of whether this was a terror attack, vowed to track down the source of the laser and conduct a full investigation.

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Fresno Police Chief Wants A Plane`

City Council Calls Proposal "Luxury"

Say, can you spare a quarter of a million dollars or so for an aircraft? That's essentially the pitch from Fresno (CA) Police Chief Jerry Dyer to the city council.

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All I Want For Christmas...

Hint: It's Not My Two Front Teeth

Neiman is out with its annual Christmas catalog -- and the most expensive gift in the world this year has an aviation tone.

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Boeing, Turkish Airlines, Strike Deal

Boeing, Turkish Airlines Finalize Contract for 15 Boeing Next-Generation 737s 

Boeing and Turkish Airlines say they’ve finalized a previously-announced order for 15 Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 passenger airplanes, an agreement worth $982.5 million at current list prices.

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Atlas V 521 Escapes Natures Wrath, Prepares For Launch

Hurricanes Ravaged KSC, But Caused No Problems For ILS/Lockheed Martin Vehicle

International Launch Services and Lockheed Martin are preparing for the final Atlas mission of the year, having come through a series of hurricanes with launch facilities relatively unscathed.

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Meggitt/S-TEC Obtains Magic EFIS, EIDS, Digital Flight Control STC

Applies To Cessna 425 Turboprops

Meggitt/S-TEC says the FAA has approved an STC for the installation of the MAGIC Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) and MAGIC Engine Instrument Display System (EIDS) combined with a MAGIC 2100 Digital Flight Control System (DFCS) on Cessna 425 turboprop aircraft.

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Southwest Regional EAA Fly-In Goes To Three-Day Event In 2005;

Also Streamlines Board Structure

The Southwest Regional EAA Fly-In (SWRFI), which has welcomed aviation enthusiasts to Texas for more than 40 years, will be expanding to a three-day event in 2005, including an air show on Sunday.

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Aero-News Quote Of The Day (09.30.04)

"It was probably something I did." Source: SpaceShipOne pilot Mike Melvill, taking the heat for a series of unexplained rolls encountered during Wednesday's X-Prize attempt. As the spacecraft was in the boost phase of its mission, moving faster than a speeding bullet, it rolled as many as 30 times while in the vertical. While observers on the ground were aghast at the unintended maneuver, Melvill said, "It was kinda fun."

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AD: Bombardier

AD NUMBER: 2004-20-03 MANUFACTURER: Bombardier SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-20-03 SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Bombardier Model DHC-8-101, -102, -103, -106, -201, -202, -301, -311, and -315 airplanes. This amendment requires a detailed inspection of the wing leading edge deicer boots to determine if they comply with certain patch limits in the critical zone; and corrective action, if necessary.

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