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October 28, 2005

Arizona TFR: 10.31.05

NOTAM:  5/0020  Issued:  10/28/2005 20:10  Effective:  10/31/2005 15:00 - 10/31/2005 18:00  State:  AZ  Facility:  ZAB - ALBUQUERQUE (ARTCC),NM.  Type:  HAZARDS  Description:  SAFFORD AZ. 

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Oregon TFR: Until Further Notice

NOTAM:  5/0007  Issued:  10/28/2005 18:20  Effective:  10/29/2005 21:00 - 10/30/2005 02:00  State:  OR  Facility:  ZSE - SEATTLE (ARTCC),AUBURN,WA.  Type:  HAZARDS  Description:  STRAWBERRY CANYON, MORROW COUNTY OR. 

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North Carolina TFR: 11.04.05 - 11.05.05

NOTAM Number:  FDC 5/9999   Issue Date: October 28, 2005 at 15:16 UTC Location: Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina near KINSTON VORTAC (ISO) Beginning Date and Time: November 04, 2005 at 16:00 UTC Ending Date and Time: November 05, 2005 at 21:00 UTC Reason for NOTAM: Aerial demonstrations by the F-18 and F-15 demonstration teams Type: Airshow

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Florida TFR: 11.03.05 - 11.06.05

NOTAM Number:  FDC 5/9996   Issue Date: October 28, 2005 at 15:14 UTC Location: Jacksonville, Florida near CRAIG VORTAC (CRG) Beginning Date and Time: November 03, 2005 at 17:00 UTC Ending Date and Time: November 06, 2005 at 22:00 UTC Reason for NOTAM: Aerial demonstrations by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and other high performance military aircraft Type: Airshow

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Maryland TFR: 10.28.05 - 10.30.05

NOTAM:  5/9985  Issued:  10/28/2005 15:30  Effective:  10/28/2005 18:40 - 10/30/2005 19:00  State:  MD  Facility:  ZDC - WASHINGTON (ARTCC),DC.  Type:  VIP  Description:  HAGERSTOWN/THURMONT, MARYLAND, OCTOBER 28-30, 2005 LOCAL. PURSUANT TO TITLE 14, SECTION 91.141 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL...

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California TFR: 11.04.05 - 11.05.05

NOTAM Number:  FDC 5/9976   Issue Date: October 28, 2005 at 10:11 UTC Location: Thermal, California near THERMAL VORTAC (TRM) Beginning Date and Time: November 04, 2005 at 23:00 UTC Ending Date and Time: November 05, 2005 at 23:00 UTC Reason for NOTAM: Jacqueline Cochran Airport Air Show

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Gone West: Chalmers 'Slick' Goodlin

He Was The FIRST X-1 Pilot

He was on the verge of aviation stardom -- set to become the fastest man alive. But it wasn't to be for Chalmers "Slick" Goodlin, who died last week at the age of 82.

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Perhaps They Should Have Driven...

South Carolina Couple Crashes On Take-Off From Louisiana Highway

Some days, it just doesn't pay to leave the airport. Michael Simon, his wife and their two sons were on their way from South Carolina to Baton Rouge, LA, Wednesday, when their Cessna 210 ran out of fuel just three miles from the airport. Simon made a desperate decision: Land on a busy, four-lane highway known as Plank Road.

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Bombardier Suspending Production of CRJ200 -- Temporarily

Bombardier announced that, as of mid-January 2006, it will temporarily suspend the production of its CRJ200 aircraft to realign its production to the current market outlook for 50-seat regional jets.

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GOOD News: 3Q 2005 Shipments And Billings Please GA Manufacturers

Most Numbers Are Up Over 25%

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has released the third quarter numbers for general aviation shipments and billings today. Compared with last year at this time, shipments rose 25.7 percent to 2,423 units, while industry wide billings for new airplanes rose to $10.4 billion.

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Tiger Aircraft Appoints Winward Aviation Authorized Sales Center

Tiger Aircraft has announced the appointment of Windward Aviation as the exclusive Tiger Sales and Service Representative for the state of Florida.

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FXE Struggles To Rebuild After Wilma

More Tragic Pix From An Aero-Disaster

Everyone says the same thing... "it coulda been worse." But judging from these pix and others that have crossed our desk, its hard to imagine that for the moment. Another major GA airport, Ft. Lauderdale Executive, is but one more treasured aerodrome trying to recover from last week's category Three hurricane visit. 

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Sierra Industries Announces the 'Value Light Jet' Concept

Sierra Industries has announced the launch of a unique new program called the "Sierra Value Light Jet" or "Sierra VLJ."

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NetJets Aviation Signs New Contract with Flight Attendants

NetJets Aviation (NJA) has signed an initial contract with its flight attendants, represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Airline Division, through Columbus-based Local 284.

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JCB Enlarges Its Sikorsky Fleet With S-76 C++

J. C. Bamford Excavators has added to its fleet of Sikorsky S-76 helicopters with a recent contract signing for an S-76C++.

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EAA: Air Show Regulation Changes Would Adversely Affect Airventure, Other Events

EAA Submits Comments to FAA Draft Order 8700.1, Chapter 49

The EAA says it has submitted a number of comments on the FAA's proposed revisions to air show regulations (FAA Draft Order 8700.1, Chapter 49). The sport plane organization, host to one of the nation's largest aviation events (EAA AirVenture Oshkosh), supports some measures that address proven safety issues, such as Joint FAA/air boss safety briefings and joint U.S. Air Force/GA industry pilots conducting the Heritage Flight Program, showcasing military aircraft history. The organization is very reluctant, however, to support more restrictive operating rules that don't appear to be justified from a safety standpoint.

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Another Defection From Daley's Inner Circle?

Aviation Commissioner Resigns After Being Pegged As Corruption Witness

The local media calls it a revolving door -- the portal to the room where Chicago Mayor Richard Daley's cabinet meets. For the fifteenth time in recent months, a member of Hizzoner's inner circle has left the party. This time, it was Aviation Commissioner John Roberson.

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Klyde Morris 10.28.05

Klyde Just Can't Wait To Try Zero-G

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So THAT'S Where My Engine Went

EAA Member Arrested For Stripping Seneca To Build His Own Plane

It started when Jerry Dwyer's Piper Seneca lost an engine over Iowa. He landed safely at Waterloo Airport and parked the plane -- for five years -- while he looked for a replacement engine.

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Missoula Police BOLO: Low-Flying P-51

Buzzed Grizzly Stadium Before Game

The search is on in Missoula, MT, for witnesses to a low-pass made by a P-51 Mustang over Washington-Grizzly Stadium just before the big game on Saturday. The FAA says the pilot may have been flying too low and too fast.

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Helios Investigation: End In Sight?

Commission Takes Testimony; New Developments

A Boeing 737 aircraft of the Cypriot airline Helios Airways crashed at Grammatikos near Athens on August 14th, killing the 121 passengers and crew aboard the machine.

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Hilton Software Introduces New WingX Browser

A Free Aviation Weather and Internet Communications Portal

Hilton Software LLC has announced their release of the WingX Browser™ for the Pocket PC.

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CASA’s Chief Executive Officer Bruce Byron

Could US Aviation Officials Learn Something Here?

Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority CEO Bruce Byron this week introduced eight principles for the development of an improved aviation safety culture in his country during a recent conference down under.

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NTSB To Release Factual Reports On Teterboro Challenger Crash

Just The Facts, Ma'am, Just The Facts

As part of its continuing investigation into an accident involving a corporate jet in Teterboro, New Jersey last February, the National Transportation Safety Board will open a public docket and release a series of factual reports on Monday, October 31, 2005, at 11:00 am.

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Spirit Airlines' First Hurricane Relief Flight Takes Off to Cancun

Operating At Least Three Flights To Hurricane-Devastated Resort

Spirit Airlines Thursday began rescues flight to and from Cancun, Mexico.

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Powerful Senator Weighs In Against The ADIZ

Oklahoma's Jim Inhofe Says ADIZ May Be Illegal

The chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works is taking strong opposition to making the Washington, D.C., Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) permanent.

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Aero-News Quote Of The Day (10.28.05)

"What is most troubling about this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is that the FAA is proposing to make permanent the ADIZ without addressing the necessary operational concerns to ease the burden on pilots and air traffic controllers. Public Law 108-176 'Vision 100 — Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act,' required that the FAA provide Congress with justifications for the ADIZ every 60 days, which were to include proposed changes to improve operations. To my knowledge, we are still waiting for these justifications." Source: US Senator James Inhofe (R-OK), suggesting that the FAA's plan to make the Washington ADIZ permanent isn't only wrong -- it may be illegal.

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