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Aero-Eval: The Best FBOs We Worked With In 2009 -- KVNC's Sarasota Avionics

We've worked with a number of local FBOs and Service centers and they all seemed to be "OK" but having been through a massive upgrade like this once before and having had a less than perfect experience, we were kinda gun-shy and decided that maybe it was OK to look as much as a few hundred miles away to find the right shop to work with... and boy, did we. KVNC: Sarasota Avionics, Venice Municipal Airport, Venice, Florida

Aero-Eval: The Best FBOs We Visited/Worked With In 2009 -- KAEG's Bode Aero

On a fall trip to the West Coast, N377SR got to see the best and worst of a number of Southern tier FBOs... among those that truly stood out include: KAEG: Bode Aero, Double Eagle II Airport, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Another Island Retreat Covered By VIP TFR

This Time, It's For VP Biden's Trip To The Virgin Islands

The TFR mess just gets more and more restrictive by the day... with the island of Oahu having seen GA brought to its knees for nearly two weeks while the President visits -- restricting a huge 30 mile radius of an island landmark... and pretty much covering the island in the process.

Confiscated Skyraider Still In Limbo After 6 Months

Baffled Warbird Owner Feels Targeted By Customs

A Douglas AD-4N Skyraider was seized in May of 2009 on charges that the owner failed to file appropriate paperwork.

Airventure Will Celebrate 50 Years Of The Cherokee

Mass Arrival First Of The Festivities Planned Throughout The Week

One of the iconic general aviation airplanes of the past half-century, the Piper Cherokee, will be honored this summer at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, "The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration," at Wittman Regional Airport on July 26-August 1.