As Transportation Security Administration (TSA) chief David M.
Stone learned first-hand last week at AOPA Expo 2004, the new
citizenship check rule has stirred up a firestorm of frustration
and confusion within the general aviation community. Record numbers
of pilots and flight instructors are telling AOPA that they are
upset that there was no advance warning or education on the rule
that requires pilots to verify citizenship with instructors before
they train for additional ratings or certificates.
Control Vision Corp., makers of Anywhere Map, Anywhere Wx,
Pocket Plates and other GA products announced the grand prize
winner of its recent sweepstakes held at AOPA Expo in Long Beach,
California.
NOAA's Space Environment Center and National Geodetic Survey
Tuesday released new experimental ionosphere products to help
emergency managers and other users quickly assess the effects of
solar storm on Global Positioning System applications.
The crash of a Cessna 182 carrying four people touched off a
12-hour search as recovery crews chased the downed aircraft's
transponder signal through the hills of Southern California early
Monday.
Mooney aircraft owners from around the country took part in
pilot proficiency programs (PPP) in Burlington, Vt. in September
and Palm Springs, Calif. in October, the final course for 2004.
Move Aimed At More Efficient Operations And Support
The Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security
(BTS), Asa Hutchinson Tuesday announced that the Office of Air and
Marine Operations (AMO) has been transferred intact from US
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to US Customs and Border
Protection (CBP). This planned move furthers the Department’s
intent to integrate air and marine law enforcement personnel,
missions and assets and is consistent with Congressional action in
the FY 2005 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations
bill.
The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners (BOAC) Monday
voted to send the Department of City Planning a new alternative for
the Van Nuys Airport (VNY) Master Plan.