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October 16, 2007

AD: Pilatus

AD NUMBER: 2007-21-11 MANUFACTURER: Pilatus SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2007-21-11 SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above that will supersede an existing AD.

Liberty Aerospace, Inc., the manufacturer of the Liberty XL-2, tells ANN that they have closed a major debt financing which will allow Liberty to significantly expand its production capacity to meet 'growing U.S. and international demand for the Liberty XL-2 aircraft.'

ANN Special Feature: Gideon Ewers, IFALPA - 10.16.07

ANN's Paul Plack talks with Gideon Ewers of the International Federation of Air Line Pilots Associations about the implications of Brazilian charges against US pilots Joseph Lepore and Jan Paladino

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Raburn Kills Latest Columbia Rumor: Eclipse 'Won't Bid' On Columbia

"No Way In The World" Is Eclipse Interested in Columbia Bid

As soon as the word hit that GA heavyweight Cirrus Design was interested in wrestling fellow GA heavyweight Cessna for control of the pivotal assets of Columbia, the rumor mill went into overdrive. It was if the rumor-mongers decided that the pot wasn't stirred enough as it was... so all of a sudden the "E" word starts popping up as a possible suitor for Columbia.

Kas Thomas' "Fly The Engine" Is Back... and Better Than Ever!

One of the best and most concisely written books we ever read was none other than former TBO Advisor Editor Kas Thomas' "Fly The Engine." Easy to read, well-detailed, long on insight and short on BS; FTE was a book that we thought EVERY piston pilot should keep no farther away than arm's length... FMI: http://flytheengine.blogspot.com, www.lulu.com/content/1291090