NOTAM Number: FDC 7/2964  Issue Date: November 02, 2007 at 1541 UTC  Location: Pierre, South Dakota  Beginning Date and Time: November 05, 2007 at 1630 UTC  Ending Date and Time: November 06, 2007 at 2000 UTC  Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for VIP (Very Important Person) Movement  Type: VIP  Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A 

NOTAM Number: FDC 7/2972 Issue Date: November 02, 2007 at 1707 UTC Location: Kansas City Center, Bixby, Missouri near FARMINGTON VORTAC (FAM) Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for ACFT accident. Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Kansas City (ZKC) Center, 913-254-8500

NOTAM Number: FDC 7/3005 Issue Date: November 02, 2007 at 2147 UTC Location: Albuquerque Center, Socorro, New Mexico near SOCORRO VORTAC (ONM) Beginning Date and Time: November 02, 2007 at 2200 UTC Ending Date and Time: November 06, 2007 at 1900 UTC Reason for NOTAM: For chemical detonation Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Albuquerque (ZAB) Center, 505-856-4500

NOTAM Number: FDC 7/3161  Issue Date: November 05, 2007 at 1839 UTC  Type: Security 

Two Pilots, Three FAs Suffer Apparent Exposure To Carbon Monoxide

ANN REALTIME REPORTING 11.05.07 1400 EDT: Five crewmembers onboard a Monday morning US Airways shuttle flight from Washington DC to Boston fell ill, and were treated at the gate at Logan International for symptoms consistent with carbon monoxide poisoning.

The Icing Season Cometh, With CFI Bob Miller

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 11.05.07 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 11.05.07 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature -- How To Avoid Icing... And What To Do If It Happens: 11.05.07 (ANN Special Feature, with CFI Bob Miller of "Over The Airwaves.")

Wait... Training WASN'T Mandated Before????

Representing Transportation Security Administration employees across the nation, American Federation of Government Employees National President John Gage testified November 1 before the House Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection on the need for enhanced training and technology, among other issues.

First Two 76-Seat Planes Begin Operations

Mesa Air Group, Inc. announced Friday the entry into service of the first two of 14 Bombardier CRJ-900 Next Generation aircraft. The 76-seat aircraft will be operated for Delta Connection by Mesa's wholly-owned subsidiary, Freedom Airlines.

Looks To Start Service To DEN In Near Future

After more than a year of intensive research and in-depth financial analysis, Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. announced last week it will build a new base maintenance facility for Frontier Airlines' heavy maintenance program at Colorado Springs Airport (COS).

NOTAM Number: FDC 7/3011 Issue Date: November 02, 2007 at 2254 UTC Location: Los Angeles Center, Green Valley, California Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for fire fighting Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: Los Angeles (ZLA) Center, 661-265-8205

Shuttle Due To Land Wednesday

After several minutes of tearful goodbyes, crews onboard the shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station closed the hatches separating the two space vehicles Sunday.

Adds To Earlier 20-Aircraft Deal

AgustaWestland announced Monday CHC Helicopter Corporation -- through its global helicopter support division, Heli-One -- recently signed a contract for thirteen AW139 medium twin helicopters. The order value is worth approximately $140 million.

Flight Disappeared 50 Years Ago This Week

A Pan Am flight that disappeared 50 years ago this week has agonized two California men into investigating the details of the Hawaiian-bound flight that left few details of why it vanished.

Now A Class D Airport

With more and more Cessnas buzzing around Independence Municipal Airport (IDP) -- some of them turbine-powered -- the time was right to add a control tower to the Kansas facility. On Monday, Cessna announced the opening of an FAA air traffic control tower providing services to the new Class D airspace there.

Tiny UAV, Made To Spy?

Look out, those insects you're swatting just might be miniature UAVs with cameras photographing your every activity.

Police, FAA Looking For Pilot

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a low flying prank at a Hopewell High football game in Huntersville, NC last week.

Was Damaged In Ground Collision With 747

Passengers told to fly on an aircraft missing a damaged wingtip revolted before flying on the dinged-up jet recently.

Homebuilt Racer's Maiden Flight

After building his own Formula racer, a pilot died Friday on its maiden flight after the aircraft apparently stalled, and went down at the Reno Stead Airport (4SD).

Sport Pilot Tried To Land At Wrong Airport... At Night

The National Transportation Safety Board recently released its Preliminary Report into the October 4 downing of a T-211 Thorpedo near Denton, TX.

No Support Or Parts Available From Precision

Aircraft owners, mechanics and builders who were planning on purchasing from Precision Airmotive LLC will be disappointed to hear that the company has discontinued sales of all float carburetors and component parts as of November 1, 2007. Precision Airmotive LLC and its 43 employees currently manufacture and support the float carburetors used in nearly all carbureted general aviation aircraft flying today. Precision has been the manufacturers of these carburetors since 1990.

Suspension 'A Precautionary Measure'

The Air Force suspended non-mission critical F-15 flight operations on Nov. 3 following the crash of a Missouri Air National Guard F-15C aircraft Nov. 2. The cause of that accident is still under investigation, however, preliminary findings indicate that a possible structural failure of the aircraft may have occurred. The suspension of flight operations is a precautionary measure.

Paul Bonhomme Takes Second In Close-Fought Title Race

It wasn't pretty... but American Mike Mangold (Team Cobra) snatched the 2007 Red Bull Air Race World Series championship from Britain's Paul Bonhomme (Team Matador) Saturday, after the closest fought title race in the competition's four-year history.

Klyde Investigates Class Warfare On Southwest...

40,000 To Attend Airport Expo Dubai

Keep eye on the Middle East this month as Cirrus, Grob, Henkel and Falcon debut in the desert at Airport Expo Dubai. 140 aircraft from across the globe will be on display at the 10th edition of the Dubai Airshow, which runs from the 11-15th November at the Airport Expo Dubai, including a host of new-to-market models ranging from strike fighters to trainers, from VIP business jets to heavy cargo carriers.

1,057 Tower Would Be Four Miles From BNA

The 1,057-foot Signature Tower proposed in Nashville will pose a hazard to aircraft and should be cut by half of its height, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Local Gwynedd Historical Council Planning Restoration

A Lockheed-P38 Lightning has been found after washing up on a beach in Wales, England after being submerged in sand for more than 60 years, according to the BBC. The Lockheed P-38 was designed in 1937. According to the US Air Force, 9,923 P-38s were built by 1945, but only 27 of the aircraft survive.

Uses Hydrogen Fuel Cells

An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle powered with hydrogen fuel cells just broke a world record by flying 78 miles, 28 miles farther than the previous record set in 2006. It might look to you like a typical model airplane, but it's a UAV called the Pterosaur powered by a highly efficient hydrogen fuel cell and its makers say that "you haven't seen anything yet," according to Gizmodo.com.

Aero-Terms!

A predetermined maneuver designed to keep an aircraft within a specified airspace.

"...Precision has seen its liability insurance premiums rise dramatically, to the point that the premium now exceeds the total sales dollars for this entire product line. In the past, we have absorbed that cost, with the hope that the aviation industry as a whole would be able to help address this issue faced by Precision Airmotive, as well as many other small aviation companies. Our efforts have been unsuccessful. This year, despite the decades of reliable service and despite the design approval by the Federal Aviation Administration, Precision Air motive has been unable to obtain product liability insurance for the carburetor product line. While we firmly believe that the product is safe, as does the FAA, and well-supported by dedicated people both at Precision and at our inde