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Archive for June 2005

June 27th, 2005

Lancair Increasing Workforce

Lancair is currently looking for an additional 70 employees to meet increasing demand for their Lancair Columbia 35 and Lancair Columbia 400 aircraft.
We recognize that not a lot of people will come to us with experience working with composites and assembling complex aircraft, so we’ve developed an excellent training program to help new employees get […]

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June 27th, 2005

A&P Certificates from St. George Aviation Still In Question

The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) today transmitted a letter to the President detailing findings and recommendations regarding allegations of a substantial and specific danger to public safety made by employees of the Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The whistleblowers, Gabriel D. Bruno, former Manager […]

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June 27th, 2005

SpectraSensors System to Help General Aviation Pilots Reroute Around Bad Weather

SpectraSensors, Inc., a high technology spin-off of the NASA/Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), announced the successful completion of tests of its WVSS-II, a new Water Vapor Sensing System that will contribute to continuous, more accurate weather forecasting. Since bad weather accounts for more than $1 billion in passenger airline and airfreight carrier losses annually, WVSS-II […]

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June 25th, 2005

Purdue Airport Declared Historical Aviation Site

West Lafayette, Indiana’s Purdue Airport was named to a list of historical aviation sites today by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. The organization recognized the airport for its contributions to aviation and space exploration. 22 Purdue University alumni have been in the space program.

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June 24th, 2005

DiamondFest 2005 Underway at Diamond Aircraft’s London, Ontario Factory

Due to the success of last year’s DiamondFest, Diamond Aircraft is again this year inviting owners of Diamond airplanes to the London, Ontario factory for DiamondFest 2005, June 23 through 25, 2005. DiamondFest is co-organized with the Diamond Owners and Pilots Organization (DAPO). Attendees can tour the factory, get demonstration flights, and attend technical […]

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June 24th, 2005

Wings to Adventure - TV Show Set to Air

The Outdoor Channel is set to air a new aviation television program starting on July 3rd. The show will be called Wings to Adventure“ and is set to air three times per week. Sunday @ 2:30 PM, Monday @ 4:30 PM, and Thursday @ 1:30 AM EST.
The show will feature airplane profiles, fly-in […]

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June 24th, 2005

Three Generation Tiger Ladies to Fly Air Race

Flying Tiger N1192E in the annual Air Race Classic (ARC), the 3-Generation “Tiger Ladies” will attempt to win the 2,436-mile race for stock model airplanes of 145-570 total
horsepower.
Pilot Mary Creason, Grand Haven, Michigan and Port Orange, Florida, Co-pilot Gloria Apple, Nevada City, California, and Student Pilot Passenger Sally Creason, Grand Haven, […]

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June 24th, 2005

Beechcraft Sierra Reviewed By AOPA Pilot Magazine

AOPA has reviewed the Beech Sierra for its upcoming issue of AOPA Pilot magazine. Author Alton Marsh debunked the stereotype that the Beechcraft Sierra is slow, or is easy to porpoise.
Whatever the shortcomings, though, they appear to be minor. The lack of speed is more than made up for by the engine’s economical nine-gallon-per-hour […]

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June 23rd, 2005

Liberty Receives Type Inspection Authorization for IFR of XL2

Liberty Aerospace of Melbourne, Florida, today announced that it has received Type Inspection Authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration for Instrument Flight Rules operation of its single engine XL2 aircraft. The XL2 is currently certified under FAR Part 23 for Visual Flight Rules day and night operations only.
“Thanks to the significant efforts of the […]

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June 23rd, 2005

Appropriations Committee Approves Bill that Gives More Money to the FAA

Tuesday the appropriations committee approved a bill that would give more money to the FAA. The bill provides $14.427 billion for the FAA, more than $1.7 billion more than President Bush requested.
The bill includes $110 million to install new GPS-WAAS approaches targeting airports without ILS approaches. $3.6 billion in additional funds would be targeted […]

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