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User fees aren't the only user fees.(REMARKS)

Feb 01, 2008; van West, Jeff ... Normally I like living in the out-of-the-way corner of the country that rarely makes the news. When we do pop up on the national news radar, it's usually for our odd-ball, New England mix of progressive and Puritan. Late last year Maine appeared on the GA newsfeed because of our ...

Take the lead.(JUST AHEAD IN IFR)

Feb 01, 2008 ... Master the timing of a leading turn and you're on the way to ...

How not to sound like a rube.(JUST AHEAD IN IFR)

Feb 01, 2008 ... You can play the system like a fiddle, but not if ...

Polymetric radar.(JUST AHEAD IN IFR)

Feb 01, 2008 ... The nation's radar network is getting a ...

The GAO says our runways aren't safe enough.(BRIEFING)(Government Accountability Office )(Brief article)

Feb 01, 2008 ... According to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, the rate of runway incursions has not decreased in the last five years, despite FAA efforts to the contrary. This report came just before serious incursions at Newark Liberty, Baltimore-Washington and New York Kennedy airports ....

Next thing you know there'll be tree-huggers chained to your prop.(BRIEFING)(greenhouse gas pollution control in aircrafts)(Brief article)

Feb 01, 2008 ... The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is being flooded with petitions from various sources to curb greenhouse-gas pollution from aircraft. While the called-for measures are mostly aimed at airlines and large aircraft, general aviation is not likely to escape scrutiny (especially since ...

After an hour, you want to go flying again.(BRIEFING)(Brief article)

Feb 01, 2008 ... Diamond, Cirrus, and now Liberty aircraft already do, or plan to, manufacture aircraft in China, but those are for the Asian market. Cessna plans to have the Chinese-government-owned Shenyang Aircraft Corp. (SAC) build their Cessna 162 SkyCatcher light sport aircraft. According to a story ...

Greyback airline pilots get a five-year bye.(BRIEFING)(Brief article)

Feb 01, 2008 ... The "Fair Treatment for Experienced Pilots Act" now allows airline pilots to keep their bars on their shoulders and their experience in the cockpit. At least up to age 65. Pilots over the age of 60 must have an under-60 ...

AOPA asking the FAA for more regulations ... with a hope to make them reasonable.(BRIEFING)(Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Federal Aviation Administration)(Brief article)

Feb 01, 2008 ... AOPA continues to lobby the FAA for maintenance guidelines for old airplanes that take into account their unique vulnerabilities to fatigue problems. According to Melissa Rudinger, AOPA vice president of regulatory affairs, "So far, the FAA seems to be taking a reasonable approach by ...

The Red Baron Squadron of vintage Stearman biplanes lost sponsorship.(NOTAMS)(Brief article)

Feb 01, 2008 ... The Red Baron Squadron of vintage Stearman biplanes ...

Rough aircraft skin surfaces--inspired by shark skin.(NOTAMS)(Brief article)

Feb 01, 2008 ... Rough aircraft skin surfaces--inspired by shark ...

Berlin's historic Tempelhof Airport (of Berlin Airlift fame) will close.(NOTAMS)(Germany)(Brief article)

Feb 01, 2008 ... Berlin's historic Tempelhof Airport (of ...

Jeppesen.(NOTAMS)(Brief article)

Feb 01, 2008 ... Jeppesen to offer new ...

Google Lunar X-PRIZE is getting committed teams aimed at a robotic mission.(NOTAMS)(Brief article)

Feb 01, 2008 ... Google Lunar X-PRIZE is getting committed ...

Man arrested in Kansas.(NOTAMS)(Brief article)

Feb 01, 2008 ... Man arrested in Kansas after a ...

The FAA is actually asking for suggestions to remove outdated rules from the books.(NOTAMS)(Federal Aviation Administration)(Brief article)

Feb 01, 2008 ... The FAA is actually asking for suggestions to remove outdated rules from the ...

Don't borrow that fix.(READBACK)(Letter to the editor)

Feb 01, 2008; Wagner, Steve ... Thank you for your recent article "Borrow a Fix" (December 2007 IFR). In it, you mention that a " ... straightforward solution is to set ILHZ (the ILS-DME antenna fix) as the active waypoint in the GPS." In my last conversation with the Jeppessen programmers about one year ago, I was ...

Next time, use FedEx.(READBACK)(Letter to the editor)

Feb 01, 2008; Role, Phil ... I always save the OTAs 'til I've read the rest of IFR completely. It's kind of my reward. Usually they are, to varying degrees, funny. However, the one about the Citation making a special trip to Bangor to retrieve a teddy bear (October 2007 IFR) just made me want to gag. ...

A case of bad gas.(READBACK)(Letter to the editor)

Feb 01, 2008; Lawton, John G. ... Question number one of the December 2007 quiz asked, "How long after topping off a fuel tank should one wait before sumping to check for water?" The answer given calculates this time as 11.25 minutes for a Cessna 172. Both theory and experiment show that this result is not valid in ...

No colored lights.(READBACK)(Letter to the editor)

Feb 01, 2008; Stroede, Juergen ... Ever since reading "The Light Bridge" (September 2007 IFR) I have been in search for color diagrams of the different approach light systems. No joy, at least not out on the internet. One colored diagram will stick much better than reading ...