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- Blogger rates highlights of recent AOPA summit
AVweb blogger Paul Bertorelli recapped the highlights of the AOPA summit held last week in Tampa, Fla. The rollout of the Cessna 162 Skycatcher turned heads at the Summit, and Bertorelli predicts the Skycatcher will be a top seller in the LSA market. Bertorelli also praised the Peter O. Knight Airport in Tampa as one of the best sites for static area displays. AVweb/Insider blog
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- Piper names new president, team
Piper CEO Kevin Gould will assume the company's presidency effective Dec. 1. Three other Piper executives have been promoted to vice president positions and one to a senior director position. AOPA Online
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- NetJets to furlough 495 pilots
NetJets Aviation says it plans to furlough up to 495 pilots beginning in January due to reduced flight demand. The company launched a campaign in May giving pilots options for voluntary furloughs and early outs, but NetJets said the initiative is no longer sustainable. AviationWeek.com
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- Military jet stunt raises FAA concern
An incident last year in which a pilot caused panic by buzzing the Santa Monica Pier in California in a Soviet-made military jet calls attention to a larger concern of hazards raised by high-performance military jets used by civilian pilots. The pilot in the Santa Monica case lost his license, and the incident prompted the FAA to take a closer look at the hundreds of experimental exhibition aircraft in the Western Pacific Region. Los Angeles Times
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- Group says "hangar homes" aid airport security
A group called ThroughTheFence.org is challenging the FAA's position discouraging airports from allowing nearby homeowners to taxi their planes on and off airport property. The group says through-the-fence operators may help boost airport security, and it challenges the FAA's assumptions about noise control. FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt says his agency is seeking input from aviation stakeholder groups regarding the through-the-fence policy. AVweb
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- Committee advises against N.J. township purchasing airport
A citizen advisory committee recommended Wantage Township, N.J., pass on purchasing the Sussex Airport. The general aviation airport would require $5 million in repairs over five years, according to the airport feasibility study. "What I learned most from this study is that the federal and state governments do not make it appealing whatsoever for a municipality to own an airport," said advisory committee member Greg Williams. The New Jersey Herald (Newton)
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- Flight instructor hopes to inspire young women pilots
Malvika Matharoo, 24, shares her experiences as a female pilot to encourage other young women to spread their wings. Matharoo studied aviation at the University of North Dakota, and now works as a flight instructor at North Coast Air in Santa Rosa, Calif. "I've always wanted to be a role model and motivate young teens to follow their dreams," writes Matharoo. San Francisco Chronicle
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- GAO: Incursions rare, but rate is growing
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution looks at the issue of runway incursions, noting that Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport ranks fourth for the number of aircraft or other vehicles entering a runway or taxiway without permission. The Government Accountability Office recorded 957 incursions in fiscal 2008, a tiny percentage of the 50,000 daily flights in the U.S. The total number of near-misses has dropped in recent years, the GAO reports, but the rate of such incidents is growing despite a decline in flight operations. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Pilots strongly urged not to fly Zodiac CH601XL, CH650
In the wake of a Nov. 6 accident involving a Zodiac CH601XL, the FAA issued a special airworthiness information bulletin recommending that before further flight the aircraft be brought into compliance with a safety directive/safety alert from Aircraft Manufacturing & Design, which manufactures the airplanes. Read more.
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Aviation Summit highlights on AOPA Live
Thousands of pilots attended AOPA Aviation Summit last week in Tampa, Fla., to take in Airportfest, educational forums, and a gadget-filled exhibit hall. See the best of the show on AOPA Live. Watch videos.
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