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AOPA Airport Support Network volunteers are on the front lines of airport protection, acting as AOPA’s eyes and ears to alert the association of challenges facing public-use airports. AOPA President Craig Fuller commended the volunteers for their work at the annual network breakfast at EAA AirVenture July 30.

After canceling the last two races of the year, leaving only this weekend's Red Bull Air Race in Germany to determine the overall winner for the 2010 series, race officials suddenly announced that all 2011 races are canceled.

Hundreds of excited and eager women (and a few men) attended the annual Women in Aviation, International celebrity breakfast last week at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis.

Elite Simulation Solutions announced the PT-136 Proficio portable training device at EAA AirVenture. The PT-136 weighs 70 pounds and comes in a reusable case.

Bose introduced its new A20 headset recently at EAA AirVenture to much fanfare. The hype was big, but how is the performance?

You're still perfectly legal to fly with that 121.5 MHz ELT in your aircraft. Rumors that the Federal Communications Commission was going to ban the use of 121.5 MHz ELTs by Aug. 1 have sparked concern in the general aviation community.

The FAA has issued a safety alert for operators who had their aircraft worked on by US Aircraft Instruments between April 1998 and July 9, 2009.

What better way to encourage teachers to inspire their students to learn how to fly than to give them the firsthand experience of flight? Pennsylvania teacher Kathy Foor was rewarded with a free first flight for taking part in the EAA AirVenture Teacher Day July 26 in Oshkosh, Wis.

A new airport that is replacing Panama City-Bay County International Airport in Panama City, Fla., has opened to the airlines, but general aviation isn't receiving the same warm welcome.

After a busy week at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., Michael Combs and the Flight for the Human Spirit took off for Texas Aug. 2. The flight is expected to resume next week.

Beringer Wheels and Brakes has come out with an anti-lock regulator, which is an inexpensive approach to an anti-lock braking system for pilots of smaller aircraft.

Second quarter net sales for Hawker Beechcraft were $639.3 million, a decrease of $177 million compared to the second quarter of 2009 because of lower general aviation aircraft deliveries.

The EAA AirVenture crowd totaled 535,000 this year, including 4,000 people who were issued exhibitor passes to work in the booths and exhibits, and nearly 1,000 with press passes. That's down 7 percent from last year.

Light sport aircraft manufacturer Tecnam introduced a network of sport pilot schools called Tecnam Flight Centers last week. The centers will utilize Tecnam's line of LSAs, along with a training program based on Apple's iPad.

Jeppesen now offers an application, Jeppesen Mobile TC, that allows pilots to search and view terminal charts on the popular Apple iPad touch-screen tablet computer. It is available from the Apple iPad App Store.

Thirteen new scholarships will be awarded at the Women in Aviation International Conference next year in Reno, Nev., Feb. 24 through 26. They are valued at $92,250.

Superior Air Parts is back in business and out from under the bankruptcy cloud created by the failure of Germany's Thielert Aircraft Engines diesel-engine company, a firm now in recovery. A Chinese technology group in partnership with the Chinese government purchased the Texas firm.

Joseph G. Fabick, co-founder of Wings of Hope, died in his home in Elm Grove, Wis., July 22 at the age of 82. Fabick served as the organization's president for 27 years.

Protecting your pilot certificate is a wise investment. For as little as 10 cents a day, most pilots can enroll in the AOPA Legal Services Plan.

Two new restricted areas near Fort Chaffee in Greenwood, Ark., will go into effect Nov. 18. The FAA issued a final rule creating restricted areas R-2402B and R-2402C in the Razorback Range Airspace Complex.