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The Air Force has proposed three options for modifying the special use airspace over Shaw Air Force Base. Two of them would severely compress general aviation and restrict access to frequently used Victor airways, but one could address both the military and civilian pilots’ needs with certain changes, AOPA said in comments July 22.

Viking Air announced that its new Series 400 Twin Otter has received its Canadian type certificate. The Series 400 Twin Otter, dubbed the DHC-6-400, may resemble its 60-year-old predecessor, but that's where the similarities end.

The Los Angeles area contains some of the most complex and congested airspace in the country. Establishing new controlled airspace in the midst of it may harm, not help, flight safety in the area, the FAA said in a 1991 Federal Register notice. Nearly 20 years later, the FAA is again attempting to establish Class C airspace to improve safety. 

NavWorx Inc. has received Federal Communications Commission authorization for an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast transceiver. FCC authorization is a significant step for the Texas-based company's ADS600-B Universal Access Transceiver.

AOPA Counsel Kathy Yodice wants AOPA members to remember that even the most judicious pilots can have an accident or incident involving their airplane. "It's not that unusual to have a ground mishap - a hard landing, a taxi incident, a mechanic drops a tool, hangar rash," she explained.

A system to detect unusual aircraft attitudes and initiate recovery is in development by Garmin International and will be offered soon under the marketing name "ESP." It will spring into action if needed during the time the aircraft is hand flown.

Some of the Douglas DC-3 aircraft that will attend EAA AirVenture to celebrate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the venerable airplane are literally waking up in the weeds like Rip Van Winkle.

Second quarter results show Textron, the parent company of Cessna Aircraft Co. and Bell Helicopter is doing well despite continued losses at Cessna. Cessna’s revenues decreased $236 million in the second quarter

When a friend of Dave Ohser put his airplane up for sale, Ohser was not in the market to buy an airplane. But when the friend insisted that he buy the airplane, Ohser had to say yes with the caution that he didn't think he would be able to get financing for it.

An update to FAR Part 77 includes stronger protections for the National Airspace System and private airports. Part 77 governs how the FAA protects the nation’s airspace and airports from obstructions - thus ensuring continued access for all aviation users.

Tammy Duckworth, a former U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk pilot severely wounded in Iraq in 2004, is now an FAA-certificated private pilot in fixed-wing aircraft.

Piper CEO Kevin J. Gould resigned suddenly July 20 and was replaced, on an interim basis, by Geoffrey Berger of the parent company, the Imprimis investment fund backed by the government of Brunei.

The market research firm AMSTAT has come out with its report on second-quarter 2010 sales of business jets and turboprops - and ventures cautious optimism.

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation’s Global Customer Support announced that its King Air 200 and 300 fleet can now take advantage of a retrofit package that installs the Max-Viz EVS-1500 infrared enhanced vision system.

A new kitbuilder from Florida has entered the scene with a design that may be on the market one day. V-Raptor Aircraft is apparently not taking deposits as yet but has completed a prototype of its Orion model.

Garmin International has announced that its G1000 avionics suite has earned supplemental type certificate (STC) approval for installation in Cessna's CitationJet.

A ban on 121.5 MHz ELTs? Not under the FAA's watch. The agency has officially requested that the Federal Communication Commission withdraw its notice that would prohibit the "certification, manufacture, importation, sale, or continued use of 121.5 MHz ELTs."

If only humans could lose weight as easily as the Skycatcher just did. McCauley Propeller Systems, owned by Textron as is Cessna Aircraft Co., got its composite propeller for aircraft approved. It is four pounds lighter, improving the payload by the same amount.

Kansas State University in Salina, Kan., will hold seven daily drawings for $2,000 scholarships - one on each day of EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., July 26 through Aug. 1.

West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin III, a passionate pilot and AOPA member, has worked to promote general aviation in his state. Now he might get the opportunity to share his knowledge of aviation on Capitol Hill. Manchin announced July 20 that he will run for the late Sen. Robert Byrd’s Senate seat in a special election.