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Letter From Ray Rubin

Dave: Received your latest issue today. Very, very interesting information contained therein. Getting better and better every month. A couple of items really caught my eye, and particularly the one noting that Honeywell is now in the aircraft engine manufacturing … Continue reading

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Letter From Anthony Restaino

Hi Dave: I got “Madame Butterfly” (my V-tail Bonanza) back (from the avionics shop), and I am very happy with the work (slightly used Garmin 530 installed). I just hope everything works, and I will know tomorrow with a flight … Continue reading

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Letter From Jim Hanson

Dear Dave: You have to wonder what he (the filmmaker) is buying for “$7,000 to $20,000 used, but in great condition?” My single-seat Kolb Firestar – a former ultralight turned LSA under the “grandfather” clause – costs at the upper … Continue reading

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Letter From Bob Leff

Dear Dave: In my work on a documentary film I’m making about LSA flying, I’m spending a good deal of time around southern Wisconsin guys who own their LSAs and who spent between $7,000 and $20,000 to acquire them used, … Continue reading

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Letter From Bob Kunkel

Dave: Thanks for the great article on Jeff Baum (Oct/Nov 2011). I learned several things about Jeff I did not know. I’ve known Jeff ever since he started in the FBO business. While at the Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics, Jeff … Continue reading

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Iowa Airports & National Politics

THE NATION’s eyes focused on Iowa for the historically close 2012 Iowa Caucuses held January 3. Iowa has hosted the nation’s first electoral event for every presidential election since 1972. As media coverage has grown and candidates scramble throughout the … Continue reading

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Where The Cowboys Were Indians

by Jim Bildilli NASHVILLE, TENN. – At the National Association of State Aviation Officials’ (NASAO) 80th Anniversary Convention in Nashville, Tenn. in September 2011, there was a fascinating speaker by the name of Stan Brock. You may not immediately recognize … Continue reading

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Babbitt Resigns After DWI

WASHINGTON, D.C. – FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt resigned following his arrest December 3, 2011 near his home in Fairfax City, Va., on charges of drunken driving. Babbitt, 65, said that he resigned because he didn’t want to allow anything to … Continue reading

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Former FAA Administrator J. Lynn Helms Dies

WESTPORT, CONN. – Former FAA Administrator under the Reagan Administration, J. Lynn Helms, died December 11, 2011, at his home in Westport, Connecticut at age 86 from cardiopulmonary failure and complications from pneumonia. Helms oversaw the FAA during the strike … Continue reading

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Michigan Aviation Hall Of Fame To Induct Parish & Light

KALAMAZOO, MICH. – Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame inductees for 2012 will include Kalamazoo notables and aviation pioneers Preston S. “Pete” Parish and Dr. Richard Upjohn Light at ceremonies May 19 at the Kalamazoo Air Zoo in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Parish, … Continue reading

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