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Deadline for Comments to FCC on LightSquared's Petition is July 30

The Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) is urging — and guiding — GPS users to actively participate in defending GPS from the potential interference of proposed wireless broadband services.

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Tell Congress NO User Fees (Taxes) on GA

As we reported to you the other day, as part of discussions between Members of Congress and the Administration on a potential solution to our nation’s deficit challenges, Members are still discussing the possibility of reinvigorating a greatly harmful “user fee” tax on our businesses and groups that depend on general aviation. 

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FOSMO to Welcome World Aviator, Wei Chen

Santa Monica Airport – Friends Of Santa Monica Airport to Welcome Around the World Aviator, Wei Chen, to Historic Santa Monica Airport

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NTSB/EAA Experimental Aircraft Safety Study

The NTSB with the support of EAA has launched a study to evaluate and improve the safety of amateur-built experimental aircraft, beginning with an online survey. Nearly 15 percent of general aviation aircraft (33,000 of 224,000) in the U.S. fall into the amateur-built experimental classification, the NTSB says.

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Watsonville Municipal Airport Manager to Retire

WATSONVILLE – Watsonville Municipal Airport Manager Don French will retire in December, ending a career with the city that’s spanned four decades.

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Inappropriate Development Around Airports Happens Everywhere

California isn’t the only state where money reins instead of safety around airports – read this article on the proposal in N.C.

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Owens Valley’s World-Class Soaring

Finding Their Bliss– Fresh on the heels of Gordon Boettger’s recent, record-setting soaring adventures, more than 50 glider pilots converged on the Eastern Sierra Regional Airport in recent weeks to similarly take advantage of the Owens Valley’s world-class soaring conditions.

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California’s Air Heritage

Aviation was introduced to California — and Californians were introduced to aviation — via a spectacular 11-day event held at Dominguez Ranch outside of Los Angeles in January 1910.

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Flying Is Affordable And Within Your Reach!

Flying Is Affordable And Within Your Reach!  The new book from CFI/CTT Timothy O’Connor aims to not only bring more candidates into aviation but more importantly to give these students the knowledge and tools they need to beat the odds and successfully become a certified pilot.

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Hollister Airshow May 28th-29th Promo on YouTube

Last year’s airshow at Hollister Airport, CVH was so successful they are doing it again. Here is the YouTube Promo.

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