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Garmin Delays WAAS Upgrades
October 9, 2006, 6:52 AM
July 2005

Lingering technical issues are forcing Garmin to delay plans for upgraded WAAS capability in its GNS 430/530 and GPS 400/500 panel-mount avionics, according to a spokesman.

Enhanced Mode-S STC’d for Gulfstreams
October 9, 2006, 6:50 AM
October 2006

PrivateSky Aviation Services of Fort Myers, Fla., and Spectralux of Redmond, Wash., have STC’d a mode-S enhanced surveillance upgrade for Gulfstreams. Cost is less than $20,000, depending on the aircraft’s current transponder configuration.

Glider in Midair Didn’t Turn on Transponder
October 9, 2006, 6:48 AM
October 2006

The Schleicher sailplane that collided with a NetJets Hawker 800XP at about 16,000 feet near Smith, Nev., on August 28 was equipped with a transponder but it was not turned on. Transponder activation is not required for glider operations below 18,000 feet msl and outside controlled airspace.

Front Range Airport Standing Tall
October 9, 2006, 6:45 AM
July 2005

On June 25, the tallest general aviation control tower in the U.S. was dedicated at Front Range Airport, Colo. The structure, operated under the FAA’s contract tower program, stands more than 5,596 feet msl and nearly 200 feet agl.

Errant Pilot Gets a Break
October 9, 2006, 6:36 AM
July 2005

Hayden Sheaffer, the pilot-in-command of the Cessna 150 that violated the Washington, D.C. ADIZ on May 11, will be allowed to reapply for his airman certificate in 10 months. The FAA reduced the original one-year penalty and Sheaffer, 69, agreed to drop his appeal to the NTSB.

EASA will further delay for-hire SEIMC
October 9, 2006, 6:34 AM
October 2006

The saga surrounding European approval for commercial operation of single-engine aircraft in IMC (SEIMC) continues. Late last month, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) was preparing “in the next few days” to invite proposals for a new year-long study that it hoped to launch by year-end.

FAA Notice Addresses Part 135 Ops
October 9, 2006, 6:34 AM
July 2005

Part 135 operations are the subject of FAA Notice 8400.83 focusing on clarifying the responsibility for operational control during air-taxi operations and spelling out the limitations of using doing-business-as (DBA) names.

Chicago and FAA settle over Meigs
October 9, 2006, 6:33 AM
October 2006

The City of Chicago settled an FAA enforcement action that arose after it bulldozed Meigs Field’s runway on March 30, 2003.

Embraer E175 gets FAA nod
October 9, 2006, 6:28 AM
October 2006

The 78- to 88-seat Embraer E175 earned its FAA certification last month, paving the way for deliveries to start in the U.S. Indianapolis-based Republic Airlines, still the only U.S.

C series gets its engine, launch delayed until fall
October 9, 2006, 6:28 AM
July 2005

Pratt & Whitney Canada plans to build a brand-new engine for Bom-bardier’s C Series line of single-aisle airliners.

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