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Key Takeaways:

  • Senators Inouye and Stevens co-sponsored an alternative FAA reauthorization bill, described as an improvement but still not friendly to general aviation.
  • A preliminary NTSB report indicated a fatal Grumman AA-5B crash resulted from the pilot struggling with a diabetic passenger.
  • The National Institute for Aviation Research opened its first environmental test laboratory, and AeroPalm updated its aviation GPS with terrain and conflict information.
  • In other industry news, 24 pilots completed Eclipse 500 type ratings, Quest Aircraft hired a new customer service director, and the Commemorative Air Force will unveil an upgraded B-24.
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Sens. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, and Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, have signed on to co-sponsor a new bill that provides an alternative to the FAA’s proposed reauthorization legislation. The bill has been called better than the FAA version, but still not friendly to GA

The upgraded version of the Commemorative Air Forces B-24 will be unveiled Saturday morning at the American Airpower Heritage Museum in Midland, Texas…

The pilot of a Grumman AA-5B was “wrestling” with a diabetic passenger who was experiencing “tremors” when the airplane crashed, the NTSB said in a preliminary report this week. Both were killed in the crash…

The National Institute for Aviation Research at Wichita State University has opened its first environmental test laboratory, which supports experiments to show whether aeronautical equipment can withstand various environmental stresses…

AeroPalm, an aviation GPS for Palm and Treo devices, now has terrain and conflict information…

According to Eclipse Aviation, 24 pilots have completed their Eclipse 500 type rating, including FAA, Eclipse and customer pilots, and an additional 26 customer pilots are in training now…

Quest Aircraft has hired Steve Zaat as director of customer service. Zaat’s 35 years of experience includes work with the U.S. Army and Boeing.

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