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AVMAIL AVmail: Nov. 13, 2006Reader mail this week about PATCO, user fees, Deland tower and skydivers outcome and much more.

WHAT’S NEW FOR NOVEMBERThis month AVweb’s survey of the latest products and services for pilots, mechanics and aircraft owners brings you diesel engines for new Skyhawks, glass-cockpit flight training devices, an electric folding bike and more.

AVweb posts audio news on Mondays, plus a new in-depth interview each Friday. In Friday’s podcast, you’ll find an interview with Cessna chairman, president and CEO Jack Pelton, covering the company’s light sport aircraft and next-generation piston family. And AVweb’s podcast index includes interviews with Spectrum Aeronautical chairman Linden Blue, Adam Aircraft chairman Rick Adam […]

HAVE YOU SIGNED UP yet for AVwebs NO-COST twice monthly Business AVflash? Reporting on breaking news, Business AVflash also focuses on the companies, the products and the industry leaders that make headlines in the Business of Aviation. Business AVflash is a must read. Watch for a Business AVflash regular feature, TSA WATCH: GA IN THE […]

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The deal between skydivers and the airport in Deland, Fla., won’t prevent a control tower from being built there, but will ensure that skydiving operations can continue after the tower is built.

With some 1,100 hours of flight testing logged, the Epic Dynasty — the $1.9 million certified version of the owner-assisted-built Epic LT — made its first public display last week at AOPA Expo in Palm Springs, Calif. With a high-speed cruise of up to 340 knots and an 1,874-nm NBAA IFR range, Epic said the […]

The media around Martinsburg, W. Va., are chronicling the fortunes of Tiger Aircraft and the implication is that the company can’t last much longer. According to a story in the Martinsburg Journal, the latest nail in the coffin is that the company owes $115,000 in back taxes. It has, however, paid its lease to the […]