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AOPA welcomed President Barack Obama's announcement Sept. 6 that his administration will press for a major investment in the nation's transportation infrastructure, including at airports and in the Next Generation air transportation system (NextGen).

Proposals under consideration by ASTM committees for light sport aircraft could ban flight in instrument meteorological conditions for future aircraft until such time as ASTM reaches a consensus on standards for IFR aircraft.

Why is general aviation important to you? An audience of 130 Denver-area pilots and aviation enthusiasts had an opportunity to share their answers with their senator Aug. 30 at a GA Serves America community event at Centennial Airport.

Air racer and airshow performer Smokey Young says he will attempt a closed-course speed record Sept. 11 in Palm Springs, Calif., using Swift fuel, promoted as an alternative to 100LL.

The FAA has awarded Level D certification to SimCom's Eclipse simulators. This comes at a time when SimCom also earned FAA approval for its Eclipse pilot initial, recurrent, differences, and mentor training programs.

Dr. David B. Nichols has not only saved lives on the remote Tangier Island for three decades, but also spearheaded the building of a state-of-the-art medical facility to replace a dilapidated 1950s-era clinic.

Aviation in Kansas has an ally in its state legislature; elected officials are working together to ensure that Kansas aviation stays strong. A bipartisan coalition awarded airports 25 grants, totaling $1.3 million, to focus on airport development, airport and pilot safety, and airport maintenance.

In a meeting with general aviation advocacy groups, the FAA Office of Airport Compliance and Field Operations Director Randall Fiertz described the criteria that will be outlined in the office's soon-to-be-released revision of its policy on residential through-the-fence access at federally funded airports.

New Mexico relies on GA for businesses, tourism, aviation training, agricultural applications, and police and fire protection. Gov. Bill Richardson recognized the importance of aviation to his state by proclaiming September 2010 "Aviation and Aerospace Appreciation Month."

Oklahoma pilots talked about user fees, avgas, and more with AOPA President Craig Fuller and AOPA member U.S. Sen. James Inhofe during an Aug. 18 General Aviation Serves America community event at Wiley Post Airport in Oklahoma City.

As residents along the East Coast brace for the arrival of Hurricane Earl, aircraft owners in affected areas should include their aircraft in emergency preparations.

California public-use airports would be assured the protection of an airport land-use commission under a bill passed by the state Assembly Aug. 30.

The California Assembly overwhelmingly passed legislation Aug. 31 that would impose a moratorium on costly new flight training regulations in the state. The Senate had already adopted the bill, which now goes to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The FAA has issued an airworthiness directive for airplanes equipped with certain Thielert engines to prevent engine in-flight shutdown leading to loss of control of the airplane.

Santa Barbara City Manager Jim Armstrong, an AOPA member, says he plans to apologize to John and Martha King for the couple's detention Aug. 28 at gunpoint after landing at Santa Barbara airport. He plans to ask the police chief to do the same.

The AOPA Aircraft Financing Program's goal is to get pilots into the aircraft of their dreams. To help make aircraft ownership more attainable, the program just lowered its rates to make monthly payments more affordable.

Gulfstream Aerospace's new G650 reached Mach 0.995 in flutter tests, a feat that prompts the company to dub its top-of-the-line airplane the world's fastest civil aircraft.

Michael Combs and the Flight for the Human Spirit landed in California last week. Combs, who is attempting to fly in or to all 50 states in a Remos GX light sport aircraft, has now flown coast to coast on the journey that began in April.

The British have invaded Bay St Louis, Miss. There, a team of British and American engineers and technicians are working to restore a British Aerospace Lightning back to flying condition.

John and Martha King, owners of King Schools in San Diego, said they were mistakenly detained at gunpoint upon landing at Santa Barbara, Calif., on Aug. 28 by police who thought they had stolen a four-seat Cessna 172S.