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The FAA is no longer mailing paper copies of Airworthiness Directives.

As of March 2010, the FAA no longer mails paper copies of Airworthiness Directives (ADs) and Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (SAIBs) to aircraft owners and maintenance providers. Instead, the FAA is providing this information through a new e-mail service known as Gov-Delivery. While the FAA will continue to mail paper copies of Emergency ADs for the foreseeable future, aircraft owners and other interested persons will need to sign up to receive e-mail notifications for all other ADs through this free subscription service. You may register as many different makes and models of aircraft, engines and propellers as you like.

Remember this service is free of charge and relatively simple. Just follow the on-line instructions at http://rgl.faa.gov (note: there is no "www") Next, click on the link "subscribe for email delivery of Ads and SAIBs" then select your specific aircraft, engine and propeller make and model information.

If you still want paper copies, the FAA will continue to provide its AD Biweekly, which is a paid subscription of all ADs issued in the Federal Register over the previous 2-week period. The AD Biweekly is printed and mailed by the Government Printing Office (GPO) and does not include SAIBs. Contact the GPO directly at (202) 512-1806 for cost and addition information.

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Notice: FCC Bans 121.5 MHz ELTs

AOPA Opposes Rule Change
The Federal Communication Commission shocked the aviation community this week when it announced that it will prohibit the sale or use of 121.5 MHz emergency locator transmitters, effective in August. This ruling appears ill timed and several aviation groups are hoping to work with the FAA to work out compliance so that thousands of general aviation aircraft are not grounded.

The FCC says, "Were we to permit continued marketing and use of 121.5 MHz ELTs ... it would engender the risk that aircraft owners and operators would mistakenly rely on those ELTs for the relay of distress alerts."

The AOPA is opposed to the rule change and AOPA Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Rob Hackman says "The FCC is making a regulatory change that would impose an extra cost on GA operators, without properly communicating with the industry or understanding the implications of its action."

More than 220,000 aircraft in the general aviation fleet that still carry 121.5-MHz ELTs.

Contact Jet Center Medford for more information about switching your ELT.

Harrison Ford speaks to Capitol Hill about the Benefits of GA

Harrison Ford is a pilot worth listening to. Jet Center Medford is proud to reprint his message.

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Jet Center Medford Hosts "Wings of Freedom Tour" June 16-18

Jet Center Medford working in conjunction with the Collings Foundation are pleased to announce "The Wings of Freedom Tour" at the Medford International Airport June 16-18.

The Medford Tour will begin with the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Nine O Nine" WWII Heavy Bomber, Consolidated B-24 Liberator "Witchcraft" WWII Heavy Bomber and P-51 Mustang "Betty Jane" flying into the Rogue Valley between 1:00pm to 2:00pm on Wednesday June 16th.

Visitors are invited to explore the aircraft inside and out or experience the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to actually take a 30-minute flight aboard these rare aircraft. Get some "stick time" in the world's only dual control P-51C Mustang and write it off as a tax-deductible donation.

Click here for more information.

Mike Busch says Jet Center Medford's "Gary Hudnall" is one of our favorite people to work with.

Jet Center Medford is a little known secret in Southern Oregon. With 42 years outstanding service Mike Busch says in a recent Cirrus owner's web site: "Jet Center Medford is one of the very best Cirrus Authorized Service Centers in the country. Director of Maintenance Gary Hudnall should go on tour teaching other SCs about how world-class customer service is done. (In fact, I suggested this to the bigwigs at Cirrus Aircraft.) Great shop, great attitude. We just love working with Gary."

Mike Busch is CEO of Savvy Aircraft Management Maintenance, a well-known management firm that currently manages more than 100 Cirrus SR-22s. As a respected aviation writer and teacher, the primary focus of Mike's writing and teaching for the past 20 years has been aircraft maintenance. The FAA has named Mike as its "National Aviation Maintenance Technician of the Year" for 2008.

Alonzo "Lonie" Mullin

Alonzo "Lonie" Mullin was always smiling. That is what we will miss the most. We give our heartfelt condolences to the family.

November 16^th 1925 to May 22^nd 2010.

John Rachor Running for County Commissioner

Who is John Rachor?
John and his orange and yellow Robinson R44 helicopter with the Burger King logo have been well known to people around Medford Airport. Many of the people we talked to had great things to say about John and how he has contributed to our community.

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Battle of the Bulge Veteran Loves to Travel by Airplane or Motorcycle

At 85 years young, Lonie Mullin is a self-made traveling man.

When Lonie grew up near Yreka, California his future was not so clear. World War II was on the horizon and like so many young men of this period; he started his day long before the first school bell rang.

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Jet Center Medford Upgrades Mercy Flight King Air C90

What was the objective of the Project?
To improve situational awareness of the Mercy Flight pilots flying this C90 King Air in the demanding weather of the Pacific Northwest. This improvement called for synthetic vision, traffic information, weather data and new WAAS radios. The Garmin G600 was an ideal choice to add synthetic vision and bring this 1978 C90 into the world of multifunction displays. Rounding out the upgrade was a GNS 530W, GNS 430W, Garmin GDL 69 weather receiver and an L-3 Skywatch HP traffic advisory system.

Jet Center Medford Attends Northwest Aviation Conference and Trade

Again, Jet Center Medford participated in the Northwest Aviation Conference and Trade Show held on February 20-21 in Puyallup, Washington. 12,000 aviation enthusiasts gathered to check out what is new in the aviation industry! The attendance appeared to be up this year and attendees seemed to be upbeat about the future of aviation in general. It was our pleasure to support such a great event, and a surprise to see so many Oregonians had traveled north on a weekend with such terrific weather.

This year Jet Center Medford held a drawing for a Garmin 96C color GPS and the winner is Laure Hall. Laure is a pilot for Amity Oregon. Congratulations to her. Hope to see you there next year.

Jet Center Medford Awarded "Statement of Support of Guard and Reserve"

Col Richard McReynolds from ESGR (Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve), a Department of Defense organization, recently honored Jet Center Medford with a special plaque to which we are very proud. The ESGR recognizes outstanding American employers that support and value the military service of their employees.

Those of us at Jet Center Medford are humbled by this gratitude and think that maybe ESG has it backwards. It is all of us civilians that should be honoring those brave men and women in service that make such extreme sacrifices for all of us.

We were reminded of those sacrifices as Jet Center Medford was honored to assist the departure of the Southern Oregon Guard as they left for deployment from the Medford airport this past summer. The commitment on the faces of these soldiers should make us all proud.

Here are some of those photos.

Plane Dollars & Sense Aviation Seminar

On October 29th Jet Center Medford hosted its first "Plane Dollars and Sense" Aviation Seminar with great success. Dozens gathered to see and hear a panel of experts educate them on many aspects of aviation finances. These seven experts came from around the west coast to discuss, Aircraft Financing, 1031 Exchanges, Tax Strategies, Buying and Selling Aircraft and much more. With two aviation attorneys and one aviation CPA on hand, pilots and business people asked some difficult questions and got some terrific answers. Most enjoyed the event so much they begged for us to do it again in 2010. So stand by until next year...

Jet Center Medford Named Lycoming Authorized Service Center

Jet Center Medford of Medford Oregon was recently named a Lycoming Authorized Service Center giving pilots and owners a proven option for servicing their airplanes and purchasing genuine Lycoming parts.

To earn the designation, Jet Center Medford was required to meet Lycoming specified equipment and facility requirements, maintain required staff training levels, meet or exceed required levels of quality and professionalism, and be capable of handling fly-in customers.

Lycoming Authorized Service Centers are also the primary source of Lycoming Echelon STCs, Lycoming's own supplemental type certificate program to upgrade legacy aircraft with modern power plants.

Lycoming Earns IO-390 STC for Cessna 177 Cardinal RG

Williamsport, PA - June 22, 2009 - In two short months since the certification of the IO-390-A1A6 engine, Lycoming Engines, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), has earned a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for installing the engine in a Cessna 177 Cardinal RG.

"The 390 offers pilots more power in the same footprint as the IO-360," says Dennis Racine, Lycoming director of marketing and program management. "The benefits of the STC package include additional horsepower, improved performance in climb and cruise speed, and added value to the airframe."

Contact Jet Center Medford for an estimate for all you engine needs.

Avidyne Press Release

Avidyne Announces Certification of Entegra Release 9 Integrated Flight Deck System and approves Jet Center Medford as an authorized Avidyne Release 9 Dealer.

Avidyne's Next-generation IFD system includes high-resolution displays, revolutionary new single-pilot IFR FMS with WAAS/RNP-capable GPS first fully-digital VHF NAV/COM radios, and enhanced autopilot interface.

All Cirrus owners should contact Jet Center Medford about a Release 9 upgrade!!!

Jet Center Medford Consolidates to Jet Center North Facility

Jet Center Medford is excited to announce the latest change at our facility. We have consolidated our North and South Facilities into our North facility on Cirrus Drive. We have longed for this move into our more modern building with even more amenities than the old South Facility. It is business as usual for our customers, while improving our organization by having all our people under one roof.

So you, our customer, can expect the same great service as always, with the same faces, and the same smiles, only this time we are all at the same location.

Just ask for Jet Center on ground frequency and they will direct you right to us. By auto: Turn onto Cirrus Drive by the silver aircraft display on Biddle Road and go 3/10 mile to the "T" intersection of Pech and Cirrus. Turn right and follow the road 1/10 mile to 5000 Cirrus Drive.

Jet Center Medford Visits Washington Aviation Event

The Northwest Aviation Conference and Trade Show was a great success for Jet Center Medford. With the help of the BLM, we were able to give away 2,500 Western Red Cedar trees to willing attendees. Folks were enthusiastically surprised at being offered a tree or two. We wish them good luck with their planting projects.