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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Aviation eBrief</title><description>Designed specifically for aviation enthusiasts, Aviation eBrief is a FREE daily e-mail newsletter. It provides concise, compelling, and timely news about general aviation.&amp;nbsp;Click&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/aopa/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to subscribe.</description><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/news/aopa?sb_code=rss</link><image><url>http://www.smartbrief.com/images/xml/generic/logos/sb_logo.gif</url><title>Aviation eBrief</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/news/aopa?sb_code=rss</link></image><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>23 Nov 2009 14:01:08 CST</lastBuildDate><item><title>FAA rules on Hudson River airspace go into effect</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644%26copyid%3D304CDBD5-6F06-4884-9861-7466834DAFEE%26brief%3Daopa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">The Federal Aviation Administration enacted new rules for the air corridor over the Hudson River last week. &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644%26copyid%3D304CDBD5-6F06-4884-9861-7466834DAFEE%26brief%3DAOPA%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644">More</a>-&nbsp;</div><p><div style="background-image:url('/images/briefs/common/graphicbox_top.gif');background-repeat:no-repeat;clear:both;margin:0 auto;margin-top:14px;border:1px solid #000000;padding:4px;padding-top:18px;"><B>Which Life Insurance Carrier Offers the Best Premium Rates for Pilots?</B> It Depends! And it changes often. You can find out easily from the Pilot Insurance Center. Don't overpay - Get complete coverage with no aviation exclusions from the experts. A+ rated policies. (800) 380-8376 or <a target="_blank" href="http://www.piclife.com">www.piclife.com</a>
<br/><a href="http://www.piclife.com"><img border="0" src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/i/0510A018-FFC6-45C2-AE10-8F269367629F/pilotins120x110.jpg"/></a></div></p>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644%26copyid%3D304CDBD5-6F06-4884-9861-7466834DAFEE%26brief%3Daopa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644</guid><pubDate>23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>News of the day</category></item><item><title>General aviation supports economy, former AOPA exec says</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644%26copyid%3D109507E3-3735-4CCB-B431-073754E7A98F%26brief%3Daopa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Some residents are criticizing the Alexander Salamon Airport in Adams County, Ohio, for receiving $807,187 in federal grants &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644%26copyid%3D109507E3-3735-4CCB-B431-073754E7A98F%26brief%3DAOPA%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644">More</a>-&nbsp;</div><p><div style="background-image:url('/images/briefs/common/graphicbox_top.gif');background-repeat:no-repeat;clear:both;margin:0 auto;margin-top:14px;border:1px solid #000000;padding:4px;padding-top:18px;"><a href="http://www.on2url.com/app/adtrack.asp?MerchantID=77263&AdID=466387"><img border="0" src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/i/589E887B-A0EC-42FB-B982-C636A6A2A91D/pilotworkshopshardestpart468.gif"/></a></div></p>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644%26copyid%3D109507E3-3735-4CCB-B431-073754E7A98F%26brief%3Daopa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644</guid><pubDate>23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>Aviation Update</category></item><item><title>Santa Monica Airport changes rules for piston planes</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644%26copyid%3DCA68DDFC-D681-4F0A-8552-D7AC312223D9%26brief%3Daopa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">The Santa Monica Airport in Santa Monica, Calif., is instituting new FAA rules to reduce the amount of time planes spend idli&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644%26copyid%3DCA68DDFC-D681-4F0A-8552-D7AC312223D9%26brief%3DAOPA%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644%26copyid%3DCA68DDFC-D681-4F0A-8552-D7AC312223D9%26brief%3Daopa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644</guid><pubDate>23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>Airport Focus</category></item><item><title>Football field set for Sioux Falls called potential hazard for airport</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644%26copyid%3D4976D244-D87F-471A-9DAA-4161EF920C2F%26brief%3Daopa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">The executive director of Sioux Falls Regional Airport in South Dakota is calling for a new football complex planned near the&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644%26copyid%3D4976D244-D87F-471A-9DAA-4161EF920C2F%26brief%3DAOPA%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644">More</a>-&nbsp;</div><p><div style="background-image:url('/images/briefs/common/graphicbox_top.gif');background-repeat:no-repeat;clear:both;margin:0 auto;margin-top:14px;border:1px solid #000000;padding:4px;padding-top:18px;"><a href="http://www7.intellisurvey.com/run/lek1109ipp5"><img border="0" src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/i/42C8AC98-E818-4327-ADBE-B4CA29DE737E/airline-banner-c.gif"/></a></div></p>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644%26copyid%3D4976D244-D87F-471A-9DAA-4161EF920C2F%26brief%3Daopa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644</guid><pubDate>23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>Airport Focus</category></item><item><title>Navy requests system to help unmanned aircraft avoid collisions</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644%26copyid%3D4222C227-0C27-429D-9911-D836A6C97C84%26brief%3Daopa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">The Office of Naval Research has issued a request for the aviation industry to develop a collision avoidance system that woul&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644%26copyid%3D4222C227-0C27-429D-9911-D836A6C97C84%26brief%3DAOPA%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644">More</a>-&nbsp;</div><p><div style="background-image:url('/images/briefs/common/graphicbox_top.gif');background-repeat:no-repeat;clear:both;margin:0 auto;margin-top:14px;border:1px solid #000000;padding:4px;padding-top:18px;"><a href="http://apexedge.questionpro.com"><img border="0" src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/i/A233C574-7102-4491-8D56-B979B8A11774/honeyw091150-aopa-468x60-3.jpg"/></a></div></p>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644%26copyid%3D4222C227-0C27-429D-9911-D836A6C97C84%26brief%3Daopa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644</guid><pubDate>23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>Avionics &amp; Technology</category></item><item><title>Texas pilot wins U.S. National Aerobatic Championships</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644%26copyid%3DB91DEF80-CD47-4375-A10B-1E2EDFFB5B46%26brief%3Daopa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Texas pilot Bill Denton has won first place in the intermediate division of the U.S. National Aerobatic Championships. &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644%26copyid%3DB91DEF80-CD47-4375-A10B-1E2EDFFB5B46%26brief%3DAOPA%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644%26copyid%3DB91DEF80-CD47-4375-A10B-1E2EDFFB5B46%26brief%3Daopa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644</guid><pubDate>23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>Pilot Spotlight</category></item><item><title>AOPA program addresses pilots' medical needs</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644%26copyid%3DF313C54B-AD79-4AB7-B76E-633DE89745D5%26brief%3Daopa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">The health of general aviation depends on the health of pilots. &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644%26copyid%3DF313C54B-AD79-4AB7-B76E-633DE89745D5%26brief%3DAOPA%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644%26copyid%3DF313C54B-AD79-4AB7-B76E-633DE89745D5%26brief%3Daopa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644</guid><pubDate>23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>AOPA News</category></item><item><title>Charles Darwin,  English naturalist</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644%26copyid%3D8EDF05A7-3456-4C92-8F22-AB00D51FAAD7%26brief%3Daopa%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644%26copyid%3D8EDF05A7-3456-4C92-8F22-AB00D51FAAD7%26brief%3DAOPA%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss&i=363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644%26copyid%3D8EDF05A7-3456-4C92-8F22-AB00D51FAAD7%26brief%3Daopa%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=363610B7-50E2-4509-9798-204EF2DF8644</guid><pubDate>23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>SmartQuote</category></item></channel></rss>