-406Mhz ELTs Req'd in Mexico, July 1st (AOPA Article)

Pending: Tucson International Airport Anniversary and Fly-in for Cowboy Poetry.

FAA EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR 'ENGLISH PROFICIENT' CERTIFICATES:
Because of an influx of pilot requests for new plastic pilot certificates, the FAA has delayed the deadline by one year for complying with the International Civil Aviation Organization's language proficiency standards for operating internationally. Pilots, flight engineers, and navigators who fly internationally now have until March 5, 2009, to get a plastic pilot certificate with an "English Proficient" endorsement on it. The increase in requests for new pilot certificates is due in part to the FAA's announcement last week that it will require all pilots to carry a plastic certificate by 2010. To help you sort through what certificate you need and by which deadline, AOPA has compiled an online subject report