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July 20, 2009
Making Alaskan Airfield Approaches Safer
Approaching Alaskan airfields can be an aerial obstacle course for aircraft making descents and landings. Often surrounded by challenging mountainous terrain, air corridors into and out of the airports may be hemmed in by pinnacles, towering conifers and even...
July 20, 2009
Fossett Doomed by Downdrafts
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its final report on the Sept. 3, 2007 aviation accident that claimed the life of Steve Fossett, saying that the famed aviator was downed by mountain downdrafts during a local pleasure flight. The...
July 20, 2009
Safety & Technology Trends
IHST to Meet The International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST) will hold its Third International Helicopter Safety Symposium, September 29 - October 1, 2009, at the Hotel Hilton Montr�al Bonaventure, Montr�al, Qu�bec, Canada. The event comes as long-term...
July 20, 2009
General Aviation Security
On July 15, 2009, the Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee conducted a hearing entitled General Aviation Security: Assessing Risks and the Road Ahead. Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) said the...
July 20, 2009
Safety Rules & Regs
FAA Issues SAFO On Certain Lithium Batteries. The two types of batteries commonly used to power consumer PEDs (Personal Electronic Devices) brought on aircraft are lithium batteries (disposable) and lithium-ion batteries (rechargeable). Both these types are...
July 20, 2009
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks May 29, 2009 Dublin Airport, Ireland Boeing 757 Plane carrying almost 200 passengers had a close shave with a tractor lawnmower as it landed on a foggy night Driver of riding mower not notice Boeing 757 until...
July 13, 2009
Safety Rules & Regs
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 Airplanes; Model A300 B4-601, B4-603, B4-620, B4-622, B4-605R, B4-622R, F4-605R, F4-622R, and C4-605R Variant F Airplanes (Collectively Called A300-600 Series Airplanes); and Model A310. Final rule. SUMMARY: The FAA...
July 13, 2009
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks May 09, 2009 Ramona, CA Upton Bakeng Duce N86YP A/c impacted ground about 6.4 miles E-SE of Ramona. Amateur built, single engine, experimental airplane was operated by pilot, who had borrowed a/c from owner...
June 29, 2009
High-flying Kites Could Light Up New York
In the future, will wind power tapped by high-flying kites light up New York? A new study by scientists at the Carnegie Institution and California State University identifies New York as a prime location for exploiting high-altitude winds, which globally...
June 29, 2009
Safety & Technology Trends
Talking Tough Newly anointed FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt talked recently about his priorities as head of the U.S. aviation agency. "A word about my number one priority. Safety. Colgan and Air France are reminders that we've got to be vigilant. The...
June 29, 2009
Safety Rules & Regs
Notice of RTCA Program Management Committee meeting. SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of the RTCA Program Management Committee. DATES: The meeting will be held July 1, 2009 starting at 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. ADDRESSES...
June 29, 2009
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks May 01, 2009 Guayaquil, Ecuador BOEING 757-236 HC-CHC AEROGAL a/c powered by Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4 engines experienced compressor stall after takeoff from Simon Bolivar International, Guayaquil Ecuador...
June 22, 2009
SESAR Gets Off the Ground
The SESAR Joint Undertaking (SESAR JU), a public-private partnership in air traffic management (ATM) research and development founded by the European Commission and EUROCONTROL, has signed 16 contracts totaling Euro1.9 billion for the creation of Europe's...
June 22, 2009
Pilots Faulted in 2008 California Mid-Air
The NTSB has released its probable cause findings for the January 20, 2008 mid-air collision that killed four people in two aircraft and one on the ground in Carona, CA. A Cessna 172N (N737EJ) and a Cessna 150M (N4008V) collided in-flight while maneuvering...
June 22, 2009
Trading Energy for Safety, Bees Extend Legs to Stay Stable in Wind
New research shows some bees brace themselves against wind and turbulence by extending their sturdy hind legs while flying. But this approach comes at a steep cost, increasing aerodynamic drag and the power required for flight by roughly 30 percent, and...
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