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Monday, November 9, 2009
AEA Challenges SMS NPRM
The Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) has submitted comments to the Federal Aviation Administration in response to the FAA's safety management systems proposed rulemaking (Safety Management System; Docket No. FAA-2009-0671). The AEA does not support the FAA's broad-based proposal to mandate an... [read more]
November 9, 2009
Safety & Technology Trends
On ALERT in Arkansas The Arkansas Children's Hospital's aviation program---Angel One---has been awarded FAA approval for its Helicopter Flight Data Monitoring/Flight Operations Quality Assurance (HFDM/FOQA) program. As one of the leading small operators of...
November 9, 2009
Safety Rules & Regulations
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310. Final rule; request for comments. SUMMARY: The FAA is revising an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to all Airbus Model A310 airplanes. That AD currently requires revising the Airworthiness...
November 9, 2009
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Oct 03, 2009 Jones Creek, TX BEECH E18S N797SB A/c substantially damaged when struck radio tower and impacted terrain while maneuvering near Lake Jackson. . Local mosquito control flight originated at Brazoria...
November 2, 2009
Pilot Error Blamed for 2008 HEMS Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Oct. 27 ruled that the probable cause of the fatal crash of a Maryland State Police (MSP) helicopter emergency medical services flight ("Trooper 2") was the pilot's attempt to regain visual...
November 2, 2009
Predicting a Caller's Fate
What if a 911 operator and/or hospital emergency room staff could better assess whether an injured party is actually about to die? Could this additional critical information be used to determine whether an emergency medical services (EMS) helicopter should be...
November 2, 2009
Autopilot Available for Medical Choppers
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently drafted and sent to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) numerous recommendations that Safety Board members believe would improve the safety margins for the helicopter emergency medical services...
November 2, 2009
Raytheon Improving Pilot Situational Awareness
The U..S. Army has awarded Raytheon a $13 million contract to develop additional sensor prototypes for the Advanced Distributed Aperture System (ADAS), which gives helicopter pilots 360-degree situational awareness. The award is the first extension of a Joint...
November 2, 2009
Cyberspace No Fly Zone
Your remember yours. I remember mine. Every pilot remembers ground school. Mine was in a dingy and dark corner of the low-rent district of a Florida airport. The three-classroom facility smelled like stale coffee and mildew. The air conditioning worked fine...
November 2, 2009
Asleep at the Wheel
Two pilots for Go! Airlines who slumbered during a flight in Hawaii, were suspended for careless and reckless operation of an aircraft by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and subsequently fired by their employer. The captain was later found as...
November 2, 2009
Safety & Technology Trends
FAA Approves AWOS AV All Weather, Inc. (AWI) has been granted approval for an Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS) Type AV (Altimeter and Visibility). AWI has been designing and producing various AWOS Types for over 20 years including AWOS Types A, I...
November 2, 2009
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Oct 01, 2009 Dayton, OH DUSENBERRY MARK J 1905 WRIGHT FLYER N3635N 1905 Wright Flyer, collided with terrain following loss of control shortly after taking off from Huffman Prairie Flying Field at...
October 26, 2009
New Choppers for HealthNet
Metro Aviation has been awarded a completion contract to finish two air medically configured helicopters for HealthNet Aeromedical Services based in Charleston, WV. HealthNet, a longtime air medical provider, will receive the new EC135 and EC145 as additions...
October 26, 2009
Life Saver or Life Taker?
A New Era for Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) An Aviation Today Webinar Thursday, October 29, 2009 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (ET) Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) operations provide an important service to the public by transporting...
October 26, 2009
Safety & Technology Trends
Police Chopper Shot Down in Brazil Two Brazilian policemen were killed after their helicopter came under fire from gang members below them and crashed. The pilot struggled to put the helicopter down safely after being shot in the leg by suspected...
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