This March 2007 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Cessna 172. Location: Norfolk, Va. Injuries: None. Aircraft damage: Minor. What reportedly happened: The pilot was attempting to land on a 9,001- x 150-foot-wide […]
HydroSwing puts LiD on door market
HydroSwing Doors, which manufactures hydraulic doors for aviation uses, has introduced The LiD (Light Industrial Door). “The Hydroswing hydraulic door system is continually evolving,” said Marshal Parker, Hydroswing owner and president. “My own entry into this market was spurred on by my need for efficiency in large door design for my own personal hangar use. […]
Educated Owner series now on DVD
Approach Aviation has released The Educated Owner Video Series on DVD. The Educated Owner Video Series is dedicated to helping owners and pilots increase safety and reduce the costs associated with aircraft ownership. Approach Aviation has re-edited the series to provide direct navigation so viewers can jump directly to chapters and topics contained in each […]
WIRED offers air traffic plan
The current issue of WIRED magazine, which hit news-stands Feb. 25, features a piece entitled “Air Repair” in which writer Andrew Blum offers “an ingenious plan to unclog the sky” around New York City. Nearly all U.S. flight delays can be traced to the snarl of jets over New York City, he asserts. How would […]
New book chronicles Embry-Riddle’s role in WWII flight training
In a new book, “Embry-Riddle at War: Aviation Training During WWII,” Dr. Stephen Craft tells the story of the Embry-Riddle Co., a small Miami-based operation established in 1939 by pilot and businessman John Paul Riddle that developed into one of the nation’s largest aviation training centers for the U.S. military, its allies, and civilians. In […]
Cessna 400 gains EASA certification
Cessna Aircraft Co. has gained full type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the 400 Corvalis TT high performance, single-engine piston aircraft. The 400 Corvalis TT is billed as the world’s fastest fixed-gear single-engine piston aircraft with a top speed of 235 knots and a service ceiling of 25,000 feet. The 400 […]
A new Marine One? Maybe not.
What a difference a day makes. Less than 24 hours after Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling expressed confidence that the Obama Administration will give the go-ahead to the VH-71 presidential helicopter, even though costs for it have nearly doubled to $11.2 billion, that prospect darkened when the president called it an example of Bush Administration military […]
Augusta FBO prepares for Masters
Augusta Regional Airport Aviation Services (AGS) at Bush Field is gearing up for the annual Masters Golf Tournament, slated for April 6-12. AGS is offering an Avfuel AVTRIP promotion of bonus points to pilots refueling at the FBO during the tournament. Owned by the city of Augusta, the FBO is equipped with a passenger lounge, […]
Piper shutdown extended two weeks
Piper Aircraft has decided to shut down operations for one week in May and another week in June, in addition to closings of one week in April and one in July, which were announced earlier, said company spokesman Mark Miller on Feb. 24. The shutdowns will be without pay and will affect all employees, from […]