This April 2008 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 182. Injuries: None. Location: Romeo, Mich. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The airplane’s main landing gear struts were replaced with repaired struts […]
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Whiteplains Plantation: More than just a place to live
By BILL WALKER, For General Aviation News In a little over a decade, Whiteplains Plantation has developed into a thriving airpark that markets itself as South Carolina’s premier residential aviation community. But it’s not just the homes, the hangars or the runway that make the airpark such a success. It’s the people, residents say. There […]
Sporty’s Academy named FAA Safety Team member
Sporty’s Academy has been named an industry member of the FAA Safety Team (FAAST) to help promote aviation safety and awareness to all pilots. The mission of the FAAST Team and Sporty’s partnership is to improve aviation’s safety record by conveying safety principles and practices through outreach and education. To help accomplish this mission, Sporty’s […]
Wayward satellite affects WAAS coverage
Intelsat is having trouble controlling its Galaxy XV satellite and has notified the FAA that it will stop broadcasting Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) signals in the next few weeks, according to a report at EAA.org. The Intelsat Galaxy XV is one of the geostationary satellites (GEO) that broadcasts the WAAS signal in space. For […]
NATA holds ‘Day on the Hill’
The National Air Transportation Association’s (NATA) 2010 Day on the Hill event brought nearly 100 association members to the Capitol last Wednesday to visit their members of Congress and their staff. Day on the Hill participants began the day’s events with a preparatory luncheon, and then dispersed for meetings with their congressional representatives. Those meetings […]
Wayne Rosenkrans, retired Jeppesen president, dies
Former Jeppesen President and CEO Wayne Rosenkrans passed away April 12. He was 86. Rosenkrans joined Jeppesen following service as an Army Air Corps F-47 pilot during World War II as a compiler of navigation charts and quickly moved into a succession of managerial positions. He served as manager of Airline Sales and Service, director […]
Hartzell gets STC for Cessna T/P210
Hartzell Propeller Inc. has received FAA approval for a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) that covers new 3-bladed propellers installed on Cessna’s pressurized P210N (1978-84) and turbocharged T210F-N (1966-84) models. Installation of the Hartzell model HC-J3YF-1RF/F8068, 82-inch diameter Scimitar 3-blade prop on the Cessna T/P210 Series typically offers a one- to three-knot increase in cruise speed, […]
European bizav flights resume after volcano chaos
Business aircraft grounded by ash from an Icelandic volcano were back flying in Europe’s skies minutes after authorities lifted widespread airspace closures, according to a report at Aviation International News Online.