This December 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: Beech Baron; Location: Lancaster, Pa.; Injuries: None; Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The flight to reposition the airplane for maintenance was supposed to […]
Global warming debate stifles progress
I’ve received a lot of mail on my recent column on the effects of carbon dioxide on global warming (How are planes affecting the environment?). The replies were both pro and con on global warming and the greenhouse gas thing. I read most of the reports and find them very interesting. The problem is in […]
NAFI looks for new board members
The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) has put out a call for nominations to fill three open positions on the NAFI Board of Directors. This is the initial step in to the process of member election of directors, according to officials. “NAFI looks forward our members’ participation with respect to the election of NAFI […]
EPA predicts E15 approval in 2010 despite widespread opposition
As reported by the New York Times, despite widespread opposition and scant results from ongoing testing of vehicles burning E15, the EPA is already predicting it will approve lifting the current limit of ethanol in vehicle fuels from 10% to 15% by the end of 2010. Admitting that vehicles built before 2001 would need to […]
Students visit Aspen Avionics
Recently, 33 members of the Southwest Learning Centers’ AERO AV8R Program, located in Albuquerque, visited Aspen Avionics to see the company’s products, tour the manufacturing plant, and learn about career opportunities in aviation. “It’s exciting to see these motivated young people interested in pursuing careers in aerospace,” said Aspen Avionics President and CEO John Uczekaj. […]
Renowned Civil Air Patrol subchaser dies
One of Civil Air Patrol’s most famous World War II “subchasers,” honored for heroism by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, died Dec. 5 after a long illness. He was 96. Col. Edmond I. “Eddie” Edwards was widely known as the first Coastal Patrol (later Civil Air Patrol) pilot to spot a Nazi U-boat and radio its […]
Las Vegas chapter of IMCClubs.org kicks off
Michael Radomsky, president emeritus of the Cirrus Owners & Pilots Association (www.cirruspilots.org) and a member of the Permanent Editorial Board of the Aviators Model Code of Conduct, will lead the Las Vegas Chapter of the IMCClubs.org The chapter’s inaugural meeting will be held at Dakem & Associates, LLC, at 6170 W. Viking Rd., Las Vegas, […]
New sponsor for Mike Goulian
Mike Goulian Aerosports has inked a new air show marketing partnership with Air Show Buzz (ASB.tv) for 2010. ASB will replace Air BP’s Castrol Aviator as title sponsor for Goulian’s North American air show program. Goulian is an award-winning aerobatic and racing aviator from Massachusetts, who performs at air shows in North America and races […]
House passes another FAA extension
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House of Representatives passed a bill Dec. 8 to continue funding the FAA through March 2010. The temporary extension is the latest in a series of extensions passed by federal lawmakers since the FAA’s authorization expired in 2007. While the House passed an FAA reauthorization bill last May, the Senate has […]