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(SMART SUMMARY) Statistics that show a high accident rate for homebuilt aircraft may not reveal the complete picture, EAA said this week.
(SMART SUMMARY) A 23-year-old man who stole a Cirrus SR22 in San Diego last month has pleaded guilty to a felony.
(SMART SUMMARY) We're sorry to report that Paul Bertorelli is being treated for ADHS advanced delusional hallucination syndrome.
(SMART SUMMARY) An NTSB study shows glass cockpit technology has not significantly improved the safety of small light planes, the NTSB said Tuesday, and the Board recommended changes, from training to maintenance reporting, to improve the statistics.
(SMART SUMMARY) Many pilots today are trained on older simulators that can't effectively re-create the real behavior of aircraft during stalls, severe icing, upsets due to wind shear or wake encounters, and other extreme conditions, says a recent NTSB report.
(SMART SUMMARY) "We reached this conclusion based on the structure of the source selection methodology defined in the RFP, which clearly favors Boeings smaller refueling tanker and does not provide adequate value recognition of the added capability of a larger tanker, precluding us from any competitive opportunity," Bush said.
(SMART SUMMARY) The House Web site makes it easy to email your representative simply by entering your zip code.
(SMART SUMMARY) In a statement, Sullenberger said though he is retiring after 30 years on the flight line, he plans to continue to advocate for aviation safety and for the profession of airline pilots.
(SMART SUMMARY) The FAA has banned tower visits, and airline pilots using New York's JFK Airport are showing support for tower controller Glenn Duffy and his supervisors after Duffy allowed his kids to issue instructions over the tower frequency in mid-February.
(SMART SUMMARY) Overheard near Sacramento, California, where NorCal approach and departure is training a large number of new controllers:Cessna 12345:"NorCal approach, student pilot, Cessna 12345.
(SMART SUMMARY) Does military intelligence translate to transportations security?
(SMART SUMMARY) He retired from the Army in 2001 and owned his own security consultant firm specializing in homeland security assignments.
(SMART SUMMARY) IFR magazine's Jeff Van West shows how a portable GPS can be used to evaluate what altitudes will be safe for flying up valleys (without actually changing altitudes) and how to use the GPS while in those valleys to enhance safety and situational awareness.
(SMART SUMMARY) >>> AVWEB FUEL FINDERCURRENT PRICE FOR 100LL: $4.62 (up 2¢ from last week)CURRENT PRICE FOR JET A: $4.31 (down 1¢ from last week)Fuel prices provided weekly by AirNav, based on prices from the past 2 weeks.
(SMART SUMMARY) Last week's kid controller story kicked off world-class frothing about the sensationalizing mainstream media, probably deserved.
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