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Jan 31 Tue

SAIB Issued For Cessna Piston Master Switch Issue

(SUMMARY) Avionics Master Switch Seeing Accelerated Failure Rate In Some Airplanes The FAA has issued an SAIB (Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin) concerning he avionics master switch on Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Model 172R, 172S, 182T, T182T,...
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Jan 31 Tue

Canadian Teens Send Lego Man To FL800

(SUMMARY) Viral Video Drawing Massive YouTube Views One of the latest viral videos on YouTube was created by two high school seniors from Canada, who were inspired by edge-of-space projects using weather balloons. Their video shows a Lego man holding a small...
1/31/2012 4:43 PM     Like   Read   Share


Jan 31 Tue

The Business Side Of A Successful Fly-In

(SUMMARY) Palatka, FL, Event Shows How To Do Things Right Having recently attended the 2012 LSA Expo where the new management is quickly turning it into a profit machine for the organizing body (at the expense of the vendors and general public), I was...
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Jan 31 Tue

B727 To Be Buried In CA As Work Of Art

(SUMMARY) Kern Planning Commission OK Was Unanimous Retired aircraft can face a wide variety of fates, from being salvaged for their expensive components, as in the case of the 747s acquired by Stratolauncher, to being left for decades in desert graveyards....
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Jan 31 Tue

FAA Reminds Pilots Of RVSM Flight Planning Responsibilities

(SUMMARY) InFO Stresses That Pilots Need Clearance To Enter Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum Airspace The FAA has relased an Information for Operators (InFO) document emphasizing RVSM flight planning guidance. The document states "If either the operator or...
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Jan 31 Tue

60 Days and Counting! ANN's Infamous April 1st Edition's Just Around The Corner!

(SUMMARY) Get Your Wacky Ideas In NOW! Time is fast ticking down to a date the entire ANN staff looks forward to every year. See, each April 1st, we have a problem getting our stories straight... we make things up, we get silly, we exaggerate and lampoon. In...
1/31/2012 4:39 PM     Like   Read   Share


Jan 31 Tue

C152 Collides With Taxi In Philippines

(SUMMARY) Empennage Damaged, But Only Minor Injuries An instructor was flying with a student on approach to an airfield in Lingayen, Pangasinan in Central Luzon in the Philippines in a Cessna 152, a scenario which has been duplicated many times around the...
1/31/2012 4:38 PM     Like   Read   Share


Jan 31 Tue

ATSB Investigates Tiger Moth Crash

(SUMMARY) Process Slowed By Discovery Of Asbestos In Firewall In an odd twist, investigators looking into the Friday crash of a vintage biplane in Australia had to halt their work Saturday because a 1930s safety feature designed into the plane was declared a...
1/31/2012 4:37 PM     Like   Read   Share


Jan 31 Tue

Aero-TV: The Veteran�s Airlift Command -- A Higher Purpose

(SUMMARY) A Little More In-Depth Look At One Of The Bright Shining Lights In The GA World Some months ago, we offered up a short but impressive look at a small organization that embodies the true spirit of today's aviators... the Veteran's Airlift Command....
1/31/2012 12:09 AM     Like   Read   Share


Jan 30 Mon

The Fly-In You Might Have Missed ... But Shouldn't Have

(SUMMARY) Palatka, FL Offers A Different Kind Of Event In a previous edition of Aero-News, we advised our readers about the upcoming second annual Fly-in at the Palatka, Florida airport. Well, if you missed this fly-in, you missed an excellent event, because...
1/30/2012 11:26 PM     Like   Read   Share


Jan 30 Mon

GE Aviation Looks To Complete Mississippi Plant By Year's End

(SUMMARY) General Contractor To Be Selected In February A new plant being built by GE Aviation in Ellisville, MS should be finished by the end of 2012, and fully operational in 2013, according to the company's media relations manager.
1/30/2012 11:24 PM     Like   Read   Share


Jan 30 Mon

Travel Industry Urges Congress To Stop Airlines From Breaking The Law

(SUMMARY) Airline Industry Pioneer Weighs In With The Business Travel Coalition The Business Travel Coalition (BTC) has transmitted a letter signed by some 150 organizations to Congressional conference committee members negotiating a long-term reauthorization...
1/30/2012 11:05 PM     Like   Read   Share


Jan 30 Mon

Eight Newark TSA Screeners Suspended

(SUMMARY) Transgressions Range From Sleeping On The Job To Improper Screening For Explosives Eight TSA workers have been suspended from duty at Newark Airport for a range of security lapses ranging from sleeping on the job to failing to screen some bags for...
1/30/2012 3:43 PM     Like   Read   Share


Jan 30 Mon

Airbus: 'Resilient' Cargo Market Will Drive Freighter Demand

(SUMMARY) Sees Particular Need For Aircraft In The A330-200F Category The 2011-2030 Airbus Cargo Global Market Forecast foresees this sector continuing to demonstrate its resiliency to financial challenges and other worldwide pressures, generating an overall...
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Jan 30 Mon

Marine Pilot Mourned In Hometown Service

(SUMMARY) One Of Six Fatally Injured In Sea Stallion Accident The Marine Corps pilot of a CH-53D Sea Stallion was laid to rest Sunday in his hometown of Crystal Lake, IL. Capt. Nathan McHone was fatally injured when his helicopter went down during a mission in...
1/30/2012 3:42 PM     Like   Read   Share


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