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SPITFIRES'
EXCAVATION DATE SET
The long-anticipated dig to unearth a
cache of brand-new Spitfires that are believed to be buried in Burma is
expected to start on Jan. 12, local press has reported. According to The
Irrawaddy, archeologists first will spend about a week studying the
site, then the digging can begin. Up to 36 pristine Spitfires, still in
the packing crates they were delivered in near the end of World War II,
are expected to be found. David Cundall, who located
the burial site, said he has confirmed the airplanes are there by
sending a camera through a borehole. "We went into a crate, you can see
an object which resembles a Spitfire," he said. More...
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70
OF 72 ESCAPE CHRISTMAS BURMA CRASH
A Fokker 100 jet carrying
71 people for Air Bagan crashed in Burma on Christmas Day, breaking up
the aircraft, which was then destroyed by fire, but the loss of life has
so far been held at two, including one on the ground. The aircraft's
data recorder has been recovered and details of the accident are still
being collected. Early reports, which are likely to change, include one
from the airline stating that the aircraft was flying in heavy fog when
it hit electrical wires nearly a mile from its destination at Heho
airport as it descended into rice fields. Burma's information ministry
has reportedly said that the pilot mistook a road near for the airport's
nearby runway. Quotes from passengers suggest the initial impact was not
severe. More...
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ACCIDENT
FUELS DEBATE OVER INFANT SEATS IN PLANES
A six-month-old
infant being held in his mother's lap was the only one of nine occupants
who died in the crash of a Fairchild Metro 3/23, a twin-turboprop
regional airliner, in northern Canada on Saturday. Aviation rules in
both Canada and the U.S. allow parents to hold children younger than two
years old in their laps, although separate seats with age-appropriate
safety restraints have been recommended
by the National Transportation Safety Board. An FAA spokesperson told
The Associated Press in 2010 that if separate seats were required, it
would be more expensive for families to fly, and if they chose to drive
instead, the children would be exposed to a greater risk of accident.
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TYPE
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The new Type Club
Coalition launched its web portal last week, with the goal to lower the
accident rate for operators, owners, and builders of GA aircraft. The portal, hosted by
EAA, is designed to make it easier for pilots to learn about known risks
associated with their particular aircraft, whether it is a warbird,
factory-built, or amateur-built design. "If the community can work
together to eliminate the common mistakes of aircraft operation,
type-specific or otherwise, the overall safety of GA will increase
substantially," the group says at the website. The site will continue to
develop, with a bigger presence planned to go online in the spring, EAA
said. More...
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AVIATION
BUSINESSES EXPAND IN CENTRAL FLORIDA
Small towns in central
Florida are taking advantage of their sunny climate and abundant lakes
to attract aviation businesses. The town of Tavares recently became the
new
home for Progressive Aerodyne, the manufacturer of the SeaRey
amphibian, and now two other aviation companies have made plans to
locate in nearby towns next year, the Orlando Sentinel reported this week.
ItalicoAviationUSA will open a plant in Kissimmee, and Wipaire will open
a service center in Leesburg. More...
REPORT:
BUSINESS AIRCRAFT TO FUEL GA GROWTH
A year-end report and
forecast from the Aerospace Industries Association is upbeat on the
prospects for the general aviation industry in 2013 and beyond. "While
the last few years have been a challenging time for general aviation,
including a major bankruptcy [Hawker
Beechcraft] in this sector," says the report (PDF), "the market is still much larger than it was a
decade ago, and there are few doubts that growth will resume as the
world economy recovers." Moderate growth is expected for 2013, according
to the AIA analysis. The five-year forecast shows that nearly 80 percent
of those looking to purchase GA aircraft between 2013 and 2017 will do
so in the latter part of that period, with larger business jets leading
sales. More...
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FAA
EXPANDS WAAS, ADS-B SERVICES
Free traffic and weather
information can now be provided to pilots in seven new terminal areas,
the FAA Safety Team announced recently. To receive these in-flight
services, aircraft must be equipped to use ADS-B and to display traffic
information. The new services are available for Fairbanks, Alaska;
Lansing, Mich.; Pasco, Grant City, and Yakima, in Washington; Waterloo,
Penn., and Youngstown, Ohio. More details about the services can be
found online. The FAA also said recently it has published
more than 3,000 new WAAS approaches, which make it possible for pilots
to fly instrument approaches using GPS. More...
40
YEARS LATER, MEMORIAL SOUGHT FOR CRASH VICTIMS
Survivors and
families of the victims of Eastern Flight 401 are trying to collect
$15,000 for an engraved granite block to serve as a memorial to the 101
people killed when the jet crashed in the Everglades northwest of Miami
on Dec. 29, 1972. The flight took off from JFK with 176 aboard and while
approaching Miami the pilots became fixated on an indicator light that
had burned out. While working the problem, the crew failed to notice
that the jet's autopilot had been accidentally switched off and the jet
slowly descended into the Everglades, breaking apart on impact.
Proponents of the memorial hope to see it placed on the grounds at the
Glenn H. Curtiss Mansion and Gardens near Miami International Airport.
They also plan to meet, Saturday, at another Everglades crash memorial.
More...
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FIRST
G650 DELIVERED
Gulfstream ended the year with a brace of
accomplishments for its G650 program that set the stage for a busy 2013
in terms of deliveries. The company delivered its first G650 to a U.S.
customer last week. "The first delivery of an aircraft is always an
auspicious occasion and this one is especially so. This delivery
represents the beginning of a new era in aircraft design and
manufacturing in terms of quality, capabilities, reliability, parts
availability and maintenance activities," said Gulfstream President
Larry Flynn. "We're thrilled to see the first G650 leave our hangar for
a customer's. Soon the G650 will be a common sight at airports around
the world." The company also closed out the year with a couple of
important certifications. More...
UNCOMMANDED
YAW PRECEDED CRASH: NTSB
A phenomenon known as loss of
tailrotor effectiveness may have had something to do with the crash of a
Bell 206 in the East River off Manhattan 14 months ago. The NTSB factual
report into the crash (PDF) says an uncommanded right yaw while the pilot
was trying to land the aircraft preceded the crash, which killed two of
five people on board. Pilot Paul Dudley told the NTSB the he thought
he'd had an engine failure on takeoff and tried to return to the helipad
when the uncommanded right yaw occurred. Dudley said he thought the
sudden yaw was the result of tailrotor failure or loss of tailrotor
effectiveness and tried to minimize the impact of the helicopter by
manipulating the collective. No pre-crash mechanical faults were found
with the aircraft. Although the factual report does not determine cause,
the investigators included a detailed description of loss of tailrotor
effectiveness. More...
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AVWEB
INSIDER BLOG: LSAS FOR IFR? WHY NOT?
On the AVweb
Insider blog, Paul Bertorelli contends that spending $170,000 to
equip an LSA with dual-redundant glass and an autopilot just to tool
across the county for a burger raises an obvious question: Why not fly
these things IFR? This turns out to be a gray area, rules wise, but it
can be done if certain sensible limitations are observed. Read
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ARE YOU FLYING WITH A GARMIN GTN NAVIGATOR?
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VIDEO:
L-3'S TRILOGY BACKUP GYRO
 Glass panels have
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retrofitted with these systems, there's a growing market for backup
gyros. That market has clearly stated a preference: Backup glass units
are making inroads. In this AVweb video, Larry Anglisano of
Aviation Consumer and Kirk Fryar of Sarasota Avionics give us a
tour of the L-3 Trilogy. More...
VIDEO:
FK'S COMET BIPLANE
 FK Lightplanes has
significant presence in Europe but almost none in the U.S. They'd like
to change that with a sporty little aerobatic biplane called the FK-12
Comet. Right now, it's got a Rotax 912, but it will soon have a fully
aerobatic Lycoming AEIO-233, making it one of only a couple of light
sports approved for aerobatics and the only biplane. AVweb
recently took a spin in the Comet with Hansen Air Group's Mitch Hansen.
Here's a video report. More...
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