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BIPLANE,
RC MODEL COLLIDE
 The FAA
has confirmed it is investigating a midair collision between a biplane
and what appears to be a large-scale radio-controlled model Aug. 14. FAA
spokesman Mike Fergus said the mishap occurred at an airport in
Brighton, Colo., during what appeared to be a model aircraft event. The
RC pilots were using an airport runway or taxiway for their activities
and the model involved in the collision was hovering on prop thrust
above a paved surface when the biplane (type unknown) made a low-level
pass with airshow smoke on over the field, then struck the model.
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PARACHUTE
SAVES ARGENTINE AIRSHOW PILOT
A 22-year-old Argentine
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about it thanks to the BRS ballistic parachute he installed in his RANS
S-9. Dino Moline's only injury was a slightly burned foot after a wing
snapped off during a negative G maneuver. The published negative G limit
is -4. Moline was performing at Show Aereo 2010 at El Trebol, Argentina
when, as he pulled up while inverted, the left wing departed. Although
we haven't spoken with Moline, he is quoted on an Argentine blog site this way. "I do not know what
happened, I think it was fatigue and I felt an explosion, saw a shadow
passed me and was the wing. Then I heard Cesar (Faristocco) shouted my
radio to pull the parachute and I did. I do not think anything. I saw
fire in the plane, and I despaired a little. Burned my foot, but I'm
okay." More...
ONLY
ONE KILLED IN SPECTACULAR CRASH
Authorities on the Colombian
resort island of San Andres say it's amazing more people weren't killed
when an Aires Airlines Boeing 737 crashed on landing and split into
three pieces early Monday. Police say one 65-year-old female passenger
was killed and about 30 were hurt. There were 125 passengers and six
crew on the plane. "It was a miracle and we have to give thanks to God,"
island Gov. Pedro Gallardo said. Weather was stormy and there have been
reports the aircraft was hit by lightning before the crash. There was
also a stroke of luck for the crash victims. More...
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'UNSAFE'
RAF AIRSHOW PILOT GROUNDED
An RAF pilot has been grounded, at
least temporarily, for putting a little extra into his job. Flt. Lt. Tom
Saunders is flying a desk after someone had a look at the flight data
recorder in the BAE Hawk jet he flew in air shows and determined he was
flying too aggressively. According to the London Daily Telegraph, the RAF was apparently
worried Saunders could have blacked out during his routine because of
the Gs recorded. "He was a bit of a naughty boy who did things he should
not have been doing, pulling too many Gs without telling anyone on the
ground about it," an unnamed RAF source told the paper. "What he was
doing was not particularly safe and by not telling people about it was
not a good thing to do. More...
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CRASH PILOT SPEAKS ABOUT INCIDENT
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The pilot of a Canadian Forces
CF-18 that crashed during an airshow rehearsal last month says he has
"no reservations" about returning to the cockpit after his dramatic
treetop ejection. Capt. Brian Bews appeared at a news conference Tuesday
to talk about the accident, which happened July 23, the day before the
Alberta International Airshow in Lethbridge, about 100 miles south of
Calgary. Bews was practicing the high alpha pass in which the aircraft
strikes a delicate balance between high angle of attack and engine power
to fly as slowly as possible. Bews told reporters he felt turbulence and
a downdraft and tried to abort the maneuver by adding power and climbing
out, something he'd done dozens of times before. "It became immediately
obvious to me that the jet was not acting like it normally acts," Bews
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TFR
RESPONSE RAISES SONIC BOOM NEAR SEATTLE
 Two
F-15C fighters from the Oregon Air National Guard's 142nd Fighter Wing
were likely the cause of booms heard Tuesday in the vicinity of Seattle,
Washington, during a Presidential visit. The Oregon National Guard
confirmed Tuesday that its NORAD-directed fighters were cleared to go
supersonic to intercept what was later found to be a float-equipped
Cessna 180 with two aboard as it wandered near a Presidential TFR. The
jets, which departed from Portland International airport, did not arrive
on scene in time to meet the aircraft, but sonic booms can be heard in
videos taken near Seattle at the time and by local seismographs (click
on "more" for the links). The noise set off a flood of calls to 911, and
even took the system offline in one area as anxious residents wondered
why their windows had shaken. The occupants of the Cessna, a man and
woman, met Secret Service on the ground and said they had seen the jets.
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MARTHA'S
VINEYARD TFR SOMETIME THURSDAY
The President is going on
vacation, and that means 10 days of disruption for the busy GA
operations around Martha's Vineyard. Temporary flight restrictions (PDF) go into effect Thursday but, as of late
Tuesday, the FAA didn't know exactly when. The agency is warning pilots
to check NOTAMs before flying in the area at any time beginning
Thursday. That's advice a floatplane pilot flying in the Seattle area
could apparently have used Tuesday as he blundered into a TFR around
Boeing Field for the president's whistlestop visit to the city. The
Associated Press quoted Laura Joseph, a passenger on a Cessna 180 flown
by Lee Daily, as saying the pilot was unaware of the TFR and landed at a
seaplane base on Lake Washington that was within the TFR. While TFR
violations go largely unnoticed these days, everyone in Greater Seattle
heard about this one. More...
PRO
PILOT CAREER FAIR AUG. 28
The pilot profession and aviation
in general has taken some knocks in the past couple of years but
industry officials say the future is bright for those who want a career
in the cockpit. FltOps.com is holding its annual Global Pilot Career
Conference and Job Fair Aug. 28 at the Atlanta Airport Marriott Gateway
hotel, and hundreds of young people looking to break into the business
and more experienced pilots looking for a change are expected to attend.
There will also be at least eight air carriers who are actively
recruiting in attendance and accepting resumes. A number of flight
training institutions will also be on hand. More...
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CORRECTION:
JACK ROUSH AUDIO
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We got
our wires crossed in our
story in Monday's AVwebFlash about the latest on the crash of
Jack Roush's Beech Premier at Oshkosh. We interpreted ATC recordings as
suggesting another controller second-guessed the controller in the chair
concerning the handling of Roush's flight. We've been told by someone
who should know (but isn't in an official capacity to be quoted) that it
was Roush who was questioning the instructions, not another controller.
We've received numerous e-mails about the gaffe and most agree that it
was Roush and the working controller in the exchange. Interestingly,
though, we received several e-mails from people who claim to know
Roush's voice (that was a common theme) and who thought our original
account was accurate. We also had a suggestion from a reader that we all
wait for the analysis of the CVR and official ATC tapes before we engage
in speculation. Seems like sound advice. More...
ROUSH
BLAMES CRASH ON LANDING 'CONFLICT' (CORRECTED)
NASCAR racing
legend Jack Roush appears to blame air traffic controllers working EAA
AirVenture in Oshkosh for the events that led to the crash landing of
his Beech Premier jet on July 27. "The reality of it -- on a trip
arrival into Oshkosh, Wisc., I was put in conflict with the flight plan
of another airplane close to the ground, and I was unable to address the
conflict and keep the airplane flying. I ground-looped the airplane..."
Roush told the car racing publication Motorsports. In tower recordings
Roush appears to question tower instructions "Is 6JR (Roush's plane)
going to be OK with this?" Roush asks. "Affirmative," says the
controller working Roush's aircraft. "Don't think so," says Roush.
Seconds later the first controller begins ordering traffic on final to
go around. The NTSB has issued its preliminary report and says, based on amateur video
it has seen, Roush apparently overshot the centerline of the runway and
made several course corrections. More...
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QUESTION
OF THE WEEK: ARE AIR SHOWS TOO DANGEROUS?
Today's AVwebFlash deals almost
exclusively with air show incidents. Are air shows a thing of the
past?
Plus: Last week, we asked AVweb readers
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BIPLANE
AND RC AIRPLANE MIDAIR COLLISION
The FAA
has confirmed it is investigating a midair collision between a biplane
and what appears to be a large-scale radio-controlled model on Aug. 14.
FAA spokesman Mike Fergus said the mishap occurred at an airport in
Brighton, Colo. during what appeared to be a model aircraft event. The
RC pilots were using an airport runway or taxiway for their activities,
and the model involved in the collision was hovering on prop thrust
above a paved surface when the biplane (type unknown) made a low-level
pass with air show smoke on over the field, then struck the model.
More...
SONIC
BOOM HEARD IN SEATTLE
Two Air
National Guard F-15s out of Portland International Airport went
supersonic over the continental U.S. Tuesday, and the sonic booms were
caught on local videos. The jets had been dispatched by NORAD. They had
been granted permission to go supersonic to intercept an aircraft that
was wandering near airspace that had been temporarily restricted during
a Presidential visit to the region. The first video was shot in Seattle
by a local news crew; the second, apparently by a local mother.
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FBO
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to divert from his route recently: I was met before the deluge on the ramp by the WaCo FBO
manager, Doug Lancaster, with chocks, tie-downs, and an offer of fuel.
Inside, I frequently checked the weather situation online and met local
pilots as they stopped in to hang out. When Doug came back to pull in a
scheduled home-based jet arriving before midnight, he stopped by the FBO
for the sole purpose of bringing to me a pillow and blanket! ... All
levels of flyers and craft would be comfortable here, and Doug knows how
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PICTURE
OF THE WEEK: AVWEB'S FLYING PHOTOGRAPHY SHOWCASE
 We've seen some
simple-but-amazing air-to-air photographs in our day — but this
week's top shot from John King of
Auckland, New Zealand takes the cake. 'Tain't PhotoShoppery that's
turned the world upside-down here, but rather pilot (and TV weatherman)
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