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July 30, 2011
By The AVweb Editorial Staff
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In its latest update on the Air France 447 Rio/Paris crash of June 1, 2009, the French Accident Investigation Bureau (BEA) reports on its analysis of the flight recorders, which were recovered in
May. That analysis showed that after the autopilot disengaged, the pilots were confronted with a confusing situation they had never been trained for -- an unreliable indicated airspeed, high altitude,
and manual flight controls. Also, the report said there is no training for how to best manage cockpit resources when there are two co-pilots at the controls and a relief captain. "No standard callouts
regarding the differences in pitch attitude and vertical speed were made," the report says. In a news release, Air
France said, "The combination of multiple improbable factors led to the disaster in less than four minutes…. At this stage, there is no reason to question the crew's technical skills."
The BEA report notes that "even though they identified and announced the loss of the speed indications, neither of the two copilots called the procedure 'Unreliable IAS' …. The copilots had
received no high-altitude training for the 'Unreliable IAS' procedure and manual air craft handling… No standard callouts regarding the differences in pitch attitude and vertical speed were
made." The approach to stall was characterized by the triggering of the warning, then the appearance of buffet, the report says, but "the airplane's angle of attack was not directly displayed to the
pilots." A short time after the triggering of the stall warning, the pilot flying applied takeoff/go-around thrust and made a nose-up input. The BEA reports are available online.
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Lithium batteries were reportedly on board a five-year-old Asiana Airlines
Boeing 747F cargo plane that crashed in the ocean off South Korea Thursday after the two-person crew reported an inflight fire. According to Air Transport World the aircraft, on a regular run from
Soeul/Incheon, South Korea to Shanghai/Pudong, China. It was also carrying paints and resins. Cause of the fire and the subsequent crash hasn't been determined but lithium batteries are thought to be
the cause of a fire that brought down a UPS 747 last year in Dubai.
The publication reported Asiana officials said the batteries and liquids were loaded in compliance with international standards and that was checked by the crew. The flight was diverted to Jeju
after the fire was reported but crashed in the East China Sea. Debris and a fuel slick has been found by searchers. The NTSB is sending a team to help with the investigation.
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Beyond Aviation, until recently known as Bye Energy, started initial taxi tests on its electric-powered Cessna 172 last Friday, the company said this week. "We will be announcing our first flight date soon," said Charlie Johnson,
president of the company. The tests are taking place at Centennial Airport in Englewood, Colo. The company said its goal is to develop practical, cost-effective electric and hybrid propulsion systems
that can easily work as a replacement for internal combustion engines in the 150- to 200-hp range. "The aircraft currently is configured as a proof of concept, 'battery only' aircraft," Darrel Watson,
vice president of engineering, told AVweb.
Last November, company founder George Bye said the goal of the project was to create a two-place airplane that would be
practical for the training market. He hoped to create an aircraft that would offer an endurance of two hours with a combination of battery power, solar panels on the wings, and power reclaimed from
wingtip devices that capture energy in flight. Johnson said that Beyond Aviation will continue the former company's relationships with key sponsors such as Cessna, Jeppesen, Garmin and
others.
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The IMC Club, a nonprofit project that launched just about a year ago in Norwood, Mass., aims to help instrument-rated private pilots gain the confidence and skills they need to get the most out of
their rating. Members meet once a month to advance their knowledge by sharing experiences or hosting a guest speaker. The project now has 28 chapters and about 1,000 members across the country, and
Radek Wyrzykowski, one of the founders of the group, says they are now ready to launch "IMC Club 2.0." The main advance is a new alliance
with PilotWorkshops.com to provide "IFR Mastery" training materials for each monthly meeting.
Wyrzykowski said other new aspects of IMC Club 2.0 are a partnership with Redbird flight simulators and stronger support for new chapters. He now goes to every new site to help them launch, and
provides materials and guidelines. The group will have a presence at AOPA Summit in September, in Hartford, Conn. Wyrzykowski spoke with AVweb's Mary Grady in detail last week about how the
clubs work and how pilots can participate. Click here to listen to the podcast.
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Vote for Your Favorite Aviation Charity
Don't forget to stop by the Lightspeed Pavilion outside Hangar B today and cast your vote for your favorite aviation charity. The five that receive the most votes from the pilot community will
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Several hundred teachers from around the country -- many of them pilots -- gathered at the EAA Museum on Tuesday for Build A Plane's annual Teachers Day event. Jeff Skiles, the first officer on
"Miracle on the Hudson" Flight 1549 was among the speakers, which also included guests from EAA, AOPA, the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum, and more. Build A Plane founder Lyn Freeman told AVweb his group has been running the event for three years, and participation from across the country is growing. "This year we had teachers
from New York, Tennessee, Texas, Arizona, all over," he said. The teachers also spend some time in hands-on activities with kids, and after lunch they are free to explore AirVenture.
The project aims to help teachers use aviation to advance their students' skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Another benefit that Build A Plane offers to teachers is access
to advanced 3-D CAD software donated by PTC, a software company that services companies such as Boeing and Airbus. "Any teacher who signs up for a Build A Plane project immediately gets access to this
software, which enables those students to compete in the Real World Design Challenge," Freeman said. Students from around the country compete in the Challenge each year to solve an engineering
problem, such as designing a more efficient wing for aircraft to save on fuel. The software is especially valued by schools that have signed up to Build A Plane, but are still on the waiting list for
donations. "We are always looking for more airplanes," Freeman said. "We started a raffle here at AirVenture for a free trip to the Bahamas, for folks who donate at the show." By Friday afternoon two
aircraft had been donated, a Cessna 337 Skymaster, and a helicopter, Freeman said. AVweb's Mary Grady spoke with Jeff Skiles at the Teachers Day event; click here for that podcast.
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As EAA AirVenture heads into the weekend, we asked Adam to grab some photos of some of this year's big attractions. Just like the folks on-site here at Oshkosh, you folks at home are free to look,
but please don't touch. (Unless you're on an iPad.)
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And use fewer words while you're at it. That applies to both ATC and pilots in busy airspace like AirVenture. In his latest post to the AVweb Insider — a video blog post — Paul
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Read more and join the conversation.
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Radek Wyrzykowski, founder of the IMC Club, a fast-growing nonprofit project that launched just about a year ago in Norwood, Mass., aims to help instrument-rated private pilots gain the
confidence and skills they need to get the most out of their rating. AVweb's Mary Grady spoke with Wyrzykowski in detail about how the clubs work and how pilots can participate.
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Jeff Skiles gained fame thanks to his participation in the "Miracle on the Hudson" flight, but these days he devotes much of his time to promoting aviation education for youth through programs like
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