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NTSB
WANTS EAST RIVER TFR MADE PERMANENT
The NTSB has written the FAA asking it to permanently close the
East River Exclusion Area to uncontrolled, non-amphibious VFR traffic in
light of its findings in the Cory Lidle crash. Earlier this month, the
NTSB determined that whoever was flying the Cirrus SR20 -- Lidle, a New
York Yankees pitcher, or his instructor, Tyler Stanger -- misjudged a
180-degree turn at the north end of the airspace while trying to avoid
busting the Class B that borders it. They both died when the plane hit
an apartment building, bounced off and caught fire on the street below.
A bystander was seriously injured. The FAA imposed a temporary flight
restriction (TFR) banning VFR flights by non-amphibious aircraft
(there's a seaplane base on the river) unless they're under direct
control by ATC. The NTSB says the FAA promised to make the ban permanent
but hasn't done so and that means that charts can't be changed.
More... FAA
POLICY CHANGE VOIDS MANY IFR GPS UNITS
Numerous previously
IFR-certified GPS receivers might now be unapproved for flying many
instrument procedures due to recent FAA policy changes, according to
AOPA. On Thursday, the association said the FAA's Advisory Circular 90-100A, issued in March,
indicates that only three GPS models -- the Garmin 400, 500 and G1000
series -- are now legal. Other models made by Garmin, including the new
GNS 480 WAAS receiver, as well as receivers manufactured by Chelton,
Honeywell, Northstar, and Trimble are listed as "noncompliant," AOPA said. (Click here for a more comprehensive compliance
list.) AOPA said the the FAA has committed to work to resolve the pilot
group's concerns over these policy changes. The action, as it now
stands, means up to 26,000 GPS users no longer comply with a 1996 FAA
policy that allows GPS to be used in lieu of ADF or DME.
More... BRAZILIAN
PROSECUTOR WANTS PILOTS CHARGED
It’s now up to a judge
to decide whether American pilots Joe Lepore and Jan Paladino will face
criminal charges in the collision of their Embraer Legacy 600 bizjet
with a GOL Airlines Boeing 737 last September. The Associated Press says a Brazilian prosecutor has
recommended charges of placing a vessel or aircraft in jeopardy against
the pair, who were held in Brazil for two months after the crash and
released on the promise they would return to face any charges that were
laid. The prosecutor’s recommendations will be sent to a judge who
will decide if charges are warranted. More... |
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AVIATION
USER FEES THE HOT TOPIC THIS SUMMER
EAA
is predicting that the final form of the FAA’s reauthorization
bill will be hammered out in contentious conference committee meetings
this summer because the House is contemplating a package that differs
fundamentally from the direction the Senate appears to be leaning on the
user-fee issue. Last week, the Senate Commerce Committee defeated, by a
single vote (thanks to tie-breaker Ted Stevens, R-Alaska) an amendment
that would have scratched the $25-per-flight “modernization
surcharge” that is proposed for turbine-powered aircraft. A floor
vote is still pending on the full package. But EAA says the House
appears much more sympathetic to anti-user-fee sentiments and now is the
time for members to be contacting their elected officials, in both arms
of the government, to reinforce that opposition. More... COLUMBIA
350 LANDING CRASH KILLS THREE
Three people died Saturday
morning when their Columbia 350 (N2537A) crashed while landing at the
Mountain Air Country Club, an airport and golfing community in
Burnsville, N.C., about 35 miles northeast of Asheville. Killed in the
accident was Dr. Freddy Camuzzi and Dr. Charles "Chas" Freeble III and
his wife Kathleen. Witnesses said the four-seat airplane bounced hard on
landing and subsequently hit six other aircraft. The Columbia and two
other airplanes it struck were destroyed in a post-crash fire while two
others were damaged by heat and debris, according to reports. Ron
Wright, vice president of administration for Columbia Aircraft
Manufacturing Corp, told KTZV.COM, "Witnesses basically said it slammed
down really hard, bounced up about 10 feet...[and the pilot] ended up
stalling it." More... ALPA
JOINS AGE-65 DISCUSSIONS
ALPA Joins Age-65 DiscussionsThe Air
Line Pilots Association, which has consistently supported the current
mandatory retirement age of 60, has changed its tune in light of the
federal government's clear intention to boost the limit (with some
conditions) to age 65. Members voted 80 percent to drop their opposition
to the age limit change so they can have a seat at the table when the
fine points of implementing it are discussed. "ALPA pilots will be fully
engaged in shaping any rule change," ALPA President Capt. John Prater
said in a news release. ALPA's position is pretty much in
synch with the proposal put forth by the FAA except in one fundamental
way. ALPA wants the FAA to reject the International Civil Aviation
Organization's (ICAO) rule that only one pilot over the age of 60 be
allowed on the flight deck until and unless there is evidence to suggest
it's not safe to have all that grey hair up front. More... |
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GE
HONDA PRODUCTION ENGINE TESTED
GE Honda Aero, the joint
venture created to build and sell the HF120
light jet engine, finished its first core test in late April and the
second core test is planned for next month. Assuming all goes according
to plan, the first test of the full production model of the engine will
happen in July. The company says the production model has various
enhancements over the prototype, which is installed in the HondaJet and
has been flying for three years. Details of the enhancements were not
released. More... TALLAHASSEE
OFFERS PIPER AIRCRAFT $90M PACKAGE
According to The Associated Press, the bidding war for Piper and
its future PiperJet factory took an incremental leap on Thursday when
the people who hold the purse strings in Tallahassee, Fla., offered
about $90 million in incentives to draw the company there. Last week,
Vero Beach, Piper's current home, put $50 million on the table.
Columbia, S.C., and Albuquerque, N.M., are also in the running but
haven't disclosed their offers yet. Tallahassee figures Piper, with its
1,500 employees making an average of $50,000 a year, would be worth
about $500 million to the local economy. And at least part of its offer
looks more like a loan than a gift. More... |
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BILL
WOULD STOP ATC CONSOLIDATIONS
A bill tabled by Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, and Rep. Bob
Filner, D-Calif., would put a moratorium on the consolidation of air
traffic control facilities pending a review of the process by which the
consolidations are undertaken. The bill comes following a high-profile
spat over folding the Palm Springs radar facility into the Southern
California terminal radar approach control (TRACON) near San Diego. The
National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) says it’s not
opposed to facility consolidations "where they make sense," but the
union claims the FAA is consolidating facilities based on economic
considerations alone and not consulting with other stakeholders.
Meanwhile, the fracas over Palm Springs radar took a slight twist on
Friday. More... RUNWAY
INCURSION PREVENTION A FULL-TIME JOB
The FAA needs to
constantly review its programs to prevent runway incursions, rather than
react to periodic spikes in their frequency, the Department of
Transportation’s Office of Inspector General says in a report. The OIG reviewed the frequency and severity
of incursions at major hubs over the last eight years and discovered
that when the numbers go up, the FAA takes action. However, in the
absence of any upward trend, the agency seems content with the status
quo, even though potentially disastrous incursions continue to occur.
“Compared to five years ago, FAA has made significant progress in
reducing runway incursion incidents,” the report says.
“However, the serious risks associated with runway incursions
underscore the need for maintaining vigilant oversight and a proactive
approach for preventing severe incidents.” More... UNION
WARNS OF MORE ATC COMMUNICATIONS BREAKDOWNS
The Professional
Airways Systems Specialists (PASS) union says a telephone line glitch
that shut down the data link between O’Hare’s radar and the
control center on Thursday is a symptom of a flawed contract with a
private contractor that isn’t qualified to do the work. In a news release, PASS said the problem was traced to
the incorrect configuration of telephone lines by Harris Corp. as part
of its contract to install the FAA’s Federal Telecommunications
Infrastructure (FTI) system. "At this point, FAA technicians are the
only thing holding the FTI program together. Something needs to be done
soon because this issue is not going away and, as we've seen in Chicago,
it is only getting worse," PASS spokesman Luke Drake said in the
release. More... |
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MYSTERY
OF WASHINGTON CRASH DEEPENS
Authorities in Washington State
appear to be at least testing the theory that the disappearance of a
Cessna 177B in the mountains of Washington was no accident. Although an
aerial and ground search of the area where George Trupp’s plane
dropped off radar near Yakima is continuing, the Yakima Herald Republic says the Civil Air Patrol
also asked officials at area airports to look for the plane after some
details of Trupp’s flight and his past came to light. According to
the Yakima Herald Republic, Trupp is a convicted sex offender who’s
awaiting trial on a charge of groping a woman and it’s also been
reported that he had his dog in the plane—with a two-year supply of
dog food. There’s been no ELT signal from the plane, which was
rented from a business in Renton. More... HELO
PILOTS FINISH POLAR CIRCUMNAVIGATION FLIGHT
British pilot
adventurers Jennifer Murray and Colin Bodill completed a 36,000-mile
polar circumnavigation flight on Thursday at the Bell Helicopter
facility in Fort Worth, Texas. The pair started Polar Firstfrom
Fort Worth Dec. 5, heading south to catch Antarctica at its best before
heading up the other side of the earth toward the North Pole and a late
spring arrival there. They flew a Bell 407 helicopter. It was their
second attempt at the record after the first try ended in a crash in
whiteout conditions in Antarctica in 2003. More... |
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ON
THE FLY
Pilot dragged by runaway plane…
1,100 lbs. of
cocaine found on crashed Cessna…
FAA’s latest edition of
Instrument Procedures Handbook now available…
Warbirds in Review
expanded at EAA AirVenture…
737 grounded after hitting swarm of
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Columbia Introduces 2007 Models
The 2007 Columbias have arrived. Fresh for this year are new,
dynamic paint schemes for both the Columbia 350 and 400,
as well as a host of thoughtful and unique features for the discerning
aircraft owner. See how your new Columbia will look with the
interactive online Paint Selector.
Just go online and click on the
"Paint Your Passion" icon. 
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WHAT'S
NEW
NEW PRODUCTS: MAY 2007
This month AVweb's
survey of the latest products and services for pilots, mechanics and
aircraft owners brings you a VFR flight bag, Camloc measuring tool,
video downloads and much more.
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Dual Antenna Traffic Systems Simply Perform
Better
Avidyne's dual-antenna TAS600 Systems detect other aircraft
sooner and more accurately, avoiding the shadowing effects inherent with
single-antenna systems. TAS600s actively interrogate other aircraft,
providing timely alerts and precise locations of conflicting traffic.
Starting at just $9,990, the dual-antenna TAS600 provides full-time
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AVWEB
AUDIO NEWS
AVweb posts audio news on Mondays, plus a new
in-depth interview each Friday. In last Friday's
podcast, you'll hear how pilot Mark Bent is helping to change the
world. And AVweb's podcast
index includes interviews with DayJet's Ed Iacobucci; Pogo Jet's
Cameron Burr; Teal Group's Richard Aboulafia; Air Journey's Thierry
Pouille; Epic Aircraft's Rick Schrameck; Cessna's Jack Pelton; Embraer's
Ernest Edwards; LAMA's Dan Johnson; Piper's Jim Bass; DayJet's Ed
Iacobucci; AOPA's Andrew Cebula; Hawker Beechcraft's Jim Schuster; and
Avfuel's Craig Sincock. In today's
podcast, hear about Brad Whitsitt's crosswind training simulator.
Remember: In AVweb's podcasts, you'll hear things you won't find
anywhere else.
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Mike Busch Is Coming to a Town Near
You!
If you live near or in one of these states — California,
Massachusetts, Georgia, New Mexico, and Oklahoma — Mike Busch will
be offering his acclaimed Savvy Owner Seminar. In one
information-packed weekend, you will learn how to have a safer, more
reliable aircraft while saving thousands of dollars on
maintenance costs, year after year. For complete details (and to reserve
your space),
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FBO
OF THE WEEK: ROWAN COUNTY AIRPORT
 AVweb's "FBO of
the Week" ribbon goes to Rowan County Airport at KRUQ in Salisbury,
N.C. AVweb reader A. Paul Giannobile said the facility
always delivers. "Every time we stop here on or way to Florida,
the service is friendly, the free courtesy car is always available and
the fuel price is the lowest. Easy in and out -- my favorite." Keep those nominations
coming. For complete contest rules, click here. AVweb is
actively seeking out the best FBOs in the country and another one,
submitted by you, will be spotlighted here next Monday!
More... |
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Merge the Real and Virtual Worlds, and Have Fun
Learning
Using ASA's Microsoft® Flight Simulator as a Training
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and skills, and prepare for lessons. Certificated pilots can use the
book to complement real-world flying with hours in virtual skies. Flight
Instructors will discover new ways to use Flight Simulator as a
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VIDEO
OF THE WEEK: 25 HOURS OF FEDEX FLIGHTS
Move over, Jack Bauer!
If you think you accomplish a lot in one day, check out this
week's time-lapse map showing all of FedEx's flights inside the
continental U.S. over a 25-hour period. Suddenly Memphis is starting to
look a lot like the center of the universe ... . More... |
SHORT
FINAL
 | | Overheard in IFR Magazine's "On the
Air" |
Overheard on Little Rock Airport's
(KLIT) clearance delivery frequency. King Air N1234: Little
Rock clearance this is King Air N1234 with a request. Clearance
delivery: Go ahead. King Air N1234: I have been trying to
file a flight plan with Lockheed for more than 30 minutes. Could you
take the info and file for me? Clearance delivery: Sure, give
me the info. King Air N1234: [after the info was given]
I never thought I would see the day when I would say the federal
government was more efficient than the private sector. Thanks!
More... |
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