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FAA
REQUIRES AUTOMATED ICING SYSTEMS ON TRANSPORT AIRPLANES The
FAA on Tuesday changed its certification standards for transport
category airplanes to require either the automatic activation of
ice-protection systems or a method to tell pilots when they should be
activated. "We're adding another level of safety to prevent situations
where pilots are either completely unaware of ice accumulation or don't
think it's significant enough to warrant turning on their ice protection
equipment," said said FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt. The new rule
requires that airplanes must have an effective way to ensure the
ice-protection system is activated at the proper time. The FAA has
previously required the activation of pneumatic deicing boots on many
aircraft models at the first sign of ice accumulation, a rule that has
been controversial among pilots, some of whom believe they should wait
for ice to form before activating the boots. This new certification
standard avoids relying on the pilot alone to observe whether the
airplane is accumulating ice, the FAA said, and it applies to all types
of ice-protection systems, not just the boots. More...
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IN
A QUIET OSHKOSH CORNER, PROGRESS WITH TSA AirVenture at
Oshkosh gets lots of attention for the spectacular aircraft and aviators
it attracts, but in a less visible way, it's also a place to get things
done. Everybody is gathered in one place, out of their offices and in a
collegial atmosphere, and plenty of meetings are scheduled where
decisions are made and the cause of GA is advanced, without much
fanfare. One of those meetings took place on Friday afternoon, when EAA
and AOPA staffers met with TSA and the Bureau of Customs & Border
Protection (CBP) to discuss ways of improving border crossings without
imposing unnecessary burdens on general aviation aircraft. The goal of
the meeting was not to change policies, but to open the channels of
communication. Randy Hansen, of EAA, explained to the federal officials
that under current rules, GA aircraft operators must get two different
approvals from two different agencies with different procedures and
forms. More...
AOPA,
WAI EXPAND COLLABORATION Groups of all kinds across the GA
spectrum seem to have become convinced this year that collaboration,
rather than competition, is good for everybody, and this week at
AirVenture we saw a number of announcements about new relationships. One
of those was between AOPA and Women in Aviation, International (WAI), who said on Thursday at Oshkosh that they will
work together to strengthen GA and attract more women to the industry.
"America's women are a tremendous audience for general aviation and are
extremely important for our industry's growth," said AOPA President
Craig Fuller. "They currently make up only 6 percent of the total pilot
population, so the more we can do to encourage women to bring their
enthusiasm and talents to aviation, the stronger we will all be." Peggy
Chabrian, president of WAI, said her group will work with AOPA on its
General Aviation Serves America campaign, and the two groups will have a
stronger presence at each other's events. More...
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JEPP
CELEBRATES 75TH ANNIVERSARY; PARTNERS WITH ASPEN,
SOLIDFX When Elrey Jeppesen in 1934 created the first
aeronautical chart, he probably had no idea he was founding a company
that would become one of the most well-known in aviation. Since then,
the technology has changed a bit, as have the charts, and the company is
celebrating its 75th year of traditional charting by partnering with two
much newer, non-traditional companies, Aspen Avionics and SOLIDFX. Last
week at AirVenture Oshkosh, the three announced agreements to display
Jeppesen data on Aspen and SOLIDFX in-cockpit hardware solutions.
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GAMA
NUMBERS SHOW CONTINUED DECLINE IN GA SALES Sales of piston
aircraft dropped 58 percent in the first half of 2009, compared to the
same period a year before, the General Aviation Manufacturers
Association (GAMA) reported in their quarterly update on Tuesday.
Shipments fell from 1,034 airplanes last year to just 434 units in 2009.
Business jets were also down, by 38 percent (from 663 to 412), and
turboprops showed a relatively upbeat trend, with a drop of only 14
percent (221 to 191). "These are extremely challenging times for all
general aviation manufacturers and suppliers," GAMA CEO Pete Bunce said
in a news release. "Layoffs continue and our industry has been forced to
slow, and in some cases, temporarily halt production lines." However,
Bunce added that he is seeing some encouraging signs. "The overall
economic picture is showing some signs of improvement, which is a
crucial condition for recovery in the general aviation market," he said.
"Flight hours are stabilizing, used inventories are beginning to shrink,
and our manufacturers are seeing signs of renewed interest in airplane
purchases." More...
NEW
AIRCRAFT COMPANY TO LAUNCH IN WISCONSIN Apparently undaunted
by the current state of the aviation industry (see
today's GAMA story), a pair of entrepreneurs is preparing to build a
600,000-square-foot facility at the Sheboygan County (Wisc.) Airport
where they will develop and manufacture a new
vertical-takeoff-and-landing jet design. County leaders said the company
has potential for "tremendous economic development and job growth,"
according to the Sheboygan Press, and the state is providing an
economic incentive package worth nearly $30 million. The project will
also include offices and other facilities at the airport, and could
create up to 2,000 jobs, according to the Press. We couldn't reach the
company co-founders, Mark O'Halloran and Brian Morgan, by our deadline,
but in a talk at Lakeshore Technical College in January,
Morgan said he has been working on the jet design for 20 years.
More...
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MISSION
PILOTS CHAMPION KODIAK The Kodiak was purpose-built in
consultation with the mission organizations supported this year at
AirVenture through EAA's Fly4Life program to provide a remote area
reliable rough-field long-distance heavy hauler and this year is
beginning to make good on its promise. Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF)
took delivery of a Quest Aircraft turbine-powered Kodiak earlier this
year to meet its need for a larger-payload Cessna 206 replacement that
runs on jet fuel for operations in remote areas around the world. The
MAF announced at AirVenture Oshkosh it plans to ensure "the reliability
and cost efficiency of missionary flights" by replacing 20 of its Cessna
206 aircraft with nine-seat PT6A-powered Kodiaks, or larger Cessna
Caravans. As a clean-sheet design built specifically for the
wide-ranging environments posed by mission operations, the Kodiak is an
aircraft that can take off in under 700 feet at a full gross weight of
6,750 pounds while offering pilots a 1,500-fpm climb rate. It also comes
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available with weather and synthetic vision, and can cruise at 179 KTAS
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WHO'S
WHERE? YOU TELL US Get a promotion or a new job? Your
colleagues want to know about it, and AVwebBiz can get the word
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include it in our new section, "Who's Where." The items will be
permanently archived on AVweb for future reference, too.More...
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AVWEB
INSIDER BLOG: AIRVENTURE — THE DAY AFTER So, did
everyone at AVweb enjoy AirVenture? Paul Bertorelli did. Even
though he's been to a couple dozen of these and didn't get far from his
laptop, he still managed to recapture a little of that air show
excitement this year. Read all about the cool things he saw (and
tire-kicked) at EAA AirVenture 2009 in the latest installment of our
AVweb Insider blog. More...
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EAA
AIRVENTURE 2009 PHOTOGRAPHY ROUND-UP Here they are, all in
one place — seven daily galleries of photos from EAA AirVenture
2009, one bonus gallery (filled with pictures we didn't share during our
show coverage), three galleries of photos from the Seaplane Base, and
seven incredible zoomable panoramas. Click through for thumbnailed links
to all the galleries. More...
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