On The Fly
A 2001 Cessna 182T, N35347, reported stolen from Falcon Field in Arizona…Transport Canada has certified Columbia 350s and 400s with G1000s…Socata Aircraft is now EADS Socata North America…LoPresti announces new Bluetooth wireless headset…Pilot Steve Jones was unhurt after shredding a pylon at the Red Bull Air Race…Air pollution from aviation emissions kills 321 U.S. citizens per year, says MIT…FAA says it was a mistake to allow rocket launches near an airport in Kentucky…Controllers are on trial in Switzerland in connection with a fatal midair five years ago.
A 2001 Cessna 182 Turbo, N35347, white with two blue stripes, was reported stolen from Falcon Field in Arizona in the first week of May. If you have information, please contact the Aviation Crime Prevention Institute, Doug Bland, (805) 496-7181...
Transport Canada has certified Columbia 350s and 400s equipped with G1000 glass cockpits...
Socata Aircraft, of Pembroke Pines, Fla., has changed its name to EADS Socata North America. The company also delivered its first TBM 850 in South Africa last week...
LoPresti has introduced the ClearBlue wireless pilot headset, which has a simplified interface on the ear cup and a single-button control. The headset can be connected to an iPod via the Intuition software, and it can also be synched to a Bluetooth cellphone. Activity on the radio takes the highest priority, muting the other functions at the pilots discretion…
Pilot Steve Jones was unhurt after shredding a pylon at the Red Bull Air Race in Monument Valley. Hungarian pilot Peter Besenyei won the round. The race now goes to Istanbul...
Air pollution from aviation emissions kills 321 U.S. citizens per year, according to a study by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
The FAA says it was a mistake to allow model rocket launches near Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky., without checking with the tower...
Air traffic controllers are now on trial in Switzerland in connection with a fatal midair five years ago.
