On The Fly
F-22 Raptor wins 2006 Collier Trophy…Comp Air 12 turboprop prototype may fly to Sun ‘n Fun in April…Hartzell now has STC for three-bladed prop for Beech 58 Barons…FAA audio clip from night of fatal JFK Jr. flight released…The FAA has updated its Advisory Circular on obstruction lights…A Florida sheriff plans to fly a UAV despite FAA opposition…A 737 landing at Denver had to brake hard to miss a snowplow…Baby-boomer retirements could mean shortages of aviation engineers.
The National Aeronautic Association yesterday said Lockheed Martin and the F-22 Raptor Team have won the 2006 Robert J. Collier Trophy. On June 8, the Raptor team will be presented the trophy for designing, testing, and operating the newly-operational F-22 Raptor...
Comp Air hopes to have its new Comp Air 12 turboprop prototype ready to fly to Sun 'n Fun in April...
Hartzell now has an STC for its three-bladed prop conversion for Beech 58 Barons…
The FAA has released an audio clip from a conversation between an airport intern and an AFSS employee on the night that John Kennedy Jr. crashed his airplane near Martha's Vineyard eight years ago...
The FAA has updated its Advisory Circular on obstruction lights...
A Florida sheriff says he plans to fly his eight-pound remotely-operated surveillance aircraft, despite opinions from the FAA and AOPA opposing it. His unmanned aerial vehicle is due to arrive next month...
A 737 landing at Denver had to brake hard to miss a snowplow on the runway on Friday; the NTSB is investigating...
A looming baby-boomer retirement wave could mean critical shortages of aviation engineers, notes Aviation Week.
