On the Fly …
Air traffic controllers picketed in Memphis this week…Walter Boyne, former director of NASM, will give a talk in NJ on May 14…Girls With Wings, in Minneapolis, needs more women volunteers…James Chadwick, inventor of the Chadwick Balance System, died on May 2…Final ADs issued for Cessna 150/152 rudders and for Diamond DA-40 nosegear.
Air traffic controllers picketed in Memphis this week to protest a plan to split tower controllers and the radar staff...
Walter Boyne, former director of the National Air & Space Museum, will give a talk about the future of aviation on May 14 for the Mid-Atlantic Pilots Association in Little Falls, N.J.; all are invited to attend...
Girls With Wings, based in Minneapolis, needs more women who are pilots or aviation enthusiasts to volunteer. A training session is set for May 26; more info at their Web site...
James Chadwick, inventor of the Chadwick Balance System popular with aviation mechanics, died at his home in California on May 2; he was 88 years old...
A final FAA Airworthiness Directive requires operators of Cessna 150s and 152s to prohibit spins or modify the rudder; another AD requires operators of Diamond DA-40 and -40F aircraft to inspect the nosegear and replace the leg if it's cracked.
