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Volume 30, Number 10a, March 6, 2023
Ukrainian Pilots At Tucson Guard F-16 Wing For 'Assessment' Multiple sources are reporting that two Ukrainian air force pilots are in the U.S. flying F-16 simulators as part of an “assessment” of their skills. The outlets, all quoting unnamed sources, say the two Ukrainians have been at an Air[…] Read this article
The Most Difficult Call: Intervening To Stop The Inevitable Accident The emotion in Sheriff Billy Garrett was clear as the 40-year veteran officer described the task of breaking the news. “It’s horrible . . . it hurts an old man’s heart to hear a young girl cry like that.” It[…] Read this article
Whadayamean Unleaded Fuel Will Trash My Valves? Now that GAMI’s G100UL is fully approved and awaiting distribution, owners are hearing questions about how unleaded fuel might cause valve damage in aircraft engines. It was once a thing in car engines, but in this video, AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli[…] Read this article
Poll: Should An FAA Administrator Be Required To Be A Pilot? Read this article
Fatality Reported In Turbulence Incident CBS News Analyst Robert Sumwalt is reporting that one person died on a Bombardier Challenger 300 that encountered severe turbulence and diverted to Bradley Field in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, on Friday. Sumwalt, who was head of the NTSB before joining[…] Read this article
NTSB Prelim Details Austin Overflight Incident The NTSB’s preliminary report into the runway overflight incident in Austin last month doesn’t offer much new detail, but it does punctuate just how close a FedEx Boeing 767 and Southwest 737 came on that foggy runway. A graphic accompanying[…] Read this article
Lithium Battery Fires On Airliners Average More Than One Per Week Forbes is reporting that lithium battery fires on airliners are happening at a rate greater than one per week. The magazine reviewed FAA data and found that at least 62 battery incidents happened in 2022, up from 54 the previous[…] Read this article
Top Letters And Comments, March 3, 2023 Preflighting Propellers I had a customer call on a Sunday morning saying his “dawn patrol” flight was canceled because his wooden prop was leaking oil! It was the crankshaft seal of course. Also, the back side of the prop is[…] Read this article
