It’s now illegal to possess most laser pointers (outside of houses)
within six miles of any Canadian airport thanks to an order made by
Canada’s transport minister on Friday.
Too many IFR pilots don’t know their GPS as intimately as they
should. Hitting “Direct To” and their destination is as much
as many can muster out of their navigator. There is a serious lack of
knowledge of what the GPS is trying to tell them.
Operators of Boeing 777s will likely be taking a close look at the
landing gear on their aircraft after an unusual incident at Narita
Airport in Japan on Friday. A Korean Air 777-300 was taxiing to the gate
when the axle holding the rear set of wheels on the main gear broke.
Pratt & Whitney's venerable PT-6 turbine is one of the marvels of
aviation. But like everything else in aviation, it requires overhaul. In
this engaging video, AVweb's Paul Bertorelli gives us a tour of
Continental Motors' United Turbine division, which specializes in the
PT-6.
The Air Force has suspended flight evaluations in its light attack
aircraft experiment after the death of one of the program’s pilots
in late June. Lt. Christopher Carey Short, a naval aviator, died in the
crash of an A-29 Super Tucano at the Red Rio Bombing Range in the White
Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
Harvard Study Shows Flight Attendants More Prone To Cancer
Kate O'Connor
New research from Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public
Health suggests that flight attendants are at a higher risk than the
general public for several forms cancer. The study also looked at the
relationship between how long an individual had worked as a flight
attendant and the rate of cancer diagnoses.
This week, announcements have come in about a new Air Repair Station
certification for Wayman Aviation, Adventure Aviation’s acquisition
of an AL250 simulator, the recent release of an IFR communications
manual from PilotWorkshops and additional AirVenture forum presentations
by Superior Air Parts.
If you’re old enough to have been around the block a few times,
like me, you might not think too often about how different things used
to be. But now and then, you get reminded.
Brainteasers Quiz #245: A Pilot Walks Into an Isobar
A good day aloft begins with a look at weather, because no matter how
sharp you think you are at the controls, the sky has something to say
about who flies and who aces this quiz.
