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Pilot Jerry Shiffer, 68, died on Nov. 29, when his twin Cessna 425 crashed in Montana. The same day, at his home field in Urbana, Ohio, the first pieces of a wrecked B-17 bomber arrived, ready to be assembled and restored to flying condition. Shiffer had planned to create a museum to showcase the airplane […]

Jamie Weller, 36, of Nottingham, U.K., is working to pass all the tests required to qualify as a hot-air balloon pilot — but his hardest obstacle may be to obtain a medical certificate. Weller lost most of his vision due to a genetic condition that deteriorated when he was in the Royal Navy. He’s taking […]

Nav Canada was set to start imposing new user fees on March 1, but on Monday announced a delay. The agency has decided that it needs more time to review the voluminous input it received during the comment period, which ended Feb. 10. A new decision on how to proceed is expected in April, Nav […]

Direct-To Avionics (D2A) announced Tuesday a full recall of the Crossbow 425EX AHRS used in experimental Chelton Electronic Flight Instrumentation Systems (EFIS), saying the AHRS has been “plagued by performance and reliability problems” and will not be used in future units. The component will be replaced by the Pinpoint Inertial GADAHRS (GPS / Air Data […]

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COLUMNS The Pilot’s Lounge #97: Precautionary LandingsYou probably only flew an approach to an off-airport field as part of your “power-failure” training — and you probably didn’t actually land on that crop field (balloons and gliders excepted, of course). But if that’s the only thing that will save your life when you get caught scud-running, […]

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The publicity has died down but the FAA says people are still pointing lasers at airplanes and it intends to crack down on those responsible. Last Monday, at least 16 aircraft were lased near Detroit Metropolitan Airport, the second such rash of incidents there in six months. “We treat it as a very serious matter,” […]

Airbus is downplaying test results in which an A380 wing undergoing static testing failed slightly before the required design limit. The wings are supposed to take 1.5 times the design load limit but this one failed at 1.45 times, about 3.3 percent shy of the certification requirement. Airbus spokeswoman Barbara Kracht said the wing will […]