briefs

Drop us a line. If it caught your attention, it will probably interest someone else, too. Submit news tips via email to newstips@avweb.com.

_______COLUMNS The Savvy Aviator #10: Mechanicals On The RoadNothing is more exasperating to an aircraft owner than encountering a mechanical problem while far from home base. AVweb’s Mike Busch offers some tips for dealing with such problems, and preparing for them ahead of time. ___________SKYWRITINGS Why We FlyA few weeks ago, AVweb asked (as our […]

In what appears to be some backyard tinkering gone mad, a New Zealander who claims to have designed a workable cruise missile for $5,000 (about $3,500 U.S.) is now offering his services to the highest bidder. Bruce Simpson attracted a lot of attention last year when he said he could build a jet-powered, stealthy cruise […]

General aviation’s contribution to the effort to ease congestion at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport is, as was feared, the reinstatement of slot limitations and reservations. Although a new rule has not been published (we couldn’t find it as of Wednesday), the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) says that as of Nov. 1 only four GA […]

The Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) is coming to even the farthest-flung (and most difficult to navigate) reaches of Canada, thanks to a deal between the FAA and Nav Canada, the private company that runs Canada’s civil air navigation system. Nav Canada will build four ground stations (Winnipeg, Goose Bay, Gander and Iqualuit) to refine […]

Four people were injured in the crash of a Ford Tri-Motor replica at an air show in Fullerton, Calif., last Saturday. The Bushmaster 2000, a replica of the famed 1920s airliner, had just lifted off from the Fullerton Municipal Airport when it began an apparently uncontrollable left turn. Published images show it arcing over the […]

If you think of Citations, Hawkers and Challengers when you think of fractional ownership, it’s time to think again. A fractional ownership program is coming to the far opposite end of the aviation spectrum as LetsFly.org puts together quarter-share ownership arrangements for three types of Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA): the Zenith 601, Zenith 701 and the […]

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) is accusing the FAA of forcing potentially medically unfit controllers to work traffic at the Minneapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center. But the FAA says the charge is nonsense and typical of the union’s over-the-top indictment of normal procedures at the agency. Pat Forrey, NATCA’s vice president for […]

HAVE YOU SIGNED UP yet for AVwebs NO-COST twice monthly Business AVflash? Reporting on breaking news, Business AVflash also focuses on the companies, the products and the industry leaders that make headlines in the Business of Aviation. Business AVflash is a must read. Watch for a Business AVflash regular feature, TSA WATCH: GA IN THE […]

Drop us a line. If it caught your attention, it will probably interest someone else, too. Submit news tips via email to newstips@avweb.com.