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The NTSB said yesterday it wants the FAA to require recurrent inspection of control wheels in some Cessna airplanes for cracks, with specific emphasis on the inside upper corners where fatigue cracking has been found. A failure could cause loss of control and a possible accident, the NTSB said. The control wheels should be replaced […]

Belvoir Media Group (AVweb’s parent company) is seeking an aviation writer/editor for a staff position at Kitplanes magazine (AVweb’s sibling). We’re looking for someone with a proven track record in writing, reporting and editing. The ideal candidate — we know youre out there — should have a good working knowledge of experimental (amateur-built) aviation as […]

Diamond Aircraft on Monday named Columbia Aircraft Sales as its exclusive distributor in New England, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The Columbia group operates FBOs throughout the region, providing aircraft sales and fuel, with a staff of over 100. The company also provides maintenance, charter and management services for jet, turboprop, and piston-powered aircraft. […]

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will open branches in Asia and South America and boost its operations in Europe, the Orlando Sentinel reported Tuesday. The school is scheduled to announce its plans today. The global plan will include the construction of a new international headquarters near its main campus in Daytona Beach, Fla., to be completed in […]

A city ordinance that was passed in June in Jacksonville, Fla., bans home-based construction of aircraft, EAA says. The building or restoring of anything that flies is forbidden. The ordinance aims to solve a dispute between an EAA member and some of his neighbors, who contend the project was noisy and an eyesore. “We can […]

If a manufacturer wants an owner to do something with his aircraft, the FAA has to approve it — that’s the bottom line, AOPA said on Monday. A manufacturer’s Service Bulletin doesn’t carry the same weight as an Airworthiness Directive, which has gone through a complex, public rulemaking procedure. AOPA has always held that position, […]

A Hawker XP800 corporate jet flying about 300 mph at 16,000 feet near Reno, Nev., on Monday afternoon collided with a Schleicher sailplane. The collision damaged the nose and landing gear of the jet, but the crew was able to make a safe belly landing at Carson City. The pilot suffered minor injuries, but the […]

Pilots may debate the value of on-board parachutes for small aircraft, but one of the scenarios that is always cited in their favor is, “What if something happens to the pilot?” The value of a chute in that circumstance was proven on Monday, when the pilot of a Cirrus SR22 suffered an apparent stroke while […]

AVMAIL AVmail: Aug. 28, 2006Reader mail this week about exploding batteries, synthetic fuel, circling approaches and more.

COLUMNS CEO of the Cockpit #61: There’s No Trying to Reason With the Terrorist SeasonDo you want to see the captain of your airline flight walk through security in stocking feet with his “air marshal” government-approved gun in a clear plastic bag? AVweb CEO of the Cockpit just wants to keep his deodorant, thank you […]