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Blue Ribbon Report on Airtanker Safety The videotaped catastrophic failure of two airtankers last summer dramatically highlighted an industry long in need of reform. The recent Blue Ribbon Panel Report on Airtanker Safety did an excellent job of listening to and reporting on the concerns of many within the industry. The resultant USFS permanent grounding […]

More from our “How they handle the stress” file… Part of the passenger arrival briefing from the lone flight attendant on a United Express O’Hare-to-Memphis flight. “Please remove all personal items from the aircraft. Any items left on board can be found at my yard sale next Sunday.”

Sun’n Fun Dates Your news story on the Pre-Sun ‘n Fun Races Set is in error. The race is not early. The published fly-in date for `03 is April 2nd through April 8th. The race is during the fly-in. They published the new fly-in format at last year’s event (no longer Sat.-Sun.).Thanks for the great […]

It was a defining moment. “Y” at one time was simply the 25th letter of the alphabet. In kindergarten, this was often represented by the little three-letter word “yak.” Unannounced, and quite by surprise, an important shift occurs. This particular little noun springs into action, taking on a life of its own. The event transpires […]

This week, we would like to know your thoughts on GA airport security. For AVweb’s Question of the Week, click here. PREVIOUS RESULTS We received over 400 responses to our question last week on the biggest aviation story of 2002. So far, 33 percent of our respondents feel that the crippling of the airline industry, […]

There are few things that have influenced the National Airspace System (NAS) as much as the implementation of the “hub and spoke” system the major airlines developed decades ago. Depending on which side your bread is buttered, it’s the best thing that ever happened or it’s the worst thing to ever happen. There’s not much […]

OZ Flight Display I had the pleasure of flying the OZ simulator during a NASA technology demonstration. The simulator was programmed for an approach scenario for that event. The symbology OZ uses is a little unconventional, but required little explanation. I found the system extremely easy to use, and I was able to maintain a […]

Before continuing where we left off in last month’s column, I have a little housekeeping, if I may. AVweb has very kindly allowed me to use “jdeakin@avweb.com” as my primary e-mail address for these past five years. That has worked very well. It has been very reliable and quick, and it has also allowed some […]

More from our “Employee Relations” file… (Two company DH8’s on final into Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.) Controller: CO1234, your traffic is company DH8, at your 11 o’clock, 3,000. CO1234: Roger Saskatoon, have company DH8 in sight, too close for missiles, going to guns. Controller: Roger … please avoid hitting tower.

New AVweb FormatJust wanted to take a moment to compliment AVweb on an outstanding Internet service. I’ve been a subscriber since the beginning and have enjoyed every edition of AVflash and the great web page. The new improvements make the service more invaluable than ever. Keep up the great work!Brian Buckstiegel New AVweb FormatAfter being […]