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Aviation Safety Communique Reported by: USFS, Ochoco NF, P.O. Box 490, Prineville,OR 97754 Event: Date: 02/13/97, Local time: 1545, Injuries: no,Damage: no Location: North Fork Crooked River, Oregon, along Forestboundary T15S R21E Mission: Type: elk census (recon), Procurement: OR Dep’t.of Fish and Wildlife, Persons onboard: 3 Aircraft: Hiller 12E Narrative I was asked to assist […]

Aeroperu 603 (Boeing 757) Alarms Activity From Voice Recorder October 2, 1996 – Lima, Peru 01:57 — Windshear Alarm – Three Times 02:49 — Rudder Ratio Alarm 03:14 — Mach Trim 04:02 — Caution Alarm 04:05 — Alert Alarm 04:54 — Auto Throttle Disconnect, Rudder Ratio & Mach Speed Trim 05:42 — A One Hertz […]

Transcripcion Del Voice Recorder Boeing 757 De Aeroperu Vuelo 603 2 De Octubre 1996/Costa De LimaCaja Negra Annotations appear in italics. The wreckage was subsequently recovered from the floor of the Pacific Ocean, and investigators found that all of the aircraft’s static ports were taped over (see photo at right), rendering the aircraft’s air data […]

Aeroperu 603 (Boeing 757) Transcription From Voice Recorder October 2, 1996 – Lima, Peru English Translation Annotations appear in italics. The wreckage was subsequently recovered from the floor of the Pacific Ocean, and investigators found that all of the aircraft’s static ports were taped over (see photo at right), rendering the aircraft’s air data systems […]

Eureka has become one of my favorite spots to get away and decompress.Situated on the northern California coast, just slightly more than 200nautical miles north-northwest of San Francisco, Eureka is one of thosespecial places that’s easy to reach by light plane but a long hard drivefor the wingless masses. During the summertime, when everything from […]

In 1996, Bill C-20, “An Act respecting the commercialization of civil air navigation services” was passed by the government of Canada. Essentially, this piece of legislation allows a new, “not-for-profit” corporation called “NavCanada” to take over responsibility for all of the air navigation services in the country. In the last decade, successive Canadian governments (regardless […]

The following is the full text of a letter sent by the author to the FAA. This letter is to inform you of an incident that occurred during a routine flight from Austin, Texas (AUS) to Addison Airport, Dallas, Texas (ADS). This incident in no way deals with any violation of current FAR’s or use […]

Imagine an airport located in rural New England along the picturesqueConnecticut River. You fly in on a crisp, autumn day, enjoying the scenerythat only can be experienced in New England in the fall. Hop out of yourplane and walk four hundred yards to an historic nineteenth century hotelwhere you are served a delicious lunch or […]

The grass strips serving the towns of Banff and Jasper in Alberta,Canada, are scheduled to close forever. This fight has been going on formany years, and AOPA and COPA have been helping the local pilots make theircase, but if you’re the letter writing type, this would be a good time todo it. There’s a bit […]

The recent mid-air between a Kazahk IL-76 and a Saudia Boeing 747 near New Delhi highlights a concern which we have been discussing between ourselves for months. While all the details may not apply; this disaster does dramatically illustrate our concern. The modern onboard GPS and/or DME-updated IRS/INS navigational equipment has greatly enhanced the ease […]