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Letter of the Week:Flying to St. Barths I watched with great interest your video with the Aztec landing in St. Barths and finishing on the beach. I happened to be in St. Barths recently. I fly there regularly in my Cirrus SR-22 but was there most recently flying an airliner. Here are a few words […]
In watching the wall-to-wall coverage of MH 370, Ive been struck how, absent any information, most sources discussing this event want to assume it was the work of a rational person, that it was carefully planned and that there was some overarching goal. Those who believe the airplane was flown into Central Asia and landed, […]
For most of us tooling around the airstrip and to the occasional pancake breakfast, the size of our fuel tanks doesnt matter. But when youre planning a longer flight, your aircrafts range becomes a consideration. Put another way, if you want to travel more than 500 nm, tank-size matters, and not all of us are […]
Malaysian officials Sunday confirmed someone in the cockpit of Flight MH370 turned off the aircraft’s ACARS system before sending the final radio transmission (“all right, good night) a non-standard response to an ATC handoff that is normally answered with a read back. The revelation has focused even more attention on the possible involvement of the […]
During the 57th annual AEA International Convention & Trade Show, the Aircraft Electronics Association’s Educational Foundation announced the names of 22 individuals who were awarded individual scholarships worth more than $125,000 for the 2014-15 academic year. The AEA Educational Foundation awards scholarships to students pursuing a career in the general aviation maintenance and aircraft electronics […]
Only one passenger asked for medical attention after a US Airways A320’s nose gear collapsed on what sounds like a rocky takeoff attempt from Philadelphia Airport on Thursday. Some of the 149 passengers, who hoped to fly to Fort Lauderdale on the early evening flight, told local media the aircraft took off and then settled […]
Our weekly survey of aviation news found the newest formal recognition of top aviation professionals, an aircraft now being offered for sale on Amazon.com, a survey reporting that hiring in aviation is expected to be up this year and FltPlan now offering Velocity Weather by Baron. Every year for the past 50 years, the General […]
Our weekly review of aviation activities noted on SocialFlightfound not just fly-in breakfasts, but a dinner, with seminar, and rides being given by EAA’s Ford Trimotor. The Sixth Annual Shamrock Fly-Inwill be held on Saturday, March 15 at Cannon Creek Airpark, Lake City, Fla. Running from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., food offerings include a […]
If industry forecasts about the growth of the unmanned aerial vehicle market are correct, there could be as many as 1.2 million drones buzzing around the national airspace during the next decade and someone will need to maintain them. A new company called Robotic Skies sees a robust market in supporting and servicing UAV systems […]
Malaysia’s air force chief said Wednesday that military radar had tracked an unidentified object over the Strait of Malacca early Saturday morning, and investigators were trying to determine whether it was the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Chief Gen. Rodzali Daud said the object was detected […]
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