ANN REALTIME UPDATE 10.12.06 1635 EDT:
Investigators with the NTSB are questioning a certified flight
instructor who flew with Cory Lidle "numerous times" before
Wednesday's crash of the pilot's Cirrus SR20 into a New York
highrise apartment building, as part of the board's comprehensive
investigation into the accident.
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/3290
Issue Date: October 12, 2006 at 19:05 UTC
Location: New Orleans NAS JRB, New Orleans/Belle Chase, Louisiana
near HARVEY VORTAC (HRV)
Beginning Date and Time: October 19, 2006 at 18:00 UTC
Ending Date and Time: October 22, 2006 at 22:00 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: The N'AWLINS 2006 Air Show
Type: Airshow
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
Pilots May Contact: New Orleans (MSY) TRACON, 504-471-4359
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/3291
Issue Date: October 12, 2006 at 19:07 UTC
Location: Ellington Field Airport, Houston, Texas near HOBBY
VOR/DME (HUB)
Beginning Date and Time: October 19, 2006 at 18:50 UTC
Ending Date and Time: October 22, 2006 at 22:00 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: The Wings Over Houston Air Show
Type: Airshow
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
Pilots May Contact: Houston (I90) TRACON, 281-230-8441
Aero-News learned Thursday the Qingdao Jiutian Spartan Flight
Academy in Liuting, Qingdao, China (PRC) has placed an order with
Frasca International for two Frasca Flight Training Devices
(FTDs).
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/3272
Issue Date: October 12, 2006 at 17:36 UTC
Location: Ely, Minnesota
Beginning Date and Time: October 13, 2006 at 15:30 UTC
Ending Date and Time: October 13, 2006 at 16:45 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: Due to blasting activity at Babbitt Iron
Mines
Type: Hazards
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
Pilots May Contact: Minneapolis (ZMP) Center, 651-463-5580
ANN REALTIME UPDATE 10.12.06 1500 EDT: ANN has
seen several reports in the general media today stating the FAA has
imposed a temporary flight restriction for flights over New York
City, in the aftermath of Wednesday's crash of a light aircraft
into a Manhattan highrise apartment building. A quick call to the
friendly folks at Flight Service confirms that these reports are
NOT TRUE.
Aviation Technology Group (ATG) tells ANN its Javelin light jet
program is speeding right along, with the accomplishment of major
milestones including completion of a Preliminary Design Review
(PDR), construction of cockpit and wing mockups, transonic wind
tunnel testing, and initial tooling fabrication to support
production of the conforming aircraft.
Decision On Whether Carrier Can Toss Out Contracts Will Come
Monday
A bankruptcy court judge was expected to rule Thursday whether
struggling regional carrier Mesaba Airlines can toss aside labor
contracts with approximately 1,500 union employees, and impose the
pay and benefit cuts it says it needs to survive... but late
Thursday night, Judge Gregory Kishel decided to give both sides
until Monday to hammer out a deal.
Aero-News learned this week that Jay Groen, chairman of Groen
Brothers Aviation, passed away the morning of October 9 after
fighting cancer for almost two years.
ANN REALTIME UPDATE 10.12.06 1330 EDT:
Aero-News has learned authorities have identified the second victim
in Wednesday's crash of a Cirrus SR20 into a Manhattan highrise
apartment building as Tyler Stanger, the 26-year-old flight
instructor who taught Cory Lidle how to fly. Lidle, a 34-year-old
pitcher for the New York Yankees, was also killed in the
accident.
A Cirrus SR20 Impacts a NYC Highrise... Leaving Two Dead, And
Many Questions
ANN Daily Touch N Go: 10.12.06 (ANN's
Short-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 10.12.06
(ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Special Feature -- Wednesday's Cirrus Crash
In Manhattan: 10.12.06 (ANN Special Feature, with host Paul
Plack and ANN Editor Rob Finfrock.)
In today's ANN Special Feature, ANN's AeroCast Host Paul Plack and Editor Rob Finfrock discuss preliminary details of today's crash of a small plane into a Manhatten high-rise condo building.
DFW is set to get a beltway... the airport, that is, not the
city. Workers broke ground Tuesday on the $67 million project,
which calls for a perimeter taxiway system around DFW's busiest
runways.
Calls Statement They Were Following Flight Plan
'Irresponsible'
The finger pointing continues in Brazil. Brazilian defense
minister Waldir Pires says the US pilots involved in last week's
crash of a Gol Airlines 737 are irresponsible. The airliner went
down in the amazon jungle killing all 154 aboard.
An easy mistake led to a big problem for a Kentucky pilot. Neal
Smith and his passenger spent several hours as... um... guests of
security forces at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida last
month.
Soyuz Capsule Repositioned To Accommodate Arrival Of
Promise
The crew of the ISS got to take a little spin in the Soyuz
capsule Tuesday, but it wasn't exactly a joyride -- they had to
move the capsule to another parking spot.
It appears pilots at Ireland's Aer Lingus either really don't
want Ryanair to buy their airline... or they want to make sure the
rival low-cost carrier pays through the teeth for it.
It seems the Federal Aviation Administration is suffering from a
bit of an identity crisis. FAA Adminstrator Marion Blakey is tired
of the public confusing her agency with the USDA, the FDA or
worse... her words... FEMA. And she's got a plan to stop the
madness.
Blue Sky Network -- a global logistics solution provider for
two-way linking and managing transportation assets via satellite --
announced Wednesday the introduction of its new Wireless Airborne
Router for managing all wireless and wired network needs inside an
aircraft.
Aero-News has learned John W. "Jack" Olcott, former head of the
National Business Aviation Association and a familiar voice in
nearly all matters concerning bizav, will be honored with the 2006
Elder Statesman Award of the National Aeronautics Association.
"Going hungry isn't good. It makes it seem like our employer
doesn't respect us."
Source: Shane Ahern, president of the Palm
Beach International Airport Control Tower chapter of the National
Air Traffic Controllers Association, on rules under a new union
contract imposed September 3 that prohibit controllers from leaving
their facilities during their shift.
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