Steve Appleton Had A Love For Fast Airplanes, Aerobatics
ANN Real-Time Update, 02.03.12, 1711, ET: NTSB
personnel are now reporting that Appleton's fatal flight last but a
few minutes. According to an investigator on site, preliminary
details suggest that his Lancair departed at approximately 0854
Local/Mountain Time and climbed to an altitude estimated at between
100-200 feet before he requested a return to the field. Appleton
provided no reason for his request but in the process of recovering
back to KBOI, the aircraft reportedly banked and may have stalled
before rolling into the ground at 0856 Local/Mountain Time.
Initial Report: ANN is working the details that
are coming in from a fatal accident report that involved the CEO of
Mic
Document Will Help NASA Define Technology Developments Going
Forward
NASA has received the National Research Council (NRC) report
"NASA Space Technology Roadmaps and Priorities," which provides the
agency with findings and recommendations on where best to invest in
technologies needed to enable NASA's future missions in space. The
NRC report will help define NASA's technology development
priorities in the years to come.
Scott's - Bell 47, Inc. (SB47) says it will launch a Model 47
Upgrade Program at Heli-Expo in Dallas on February 12. This program
gives customers the choice to have their existing Model 47 upgraded
or to purchase a refurbished/upgraded 47G-2A configuration (narrow
body) or 47G-2A-1 (wide body) configuration helicopter direct from
the OEM.
Tenth Annual Team America Rocketry Challenge Is Set For May
12
Nearly 700 teams of middle and high school students across 48
states, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands are gearing
up for the 2012 Team America Rocketry Challenge, the world's
largest student rocket contest and a critical piece of the
aerospace industry's workforce development pipeline.
Flight School Also Celebrates 25 Years In Business
The Chamber of Commerce for the City of Santa Paula, CA recently
named CP Aviation, Inc. its 2011 Business of the Year. Presented
annually since 1983, CP Aviation is only the second airport
business in Santa Paula to receive such recognition. The flight
school will be honored at an awards luncheon on February 7,
2012.
System Exceeds European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC)
Requirements
A new system for screening and detecting liquids contained
inside passenger baggage has been successfully tested by Reveal
Imaging, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Science Applications
International Corporation (SAIC), the company said in a news
release Monday.
European Private BizAv Organization Planning Expo In
Prague
CEPA, the three-year old Central European Private Aviation
organization, announced the appointment of Brendan Lodge as its new
Chairman on Thursday. Brendan, based in the UK where he is Business
Development Director of JetBrokers Europe, brings to the
Association a new skillset in the field of international aircraft
financing and trading. He will serve CEPA for a 12-month term.
Recognizing the loyalty that carries a customer from a starting
model to a larger airplane, Flight Design has announced a strong
incentive program to present-day buyers of its CTLS Light-Sport
Aircraft. Buyers who participate in the program can gain a delivery
position for the German company’s coming four seater, the C4,
plus an additional discount.
Sessions To Be Held At Florida Institute Of Technology In
Melbourne
The International Space University (ISU) has selected the United
States’ Florida Space Coast as a natural fit to convene its
Space Studies Program as the US gateway to exploring, discovering
and understanding our universe. There are only five months to go
before the launch of the 25th annual Space Studies Program (SSP)
session at the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) in Melbourne,
Florida, and the NASA Kennedy Space Center north of Melbourne.
Event Survived High Winds Saturday, Had Great Flying Sunday
Approximately 80 Miles North Of Las Vegas
The inaugural Mesquite Hot Air Balloon Festival Jan. 28-29 did
more than bring color and a level of mystique to the city about 80
miles north of Las Vegas. Two dozen participants were involved in
what was a first for Mesquite.
PRODUCT: General Electric Company (GE) CF6-45
and CF6-50 series turbofan engines with certain low-pressure
turbine (LPT) rotor stage 3 disks installed.
Also: Upgraded Bell 47s, LaHood Optimistic, 'Aero-Integrity', Darkside of the Moon, Flying People, 400th Mustang and SO Much More!
It’s almost over... aviation’s version of a long-running soap opera, that is. This week's big story is the apparent end of five years of political infighting over long-term FAA reauthorization. US federal lawmakers Tuesday settled on a four-year funding bill for the FAA, after an incredible 23 short-term extensions. The Associated Press reports the bill authorizes 63-billion dollars for the FAA through the 2015 budget year, and includes compromises on several contentious issues. Beyond that, the unions aren't happy about it, LaHood is, Bell and Eurocopter each claimed victory in a recent lawsuit, and quite few other aero-stories. In addit
Accuses HBC Of 'Misinformation And Legal Wrangling' Delaying
A-29 Super Tucano Program
As the winner of the U.S. Air Force Light Air Support (LAS)
competition, Sparks, NV-Based Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) on
Thursday issued a point-by-point rebuttal of what it says is
misinformation being spread by the disqualified contender for the
contract.
Also: Upgraded Bell 47s, LaHood Optimistic, 'Aero-Integrity',
Darkside of the Moon, Flying People, 400th Mustang and SO Much
More!
Airborne 02.03.12 is chock full of info about the week ending
Friday, February 3rd, 2012... Presented by Aero-TV veteran
videographer and Airborne Host Ashley Hale, and supported by ANN
CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan
Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton and Paul Plack, this
episode covers:
The FAA Closes In On Long-Term
Authorization
Labor Unions Oppose FAA Bill Compromise
LaHood Optimistic for Long-Term FAA Bill
Members Asked To Lend Their Voices In Fight To Preserve Vital
Technology
The NBAA replied Wednesday to a petition by the FCC asking for
public comment ahead of its final decision on whether embattled
telecommunications company LightSquared may deploy a nationwide 4G
wireless broadband network, despite repeated test results
demonstrating signals from that network would cause catastrophic
interference with global positioning system (GPS) signals and
receivers.
New Directors Bring Extensive Aviation, EAA And Business
Backgrounds
Three directors have been added to the Experimental Aircraft
Association board, which governs the 176,000-member aviation
organization. The three new directors ... Jack Pelton, Stuart
Auerbach and Darren Pleasance ... bring extensive aviation and
business background to the board, in addition to longtime EAA
involvement and thousands of hours of flight time.
Experimental French Racer Went Down In Camarillo, CA
The pilot of an experimental French racing airplane told the
NTSB he was experiencing engine problems before he put the airplane
down in a field near the Camarillo, CA airport. Fortunately, the
pilot was only slightly injured in the accident, but the same could
not be said for the "Big Frog."
Engineers Could Not Seal The Spacecraft, Delaying Mission
The Soyuz spacecraft that was to carry the next ISS crew to the
station on March 30 has developed problems and will not be able to
fly, according to sources inside the Russian space agency
Roscosmos.
Fifteen Regional Controller Recognized At Eighth Annual Archie
League Medal Of Safety Awards
Ten remarkable flights assists were honored at the National Air
Traffic Controllers Association's (NATCA) eighth annual Archie
League Medal of Safety Awards banquet, part of NATCA's annual
safety conference.
“It’s unfortunate that the truth is being
sacrificed for the self interests of Hawker Beechcraft and its
owners ... a Canadian company, Onex ... and an investment bank,
Goldman Sachs. Hawker Beechcraft is using aggressive media and
lobbying tactics to fight the Air Force decision instead of letting
the Court decide this issue in due course.” Source:
Taco Gilbert, Ret. USAF Brigadier General, and Vice President of
ISR Business Development at Sierra Nevada Corporation.
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