Tue, Mar 11, 2014
FAA Office of Airport Planning and Programming
The Office of Airport Planning and Programming is responsible for national airport planning, environmental and social requirements, airport grants, property transfers, and passenger facility charges.
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Mon, Mar 10, 2014
Also: Russian 'Bear' For Sale, Project Morpheus, Bahamas Jacks Prices On GA, AC/DC Drummer Keeps Ticket
This year’s Women in Aviation Conference, the 25th such event, was to all appearances, well-attended, empowering, successful and even more diverse than the organization’s name suggests. The 10,000 member strong organization, under the direction of Dr. Peggy Chabrian, has grown from a handful of women attending an inaugural Arizona event 25 years ago to an international gathering (nearly 200 visitors from Nigeria, alone...) that attracts thousands of people (of both genders), annually. Last week National Transportation Safety Board Judge Patrick Geraghty ruled that commercial use of UAV’s is not illegal. Geraghty found that no laws ban commercial drone use and that commercial drone use is not in violation of FAA regulations. Robinson R22 and R44 helicopter owners are now allowed a time between overhaul (TBO) for their Lycoming
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Mon, Mar 10, 2014
Despite An Admitted Lack Of Official Policy, FAA Fights For Its Unofficial Stance
In the aftermath of the story ANN broke about the NTSB's reversal of the fines and actions taken against drone operator, Raphael "Trappy" Pirker, there was the potential that the FAA would not take this defeat quietly... and it hasn't. Despite a drone policy that has been roundly criticized across the nation (and elsewhere), the FAA has decided to fight for its unofficial policy and attempt to stem the tide of what are expected to be thousands of drone, in all shapes and sizes, coming into our airspace in the coming years.
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Mon, Mar 10, 2014
Missing B777 Creates Int'l Anxiety Over Potential Cause Of Aircraft Loss
There is little evidence to suggest what have occurred to a missing Boeing 777-200 that disappeared from enroute monitoring about two hours into a flight to Beijing. Crewed by an exceptionally experienced 18,000 hour Captain and a 2000+ FO, MH370's has created a disappearance offers little explanation as to why an aircraft suddenly vanished with no warnings or alerts from the flight crew or the aircraft systems.
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Mon, Mar 10, 2014
Once On The Budget Chopping Block, Program Has Been Given A New Lease On Life
After a veritable rollercoaster of developments affecting the Auburn University Aviation Program over the past year, including the threatened closure of Alabama's only collegiate-level aviation school, supporters cheered when the Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI) re-accredited the school's resurgent aviation management curriculum last month.
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Mon, Mar 10, 2014
Helicopter Terrain Awareness & Warning System Available For Installation Under Part 27 And Part 29 AML-STCs
The FAA has granted an Approved Model List (AML) Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) for Part 27 and Part 29 for Sandel Avionics' HeliTAWS. An AML-STC is similar to multi-model approval, with appropriate reuse of compliance data across TC data sheets. It allows models to be added, progressively, by updating the AML listing, provided similarity and differences are substantiated.
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Mon, Mar 10, 2014
Also: Trig TT31 Update, Barnstorming--GA Wimping Out, Gone West: MiG Designer Belyakov, Zenith's 10000 Plan!
When the FAA opened the door for easier angle of attack (AoA) indicator certification through use of ASTM standards, BendixKing took the first step through that door. BendixKing has received FAA approval to install the KLR 10 Lift Reserve Indicator in certified general aviation aircraft. Hilton Software has announced the introduction of WingX Pro7 for Pebble. WingX Pro7 for Pebble uses the watch’s Low-Energy Bluetooth connection to seamlessly integrate with WingX Pro7 running on an iPad or iPhone. For the fifth straight year, Aero-News Network is partnering with the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) to bring exciting news about the latest and greatest avionics developments to the aviation world and we're doing it LIVE and in HIGH-DEF. All this... and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
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Mon, Mar 10, 2014
Also: Russian 'Bear' For Sale, Project Morpheus, Bahamas Jacks Prices On GA, AC/DC Drummer Keeps Ticket
This year’s Women in Aviation Conference, the 25th such event, was to all appearances, well-attended, empowering, successful and even more diverse than the organization’s name suggests. The 10,000 member strong organization, under the direction of Dr. Peggy Chabrian, has grown from a handful of women attending an inaugural Arizona event 25 years ago to an international gathering (nearly 200 visitors from Nigeria, alone...) that attracts thousands of people (of both genders), annually. Last week National Transportation Safety Board Judge Patrick Geraghty ruled that commercial use of UAV’s is not illegal. Geraghty found that no laws ban commercial drone use and that commercial drone use is not in violation of FAA regulations. Robinson R22 and R44 helicopter owners are now allowed a time between overhaul (TBO) for their Lycoming engines of 2,200 hours. This
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Mon, Mar 10, 2014
Had Been Denied By The Civil Aviation Authority Of New Zealand
When you buy something like a Hughes 500 helicopter, you kind of want to be able to fly it. Such was the case for AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd, who purchased one of the helos in 2011 as a reward to himself for completing three tours with the metal band.
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