Investigators are attempting to determine what caused a
single-seat Mini Max ultralight nose over and crash into a hangar
during what had been a routine flight around the pattern at
Fairchild Airport in Port Angeles, WA Thursday.
On Friday, CubCrafters received its Light Sport Aircraft (S-LSA)
airworthiness certificate for Sport Cub serial number CC11-0001.
FAA Aviation Safety Inspector Steve Slagle, of the Seattle MIDO
office, was on hand to make the presentation.
Confirming reports ANN first brought you in May, on Friday Air
Force chief General T. Michael "Buzz" Moseley is expected to
announce Friday the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will now be known as
the "Lightning II."
ANN Daily Touch N Go: 07.07.06 (ANN's
Short-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 07.07.06
(ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Special Feature -- The Road To Oshkosh:
07.07.06 (ANN Special Feature, with the EAA's Dick
Knapinski on the Road To Oshkosh.)
Owner Disputes Ruling That Frost Brought Plane Down
There's controversy in the air over New Zealand... after that
country's Transportation Accident Investigation Commission issued
its finding in the downing of an Air Fiordland Cessna 206 on
take-off from the Queenstown Aerodrome last October.
The BBC reports Spain wants a bigger say in what goes on at
Airbus parent-company EADS... and that has British lawmakers
worried Airbus production might be moved from Broughton to a
Spanish city.
Bombardier Aerospace announced Thursday the appointment of
Pierre Gabriel Côté as President, Bombardier Business
Aircraft effective July 10, 2006. Mr. Côté will head
the Business Aircraft leadership team responsible for profit, cost,
quality and customer management for Bombardier's business
aircraft.
Charges TSA In Misusing SSI to Avoid Embarrassment,
Liability
A former FAA staffer is charging that the TSA is
designating many documents as Sensitive Security Information (SSI)
-- not to protect national security, but rather to hide negligence,
incompetence and potential liability.
Northwest flight attendants have elected the Association of
Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA) as their new bargaining
representative. AFA-CWA received 4,349 votes. The total vote
exceeded the Railway Labor Act requirement that 50 percent plus one
of unit members vote in the election in order to change
representation.
First U.S. Ramjet to Enter Production in More Than 40
Years
Aerojet has landed a contract award from Orbital Sciences for
full-rate production of the Aerojet MARC R282 ramjet engine as part
of the U.S. Navy's "Coyote" Supersonic Sea-Skimming Target (SSST)
missile program.
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/1818
Issue Date: July 05, 2006 at 19:27 UTC
Location: Milwaukee Lakefront, Milwaukee, Wisconsin near TIMMERMAN
VOR/DME (LJT)
Beginning Date and Time: July 13, 2006 at 18:30 UTC
Ending Date and Time: July 16, 2006 at 22:30 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: The TCF Bank Air Expo
Type: Airshow
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
Pilots May Contact: Milwaukee (MKE) Air Traffic Control Tower,
414-526-0256
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/1756
Issue Date: July 05, 2006 at 13:15 UTC
Location: Pensacola Beach, Florida near CRESTVIEW VORTAC
(CEW)
Beginning Date and Time: July 12, 2006 at 12:45 UTC
Ending Date and Time: July 16, 2006 at 21:00 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: Aerial demonstrations by the U.S. Navy Blue
Angels and other high performance aircraft
Type: Airshow
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
Pilots May Contact: Pensacola (P31) Approach Control,
850-444-5700
And The Best Looks Yet To Come, Just In Time For The
Weekend
Clouds and rain are a way of life in the Pacific Northwest...
but those who are familiar with the area are a sturdy bunch, and
they're not likely to let a little drizzle get in their way.
Diplomatic Solution Sought For "Routine Military
Exercises"
Despite mounting diplomatic pressure to end its missile
test-firing program, on Thursday the communist government of North
Korea repeated its declaration that it has a sovereign right to
continue those tests... and that it plans to do just that.
Consummated with a handshake between President Bush and Canada's
new prime minister, Stephen Harper, at Thursday's meeting in
Washington -- our neighbors to the north have begun a massive
upgrade of the military air fleet.
Instrument Meterological Conditions -- Weather conditions
expressed in terms of visibility, distance from clouds, and cloud
ceilings during which all aircraft are required to operate using
instrument flight rules (IFR).
"I know from first-hand experience that roughly 95 percent of
the materials that are labeled SSI have no national security value
and should be released to help the American people arm ourselves
against future terrorist attacks."
Source: Former FAA Special Agent Brian
Sullivan, who has accused the TSA of designating many documents as
Sensitive Security Information (SSI) -- not to protect national
security, but rather to hide negligence, incompetence and potential
liability.
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/1802
Issue Date: July 05, 2006 at 17:56 UTC
Location: Troy, Michigan
Beginning Date and Time: July 10, 2006 at 14:25 UTC
Ending Date and Time: July 10, 2006 at 19:05 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for VIP (Very
Important Person) Movement
Type: VIP
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/1759
Issue Date: July 05, 2006 at 13:39 UTC
Location: Aurora, Illinois
Beginning Date and Time: July 07, 2006 at 18:30 UTC
Ending Date and Time: July 07, 2006 at 20:30 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for VIP (Very
Important Person) Movement
Type: VIP
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A