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April 02, 2015

Airborne 04.02.15: BD22 Down, Doolittle Raider LtCol Hite, AEA2015 Schedule

Also: AirVenture Theater In The Woods, T-50 Woes, Airborne Partnership Overview, Balloon-Assisted UAV, Tibbets' Grandson

A prototype BD-22 has gone down in Port St. Lucie, FL, resulting in the fatal injury of the pilot, the only person on board the airplane. The pilot was identified as 67-year-old Joseph Loney of Port St. Lucie. One of the last of the 80 men to climb aboard 16 B-25 bombers and launch from an aircraft carrier in April 1942 to attack Tokyo has gone west. ANN has learned that Lt. Col. Robert Hite passed away Sunday Morning at a nursing home in Nashville, TN. It’s reported that Hite had been among eight of the Raiders to be captured by the Japanese and imprisoned for 40 months after the raid. For most of the last decade, the Aero-News Network, Aero-TV and Airb

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Airborne 04.02.15: BD22 Down, Doolittle Raider LtCol Hite, AEA2015 Schedule

Also: AirVenture Theater In The Woods, T-50 Woes, Airborne Partnership Overview, Balloon-Assisted UAV, Tibbets' Grandson

A prototype BD-22 has gone down in Port St. Lucie, FL, resulting in the fatal injury of the pilot, the only person on board the airplane. The pilot was identified as 67-year-old Joseph Loney of Port St. Lucie. One of the last of the 80 men to climb aboard 16 B-25 bombers and launch from an aircraft carrier in April 1942 to attack Tokyo has gone west. ANN has learned that Lt. Col. Robert Hite passed away Sunday Morning at a nursing home in Nashville, TN. It’s reported that Hite had been

2015 Endeavor Awards Recipients Announced

To Be Recognized At Gala Benefiting Angel Flight West

Angel Flight West has announced the recipients of the 2015 Endeavor Awards presented each year to pilots who volunteer with the organization.

Boeing, Air India Celebrate 20th 787 Dreamliner

New Airplane Is World's First 787 In Star Alliance Livery

Boeing and Air India celebrated the airline's milestone delivery of its 20th 787 Dreamliner from Boeing's final assembly facility in North Charleston, SC.

Teenager Fatally Injured In Sunday Accident

Plane He Was Flying Went Down Shortly After Takeoff From Orange County, VA Airport

A teenage pilot was fatally injured Sunday when the Piper PA-28 he was flying went down in a field shortly after takeoff from the Orange County, VA airport (KOMH) southwest of Washington, D.C.

Team Aerodynamix: Planes Land Safely After Mid-Air Collision

RV-6, RV-8 Touched During Air Show Performance

Normally when there is a mid-air collision that involves one of the aircraft losing part of its prop, the outcome is much worse. But when such an incident occurred Sunday during an air show it Tuscaloosa, AL, both airplanes managed to land safely, and there were no injuries.

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The Airbus Helicopters Foundation Provides Aid In Vanuatu

Participates In Relief Efforts Following Tropical Cyclone Pam

The Airbus Helicopters Foundation, in coordination with French Foreign Affairs Ministry Crisis Center, have joined forces to distribute medical supplies, food and other humanitarian aid to the communities affected by Tropical Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu, an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, some 1,7500 km (approx. 1,000 miles) east of Australia.

Delta, Aeromexico File Antitrust Immunity Application

Filing Marks Significant Milestone In The Creation Of A Joint Venture

Delta Air Lines and Grupo Aeromexico have filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation seeking antitrust immunity for a new joint venture on flights between the United States and Mexico.

Gone West: Tuskegee Airman John Leahr

Passed Away Last Friday At The Age Of 94

Another of the storied Tuskegee Airmen has Gone West. John Leahr, a native of Cincinnati, OH, passed away on Friday, March 27, at the age of 94.

Duncan Aviation To Perform Enstrom NDT Inspection

Procedure Meets Compliance Requirements With Company Service Direct Bulletin

Duncan Aviation is geared up and prepared to perform the magnetic particle inspection required on the main rotor spindle of the Enstrom F-28A, F-28C, F-28F, 280, 280C, 280F and 280FX model helicopter.

FAA Proposes Two Civil Penalties Against Southwest Airlines

Fines Would Total More Than $328,000

The FAA has proposed two civil penalties totaling $328,550 against Southwest Airlines for allegedly violating Federal Aviation Regulations.

Canadian TSB Investigating Air Canada Flight Collision With Terrain

Twenty Five People Transported To Hospitals Following Accident Sunday

On 29 March 2015, at approximately 1240 a.m., Air Canada flight ACA 624, an Airbus A320, on a scheduled flight from Toronto's Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Ontario, to Halifax, Nova Scotia, landed short of the runway and collided with terrain approximately 1100 feet from the threshold of Runway 05, eventually coming to rest about 1100 feet down the runway. There were 133 passengers and 5 crew members on board; all of whom exited the aircraft.

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Airplane Collides With Car During Emergency Landing

Was Attempting Off-Airport Landing After Engine Failure

A pilot that had just departed from the Hawley, MN airport Tuesday was forced to make an off-airport landing when the engine on the 1979 Mooney M20K stopped shortly after takeoff.

Tom Moyer Tapped As Bell Helicopter's New Midwest Regional Sales Manager

Started With The Company In 2013 As An Instructor Specialist

Tom Moyer has been named as Bell Helicopter's Regional Sales Manager in North America, responsible for marketing and sales activities in the Midwest region. The appointment is effective immediately.

Aero-TV: Hartzell’s Next Generation Props - Composite Materials and Manufacturing Technologies

One of GA's Most Innovative Companies Shows Off The Latest Prop Technologies

In this video, Executive Vice President for Hartzell Propeller, J.J. Frigge, introduces us to Hartzell’s line of composite propeller blades. The tried-and-true wood propellers have been a source of thrust since the Wright brothers, and within 10 years of the first powered flight metal blades were brought into use. Now, composite propeller blade technology can provide greater propeller blade performance and longer life.

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Aero-TV: Hartzell’s Next Generation Props--Composite Materials and Manufacturing

One of GA's Most Innovative Companies Shows Off The Latest Prop Technologies

In this video, Executive Vice President for Hartzell Propeller, J.J. Frigge, introduces us to Hartzell’s line of composite propeller blades. The tried-and-true wood propellers have been a source of thrust since the Wright brothers, and within 10 years of the first powered flight metal blades were brought into use. Now, composite propeller blade technology can provide greater propeller blade performance and longer life. Hartzell uses two composite technologies to produce their propeller blades....

New York State Passes Aviation Tax Reform

Will Exempt GA Aircraft From State Sales And Use Taxes

The State of New York's General Assembly has passed has passed a "significant" tax reform measure that will exempt general aviation aircraft from the state's sales and use tax.

Lufthansa Says It Knew Of Lubitz's Previous Bouts With Depression

Emails Discovered During Investigation Include Medical Documents

Lufthansa's investigation of Germanwings Flight 9525 has uncovered emails that were exchanged between Andreas Lubitz and Lufthansa in 2009 which included medical documents that Lubitz had submitted when he resumed his flight training. The documents indicate that Lubitz had a "previous episode of severe depression."

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Hartzell To Supply Props For Flight Design C4

Two-Blade Swept Props To Be Standard On Alternative Fuel Airplane

Hartzell Propeller will supply high performance two-blade swept aluminum props for Flight Design’s new alternative fuel C4 aircraft.

GAMA Praises EASA Progress On Certification Standards Update

Agency Reorganizing Small Airplane Certification Standards

EASA on Tuesday issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Amendment (A-NPA) to modernize the way smaller airplanes are certified. The proposed rule, which GAMA says contains the most mature and complete draft of the airworthiness standards to date, is largely based on the work of the FAA’s Part 23 Aviation Rulemaking Committee.

AeroSports Update: New Wright 'B' Flyer Project Receives Significant Donation

When Wright “B” Flyer Inc. Takes Its One-Of-A-Kind Airplane To EAA AirVenture 2015, It Will Take More Than Filing A Flight Plan

The Wright “B” Flyer, a modern look-alike of the Wright Brothers’ first production airplane, has limited range and is tiring to fly. Despite this, it’s going to make the trip to AirVenture this year, but it won’t be doing it by air.

FAA Grants Helinet Aviation UAV COA

Company Free To Shoot UAV Aerials On TV And Movie Sets Without Specific Authorization

The FAA has granted a Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA) for commercial, unmanned aircraft system (UAS) flights to Helinet Aviation. The COA provides Helinet with pre-approved authorization to shoot UAV aerials on broadcast and motion picture sets without the need to apply for permission in advance.

BD-22 Down In Port St. Lucie, FL

Pilot, 67, Fatally Injured In Accident

A prototype BD-22 has gone down in Port St. Lucie, FL, resulting in the fatal injury of the pilot, the only person on board the airplane.

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (04.02.15)

"With surrounding states already offering similar exemptions for general aviation aircraft, New York was not competitive and the legislature recognized how enactment of this exemption will bring jobs and new business to the state." Source: Michael Giardino, president of the New York Aviation Management Association.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (04.02.15): Damage Tolerance

The ability of structure to sustain anticipated loads in the presence of damage, such as fatigue cracks until it is detected through inspection or malfunction and repaired.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (04.02.15)

FAA Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award

The FAA Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award recognizes pilots who have demonstrated professionalism, skill and aviation expertise by maintaining safe operations for 50 or more years.

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