MAF is on site in Medan on the island of Sumatra responding to
the overwhelming disaster. Hardest hit by the earthquake and
tsunami, most of the northern province of Aceh has been leveled.
Most bridges and roads have been obliterated; communications are
wiped out in the affected area.
Still Stunned With Grief, Employees Say Goodbye To Gary
Schmidt
From Tanis Aircraft:
Tanis Aircraft in Glenwood, MN is saddened to report the death
of its owner and President, Gary E. Schmidt in an aircraft accident
near the Glenwood Airport on December 9, 2004.
Authorities in and around the nation's capital continued
searching Tuesday for the body of a crewmember lost when a medical
helicopter went down in the Potomac River, near the Woodrow Wilson
Bridge. The aircraft, crashed late Monday night after a witness
said the EC-135 was flying unusually low and may have hit something
just before going down.
Contract valued As High As $330 Million Over 10 Years
Lockheed Martin says its team was selected by the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather
Service (NWS) to compete in the next phase of the Advanced Weather
Interactive Processing System (AWIPS). The AWIPS contract award is
expected in July 2005 and will be worth an estimated $330 million
over a 10-year period.
AD NUMBER: 2005-01-14
MANUFACTURER: Bombardier-Rotax
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-01-14
SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing
airworthiness directive (AD) for Bombardier-Rotax GmbHType 912 F,
912 S, and 914 F series reciprocating engines. That AD currently
requires venting of the lubrication system and inspection of the
valve train on all engines. That AD also requires venting of the
lubrication system of all engines on which the lubrication system
has been opened, and any engine on which the propeller has been
rotated one full turn in the wrong direction.
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