When the FAA refused to hold face-to-face public meetings with
pilots and businesses that will be hurt by a proposed
charity/sightseeing rule, AOPA vowed to make sure pilots would be
heard — by Congress if not by the FAA. With the help of the
chairman of a House Small Business subcommittee, AOPA is making
good on that pledge. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO), an AOPA member, wants
to hear directly from pilots about what the proposed rule will do
to their business.
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC) expects deliveries
of PW200 and PT6 turboshaft engines to increase by 30% this year
thanks to the company's exceptionally strong showing in helicopter
competitions in 2003.
Research Frontiers and InspecTech Aero Service plan to make
their biggest-ever foray into the world of rotorcraft next week,
displaying a number of SPD-Smart(TM) aircraft cabin window products
at the Heli-Expo from March 15-17 at the Las Vegas Convention
Center.
Snowbirds anxious to avoid the cold, rain and snow of more
northerly latitudes have been causing big-time headaches for
commercial air travelers at Florida's Palm Beach International
Airport.
Now, the FAA has come up with a solution to the problem of clogged
runways -- especially on Sunday afternoons. The idea: limit the
number of arrivals so more aircraft can depart.
When Eurocopter recently completed the first flight of its new
European military helicopter, the NH90, it had Goodrich Actuation
Systems' all electric flight controls or "Fly-By-Wire" (FBW)
technology on board.
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