Opposition Continues To Grow Against Dangerous Ligado/Lightspeed FCC Approval

Citing multiple ongoing and unresolved concerns about potential harm to the GPS-based National Airspace System (NAS), the NBAA joined with a broad coalition of aviation stakeholders to forcefully respond to Ligado Networks' dispute of a petition from NBAA and others asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to pause its approval of Ligado's latest proposed broadband cellular communications network. Ligado, formerly known as LightSquared, filed its dispute last month after the 11 aviation groups cited numerous apparent discrepancies in a petition questioning the FCC's decision to allow deployment of a high-speed 5G nationwide cellular service operating within ban

Witness: The Tail Rotor Separated From The Helicopter

On April 24, 2020, about 1600 mountain standard time, a Bell UH-1H helicopter, N3276T, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident in Mesa, Arizona. The pilot was fatally injured, and the passenger was seriously injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 relocation flight. Witnesses reported they observed the helicopter flying low towards Falcon Field Airport (FFZ), Mesa, Arizona, with white smoke coming from the rear rotor area. Suddenly, the tail rotor separated from the helicopter and landed in a dirt lot below. The helicopter continued northeast as it started to spin and impact the ground.