Offers Concession To NIMBYs Complaining About Noise
The owners of six flight schools operating out of Santa Monica
Airport have offered to voluntarily limit the number of take-offs
and landings during evening and night hours as they come under
increasing pressure from state and local governments.
Spanish-Built Gondola Carries 24 Passengers At A Time
If you've ever vacationed in central Florida, you know it's a
land of superlatives where hundreds of attractions try to out-do
each other, and at least half of them are called "something world."
Now, the largest hot air balloon in the US has taken its place
among the hype, and it will be hard to miss if it passes by.
Coast Guard, Bahamian Officials Locate Downed Cirrus, Rescue
Two In Raft
Once again... it could have been a lot worse. Another in a
recent and bizarre string of Cirrus accidents (not all of which
turned out as well as this one) took place this weekend as a
stricken SR22 pilot elected to deploy his chute when engine
problems indicated that making landfall was doubtful. Coast Guard
crews, and partner agencies respond to the downed aircraft with two
people aboard in the waters approximately 2 miles west of Andros,
Bahamas, Jan. 7, 2012.
Claims He Failed Sobriety Test Because He Hit The Bottle AFTER
The Throttle
A Penngrove, CA pilot who has been charged with flying under the
influence of alcohol says he was sober in the cockpit, despite the
"erratic" flying the California Highway Patrol (CHP) says they
observed. Michael B. Ferrero told the Santa Rosa, CA Press
Democrat that he "had some booze in (his) hangar," and didn't
touch the stuff until after he had landed.
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