Three Were Fatally Injured When The Airplane Went Down In A Lagoon In CA
The NTSB probable cause report from an accident in which three people were fatally injured indicates that the 1961 Beech Model 65 Queen Air suffered an engine malfunction, but does not absolve the pilot from all responsibility in the accident. The board did note that the airspeed indicator in the airplane was not required to be marked for speeds that are critical for single-engine operation of the aircraft.
Industry Sentiment Grows Increasingly Skeptical Of The Current Course Of The Once-Mighty AOPA
News/Analysis By ANN Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell
OK... let me start off with the following -- no one likes to do stories like this... but after weeks and months of questions, concerned input from readers/correspondents/sources, and no small number of complaints -- all combined with the over-riding concern that GA is swirling the drain and no one seems willing and able to help it -- it seems that it's time to relate some of the many curious and worrisome details that are emerging with today's AOPA.
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The FAA has certified the Robinson R66 Turbine Police Helicopter. The R66 Police model is specially configured for law enforcement and meets the latest FAA crashworthiness regulations. The four-place R66 Police helicopter combines R66 power, altitude performance, and capacity with the latest in surveillance systems. Eclipse Aerospace has formally announced the addition of a new Anti-Skid Braking System available as an option on the new production Eclipse 550 jets and to be offered as a retrofit to the existing fleet...
The Ukrainian aviation authority has granted an STC to Thielert Aircraft Engines for the installation of its Diesel piston aircraft engines Centurion 2.0 and 2.0s in Cessna 172s. On September 7, 2012, the agency issued the STC to the German company based in Saxony. The STC means that the Cessna models 172 R and S are now certified.
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