Mayo Clinic Study: King-Devick Test Effectively Detects 'Impairment Of Cognitive Performance'
A team of Mayo Clinic researchers have found that hypoxia can be detected prior to incapacitating physical symptoms which can be a safety threat at high altitudes. The findings were published as the lead article in the October issue of Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine.
No Distress Call Or Declaration Of Emergency Made From Accident Airplane
The NTSB has released a preliminary report from an accident which occurred in Tifton, GA October 18. The pilot of the Piper Cherokee, the only person on board the airplane, was fatally injured in the accident.
Early this year, a new series of aviation VHF COM and NAV/COM radios, the GTR and GNC series, was announced by Garmin. As the replacement products for the popular SL 30 and SL 40 models, the GNC series NAV/COM radios include new features to reduce pilot workload, while also offering an affordable solution to meet the requirements of the 8.33 kHz channel spacing mandate recently enacted by the European Union under the Single European Sky (SES) initiative.
Airplane Impacted A Supermarket In Central Florida
The NTSB has released a factual report in connection with an accident which occurred in Deland, FL in April, 2012, that resulted in the fatal injury of one person. The aircraft, an experimental amateur-built amphibious Seawind 3000, N514KT, owned and operated by a private individual, was substantially damaged when it impacted a building shortly after takeoff from the Deland Municipal Airport (DED), Deland, Florida.
AAAA Applauds The Governors Of Oregon, Massachusetts And West Virginia
The Alliance for Aviation Across America issued a statement Tuesday thanking Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Governor Earl Ray Tomblin of West Virginia for officially recognizing general aviation within their states.
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