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All News

December 19, 2008

Score Another Save For Cirrus 'Chute System

CAPS Saves The Day... Again

While the aviation world deals with the fallout from the economic malaise that is gripping the rest of the world, it's nice to know that despite all else, our technology keeps on doing it's thing... and darned well, it appears.

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Cirrus Provides Details On Executive Changes

As Previously Reported, Brent Wouters Named CEO

In stories previously reported by ANN, Alan Klapmeier, Chairman of Cirrus Design Corporation, has named Brent Wouters to the post of Chief Executive Officer effective February 1, 2009.

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NTSB Wants Deice Boot Activation Upon Entering Icing Conditions

Notes Even A Small Amount Of Ice Can Be Hazardous

The National Transportation Safety Board issued a Safety Alert Thursday titled "Activate Leading-Edge Deice Boots As Soon As Airplanes Enter Icing Conditions." 

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Authorities: Pilot Of Missing Trislander Stole Aircraft

Student Pilot Had Rotorcraft License Stripped In 2006

Details surrounding this week's disappearance of a Britten-Norman Trislander near the Bahamas are starting to gel, after several conflicting and confusing initial reports.

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French Pilot Receives Fine, Suspension For September Incursion

Prime Minister's Plane Took Evasive Action

A French private pilot has been fined and had his license suspended as a result of a September incident, when his Cessna 172 flew too close to a Falcon 900 transporting Prime Minister Francois Fillon.

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Garmin GTX 330, GTX 33 Transponders Receive TSO

Include Extended Squitter Capability For NextGen Ops

Garmin announced Thursday it has received the FAA's TSO-C166a authorization for the GTX 330 and GTX 33 transponders with 1090 MHz Extended Squitter (ES) transmission capabilities. Garmin is the first in the industry to receive TSO-C166a authorization for a general aviation transponder, and the company says this equipment will establish aircraft on the path towards complying with the FAA's proposed requirement for ADS-B equipage.

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