SR22 Went Down On Approach Following Near Collision With
Traffic
An accident on December 15th involving two airplanes in the
traffic pattern at Scottsdale Airport (KSDL) in Arizona points to
the importance of the concept of "see and avoid." While there was
no mid-air collision, the pilot of an SR22 who was fatally injured
when his plane went down reported being unable to see a Gulfstream
on final approach because the sun was in his eyes. A passenger on
board the Cirrus was seriously injured, but able to escape the
wreckage of the airplane.
Insiders Say Another CR Is The Most Likely Outcome
Washington insiders are saying that it's very likely that the
U.S. Congress will not be able to come up with a compromise on
long-term funding for the FAA, and that a 23rd continuing
resolution (CR) will be passed to keep the agency open beyond
January 31st.
Claims Independent Confirmation Of Its Position On The
Issue
As evidence backing up its filing last week with the FCC
claiming owners of legacy GPS equipment have no standing to block
its plan to deploy terrestrial 4G transmitters, LightSquared filed
the first set of data from independent testing of precision GPS
devices which were modified to coexist with the company's proposed
nationwide 4G LTE network.
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