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June 15, 2005

FAA Settles With Pilot Of Cessna 150 Panic Flight

Hayden L. Schaeffer Can Reapply For Ticket In Ten Months

In a round of "Let's Make A Deal" between the FAA and wayward general aviation pilot Hayden "Jim" Schaeffer, the pilot-in-command of a Cessna 150 that came within three miles of the White House -- and a hair's breadth of being shot out of the sky -- will eventually be allowed to fly again.

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AD: Cessna

AD NUMBER: 2005-12-13 MANUFACTURER: Cessna SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-12-13 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) to supersede AD 2005-05-52 (70 FR13362, March 21, 2005), which applies to all Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Models 402C and 414A airplanes.

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AD: Cessna

AD NUMBER: 2005-12-12 MANUFACTURER: Cessna SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-12-12 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) to supersede AD 79-10-15, which applies to all Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Models 401, 401A, 401B, 402, 402A, 402B, 411, and 411A airplanes. AD 79-10-15 currently requires repetitive inspections of the right and left wing spar lower cap areas for fatigue cracks and requires wing spar cap repair or replacement as necessary.

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AD: Grob-Werke

AD NUMBER: 2005-12-09 MANUFACTURER: Grob-Werke SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-12-09 SUMMARY: The FAA adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all GROB-WERKE (GROB) Model G120A airplanes.

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Gone West: Gordon Baxter

One of the finest writers to EVER wax aero-poetic, Gordon Baxter, of "Bax Seat" fame has passed away. Bax was 81, when he passed away Saturday, at the Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital.

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Sportys Skyhawk To Be Awarded September 14th

...And We Probably Won't Win Then, Either

Feeling lucky? Your life may change on Wednesday, September 14, 2005. That's the day one lucky Sporty's customer will be chosen as winner of Sporty's 2005 Sweepstakes.

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Mooney CEO To Compete In Air Race Classic

Gretchen Jahn Will, Of Course, Fly A Mooney

The Air Race Classic, the world's only all-women transcontinental air race, draws pilots from a variety of professions. The 2005 race is no exception as it includes a marine helicopter pilot and a flight surgeon with the Navy. But there is only one CEO of an airplane corporation at the starting line this year -– Mooney Airplane Company's Gretchen Jahn.

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New Jersey TFR: 06.16.05

NOTAM: 5/4756 Issued: 06/14/2005 19:50 Effective: 06/16/2005 18:00 - 06/16/2005 20:00 State: NJ Facility: ZNY - NEW YORK (ARTCC),NY. Type: HAZARDS Description: EDISON TOWNSHIP NEW JERSEY.

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