But When They Find The Pilot, He Or She Will Likely Be In Hot Water
Video recorded on cell phones on Memorial Day could land the pilot of a helicopter in Tennessee in hot water. That's because he or she was recorded allowing people on a pontoon boat on Dale Hollow Lake to climb onto the landing skids of the aircraft, and then fall from an altitude as high as 50 feet back into the water.
First Intercontinental Flight For Solar Airplane A Success
The Solar Impulse aircraft designed by Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg has completed its flight to Morocco. The prototype landed successfully in Rabat-Salé airport at 2330 local time Tuesday evening. This is a symbolic victory for Solar Impulse as it is the first time the HB-SIA has landed on another continent, It is also the first time Bertrand Piccard has piloted during a mission flight.
AD Affects Great Lakes Aircraft Produced During The 1970’s And 80’s
The FAA has issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) that addresses a safety problem with Great Lakes aircraft produced in the 1970’s and 1980’s. The affected aircraft were not produced by WACO Classic Aircraft. However, as the new Type Certificate Holder, the company said in a news release that they take seriously the issue of continued airworthiness of the Great Lakes fleet of aircraft serial numbers 501 through 1012.
Greater Value Should Be Placed On The Aircraft Which Helped Preserve Freedom
This weekend at The Wings Over Gillespie Airshow, the only operating Fairey Firefly in the U.S. suffered a gear collapse on landing. To the typical airshow attendee this may look like a disaster. The same person may also fall prey to the notion that operating airplanes like this places them in unreasonable danger and therefore maybe they shouldn't be flown. Myself, I think we should fly and rebuild them until the very last one is no more.
Rotates Charts So Aircraft Is Always Traveling Up The Screen
Hilton Software LLC has updated its flagship product WingX Pro7 with Track Up capability. By leveraging the multi-layered architecture of its patent-pending split-screen technology, WingX Pro7 seamlessly rotates VFR and IFR enroute charts so that the aircraft is always traveling up the screen.
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