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September 16, 2008

NTSB Urges Better Maintenance, Pilot Training For Parachute Jump Operators

Issues Probable Cause Report In July 2006 Twin Otter Downing

The National Transportation Safety Board released Tuesday its special investigation report identifying several recurring safety issues with parachute jump operations, and recommending improvements in aircraft maintenance and pilot training.

State Troopers Were Onboard Plane

We admit, this is the kind of story that appeals to our sense of schadenfreude... though as pilots, perhaps we may be forgiven for feeling some "shameful joy" upon hearing about a man who apparently 'tagged' the wrong low-flying aircraft with a handheld laser beam.

ANN Special Feature: Kit Darby, AIR, Inc. - 09.16.08

Kit Darby of Aviation Information Resources discusses what's expected to be a long-term industry shortage of new pilots. (From FAA Forecast Conference, March 2008.)

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FAA To Pay Airport $400K To Help Fight NIMBYs

Money Will Cover Costs Incurred In Legal Challenges

Officials with Tweed New Haven Regional Airport (HVN) in Connecticut are trying to move forward with a renovation project, which includes federally-mandated runway safety zones. But the airport is $235,000 dollars in debt, largely due to legal challenges to the airport's runway expansion by the adjacent town of East Haven.

Recon Missions Assist In Rescue Efforts

Members of Civil Air Patrol’s Texas Wing launched dozens of flights Monday to take photographs of damage in Houston, Galveston and other parts of east Texas, after Hurricane Ike devastated the state when it made landfall early Saturday.

Linden Blue Among Speakers At "Spectrum Of Aviation" Meeting

The Lindbergh Foundation announced Monday three prominent leaders from the aviation community will speak at its "Spectrum of Aviation" hangar party at the Golden Wings Museum at the Anoka County Airport in Blaine, MN on Saturday, September 27.