Accused Of Helping Her Husband Cover Up Accident Details, Pay 'Hush Money'

Supermodel Elle McPherson has been accused of assisting her husband, billionaire Jeffery Soffer, of conspiring to cover up details of a helicopter accident on Great Gauna Cay in the Bahamas last year. A lawsuit seeks $100 million for the wrongful death of attorney Lance Valdez in Miami federal court.

It's For Real! ANN REALTIME NewsBug Released To ANN Readers, Worldwide 

For those of you using a windows PC (MAC version in the works... we promise), a new REALTIME News Service from the Aviation World’s DAILY News Service, the Aero-News Network (ANN), will let you know when our REALTIME, award-winning NewsFeed has been updated.

"We found that a misunderstanding between Ames and DLA-Energy personnel rather than intentional misconduct led to H211 enjoying the discounted fuel rate for flights that had no NASA-related mission." Source: NASA Inspector General's Report.

The function performed by the FMS/ RNAV to alert the pilot at some time or distance prior to, or when reaching, the active waypoint.

The Boultbee Academy

This site came to our attention from a story about actor Brad Pitt purchasing a Spitfire airplane. This is where he will learn to fly his new acquisition.

Joint Venture Aircraft Spreads Its Wings

It flies... and apparently does so fairly well. The joint venture between Textron AirLand and AirLand Enterprises  has produced a flying prototype of the Scorpion Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)/Strike aircraft. The bird completed its first flight at 10:30 AM Central Time. The aircraft took off from McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kansas and conducted a range of handling maneuvers for approximately 1.4 hours of flight. Today’s flight marks one of the fastest developments of a U.S.-built tactical jet, progressing from initial design to first flight in less than 24 months.

Finally! Someone (Besides ANN) Is Ready To Face LSA Reality

At the Redbird Migration 2013 meeting, EAA Chairman of the Board, Jack Pelton took questions from many of the attendees during his forum presentation. One question asked was (yes, by ANN); is it time for the FAA to revamp the light sport aircraft certification regulations? Pelton’s short answer to that question was yes; changes need to be made. Pelton addressed three areas that he thinks need attention. One of these areas related directly to the way equipment changes can be made to an aircraft that is certified as a special- light sport.

Flights With Up To Five Passengers In VFR Conditions Would Not Require A Third-Class Medical

GA pilots have for years been asking the FAA to look at rules for third-class medical certificates in an effort to see those rules relaxed. Wednesday, two Republican Congressman turned up the heat on the process by introducing a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would substantively change medical requirements for thousands of GA pilots.

Instructor Pilot Said He Was 'Stressed' By KSFO Approach

At a meeting called to discuss cockpit automation procedures and other safety issues in the wake of the accident in  San Francisco involving an Asiana Boeing 777-200, the NTSB released a 45-page report based in part on interviews with the pilots on board the airplane.

Company Will Create 115 Jobs And Invest $11.4 Million In Equipment And Tooling

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and Bell Helicopter CEO John Garrison on Tuesday announced the company will build its new SLS helicopter line at Lafayette Regional Airport, leading to the first modern-era aircraft assembly facility in Louisiana history. The project will create 115 new direct jobs averaging more than $55,000 per year, plus benefits.