Robert Dale Reed, long time NASA aeronautics researcher, passed
away last Friday at age 75 due to complications from cancer. During
his almost 52 year career at NASA Dryden, Reed worked on many
programs. He is best known for his work on the Lifting Body
and Remotely Piloted Research Vehicle (RPRV) programs.
Passengers enroute from Los Angeles to New York Friday were
shocked when William Lee stood up and "loudly demanded another
beer." The situation soon turned violent.
Baron Taylor of Robesonia, PA earned the very first Sport Pilot
certificate with powered parachute privileges Monday after
completing his sport pilot evaluation at Sebring, FL. Larry
Littlefield of Boynton Beach, FL conducted the evaluation.
The FAA's Sport Pilot/Light Sport Aircraft Program office tells
ANN that they have added spread sheet and word documents on the http://afs600.faa.gov
web site under Light Sport Aircraft Documents indicating the status
of the Consensus Standards.
I tend to look with a suspicion at charges that controllers are
responsible for crashes. Certainly, there are times that it
happens, and they stick in your mind for their sheer rarity.
City Announces Financing Plan for Airport Terminal
Building
Tireless AOPA Airport Support Network honcho, Jack W. Tunstill
(pictured below), from Albert Whitted Airport (SPG), Florida has
some good news to share. Jack tells ANN that Mayor Rick Baker held
a news conference to announce the new terminal building will be
built as soon as feasible at Albert Whitted Airport.
Some aviation insurance underwriters are surcharging older
pilots. Is that fair? Is it justified by the accident experience?
"AOPA is launching our Aging Pilot study, a three-pronged effort to
answer those questions and more," said AOPA President Phil
Boyer.
Good-government types in New Zealand are up in arms about the
use of an airplane by police for traffic control, forcing the cops
to defend the practice in the New Zealand Herald.
The folks at PanAm Int'l Flight Academy note that, "For many, a
career in aviation sounds exciting, intriguing and mysterious.
While it is all of those things and more, the decision to pursue a
career in the industry is also expensive and time-consuming."
The old saying, "birds of a feather, flock together," can now be
applied to a couple of small uninhabited aerial vehicles (UAVs)
flown in a NASA research experiment using principles derived from
studies of fish and bird motions to simultaneously guide them
around obstacles.
Gulfstream Aerospace tells ANN that they have now retrofit 101
Gulfstream business aircraft with the Gulfstream Enhanced Vision
System (EVS). By the end of last year, 43 large-cabin,
ultra-long-range G550 aircraft have been delivered with EVS.
Alteon Training has announced its participation in a new
training company, CasaAero Training, located in Casablanca,
Morocco. The newly formed joint venture with Royal Air Maroc will
operate out of the airline's existing training center.
"Currently, there is no hard, scientific data to justify
the way some insurance companies are treating older
pilots... We're going to find the truth."
Source: AOPA President Phil Boyer, announcing a
survey to investigate the reality of safety concerns for older
pilots.
AD NUMBER: 2005-06-06
MANUFACTURER: Airbus
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-06-06
SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness
directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A319, A320, and A321 series
airplanes.
AD NUMBER: 2005-06-05
MANUFACTURER: McDonnell Douglas
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-06-05
SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness
directive (AD) for all McDonnell Douglas Model DC-8 airplanes.