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May 09, 2008

NTSB Says NASCAR C-310 Had Electrical Problem

Pilot Reported Smelling Smoke The Day Before Fatal Crash

A pre-existing electrical problem may have contributed to the July 2007 fatal crash of a Cessna 310R near Sanford, FL, based information contained in an updated factual report issued Friday by the National Transportation Safety Board.

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NV Firefighting TFR: UFN

NOTAM Number: FDC 8/6903  Issue Date: May 09, 2008 at 0432 UTC  Location: SE OF DAYTON , Nevada  Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately  Ending Date and Time: Until further notice  Reason for NOTAM: TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR FIRE FIGHTING  Type: Hazards  Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A  Pilots May Contact: OAKLAND (ZOA) Center, 510-745-3331 

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AZ Firefighting TFR: UFN

NOTAM Number: FDC 8/6957 Issue Date: May 09, 2008 at 1710 UTC Location: 40 MI SW OF TUCSON , Arizona near TUCSON VORTAC (TUS) Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR FIRE FIGHTING Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: ALBUQUERQUE (ZAB) Center, 505-856-4500

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Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Friday 05.09.08

The Controversy Over ADS-B-Out, With CFI Max Trescott

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 05.09.08 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 05.09.08 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature -- The Controversy Over ADS-B-Out: 05.09.08 (ANN Special Report, with author, general aviation advocate, and 2008 National CFI of the Year, Max Trescott.)

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NASA Awards Contract For Ares I Mobile Launcher

Will Transport "The Stick" To Launch Pad

NASA's Kennedy Space Center has awarded a contract to Hensel Phelps of Orlando, FL for the construction of the Ares I mobile launcher for the Constellation Program. Ares I is the rocket that will transport the Orion crew exploration vehicle, its crew and cargo to low Earth orbit.

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Report: Some Dreamliner Customers In For VERY Long Wait

Deliveries Delayed Over Two Years For Smaller Carriers

Boeing's announcement last month of a third delay to its 787 Dreamliner program sent several carriers scrambling to compensate for delivery delays that could stretch as long as 30 months, according to a recent report by The Seattle Times.

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Newsflash! Airline Ticket Prices Continue To Climb

Delta, AAL Hike Fares; US Airways Charges For Window Seats

Better plan on yet another unpleasant surprise if you must travel on commercial airlines. This week, American Airlines and Delta Air Lines each announced new hikes in their airfares, pushing full-fare coach prices for a transcontinental flight to over $1,000 round-trip.

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United Shuffles Management, Names New Chief Operating Officer

Shuffle Comes Ahead Of Likely Merger Announcement, Sources Say

On Thursday, United Airlines -- said to be in advanced talks about a merger with US Airways -- underwent a top-level game of musical chairs, shuffling executives to positions they may hold in a merged airline.

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Homeless Man Thwarts STL Security, Found Napping On Plane

Incident Termed A 'Hiccup' By Officials

Two contract security guards at Lambert International Airport in St. Louis, MO were suspended this week, after a homeless man was found sleeping onboard a parked regional jet.

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Viking Selects Seaplanes North As Spares Distribution Partner

Will Distribute DHC Beaver And Otter Parts In Alaskan Region

Viking Air Limited told ANN Thursday the company recently selected Seaplanes North of Anchorage, Alaska as its material sales and distribution center for DHC-2 Beaver and DHC-3 Otter parts to better serve its Alaskan customers. The decision comes as a customer service enhancement effort to facilitate faster overnight deliveries to the region and to eliminate potential customs delays.

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BLR Aerospace Earns EASA Approval For King Air Winglets

They Increase Efficiency... And Look Cool To Boot

An amended Supplemental Type Certificate will enable European operators of King Air 200GTs to modify their aircraft with performance-enhancing Winglet Systems. The FAA granted an STC amendment to BLR Aerospace in April, and EASA approval was granted this week.

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Duncan Aviation Completes Challenger 601-3R Inflight Internet

First SwiftBroadband Installation On Type

Duncan Aviation recently completed installation of the EMS eNfusion HSD-400 SatCom in a Bombardier Challenger 601-3R. This installation provides one of the first Challenger 601s to be upgraded with true Inmarsat SwiftBroadband capability. The installation allows passengers to use their personal Wi-Fi devices, including notebook computers, BlackBerry devices, iPhones and other popular data communication tools, in the cabin during flight.

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AD: Air Tractor

AD NUMBER: 2008-10-12 MANUFACTURER: Air Tractor SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-10-12 SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) to supersede AD 2007-13-17, which applies to certain Air Tractor, Inc. (Air Tractor) Models AT-602, AT-802, and AT-802A airplanes.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2008-10-06 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-10-06 SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 747-400, -400D,and -400F series airplanes.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2008-10-10 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-10-10 SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, and -900 series airplanes.

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AD: Embraer

AD NUMBER: 2008-10-08 MANUFACTURER: Empresa SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-10-08 SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain EMBRAER Model EMB-135 airplanes; and Model EMB-145, -145ER, -145MR, -145LR, -145XR,-145MP, and -145EP airplanes.

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AD: Socata

AD NUMBER: 2008-10-13 MANUFACTURER: Socata SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-10-13 SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above.

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AD: Boeing

AD NUMBER: 2008-10-11 MANUFACTURER: Boeing SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-10-11 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Boeing Model 757 airplanes.

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Aero-TV Asks... Are Airshows As Safe As They Can Be??? (Part 5)

It's Airshow Week At Aero-TV!

The last in a five part series, this week, continues with a series of interwoven interviews in which we asked about a dozen airshow professionals the same three questions... each of which was the topic of its own program over the course of the week. In this final  installment, we asked a number of airshow luminaries the following question... after a year in which there were a number of tragic but unrelated accidents, are airshows as safe as they can be??? 

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Aero-TV Asks... Are Airshows As Safe As They Can Be??? (Part 5)

It's Airshow Week At Aero-TV!

The last in a five part series, this week, continues with a series of interwoven interviews in which we asked about a dozen airshow professionals the same three questions... each of which was the topic of its own program over the course of the week. In this final  installment, we asked a number of airshow luminaries the following question... after a year in which there were a number of tragic but unrelated accidents, are airshows as safe as they can be???

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GAMA Releases Q1 2008 Delivery And Billing Numbers

Turbine Numbers Increase, But Pistons Continue Slump

On Thursday, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association announced first quarter shipment and billings figures. Total industry billings were up 16.1 percent to $5.3 billion, an all-time high for the first quarter, while total shipments were down by 7.5 percent... including a 28 percent slump in deliveries of piston aircraft.

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FAA's Reputation Still Sound Overseas

Safety Record Stands Out To Foreign Regulators

If you watched news coverage around the United States over the past few months, you could come away very disillusioned with the Federal Aviation Administration.

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Southwest Gave Free Flight Training To Inspector

737 Type-Rating Worth $15,000

Allegations of a cozy relationship between airlines and their FAA inspectors have been somewhat abstract... until now.

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Parents Sue School, FBO For Accident That Claimed Their Daughter

Allege Pilot Flew Erratically On June 2006 ROTC Flight

The parents of a 15-year-old girl who died in a June 2006 plane crash in Maine are suing the local school system, and the fixed-base operator that employed the pilot.

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Three Fighter Cockpits Found In Private Hands

F-14, F/A-18 Stripped Of Wiring, "Fully Demilitarized"

The theft of scrap metal is a growing problem across the country, but this is a little over-the-top. Investigators are trying to figure out how three jet fighter cockpits got diverted from their normal demilitarization process, and wound up in private hands.

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Klyde Morris (05.09.08)

Our Tax Dollars At Work...

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Earning My Wings... At Long Last (Prelude)

Series Begins Monday, May 12

"Coming Next Week -- Emergency Procedures, And Dealing With Strong Winds." Those words, written in March 2007, were the last I posted on the pages of ANN, until now, regarding my efforts to earn my sport pilot license. As regular readers might recall, I had just soloed an Evektor Sportstar at Grand Prairie Municipal (GPM) and was looking forward to moving on to my dual and solo cross country flights, taking the written exam... and finally, the checkride.

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Boeing, Asiana Airlines Complete Deal For Two 777-200ERs

May Substitute Longer-Range -300ERs If Needed

On Thursday, Boeing and Asiana Airlines announced completion of an order for two 777-200ERs (Extended Range). The order is valued at $438 million at list prices.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.09.08)

Aero-Linx!

SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) is a scientific area whose goal is to detect intelligent life outside Earth. One approach, known as radio SETI, uses radio telescopes to listen for narrow-bandwidth radio signals from space.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.09.08): Astronomical Unit

Aero-Terms!

The average distance from the Earth to the Sun; 1 AU is 149,597,870 kilometers (92,960,116 miles).

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (05.09.08)

"Customers have told our manufacturers that bonus depreciation, made part of the US economic stimulus package in February, is generating new sales within the piston segment. Although the provision applies to both piston and turbine engine aircraft, we believe that in light of current backlog, the piston manufacturers will benefit more proportionately because bonus depreciation applies to purchases made in 2008 with delivery in 2008 or 2009."

Source: Alan Klapmeier, Chairman of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association. On Thursday, GAMA announced first quarter shipment and billings figures. Total industry billings were up 16.1 percent to $5.3 billion, an all-time high for the first quarter, while total shipments were down by 7.5 percent..

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MD TFR: 05.15.08 - 05.18.08

NOTAM Number: FDC 8/6838 Issue Date: May 08, 2008 at 1914 UTC Location: Andrews AFB, Maryland near ANDREWS VORTAC (ADW) Beginning Date and Time: May 15, 2008 at 1600 UTC Ending Date and Time: May 18, 2008 at 2200 UTC Reason for NOTAM: Aerial demonstrations by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and other high performance aircraft Type: Airshow Replaced NOTAM(s): 8/6591: to update times Pilots May Contact: Andrews (ADW) Air Traffic Control Tower, 301-735-2380

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AL TFR: 05.13.08 - 05.14.08

NOTAM Number: FDC 8/6823 Issue Date: May 08, 2008 at 1911 UTC Location: Maxwell AFB, Alabama near MONTGOMERY VORTAC (MGM) Beginning Date and Time: May 13, 2008 at 1930 UTC Ending Date and Time: May 14, 2008 at 2359 UTC Reason for NOTAM: Aerial demonstrations by the U.S. Air Force F-15 and F-16 teams Type: Airshow Replaced NOTAM(s): 8/6590: to add Class D airspace exclusion Pilots May Contact: Maxwell (MXF) Air Traffic Control Tower, 334-953-5022

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