• 2003
• 2004
• 2005
• 2006
• 2007
• 2008
• 2009
• 2010
• 2011
• 2012
• 2013
• 2014
• 2015
• 2016
• 2017
• 2018
• 2019
• 2020
• 2021
• 2022
• 2023
• 2024

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9
• 10
• 11
• 12
• 13
• 14
• 15
• 16
• 17
• 18
• 19
• 20
• 21
• 22
• 23
• 24
• 25
• 26
• 27
• 28
• 29
• 30
• 31

All News

October 21, 2007

CA TFR: UFN

NOTAM Number: FDC 7/0975  Issue Date: October 21, 2007 at 2030 UTC  Type: Hazards 

Read More

CA TFR: UFN

NOTAM Number: FDC 7/0971  Issue Date: October 21, 2007 at 1742 UTC  Type: Hazards 

Read More

CA TFR: UFN

NOTAM Number: FDC 7/0970  Issue Date: October 21, 2007 at 1732 UTC  Type: Hazards 

Read More

TFR Violations May Garner Criminal Penalties

AOPA's Boyer Writes FAA Over New Language In NOTAMS

Pilots who routinely violate airspace temporary flight restrictions (TFRs) might find themselves in jail... and worse yet, ruin flying for those who are more careful and fly by the rules.

Read More

St. Petersburg Airfest Starts Off With A Bang

SPG Airshow Draws A Crowd... And Public Safety

A jet-powered 1957 Chevy truck and a dive-bombing airplane kicked off the fourth annual St. Petersburg AirFest at Albert Whitted Airport Saturday.

Read More

USAF Cross-Country Warhead Flight Results In Punishments For 70 Airmen

Strips 5th Bomber Wing Of Duty Over B-52 Flight

Seventy Air Force airmen face punishment for their involvement in an accidental, cross-country flight of a nuclear-armed B-52 bomber after an investigation found rules for handling such munitions were ignored, according to the US Air Force.

Read More

UK Man Builds Boeing 747 Sim In His Bedroom

We Know What You're Thinking... "Date Magnet"

A 47-year old British man ditched his job, and tossed his wife out of their home, to build a Boeing 747 flight simulator in his bedroom.

Read More

Report: Workers Back On The Job At ZTL

Union Says 300 Controllers Affected By Mold

Construction workers who walked off the job at (ZTL) the Atlanta Air Route Traffic Control Center in Hampton, GA were back on the job Friday. Contractors walked off the site two weeks ago, when mold was discovered at the center, as reported by ANN.

Read More

New Jersey Ferris Wheel Rejected By FAA

333-Foot Wheel Could Interfere With TEB Traffic

A giant Ferris wheel a developer wants to build at the Xanadu entertainment complex in New Jersey will hamper air traffic safety at Teterboro Airport, (TEB) according to a determination by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Read More

NTSB Says Speed Brake May Have Contributed To VA VariEze Accident

Also Found Faults With Control Cables

The National Transportation Safety Board released its Preliminary Report last week on the fatal October 3 crash of a homebuilt VariEze, that claimed the life of its pilot.

Read More

Sussex Homeowners Claim Helo Took Pass At Sunbathing Nanny

Merlin Crew Flew By For A Closer Look

The crew of a British Ministry of Defense helicopter is accused of breaking low-flying rules, so they could spy on a female sunbather.

Read More

Extra 300 Makes Seal Beach Landing

Just Missed Sunbather On Rollout

A 1996 Extra 300L lost power while doing aerobatics near a California beach Friday, according to Dailybreeze.com.

Read More

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (10.21.07)

Aero-Linx!

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is the world's largest technical society devoted to the global aerospace community.

Read More

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.21.07): Burble Point

Aero-Terms!

The angle of attack at which air flowing over an aerodynamic surface no longer flows smoothly, but breaks away and forms a turbulent flow.

Read More

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.21.07)

"Such structures would likely alter how aircraft approach and depart Teterboro, which might lead to a reduction in the amount of traffic. Less traffic at Teterboro would mean more landings and takeoffs at the metropolitan area's major hubs, which are already stressed. There is really not a lot of leeway in reconfiguring departures and arrivals."

Source: AOPA spokesman Chris Dancy, commenting on a proposed 333-foot-tall ferris wheel and nearly 300-foot roller coaster planned for New Jersey's Xanadu entertainment complex.

Read More