Thu, Oct 01, 2015
Those of us who are amazed anytime we see a helicopter do something wild were sad to read a tweet from Heli-Aerobat pilot, Chuck Aaron, saying that he is retiring from the airshow circuit.
He said his last Airshow will be at the Red Bull Air Race in Las Vegas on October 17-18. If you think helicopter aerobatics looks like something that just shouldn’t be happening, the Red Bull Team website makes it clear how unusual it is. The site says that just three pilots in the world hold aerobatic helicopter licenses, and all of them fly with Red Bull markings. Chuck Aaron is the only American. According to the Airline Professionals Association Teamsters Local 1224, a pilot was fired for making an emergency landing. The pilot of an Allegiant Airlines flight from St. Pete-Clearwater, Florida to Maryland on June 8 returned to the airport after a flight attendant reported smelling "smoke or fumes" similar to burning rubber shortly after takeoff. Remember that campy movie "Snakes on a Plane" a while back? Well, here's a real-life accounting of another creepy-crawly critter getting loose in the cargo hold of an aircraft. The aircraft was to have operated as Delta Flight 1525 from Atlanta to
Baltimore. But the flight was delayed when a baggage handler noticed that a baboon tarantula had escaped from its container in the cargo hold. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 09.30.15 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode Wednesday, September 30th, 2015... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Brianne Cross, and supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton, and Earl Downs, this episode covers:
- Heli-Aerobat Chuck Aaron To Call It Quits
- Union: Allegiant Pilot Was Fired For Emergency Landing
- Delta Delays Flight Over Escaped Tarantula
- Gone West: Ray Scholler
- Classic Aero-TV: Optionally Piloted Blackhawks! - Sikorsky Fulfills Visionary Promises
- FAA Issues Emergency AD For UH-12 Helicopters
- ICAO Secretary General Makes Strong Case For Aviation
- EASA Certifies Limited Ice Protection System On AW 189
- Boeing Salt Lake Completes 787-9 Dreamliner Production Expansion
- Wheels Up Lands Up To $115 Million In New Capital Round
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