NOTAM Number: FDC 6/9465
Issue Date: September 08, 2006 at 18:10 UTC
Location: Kennedy Space Center Operations Area, Cape Canaveral,
Florida
Beginning Date and Time: September 09, 2006 at 11:59 UTC
Ending Date and Time: September 09, 2006 at 16:30 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: Space Operations Area
Type: Space Operations
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
Pilots May Contact: Miami (ZMA) Center, 305-716-1589
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/9472
Issue Date: September 08, 2006 at 18:38 UTC
Location: Southwest, Elk City, Idaho near DONNELLY VORTAC
(DNJ)
Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately
Ending Date and Time: Until further notice
Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for fire fighting
aircraft operations
Type: Hazards
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
Pilots May Contact: Seattle (ZSE) Center, 253-351-3520
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/9478
Issue Date: September 08, 2006 at 19:08 UTC
Location: Condon, Montana near MISSOULA VOR/DME (MSO)
Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately
Ending Date and Time: Until further notice
Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for fire fighting
aircraft operations
Type: Hazards
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
Pilots May Contact: Salt Lake (ZLC) Center, 801-320-2560
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/9448
Issue Date: September 08, 2006 at 16:40 UTC
Location: White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
Beginning Date and Time: September 09, 2006 at 10:15 UTC
Ending Date and Time: September 13, 2006 at 14:15 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: Space Operations Area
Type: Space Operations
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
Pilots May Contact: Albuquerque (ZAB) Center, 505-856-4500
Tancredo Says Failure To Act Responsible For Hundreds of
Deaths
Colorado congressman Tom Tancredo -- a fierce critic of the
Mitsubishi MU-2, and what he calls the government's
inaction in dealing with what he says are the plane's inherent
safety problems -- has called for the Bush Administration to
replace Marion Blakey as Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration, and Mark V. Rosenker as Chairman of the National
Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/9393
Issue Date: September 08, 2006 at 2:03 UTC
Location: 15 Miles Southeast, Cascade, Idaho near DONNELLY VORTAC
(DNJ)
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: Salt Lake (ZLC) Center, 801-320-2560
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/9390
Issue Date: September 08, 2006 at 1:56 UTC
Location: 9 Northwest, Tuscarora, Nevada near BULLION VOR/DME
(BQU)
Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately
Ending Date and Time: Until further notice
Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for fire fighting
aviation operations
Type: Hazards
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
Pilots May Contact: Salt Lake (ZLC) Center, 801-320-2560
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/9386
Issue Date: September 07, 2006 at 23:22 UTC
Location: 12 Northwest, Lowman, Idaho
Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately
Ending Date and Time: Until further notice
Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for fire fighting
aircraft operations
Type: Hazards
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
Pilots May Contact: Salt Lake (ZLC) Center, 801-320-2560
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/9384
Issue Date: September 07, 2006 at 23:16 UTC
Location: Pinedale, Wyoming
Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately
Ending Date and Time: Until further notice
Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for fire fighting
aircraft operations
Type: Hazards
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
Pilots May Contact: Salt Lake (ZLC) Center, 801-320-2560
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/9373
Issue Date: September 07, 2006 at 20:53 UTC
Location: 26 North, Battle Mountain, Nevada near BATTLE MOUNTAIN
VORTAC (BAM)
Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately
Ending Date and Time: Until further notice
Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for fire fighting
operations
Type: Hazards
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
Pilots May Contact: Salt Lake (ZLC) Center, 801-320-2560
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/9371
Issue Date: September 07, 2006 at 20:44 UTC
Location: Walla Walla, Washington near WALLA WALLA VOR/DME (ALW)
Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately
Ending Date and Time: Until further notice
Reason for NOTAM: To provide a safe environment for fire fighting
aircraft operations
Type: Hazards
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
Pilots May Contact: Seattle (ZSE) Center, 253-351-3520
A Brigham Young University team of scientists and engineers,
funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, has recently
demonstrated increased consensus capabilities among unmanned air
vehicles.
Was it insensitive... or an understandable reaction, given
current security jitters? There are arguments on both sides
-- after a Hassidic Jew was removed from an Air Canada Jazz
flight September 1, after passengers complained about the way he
prayed in his seat before takeoff.
The multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard
(LHD 6) (BHR) conducted flight operations with U.S. Army MH-47G
Chinook helicopters from Aug. 31 to Sept. 3 while operating in the
Pacific Ocean.
Ireland-based AerVenture selected CFM International's CFM56-5B
engines this week to power the 30 Airbus A319/A320 aircraft the
company ordered in late 2005. The firm engine order is valued at
$360 million at list price.
NASA Decides To Go For It Despite Fuel Cell Issues
ANN REALTIME UPDATE 09.08.06 1055 EDT: We've
been here before... but we want to make sure it's safe. That's the
latest from NASA, as moments ago engineers scrubbed Friday's
scheduled launch of the shuttle Atlantis due to problems with one
of four ECO fuel level sensors on the shuttle's external fuel
tank.
ANN Daily Touch N Go: 09.08.06 (ANN's
Short-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 09.08.06
(ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Special Feature -- NASA Says "Go" For
Atlantis: 09.08.06 (ANN Special Feature, with Thursday's
prelaunch briefing for STS-115.)
As ANN reported over the
weekend, Retired USAF Lt. Gen. Harry Goodall (pictured
at bottom right of story) died when the small aircraft he was
piloting crashed shortly after takeoff from McGregor Municipal
Airport around 8:00am September 2, 2006. The NTSB has filed a
preliminary report on the tragedy that robbed the aviation
community of a true American hero...
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/9195
Issue Date: September 07, 2006 at 11:22 UTC
Location: New York City, New York near KENNEDY VOR/DME (JFK)
Beginning Date and Time: September 15, 2006 at 12:00 UTC
Ending Date and Time: September 29, 2006 at 21:00 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for Special
Security Reasons
Type: Security
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/9348
Issue Date: September 07, 2006 at 18:46 UTC
Location: Reno, Nevada near MUSTANG VORTAC (FMG)
Beginning Date and Time: September 11, 2006 at 13:00 UTC
Ending Date and Time: September 17, 2006 at 23:00 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: Due to the Reno National Air Races
Type: Airshow
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
Pilots May Contact: Reno (RNO) TRACON, 775-348-8840
Could this be a sign of improved fortunes at beleagured carrier
Northwest Airlines -- or an indication of low morale? A memo
obtained by a Minneapolis/St. Paul television station indicates
Northwest is recalling all 1,131 flight attendants currently on
voluntary and involuntary furloughs, to fill vacancies at their
former bases.
"Why?" That is the heartbreaking question asked by James
Polehinke, the sole survivor of the August 27 crash of a Comair
CRJ-100 in Lexington, KY, after he regained consciousness last
week.
Officials at Arnold Engineering Development Center in Tennessee
recently completed aerodynamic testing on two variants of the F-35
Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, to support flight testing of the
plane later this year.
Representatives with Boeing told ANN Wednesday the company
recently delivered the first Next-Generation 737 equipped with an
in-seat video entertainment system -- bringing IFE commonly seen on
larger widebodies to the company's short-haul airliner
fleet.
Questions Raised By Comair Accident Highlight Tension
Between Sides
After an initially measured response, for the most part, as news
of ATC staffing shortages became widely known in the wake of the
loss of Comair Flight 5191... the National Air Traffic Controllers
Association has gone on the offensive.
Somewhat Smaller Than Expected... AND All-Composite!
This week, Singapore Airlines unveiled the latest addition to
its fleet -– an A380 aircraft model built entirely of LEGO
bricks -- in Billund, Denmark.
Bright blue skies beckon you aloft. A moderate breeze pushes
warm air over the first turning leaves of autumn. The sky's deep
blue is patches with puffy, white clouds, a layer of cumulus. But
these idyllic conditions, which appear so enticing, might not be
the best skies for an introductory flight.
"I think it's a positive sign that thing are slowly
turning around. I'm very happy about it."
Source: Camilla Wolkerstorfer, leader of the
Northwest flight attendants union at Minneapolis-St. Paul
International Airport and herself a 36-year veteran flight
attendant, on the news Northwest Airlines has recalled over 1,300
furloughed flight attendants.