NOTAM Number: FDC 8/1493
Issue Date: April 07, 2008 at 1245 UTC
Location: SAN ANGELO , Texas near SAN ANGELO VORTAC
(SJT)
Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately
Ending Date and Time: April 11, 2008 at 1100 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions
Type: Hazards
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
Pilots May Contact: FORT WORTH (ZFW) Automated Flight Service
Station, 817-858-7503
NOTAM Number: FDC 8/1641
Issue Date: April 07, 2008 at 2041 UTC
Location: SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA , United States
Beginning Date and Time: April 09, 2008 at 1930 UTC
Ending Date and Time: April 10, 2008 at 0001 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: DUE TO EXTENSIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT AVIATION
ACTIVITY
Type: Hazards
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
Pilots May Contact: OAKLAND (ZOA) Automated Flight Service Station,
510-745-3331
They've had to deal with lost luggage, employee fistfights, and
even disgruntled supermodels... and, now, Mother Nature is causing
British Airways her own share of grief, regarding the airline's
new, ultra-troublesome Terminal Five at London Heathrow.
The Red Bull Air Race World Series 2008 starts in Abu Dhabi on
April 10-11, with the first of 10 international races which will
see 12 of the world’s top pilots competing in what is
expected to be the most exciting season yet.
Talks Aimed At 'Harmonizing' Regulations Between US, EU And
Canada
Experts from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the
aviation authorities of the US and Canada, the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) and Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA),
met in Cologne, Germany for a two-day meeting on April 1-2, to
further improve harmonization of rules.
Aero-News has learned Embraer’s fourth Phenom 100 took off
for the first time on March 26 from Embraer’s Gavião
Peixoto plant, in outstate São Paulo, Brazil. The event
marked the beginning of the Phenom 100’s maturity campaign
that will simulate, via an intensive flight schedule, real
operating conditions, including exposure to extreme hot and cold
weather.
Upgraded Workhorse Includes More Powerful PT-6, Stylish
Interior
Pilatus Aircraft announced Monday the receipt of European
Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) certification for the Next Generation PC-12, now officially
called the PC-12 NG.
Welcome to the future... and it's gonna be SO cool. Hot on the
heels of Garmin's announcement of FAA certfication for its G1000
Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT) system, planemaker Cessna
announced Monday it will offer SVT on all its G1000-equipped
aircraft.
ANN REALTIME REPORTING 04.07.08 1220 EDT:
Aero-News continues to investigate reports Liberty Aerospace cut a
part of its 180-person workforce in Melbourne, FL last week, as the
fledgling planemaker looks to shift more manufacturing work
overseas.
ANN Daily Touch N Go: 04.07.08 (ANN's
Short-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 04.07.08
(ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Special Feature -- Fly The Airplane!
04.07.08 (ANN Special Report, with CFII Bob Miller of "Over
The Airwaves.")
Designed To Integrate Into Existing Systems, G900X-Equipped
Planes
Do you remember life before Garmin introduced the G1000? Neither
do we. Early Monday, Garmin announced the next significant
advancement to the highly popular and capable glass panel avionics
suite... and it's a whopper.
One of the most exciting and innovative programs in the sport aviation industry is an interesting little program that attempts to defeat the many common issues that prevent today's kit aircraft builder from completing the complex task of completing a kit-built SportPlane. Called "Two Weeks To Taxi," the folks at Glasair Aviation have looked at all the factors that keep airplanes from being built and built a packaged solution that not only virtually guarantees a completion, but does so in near record time.
Two Weeks To Taxi Turns Dreams Into Reality in Record Time
One of the most exciting and innovative programs in the sport
aviation industry is an interesting little program that attempts to
defeat the many common issues that prevent today's kit aircraft
builder from completing the complex task of completing a kit-built
SportPlane.
Doesn't Name Airlines... But Headlines Tell The Story
Last week, FAA Acting Administrator Robert Sturgell noted the
agency's massive audit of airline safety inspections and procedures
found a 99 percent compliance rate with airworthiness directives
among US airlines. Now, a bit more information on that remaining
one percent has come to light.
Avidyne, Southern Star Avionics To Add 90-Series To AML
Avidyne Corporation and Southern Star Avionics announced
recently they are collaborating on the engineering and
certification of another Envision integrated flight deck system
retrofit program, this time in a King Air E90. The two firms are
pursuing a Supplemental Type Certificate which will eventually add
A through E series King Airs to the Approved Model List (AML).
"It's a tough day." That was how Jason Gross, who until Saturday
was a pilot for Midwest Airlines regional carrier Skyway, described
the impact of the carrier's cessation of operations this
weekend.
NASA engineers told Congress last week they're working on the
first-stage vibration problem foreseen for the agency's upcoming
Ares I booster rocket, but as of yet no clear solution has been
found.
Light sport aircraft distributor SportAirUSA tells ANN it could
have been much, MUCH worse. Two of the company's hangars at the
North Little Rock Municipal Airport (KORK) took a direct hit when a
small but furious tornado struck on the evening of April 3.
Student Pilot Recovering After Overnight Stranding
It's one of the very first things a flight instructor tells a
VFR student pilot: if you run into clouds or extremely poor
visibility conditions, turn around NOW. A Rocky Mountain College
student pilot took that advice on a recent night cross-country
flight... and though his plane did crash, stranding him overnight
in snowy conditions, who knows how much worse things could have
been.
Sped Past 23 Teams To Take College Division Bragging
Rights
On Sunday, NASA told ANN the student innovators from the
University of Evansville in Evansville, IN sped past 23 teams from
around the globe to win the college division of NASA's 15th annual
Great Moonbuggy Race today at the US Space & Rocket Center in
Huntsville, AL.
Source: Jason Gross, who until Saturday was a
pilot for Midwest Airlines regional carrier Skyway, describing the
impact of the carrier's cessation of operations this weekend.
Midwest announced in January it planned to scrap Skyway, in favor
of farming out regional flights to SkyWest Airlines.
NOTAM Number: FDC 8/1256
Issue Date: April 04, 2008 at 1900 UTC
Location: Smyrna, Tennessee near NASHVILLE VORTAC (BNA)
Beginning Date and Time: April 10, 2008 at 1645 UTC
Ending Date and Time: April 13, 2008 at 2130 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: Aerial demonstrations by the U.S. Navy Blue
Angels and other teams
Type: Airshow
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
Pilots May Contact: Smyrna (MQY) Air Traffic Control Tower,
615-355-9610
NOTAM Number: FDC 8/1238
Issue Date: April 04, 2008 at 1700 UTC
Location: Beale afb, California near MARYSVILLE VOR/DME
(MYV)
Beginning Date and Time: April 08, 2008 at 0425 UTC
Ending Date and Time: April 08, 2008 at 0625 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for Special
Security Reasons
Type: Security
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
NOTAM Number: FDC 8/1241
Issue Date: April 04, 2008 at 1710 UTC
Location: Beale afb, California near MARYSVILLE VOR/DME (MYV)
Beginning Date and Time: April 10, 2008 at 1810 UTC
Ending Date and Time: April 10, 2008 at 2210 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for Special
Security Reasons
Type: Security
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
NOTAM Number: FDC 8/1239
Issue Date: April 04, 2008 at 1707 UTC
Location: Beale afb, California near MARYSVILLE VOR/DME (MYV)
Beginning Date and Time: April 09, 2008 at 0330 UTC
Ending Date and Time: April 09, 2008 at 0530 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for Special
Security Reasons
Type: Security
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
NOTAM Number: FDC 8/1240
Issue Date: April 04, 2008 at 1708 UTC
Location: Beale afb, California near MARYSVILLE VOR/DME (MYV)
Beginning Date and Time: April 09, 2008 at 1925 UTC
Ending Date and Time: April 09, 2008 at 2325 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for Special
Security Reasons
Type: Security
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A