It wasn’t long after the accident before harsh words began flying over the viability of ‘see and avoid’ in such crowded airspace. With scores of tour helicopters mixing with fixed wing traffic, there was no shortage of criticism launched at the FAA for allowing such “chaos” to persist. Calling the corridor “an accident waiting to […]
Two bodies were recovered late Tuesday from inside the wreckage of the Piper PA-32R-300 Lance that collided with a tour helicopter over New York’s Hudson River. That means officials have now accounted for all nine killed in the accident that occurred at midday last Saturday in clear skies. The instrument-rated pilot of the Piper, 60-year-old […]
The factory in Bend, Oregon is locked up, and the company that had made its presence felt loud and clear at EAA AirVenture over the past several years was conspicuous by its absence in 2009. And Epic Aircraft founder, chairman and CEO Rick Schrameck has not made himself available for comment. According to a report, […]
For former President Bill Clinton, the unofficial diplomatic mission to recover two detained journalists started with a private jet. Clinton tapped Boeing Business Jet owner Steven Bing for use of his jet to fly to North Korea on August 3 in an effort to free the imprisoned journalists. Clinton returned in the jet the next […]
Flying Magazine’s Parade of Planes-Southeast, opens its gates today at Gwinnett County Airport (KLZU) in Lawrenceville, Georgia. There were two late additions to the exhibitor list, now including Liberty Aircraft and Sport Cruiser. Other airframe manufacturers on display include Cessna, Cirrus, CubCrafters, Diamond, Embraer, Extra, Gobosh, Hawker Beechcraft, Husky, Maule, Pilatus and Remos. In addition, […]
On Monday, the New York Times reported a House appropriation proposal for new aircraft had been nixed. According to an earlier Wall Street Journal report, Congress had proposed buying eight new jets to accommodate increased travel by “congressional officials.” The $550 million purchase would have added to an existing fleet of some 24 existing Gulfstreams […]
A Cessna Citation I that crashed on takeoff on March 4, 2008 was brought down by large birds, according to findings by the National Transportation Safety Board. Birdstrikes were apparently suspected when the preliminary report was written days after the accident, which killed both pilots and three passengers on departure from Wiley Post Airport in […]
It was the middle of a short December day when a call came to a helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) firm in Soldotna, Alaska, requesting transport for a patient to Anchorage from a clinic in Cordova. Soldotna is south and west of Anchorage; Cordova is 127 nm east. The helicopter would first have to position […]
EAA Chairman and President Tom Poberezny admitted it strains credibility to keep saying, time after time, that this AirVenture tops them all. “But,” he said, “I’m going to say it this year-AirVenture 2009 was the best ever. It’s difficult to imagine a week that matched the highlights, enthusiasm and passion for aviation that we saw […]
Cirrus co-founder Alan Klapmeier has suspended his efforts to assemble a group of investors to take control of the Cirrus Vision single-engine jet program. In an unrelated matter, Klapmeier’s employment agreement to be Chairman of the Board of Cirrus is set to expire in mid-August. Alan will continue as a member of the board and […]
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