September 2007 - Posts

• USMC 1MAW Units Earn Awards For Mishap-Free Year

  The commanding general of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing presented two squadrons with the Chief of Naval Operations 2006 Naval Aviation Safety Award at their hangars Sept. 18. Brig. Gen. Robert Schmidle spoke to the Marines of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron... Posted Sep 30 2007, 11:50 PM by Aero-News Network

• 'The Gathering Of Mustangs And Legends' Draws Crowds In Columbus

  P-51s And Their Crews Honored In Ohio Amazing weather and an enthusiastic crowd greeted "The Gathering of Mustangs and Legends," held over the weekend at Rickenbacker International Airport in Columbus, OH. Read More... Posted Sep 30 2007, 11:49 PM by Aero-News Network

• NTSB: ATC Delayed WX Info To Pilot In Fatal P337 Accident

  Recent NTSB reports suggest that there may be some problems in the way that ATC works with pilots in terms of realying weather information. Like the sad recent final report published on the accident that claimed the life of famed aviator Scott Crossfield... Posted Sep 30 2007, 11:35 PM by Aero-News Network

• Columbia Owners To Band Together For Bankruptcy Representation

  The president of the "Club Columbia" aircraft owner's group, Chuck Yanke, has sent a messaage to affected parties seeking help in organizing an effort to make sure that their interests are represented in the upcoming Chapter 11 bankruptcy... Posted Sep 30 2007, 11:27 PM by Aero-News Network

• Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (10.01.07)

  "The pilot's continued flight into an area of known convective weather, resulting in a loss of aircraft control. Contributing factors were the failure of the FAA center controller to provide information on depicted severe weather to the pilot... Posted Sep 30 2007, 11:13 PM by Aero-News Network

• On The Pad: Discovery Makes Ready For Launch

  Space shuttle Discovery arrived at Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, resting on the hardstand by 1:15 p.m., Sunday. The shuttle began its slow 3.4-mile journey to the pad atop the crawler transporter at 6:47 a.m., leaving the Vehicle... Posted Sep 30 2007, 10:38 PM by Aero-News Network

• FAA Publishes Final Rule Amending Commuter Ops

  Rule Became Effective September 27, 2007. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is making a minor technical change to a final rule, Commuter Operations and General Certification and Operations Requirements. This final rule established the requirements... Posted Sep 30 2007, 10:12 PM by Aero-News Network

• F-16s Used In Airstrike That Killed 3 Terrorist Leaders

  USAF Details Surgical Strike It was an Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon that dropped precision munitions near Al Nussayyib, Iraq, Sept. 25 killing Abu Nasr al-Tunisi and two other al-Qaida Iraq operatives, according to Air Force officials. Read More... Posted Sep 30 2007, 03:50 PM by Aero-News Network

• F-22 Performs First Drop Of Small Diameter Bomb

  The F-22 Raptor Combined Test Force staff conducted the first airborne separation of a small diameter bomb from the internal weapons bay of an F-22 during a September test mission at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Read More... Posted Sep 30 2007, 03:45 PM by Aero-News Network

• Klyde Morris (10.01.07)

  FAA Overzealousness Reaches To The Lowest Levels... Read More... Posted Sep 30 2007, 12:57 PM by Aero-News Network

• ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.01.07): Lead Sled

  Aero-Terms! Slang term for a high performance sailplane with high wing loading. The Lead Sled achieves a fast, flat glide while sacrificing some thermaling ability in weak conditions. Read More... Posted Sep 30 2007, 12:54 PM by Aero-News Network

• ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (10.01.07)

  Aero-Linx! In 1974 Burt Rutan left his job at Bede Test Center, moved his family to Mojave, California and started Rutan Aircraft Factory (RAF) in order to develop a non-conventional research aircraft he had designed while still in college-the VariViggen... Posted Sep 30 2007, 12:52 PM by Aero-News Network

• Speaking Of Bird Strikes...

  AirTran Flight Turns Around After FO Injured By Bird-Strike Induced Debris Just as we were writing up a listing of tall the recent bird strikes, ANN has learned that yet another case of "Shredded Tweat" has occurred. An AirTran Boeing 737-700... Posted Sep 30 2007, 12:15 AM by Aero-News Network

• Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (09.30.07)

  Taking something apart is usually easier than putting it back together. As a result of having to put the larger pieces back on it, they (assemblers) will have to do a complete ground check and a functional flight check which will involve testing all the... Posted Sep 29 2007, 11:38 PM by Aero-News Network

• Obstructed Fuel Line Downs Swift

  Bad Week For Mother Nature v. Aircraft There are some sad lessons to be found in the following NTSB preliminary accident summary... an aircraft (a GC-1B Swift, file photo below) that hadn't flown for quite a while was flown without (apparently) proper... Posted Sep 29 2007, 11:31 PM by Aero-News Network