Content Archive: December 2006

FBOs

Hawthorne Resurrected

If pilots flying into Hawthorne Municipal Airport/Jack Northrop Field on the morning of November 22 wondered why the airport was closed for an hour-and-a-h
Accidents

Final Reports: King Air touched down early

Raytheon Beech King Air 100, Pawtucket, R.I., Aug.
Accidents

Final Report: JetRanger lost control

Bell 206B-3 JetRanger, Shelbyville, Texas, March 10, 2005–The NTSB could not determine the reason for the loss of control and subsequent crash of the JetRa
Regulations and Government

UK Defers Action on Foreign-registered Aircraft

Britain’s Department for Transport (DfT) has decided not to act unilaterally to impose new restrictions on UK-based aircraft that are registered overseas.
Regulations and Government

The aircraft certification process

You are sitting in a diner, sipping your fourth cup of coffee, solving aviation’s problems with an old friend, when the idea comes to you in a caffeinated
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Avionics

Chelton and Kollsman integrating EVS on PFD

Chelton Flight Systems and Kollsman are one step closer to introducing technology that can integrate the display symbology from Chelton’s FlightLogic EFIS
Engines

Turbofan Technology

Engine manufacturers are showing renewed interest in the 10,000-pound-thrust segment.
Accidents

Final Report: Space shuttle search helo crashed

Bell 407, Broadus, Texas, March 27, 2003–The NTSB said the probable cause of the 407 crash was “the partial loss of engine power due to erratic fuel flow m
Avionics

Iridium CEO wants measured growth for service

Iridium’s new chief executive comes to the job following seven consecutive quarters of profitability and with plans in place to replace the communication n