BECKLEY, W.Va. -- Mountain State University has sold its two aircraft and is assessing other properties ahead of its scheduled closure in December.
Interim President Richard Sours told The Register-Herald that the university sold a small single-engine airplane and a twin-engine corporate airplane several weeks ago.
Sours said the president's home and other assets aren't on the market and there's no plan to sell the Martinsburg Mall.
In June, the Higher Learning Commission revoked the private Beckley-based school's accreditation because of leadership, organizational and integrity issues. The accreditation later was extended to Dec. 31.
The University of Charleston took over Mountain State's campuses in Beckley and Martinsburg so students can complete their degrees.
Sours said UC has indicated that it wants to fully occupy the Beckley campus in January.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Solo Wings Windlass Aquilla, ZK-MDM: Pilot died of cardiac event - coroner; Accident occurred September 27, 2010, Tauranga Aerodome, New Zealand
A King Country pilot killed when his microlight plane crashed at Tauranga Airport had been incapacitated by a cardiac event, a coroner has found.
Jeffrey Arthur Bryant, 56, a self-employed rural agricultural contractor from Piopio, died from his injuries on September 27, 2010 about 8.40am.
His plane had been seen spiraling downwards, out of control, before crashing near the eastern end of the runway.
Coroner Tim Scott, who today released his findings into the Bryant's death, said the crash occurred because the pilot suffered an incapacitating medical event, probably cardiac.
"Although the cardiologist did not consider there was strong evidence of a cardiac cause, he concluded there was some evidence and frankly nothing else fits the scenario," he said.
"I do not conclude however that Jeff's death can be attributed to that medical event. Rather that the medical event disabled him."
Bryant bought his four-year-old microlight plane in 2005 to fulfil his lifelong dream of becoming a pilot.
He was parking the plane at Tauranga Airport, but had plans to eventually move it to Piopio.
Bryant had flown solo often and was looking forward to completing his hours and getting his licence.
On the day of the crash, he was flying alone, but under instruction, when he began touch-and-go landings on a runway.
Touch-and-go is a manoeuvre where a pilot applies power shortly after landing so that the plane takes off again.
When he was finishing his second landing, the plane began climbing at a steep angle and then began a steep left-hand descending turn.
It recovered briefly from the descent and began to climb again but then went into another steep left descending turn from which it did not recover. The plane struck the ground.
The Civil Aviation Authority concluded that weather was not a factor in the crash, Bryant was qualified to fly and there was no evidence of aircraft failure.
Bryant's wife, Gwenda, told the inquest that her husband had suffered from pain and discomfort in his upper chest area from time to time.
He believed he was feeling heart burn symptoms. It appeared he went to the doctor, but there was no recorded medical history relating to it.
His autopsy revealed evidence of a mild cardiac condition, which cardiologist Peter Leslie said could lead to a cardiac arrhythmia.
"Without there being any strong evidence, a possible cause of the crash could have been a fatal cardiac cause or a disabling arrhythmia," Scott said.
Witness Peter Rutledge, himself a pilot, believed the aircraft moved as if under full power without any control inputs from the pilot.
"That is what I think happened," Scott said.
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Source says J-STARS aircraft may have been sabotaged at contractor location
Joint STARS aircraft undergoing work at a contractor facility may have been sabotaged.
A tersely worded statement issued by Robins Air Force Base on Tuesday indicated that workers at Northrup Grumman’s Lake Charles, La., facility have discovered severed wires on an E-8C jet.
“To ensure the integrity of the maintenance process, we are working with Northrop Grumman to get to the root cause,” the statement added. “The matter is currently under investigation and more details will be released as they become available.”
Although the Air Force statement implied only one aircraft was affected, a source close to the incident has told The Patriot that up to four aircraft may have been damaged. The source also said a Northrop Grumman worker was suspected although the identity of the worker and a possible motive were unknown. The Air Force Office of Special Investigations is conducting the review, the source noted.
Northrop Grumman spokesman Gregory Harland issued a statement through Robins saying that the company “is supporting the United States Air Force in an ongoing investigation.” He referred all additional questions to the Air Force.
Harland, sector communications director for Northrup Grumman Aerospace Systems in Melbourne, Fla., declined to elaborate during a Tuesday afternoon telephone call.
The Joint STARS airborne ground surveillance fleet – heavily taxed and deployed in the continuing war on terror – is based exclusively at Robins under an active associate arrangement between the active-duty 461ST Air Control Wing and the Georgia Air National Guard’s 116th Air Control Wing. However, the actual aircraft belong to the Georgia Air National Guard.
Maj. Gen. Tom Moore, commander of the Georgia ANG, confirmed Tuesday afternoon that Air Force OSI was investigating the matter. He did not go into detail on the operational impact, but said that “any grounding of one of our jets significantly impacts our operations. We only have 16 jets and they are all very much in demand.”
Northrop Grumman’s Lake Charles Maintenance and Modification Center is responsible for Joint STARS periodic depot maintenance under a Total System Support Responsibility agreement with the Air Force. According to the company Web site, the center also performs Air Force-requested modifications and upgrades and “works on an average of ten Joint STARS per year.”
A tersely worded statement issued by Robins Air Force Base on Tuesday indicated that workers at Northrup Grumman’s Lake Charles, La., facility have discovered severed wires on an E-8C jet.
“To ensure the integrity of the maintenance process, we are working with Northrop Grumman to get to the root cause,” the statement added. “The matter is currently under investigation and more details will be released as they become available.”
Although the Air Force statement implied only one aircraft was affected, a source close to the incident has told The Patriot that up to four aircraft may have been damaged. The source also said a Northrop Grumman worker was suspected although the identity of the worker and a possible motive were unknown. The Air Force Office of Special Investigations is conducting the review, the source noted.
Northrop Grumman spokesman Gregory Harland issued a statement through Robins saying that the company “is supporting the United States Air Force in an ongoing investigation.” He referred all additional questions to the Air Force.
Harland, sector communications director for Northrup Grumman Aerospace Systems in Melbourne, Fla., declined to elaborate during a Tuesday afternoon telephone call.
The Joint STARS airborne ground surveillance fleet – heavily taxed and deployed in the continuing war on terror – is based exclusively at Robins under an active associate arrangement between the active-duty 461ST Air Control Wing and the Georgia Air National Guard’s 116th Air Control Wing. However, the actual aircraft belong to the Georgia Air National Guard.
Maj. Gen. Tom Moore, commander of the Georgia ANG, confirmed Tuesday afternoon that Air Force OSI was investigating the matter. He did not go into detail on the operational impact, but said that “any grounding of one of our jets significantly impacts our operations. We only have 16 jets and they are all very much in demand.”
Northrop Grumman’s Lake Charles Maintenance and Modification Center is responsible for Joint STARS periodic depot maintenance under a Total System Support Responsibility agreement with the Air Force. According to the company Web site, the center also performs Air Force-requested modifications and upgrades and “works on an average of ten Joint STARS per year.”
Careless Crop Duster
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PULASKI COUNTY - The wind was calm. The property lines were clear. In other words…there was no excuse for what happened.
Earlier this month a southern Pulaski county family says a crop duster dropped pesticide on their property.
Raymond and Brenda Deases say a crop duster pilot was probably careless, possibly malicious, but either way…their property is suffering from chemical burn.
The leaves on the trees aren't falling…they are crumbling.
Recently healthy pecans appear blackened and burned.
And potted plants…which two weeks ago were loud and proud…are now dried and fried.
It appears an early freeze or punishing drought has hit, but this damage wasn't done by Mother Nature.
It was done by a careless crop duster.
"He wasn't stopping his sprayer," recalls Raymond Deases. "He wasn't stopping his sprayer when he was supposed to. Right there where you just saw awhile ago…he was just flying over…still spraying. And you can see all my trees are burned. I mean he don the whole nine yards on my property."
Investigators with the State Plant Board visited the property on Monday and believe it is a clear case of pesticide misapplication.
The field being sprayed has multiple owners so investigators are working to determine who is responsible.
The plane that did the spraying operates out of a nearby hangar but Deases isn't exactly sure who owns and flies the plane.
"I don't want to sue him," says Deases. "I could care less about his money. I want the right people to take care of it the right way, you know."
The investigation into this over spray case is just getting underway.
We'll let you know the plant board's findings once it is concluded.
Air date: Sept. 25th, 2012
PULASKI COUNTY - The wind was calm. The property lines were clear. In other words…there was no excuse for what happened.
Earlier this month a southern Pulaski county family says a crop duster dropped pesticide on their property.
Raymond and Brenda Deases say a crop duster pilot was probably careless, possibly malicious, but either way…their property is suffering from chemical burn.
The leaves on the trees aren't falling…they are crumbling.
Recently healthy pecans appear blackened and burned.
And potted plants…which two weeks ago were loud and proud…are now dried and fried.
It appears an early freeze or punishing drought has hit, but this damage wasn't done by Mother Nature.
It was done by a careless crop duster.
"He wasn't stopping his sprayer," recalls Raymond Deases. "He wasn't stopping his sprayer when he was supposed to. Right there where you just saw awhile ago…he was just flying over…still spraying. And you can see all my trees are burned. I mean he don the whole nine yards on my property."
Investigators with the State Plant Board visited the property on Monday and believe it is a clear case of pesticide misapplication.
The field being sprayed has multiple owners so investigators are working to determine who is responsible.
The plane that did the spraying operates out of a nearby hangar but Deases isn't exactly sure who owns and flies the plane.
"I don't want to sue him," says Deases. "I could care less about his money. I want the right people to take care of it the right way, you know."
The investigation into this over spray case is just getting underway.
We'll let you know the plant board's findings once it is concluded.
Air date: Sept. 25th, 2012
PENNSYLVANIA: Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority hires developer to explore land sale, including Braden Airpark
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A pilot lands his 2003 Rands 57 at Braden Airpark in Forks Township. Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority, which owns Braden Airpark, is considering selling multiple properties including Braden as a means to pay heavy legal debt.
Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority has approved an agreement with a master developer that will explore putting about 800 acres for sale, including Braden Airpark, in order to raise money and pay massive legal debts.
The authority, which runs Lehigh Valley International Airport, agreed today to hire New York-based real estate company The Rockefeller Group to help with strategy.
Airport officials stressed this is a multi-step plan that will consider many options with no predetermined outcomes.
“It’s very early in the process,” LNAA executive director Charles Everett said. “No decisions have been made in terms of any disposition.”
Land under review includes most property the authority owns except Queen City Airport in Allentown and LVIA facilities in Hanover Township, Lehigh County.
The remaining properties include about 600 undeveloped acres once targeted for homes near LVIA, plus Braden Airpark in Forks Township and other ancillary tracts.
A $16 million legal settlement the authority owes to developers by 2015 is driving its need to raise cash.
The backloaded settlement — most money is due in 2014 and 2015 — is required to compensate builders for the authority’s court-ordered condemnation of land in the 1990s that scuttled a housing proposal near LVIA known as Willow Brook Farms, or WBF.
While the authority mulls its options, backers of Braden Airpark and general aviation enthusiasts warned against selling the 80-acre Forks property off Sullivan Trail.
Vern Moyer, owner of Moyer Aviation Inc., which leases the airpark from the authority, said there is a “false impression that the airport is just sitting there.” Moyer noted that Braden employs 20 people, trains pilots, and provides charter flights to destinations including Florida.
“We are a business,” Moyer said. “We provide services to the general public. We pay taxes.”
Erik Chuss, chairman of Forks supervisors, urged the authority to consult with township officials whatever it does.
“We are a stakeholder in this,” Chuss said. “The township does view Braden Airpark as an asset in our long-term master plan.”
LNAA chairman Tony Iannelli said recent media reports should not give impression that sale of any property is imminent.
“The fact that there was an article in the paper just means there was an article in the paper,” Iannelli said. “It doesn’t make it any higher or lower on our radar. We know we can’t work in a vacuum. Everyone will have a voice in this.”
Authority members had discussed selling Queen City Airport, a 210-acre facility just north of Interstate 78, but decided against that route months ago. Officials feared that too many obstacles, including a federal requirement that any sale include finding a replacement airport, made it impractical.
The agreement with Rockefeller Group authorizes the Manhattan firm to assess properties under review and provide a master plan to the authority within 45 days from Oct. 1.
If both sides agree, Rockefeller can then submit what properties it is interested in acquiring, leasing, or pursuing a joint venture with the authority. It can also decline to pursue properties, which would return responsibility to the authority.
The entire process can take many months. Everett said the ultimate timetable is the three-year window that the authority has to pay its $16 million legal debt.
The vote to hire Rockefeller was 11-1 with Mayor Ed Pawlowski dissenting. Pawlowski objected to several provisions including providing Rockefeller an exclusive advantage on buying the properties plus options to opt out.
“We need more certainty,” Pawlowski said.
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IN PICTURES: Engineered Materials Arresting System at Trenton Mercer Airport (KTTN), New Jersey
EMAS stands for Engineered Material Arresting System, and is placed at the end of a runway to stop an aircraft that overruns the runway.
The project was funded by a $13.4 million grant from the FAA and $353,000 grant from the NJ DOT.
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Mooney M20J/201, N201QB: Passenger files lawsuit against pilot in March crash near Shawnee Field Airport (1I3), Bloomfield, Indiana
Indiana State Trooper Adam Davis looks over the downed Mooney M20J/201 (N201QB) plane
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Mooney M20J/201, N201QB, piloted by Brent Sears, of Linton, crashed near Shawnee Field -- shown in the background.
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Mooney M20J/201, N201QB crashed on landing narrowing clearing Lattas Creek near Shawnee Field.
By Nick Schneider
Indiana State Trooper Adam Davis looks over the crash site of Mooney M20J/201, N201QB
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
By Nick Schneider, Greene County Daily World
A civil suit has been filed in Greene Circuit Court against the pilot in a March 23 small aircraft crash near Shawnee Field by the Worthington man who was a passenger in the single-engine plane.
The crash happened about 9 p.m. when the southbound aircraft, piloted by 55-year-old Brent Sears, of Linton, failed to come down on the runway at the grass airstrip, located near the intersection of State Road 54/U.S. 231N (State Road 57).
The crash site was less than a quarter-mile from the airport runway on property owned by Lester Holtsclaw, located about two miles east of Switz City.
The 1977 model Mooney M20J fixed wing single engine plane crashed into the south bank of Lattas Creek, southeast of the airport, during the aborted landing.
Stephen Sutton, 39, and his wife, Jennifer, filed the suit last Thursday.
The plane, which was heavily damaged in the crash, was owned by Edward Woods, of Route 3, Linton, and Sears, according to FAA records.
The Suttons allege in the suit prepared by Anthony Patterson of the Lebanon law firm of Parr Richey Obremskey Frandsen & Patterson LLP, that Sears "piloted his aircraft in a careless and negligent manner."
"As a direct and proximate result of defendant's carelessness and negligence in piloting his aircraft, he caused it to violently crash while attempting to land at the airfield," Patterson wrote in the complaint for damages that was filed with the court.
The suit alleges that Sears is liable and negligent for damages suffered by Stephen Sutton ---- including medical expenses, lost wages, personal injuries, physical pain, emotional suffering and loss of enjoyment of life.
Stephen Sutton suffered "serious permanent and temporary physical and emotional injuries" as the result of the crash, the suit alleges.
In addition, the suit on behalf of Jennifer Sutton, alleges negligence by Sears in causing loss of love, affection, services, consortium and the companionship of her husband.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials surveyed the site of the single-engine airplane crash the morning after the crash and the case has been turned over to the National Safety Transportation Board (NSTB) to conduct the investigation.
A final report on the cause of the crash could take a year to be filed, according to a spokesperson in the Great Lakes Office of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in Chicago.
The preliminary report prepared by the NSTB shows that the flight originated at the Sullivan County Airport about 8:40 p.m. and crashed 20 minutes later at 9 p.m.
According to an Indiana State Police report submitted to the NSTB, "The pilot said he had just arrived at the airport as it was getting dark. Upon landing, when he applied the brakes they did not seem to be working. The pilot attempted to abort the landing and subsequently impacted a levy south of the runway."
The NTBS reported added, "The passenger (Sutton) told law enforcement that the pilot came in 'too hot' and he thought the airplane's brakes were working fine."
The NTBS reports states that Sears held a commercial pilot certificate and was a certified flight and ground instructor with more than 1,300 flight hours at the time of his last FAA Third Class medical certification on July 25, 2011.
Rescue personnel from the Fairplay-Grant Township Volunteer Fire Department in Switz City and the Worthington Fire Territory extricated the two men from the aircraft by cutting the top off of it.
Sears and Sutton were both taken to Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital for initial treatment by Greene County Ambulance Service units.
Both were later transferred to IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.
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NTSB Identification: CEN12LA198
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Friday, March 23, 2012 in Bloomfield, IN
Aircraft: MOONEY M20J, registration: N201QB
Injuries: 2 Serious.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On March 23, 2012, at 2100 eastern daylight time, N201QB, a Mooney M20J airplane, was substantially damaged when it collided with an embankment during an aborted landing on runway 18 at Shawnee Airport (1I3), Bloomfield, Indiana. The commercial rated pilot and the passenger were seriously injured. The airplane was co-registered to and operated by the pilot. No flight plan was filed for the flight that originated at Sullivan County Airport (SIV), Sullivan, Indiana, about 2040, and destined for 1I3. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the repositioning flight conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.
The pilot was attempting to land on a 2,160-foot-long by 150-foot-wide, sod strip equipped with non-standard runway edge lights. According to the Indiana State Police Report, the pilot said he had just arrived at the airport as it was getting dark. Upon landing, when he applied the brakes they did not seem to be working. The pilot attempted to abort the landing and subsequently impacted a levy south of the runway.
The passenger told law enforcement that the pilot came in "too hot" and he thought the airplane's brakes were working fine.
An on-scene examination of the airplane was conducted by two Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors. According to an inspector,the airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall and the fuselage.
The pilot held a commercial pilot certificate for airplane single-engine land, instrument airplane. He also held certified flight and ground instructor ratings. His last FAA Third Class medical was issued on July 25, 2011. At that time, he reported a total of 1,300 flight hours.
Weather at Monroe County Airport (BMG), Bloomfield, Indiana, approximately 19 miles northeast of the accident site, at 2053, was reported as wind calm, visibility 10 miles, clouds broken at 3,700 feet, overcast clouds at 4,600 feet, temperature 15 degrees Celsius, dewpoint 12 degrees Celsius, and an altimeter setting of 29.80 inches of HG. Remarks at that time were for distant lightning northeast and southeast of the airport.
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 201QB Make/Model: MO20 Description: M20J
Date: 03/23/2012 Time: 0110
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Serious Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: BLOOMFIELD State: IN Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND INTO A DITCH, BLOOMFIELD, IN
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 2 Fat: 0 Ser: 2 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: INDIANAPOLIS, IN (GL11) Entry date: 03/27/2012
15 guns, other oddities seized at San Antonio airport this year
SAN ANTONIO -- For the fourth time since Aug. 1, Transportation Security Administration officers at San Antonio International Airport have discovered a firearm inside a carry-on bag.
The latest incident happened on Wednesday in Terminal B and involved a man on an American Airlines flight bound for Dallas-Fort Worth. The passenger was arrested. His .22-caliber handgun was seized, along with nine rounds of ammunition and one in the chamber.
“There are some things we don’t want on a plane ever,” said TSA Federal Security Director Leo Vasquez, Jr.
Of the more than 800 guns detected by TSA in carry-on bags this year, Vasquez said 15 of them were uncovered at the San Antonio airport.
What’s often legal to possess on the ground does not get the same clearance in the skies, especially since the 9/11 attacks. Over the last year, TSA officers at the San Antonio airport have stopped all kinds of prohibited items.
On July 24, TSA officers turned up a set of brass knuckles in a carry-on bag. On June 15, officers discovered an Airsoft Gun in a checked piece of luggage that bore a striking resemblance to an AR-15 Grenade Launcher. On July 26, TSA officers found throwing stars in a carry-on bag.
“We do not want something in the cabin of the plane that could be used as a weapon,” said Vasquez, who supervises TSA security at eight South Texas airports, including San Antonio International.
Even the seemingly innocuous sometimes gets flagged. A turtle got stopped by TSA in the checked bagged of a passenger flying out of San Antonio earlier this year. The passengers stated he saw the turtle on the side of the road on his way to the airport and decided he wanted to take it home with him. TSA contacted the airline, which stated the turtle would not be transported on their flight. The turtle was eventually turned over to Sea World San Antonio.
“It was a fine looking Texas turtle,” Vasquez said. “It’s just not allowed on the plane.”
Unlike the days after September 11 -- when Vasquez estimated that, at most, four percent of checked luggage was inspected by security in San Antonio -- these days, there's 100 percent scrutiny by TSA officers. Back then, luggage was physically searched, and randomly selected. Now, all baggage is electronically screened in the bowels of the airport, with some bags then additionally vetted by TSA agents, who pore through baggage looking for possible threats.
It’s a multi-layered campaign by TSA to keep the skies safe, both in San Antonio and nationwide. Intelligence is used in concert with technology and manpower.
“You juxtapose what we have now to what we had 11 years ago, there’s no comparison," Vasquez said. "That doesn’t mean we’re perfect. It’s a huge organization. ... There’s almost 2 million people flying a day in the United States. ... So you know perfection is never going to be there, but we do strive for it.”
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Veteran pilot reunited with aircraft of love
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was more than 60 years ago when aviation enthusiast Alan Bickley took
to the skies to shuttle between the Midlands and Scotland for a
relationship that was to span the decades.
Mr Bickley would regularly fly his two seater Piper Cub aircraft from Pendeford airfield to a landing strip near the Dundee home of wife-to-be Isobel during their long distance courtship.
And now the father-of-four, of Alexandra Road, Penn, has said it is a “dream come true” to have been reunited with the aircraft which he had last flown in October 1948.
Mr and Mrs Bickley met, in Scotland, in May 12, 1945 while he was stationed at Arbroath before serving as a pilot with the Fleet Air Arm, in Ceylon, formerly Sri Lanka.
He returned home to Wolverhampton in 1947 and soon afterwards his father George paid £600 for the Piper Cub, an American Air Force spotter plane built in 1943 that is now worth over £22,000.
It was immediately commandeered by Mr Bickley, now aged 86, to ensure romance blossomed with Isobel and he made the regular flight north of the border.
“I regularly flew up and down to Scotland a lot in it. She was the first passenger I carried in it and the last.
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Mr Bickley would regularly fly his two seater Piper Cub aircraft from Pendeford airfield to a landing strip near the Dundee home of wife-to-be Isobel during their long distance courtship.
And now the father-of-four, of Alexandra Road, Penn, has said it is a “dream come true” to have been reunited with the aircraft which he had last flown in October 1948.
Mr and Mrs Bickley met, in Scotland, in May 12, 1945 while he was stationed at Arbroath before serving as a pilot with the Fleet Air Arm, in Ceylon, formerly Sri Lanka.
He returned home to Wolverhampton in 1947 and soon afterwards his father George paid £600 for the Piper Cub, an American Air Force spotter plane built in 1943 that is now worth over £22,000.
It was immediately commandeered by Mr Bickley, now aged 86, to ensure romance blossomed with Isobel and he made the regular flight north of the border.
“I regularly flew up and down to Scotland a lot in it. She was the first passenger I carried in it and the last.
See full article: http://www.expressandstar.com
United States citizen nabbed with cocaine shipment at Cheddi Jagan International Airport
– suspects in previous busts released
Police on Monday intercepted another cocaine shipment at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, bringing the total number of busts to three in recent weeks.
According to a police release, about 03:00h on Monday, checks on the suitcase of an outgoing U.S. citizen at the CJIA revealed 4.106kg of cocaine. The man has been arrested and is in police custody assisting with the investigations. Andrew Shawn Glasgow, 25, of 300 Hawthorne Avenue, New York, was about to board Caribbean Airlines 484 flight to New York when he was arrested by members of the Police Anti Narcotics Unit.
According to an airport official, suspicious substances were detected by police ranks as the suitcase was scanned which prompted officials to search the luggage; the drug was unearthed in the false bottom of the suitcase. The passenger was immediately asked to accompany the officials to the searching room where he was questioned, but denied having any knowledge of the cocaine. Charges are expected to be instituted shortly.
Meanwhile, the five persons who were being extensively grilled following the recent double drug bust at the CJIA, Timehri were released by Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) officers after the 72-hour detention period expired.
This is according to a well-placed source within the unit who also stated that they are continuing their investigations, with the hope of finding the real culprits.
The official stated that the unit continues to collect statements from employees attached to the CJIA, the Timehri Handling Service, and Caribbean Airlines. So far, more than 15 persons have been questioned after the discovery of the 30kg of cocaine, which has a street value of $21 million.
The first bust (28kg) was made by members of CANU on board a BW526 Caribbean Airlines flight bound for New York, while the second bust of two kg was made by members of the Police Narcotics Branch in a tractor that carries the stairs to the aircraft upon touching down.
In a recent interview, CANU head James Singh stated that law enforcement officers continue to be vigilant and are working diligently to eradicate the drug scourge.
He reiterated that while there have been security breaches at Guyana’s main port of entry, law enforcement needs to step up its game to control the situation.
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Police on Monday intercepted another cocaine shipment at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, bringing the total number of busts to three in recent weeks.
According to a police release, about 03:00h on Monday, checks on the suitcase of an outgoing U.S. citizen at the CJIA revealed 4.106kg of cocaine. The man has been arrested and is in police custody assisting with the investigations. Andrew Shawn Glasgow, 25, of 300 Hawthorne Avenue, New York, was about to board Caribbean Airlines 484 flight to New York when he was arrested by members of the Police Anti Narcotics Unit.
According to an airport official, suspicious substances were detected by police ranks as the suitcase was scanned which prompted officials to search the luggage; the drug was unearthed in the false bottom of the suitcase. The passenger was immediately asked to accompany the officials to the searching room where he was questioned, but denied having any knowledge of the cocaine. Charges are expected to be instituted shortly.
Meanwhile, the five persons who were being extensively grilled following the recent double drug bust at the CJIA, Timehri were released by Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) officers after the 72-hour detention period expired.
This is according to a well-placed source within the unit who also stated that they are continuing their investigations, with the hope of finding the real culprits.
The official stated that the unit continues to collect statements from employees attached to the CJIA, the Timehri Handling Service, and Caribbean Airlines. So far, more than 15 persons have been questioned after the discovery of the 30kg of cocaine, which has a street value of $21 million.
The first bust (28kg) was made by members of CANU on board a BW526 Caribbean Airlines flight bound for New York, while the second bust of two kg was made by members of the Police Narcotics Branch in a tractor that carries the stairs to the aircraft upon touching down.
In a recent interview, CANU head James Singh stated that law enforcement officers continue to be vigilant and are working diligently to eradicate the drug scourge.
He reiterated that while there have been security breaches at Guyana’s main port of entry, law enforcement needs to step up its game to control the situation.
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1st Flight; Global Express 6000 C-GPKX September 24, 2012
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Flight Attendant's Gun Goes Off at Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL), Pennsylvania: Flight attendant forgot she had licensed weapon in her luggage
View more videos at: http://nbcphiladelphia.com.
A day after a flight attendant's gun accidentally
went off in Philadelphia International Airport more information about
the gun's owner serviced Monday.
The regional airline flight attendant
who says he forgot she had a loaded weapon in her luggage when she
arrived for work Sunday morning faced a disorderly conduct charge while
the cop who accidentally fired the handgun was on desk duty Monday.
Philadelphia Police identified the
Republic Airlines (a carrier that operates flights for US Airways)
flight attendant as Jaclyn Luby, 27.
The West Chester, Pa. woman told
investigators she forgot she had the loaded .38-caliber handgun in her
carry-on as she passed through airport security at Terminal C around
6:50 a.m., according to Philadelphia Police.
A US Airways spokesman says that a
police officer was called over to check out the gun and that's when it
accidentally discharged. The bullet went into a TSA break room where an
employee was sitting but luckily no one was injured, police said.
Police say that Luby had a license to
carry the loaded weapon. Police confiscated the gun and said it was up
to the county that issued Luby the permit if she would get the handgun
back.
Luby received a summary citation for disorderly conduct, was taken into custody and released, according to court records.
"That's standard practice," said airport police Capt.
Michael Murphy. "That's what we would charge anyone with who had a
permit to carry.
A Facebook page apparently belonging
to Luby, which had the same date of birth listed as her court documents,
was taken down Monday. NBC10's attempts to reach Luby weren't
successful.
Republic Airlines refused comment when NBC10's Lu Ann Cahn asked them about the incident Monday.
The unidentified female officer who accidentally discharged the gun was placed on desk duty pending investigation, police said.
TSA tell NBC10 that 10 times last
year and seven times so far this year someone showed up to Philly
International with a gun accidentally packed in his or her bags. Earlier
this year a Phoenixville man says he forgot he had a loaded gun on him
when he went through airport security, a story NBC10 covered.
Another flight attendant was brought
on board the Dallas, Texas-bound plane Luby was supposed to be working
on and the scheduled flight arrived on time, according the airline.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Airport Manager Opening: Brainerd Lakes Regional (KBRD), Minnesota
The Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport, located in the heart of the
Brainerd lakes area, is seeking an Airport Manager. This senior
management assignment is accountable for the strategic leadership and
effective operation of the Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport. The
position requires an innovative, developmental leader with proven
ability to provide long-term vision and strong business development
results. The position operates in a collaborative, public safety
driven, results-oriented business environment, committed to excellence.
We are looking for an innovative leader that has demonstrated experience and success in business development, project management, staff development and technical proficiencies. The position requires strong customer focus and excellent interpersonal communication skills. The ideal candidate has a Bachelors Degree in a related field and knowledge gained through at least five years of practical experience.
Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. The Airport also provides an attractive benefit package.
To apply, send application, resume, salary requirements and work-related references to:
Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport, Attention: Search Committee, 16384 Airport Rd, Suite 5, Brainerd, MN 56401-5852 Phone: 218-825-2166
The employment application and Airport Manager job description can be found at our website: www.brainerdairport.com. Applicants may be requested to submit an electronic copy of their resume upon request.
Applications must be submitted no later than 4:30 pm, CDT, September 28, 2012. Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport is an equal opportunity employer.
http://www.mnsu.edu
We are looking for an innovative leader that has demonstrated experience and success in business development, project management, staff development and technical proficiencies. The position requires strong customer focus and excellent interpersonal communication skills. The ideal candidate has a Bachelors Degree in a related field and knowledge gained through at least five years of practical experience.
Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. The Airport also provides an attractive benefit package.
To apply, send application, resume, salary requirements and work-related references to:
Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport, Attention: Search Committee, 16384 Airport Rd, Suite 5, Brainerd, MN 56401-5852 Phone: 218-825-2166
The employment application and Airport Manager job description can be found at our website: www.brainerdairport.com. Applicants may be requested to submit an electronic copy of their resume upon request.
Applications must be submitted no later than 4:30 pm, CDT, September 28, 2012. Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport is an equal opportunity employer.
http://www.mnsu.edu
Aero Club Migliaro - Cremona, Italy: Presentation Pilatus PC-12 (Presentazione aerotaxi Pilatus PC-12)
Published on Sep 14, 2012 by Comune Cremona
Presentazione dell'aerotaxi Pilatus PC-12 alle autorità cittadine e agli imprenditori cremonesi avvenuta all'Aeroclub Migliaro di Cremona (4 settembre 2012)
Presentazione dell'aerotaxi Pilatus PC-12 alle autorità cittadine e agli imprenditori cremonesi avvenuta all'Aeroclub Migliaro di Cremona (4 settembre 2012)
Presentation dell'aerotaxi Pilatus PC-12 to the city authorities and entrepreneurs Cremona occurred Aeroclub Migliaro of Cremona (4 September 2012)
Leaky windscreen diverts Qantas flight
A
254-seat Perth-bound Qantas flight from Sydney was forced to divert to
Adelaide last night when a cockpit windscreen developed a leak.
The Boeing 767-300 pilots reduced speed and altitude and QF583 limped "low and slow" to Adelaide where passengers were transferred to a smaller 162-seat Boeing 737-800.
Not all passengers could be accommodated on the smaller plane and 10 were taken to hotels and will be flown to Perth this morning.
Flight QF583 departed Sydney at 7.35pm and was scheduled to arrive in Perth at 10.35pm.
Qantas has confirmed the incident and is due to respond with further details this morning.
No one was injured during the incident.
Qantas says engineers are inspecting the aircraft and expected it to resume flying today.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au
A Perth-bound Qantas flight from Sydney has been forced to divert to Adelaide after a windscreen was found leaking.
Qantas confirmed to AAP on Tuesday that QF583, a 254-seat Boeing 767-300, left Sydney at 7.35pm on Monday and was due to arrive in Perth at 10.35pm before it was diverted.
The pilots were forced to reduce speed and altitude and head for Adelaide after their cockpit windscreen reportedly developed a leak.
No one was injured during the incident and most passengers were transferred to a smaller 162-seat Boeing 737-800, which later arrived in Perth.
Some passengers remained in Adelaide and were expected to be transferred to Perth on Tuesday morning.
Qantas says engineers are inspecting the aircraft and expected it to resume flying on Tuesday.
http://au.news.yahoo.com
The Boeing 767-300 pilots reduced speed and altitude and QF583 limped "low and slow" to Adelaide where passengers were transferred to a smaller 162-seat Boeing 737-800.
Not all passengers could be accommodated on the smaller plane and 10 were taken to hotels and will be flown to Perth this morning.
Flight QF583 departed Sydney at 7.35pm and was scheduled to arrive in Perth at 10.35pm.
Qantas has confirmed the incident and is due to respond with further details this morning.
No one was injured during the incident.
Qantas says engineers are inspecting the aircraft and expected it to resume flying today.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au
A Perth-bound Qantas flight from Sydney has been forced to divert to Adelaide after a windscreen was found leaking.
Qantas confirmed to AAP on Tuesday that QF583, a 254-seat Boeing 767-300, left Sydney at 7.35pm on Monday and was due to arrive in Perth at 10.35pm before it was diverted.
The pilots were forced to reduce speed and altitude and head for Adelaide after their cockpit windscreen reportedly developed a leak.
No one was injured during the incident and most passengers were transferred to a smaller 162-seat Boeing 737-800, which later arrived in Perth.
Some passengers remained in Adelaide and were expected to be transferred to Perth on Tuesday morning.
Qantas says engineers are inspecting the aircraft and expected it to resume flying on Tuesday.
http://au.news.yahoo.com
McDonnell Douglas 369FF N911BL: Accident occurred September 24, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada
NTSB Identification: WPR12TA436
14 CFR Public Use
Accident occurred Monday, September 24, 2012 in Las Vegas, NV
Aircraft: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELI CO 369FF, registration: N911BL
Injuries: 2 Minor.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this public aircraft accident report.
On September 24, 2012, about 1600 Pacific daylight time, a McDonnell Douglas 369FF helicopter, N911BL, sustained substantial damage during a hard landing following a practice autorotation at North Las Vegas Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada. The two pilots, who both held flight instructor certificates, sustained minor injuries. The helicopter was registered to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, and the flight was a public aircraft operation. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local training flight, which had originated from North Las Vegas Airport approximately 30 minutes before the accident. A flight plan had not been filed.
The senior of the two pilots stated that they were alternately practicing autorotations. While he was maneuvering the helicopter, it got into a high vertical sink rate and impacted terrain. The helicopter rolled onto its right side, separating its tail boom and damaging the main rotor system.
North Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) -- Two officers were hospitalized as a precaution after a Metro helicopter took a hard landing in North Las Vegas.
It happened during a training incident just after 4 p.m. on Monday.
The helicopter's pilot and one other officer were the only people on board.
It's not clear what caused the helicopter's hard landing.
Metro and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating was caused the incident.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- A Metro Police rescue helicopter was on its side at the North Las Vegas Airport Monday afternoon. According to police, the MD-500 helicopter ended up on its side near Metro's air support facility during what the department is describing as a training incident. The helicopter's pilot and second officer were taken to University Medical Center as a precaution. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.
Story and video: http://www.8newsnow.com
14 CFR Public Use
Accident occurred Monday, September 24, 2012 in Las Vegas, NV
Aircraft: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELI CO 369FF, registration: N911BL
Injuries: 2 Minor.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this public aircraft accident report.
On September 24, 2012, about 1600 Pacific daylight time, a McDonnell Douglas 369FF helicopter, N911BL, sustained substantial damage during a hard landing following a practice autorotation at North Las Vegas Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada. The two pilots, who both held flight instructor certificates, sustained minor injuries. The helicopter was registered to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, and the flight was a public aircraft operation. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local training flight, which had originated from North Las Vegas Airport approximately 30 minutes before the accident. A flight plan had not been filed.
The senior of the two pilots stated that they were alternately practicing autorotations. While he was maneuvering the helicopter, it got into a high vertical sink rate and impacted terrain. The helicopter rolled onto its right side, separating its tail boom and damaging the main rotor system.
North Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) -- Two officers were hospitalized as a precaution after a Metro helicopter took a hard landing in North Las Vegas.
It happened during a training incident just after 4 p.m. on Monday.
The helicopter's pilot and one other officer were the only people on board.
It's not clear what caused the helicopter's hard landing.
Metro and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating was caused the incident. NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- A Metro Police rescue helicopter was on its side at the North Las Vegas Airport Monday afternoon. According to police, the MD-500 helicopter ended up on its side near Metro's air support facility during what the department is describing as a training incident. The helicopter's pilot and second officer were taken to University Medical Center as a precaution. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.
Story and video: http://www.8newsnow.com
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 911BL Make/Model: 369F Description: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS 369FF
Date: 09/24/2012 Time: 2300
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: NORTH LAS VEGAS State: NV Country: US
DESCRIPTION
N911BL MCDONNELL DOUGLAS 369FF ROTORCRAFT ON LANDING, ROLLED OVER, NORTH
LAS VEGAS, NV
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 2 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: 2
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Public Use Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: LAS VEGAS, NV (WP19) Entry date: 09/25/2012
Pilatus Business Aircraft Ltd - A conversation with Pete Welles
Published on September 20, 2012 by Pilatus Aircraft Ltd
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Pete Welles speaks about his Pilatus PC-12 NG and features of the aircraft that made it the right choice for his missions.
Pilatus Business Aircraft Ltd - A conversation with Brian Cleary
Published on September 19, 2012 by Pilatus Aircraft Ltd
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Brian Cleary speaks about flying his Pilatus PC-12 NG and why he made the investment.
Pilatus Business Aircraft Ltd - A conversation with Wes Howard
Published on September 20, 2012 by Pilatus Aircraft Ltd
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Wes Howard speaks about Pilatus Aircraft Ltd, his experiences and his PC-12 NG.
Ohio State University aviation program inks preferred job pathway for pilot hopefuls with Dayton airline
Ohio State University is giving its aviation students a lift into the job market under an agreement signed Monday with Dayton-based PSA Airlines Inc.
Airlines are worried about finding enough qualified pilots in the coming years because of a large number of pilots approaching mandatory retirement age by 2017 and required rest time rules that take effect in 2014 that will require additional hiring, according to PSA, a subsidiary of US Airways.
Read more: http://www.bizjournals.com
Airlines are worried about finding enough qualified pilots in the coming years because of a large number of pilots approaching mandatory retirement age by 2017 and required rest time rules that take effect in 2014 that will require additional hiring, according to PSA, a subsidiary of US Airways.
Read more: http://www.bizjournals.com
San Antonio aircraft engine-repair facility moving
NEW
BRANFELS, Texas (AP) — National Flight Services Inc. is moving an
aircraft engine-repair facility to New Braunfels from nearby San
Antonio.
Flight Services' owner, Tom Wiles, said Monday that the company will build a 20,000-square-foot facility at the New Braunfels Regional Airport by mid-April.
He said the company works on Honeywell turboprop engines used by regional airlines and general aviation.
New Braunfels officials said the facility will cost about $1.2 million and will be owned by the city.
National Flight Services is based in Toledo, Ohio, and has operations in Toledo and Lakeland, Fla.
http://www.wfaa.com
Flight Services' owner, Tom Wiles, said Monday that the company will build a 20,000-square-foot facility at the New Braunfels Regional Airport by mid-April.
He said the company works on Honeywell turboprop engines used by regional airlines and general aviation.
New Braunfels officials said the facility will cost about $1.2 million and will be owned by the city.
National Flight Services is based in Toledo, Ohio, and has operations in Toledo and Lakeland, Fla.
http://www.wfaa.com
Just released to public - two near miss investigation dockets KORD
May 16 2011 Bombardier CRJ2 en route from Muskegon County, Michigan, to
ORD, passed in close proximity to ExpressJet Airlines flight 6075
(BTA6075), an Embraer 145 departing ORD for Buffalo, New York. According
to recorded FAA radar data, SKW6958 crossed runway 32L about 275 feet
above and 480 feet behind BTA6075. Both aircraft were under control of
ORD air traffic control tower (ATCT) at the time of the incident.
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FAA released docket Sept 12/11 http://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms/search/hitlist.cfm?docketID=51977&CFID=2871&CFTOKEN=67900912
Most info in number 4 - Chairman report
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August 8, 2011, at approximately 1100 central daylight time, a near mid air collision (NMAC) occurred at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) when Chautauqua Airlines flight 5021 (CHQ5021), an ERJ-135 regional jet en route from La Crosse, Wisconsin to ORD, passed in close proximity to Trans State Airlines (LOF3367), an ERJ-145 regional jet departing ORD for Moline, IL. Radar data indicates that CHQ5021 crossed runway 32L about 125 feet above and 350 feet in front of LOF3367.
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http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ntsb-investigates-repeat-rj-near-miss-at-ohare-361306/
FAA released docket Sept 24/11 http://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms/search/hitlist.cfm?docketID=51978&CFID=2871&CFTOKEN=67900912
Most info on number 4 - Chairman report
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http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ntsb-investigates-repeat-rj-near-miss-at-ohare-361306/
FAA released docket Sept 12/11 http://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms/search/hitlist.cfm?docketID=51977&CFID=2871&CFTOKEN=67900912
Most info in number 4 - Chairman report
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August 8, 2011, at approximately 1100 central daylight time, a near mid air collision (NMAC) occurred at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) when Chautauqua Airlines flight 5021 (CHQ5021), an ERJ-135 regional jet en route from La Crosse, Wisconsin to ORD, passed in close proximity to Trans State Airlines (LOF3367), an ERJ-145 regional jet departing ORD for Moline, IL. Radar data indicates that CHQ5021 crossed runway 32L about 125 feet above and 350 feet in front of LOF3367.
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http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ntsb-investigates-repeat-rj-near-miss-at-ohare-361306/
FAA released docket Sept 24/11 http://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms/search/hitlist.cfm?docketID=51978&CFID=2871&CFTOKEN=67900912
Most info on number 4 - Chairman report
Bainbridge Island, Washington - Author offers pilots lessons on landing on the open ocean
Dave Montgomery, of Bainbridge Island, has written this book to help pilots think about what to do if they had to land a plane in the ocean.
By Tad Sooter
Kitsap Sun
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND — A commercial airliner maneuvering around thunderheads over the open ocean encounters a sudden, heavy hailstorm. Golf ball-sized chunks of ice batter the plane's fuselage. Its engines flame out one by one as the hail grows denser. The plane is going down.
Thirty harrowing minutes will pass before the disabled airliner splashes into frigid water. The decisions the pilot makes in that half-hour could determine whether his passengers live or die.
"There are a lot of fancy computers and things to help you from the ground," Bainbridge pilot Dave Montgomery said. "In reality, it all comes down to you."
That 30 minutes between a midair calamity and a water landing consume much of Montgomery's new book, "Blue Water Ditching: Training Professional Crewmembers for the Unthinkable Disaster." As the title suggests, it's a manual for successfully landing a plane on the ocean, miles from shore.
Montgomery, a captain for private aircraft provider NetJets, believes his book fills a void in the world of commercial air travel. Pilots and flight attendants don't spend much time preparing for ocean landings, he said.
"There are a lot of aspects of over-water ditching that people haven't trained for," Montgomery said. "And I'm trying to not be too critical of the industry."
Jefferson City, Missouri: Teen flying high as state’s youngest pilot
Anastasia Crenshaw poses beside her single-engine Cessna on Sunday at the Jefferson City Memorial Airport. At 17, she’s one of the youngest pilots in Missouri.
Photo by Gerry Tritz. By Gerry Tritz
Monday, September 24, 2012
While her peers at Jefferson City High School were getting their driver’s licenses, Anastasia Crenshaw was aiming higher.
Last month, the JCHS junior became the youngest licensed pilot in Missouri — a fleeting status she may have already lost. (Whenever someone obtains a license on or near his or her 17th birthday — the legal age to get a pilot’s license — he or she briefly inherits the status.)
Still, being a girl pilot is uncommon in a hobby and profession dominated by men. But Crenshaw doesn’t let herself be constrained by conventions, and she shoots for ....
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Sunday, September 23, 2012
Cessna 150G, N8465J: Aircraft force landed in a field and flipped over - Corinth, Mississippi
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 8465J Make/Model: C150 Description: 150, A150, Commuter, Aerobat
Date: 09/21/2012 Time: 2115
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: CORINTH State: MS Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED IN A FIELD AND FLIPPED OVER, NEAR CORINTH, MS
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 2 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: JACKSON, MS (SW31) Entry date: 09/24/2012
A couple walks away virtually unscathed after a plane crash in Alcorn County Friday afternoon. (Wayne Hereford, WTVA)
ALCORN COUNTY, Miss. (WTVA) -- An Oregon couple walks away virtually unscathed after their plane crashed in Alcorn County Friday afternoon.
Authorities say the Cessna 150 went down in a soybean field located in the Hinkle community.
The pilot, 63-year-old Ron Noland, and his wife Cindy were flying from Atlanta to Memphis when he told authorities the engine quit.
The crash remains under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board.
http://www.wtva.com
ALCORN COUNTY, Miss. - Federal Aviation officials are investigating a plane crash in Alcorn County, Mississippi.
Officials with the Pisgah Community Volunteer Fire Department told 7 Eyewitness News they responded to the scene of the crash around 4:30 p.m. Friday.
They said a small plane began to have engine trouble as it was heading toward Memphis.
The pilot tried to make an emergency landing, but the plane flipped and landed upside down in a soybean field near County Road 518 near Rienzi, Mississippi.
Fortunately, no one was injured.
Officials have not released the names of the pilot and passenger.
7 Eyewitness News was told a representative with the Federal Aviation Administration was on the scene of the crash Saturday afternoon, and is making plans to bring the plane to a local airport by Monday.
http://www.wbbjtv.com
Plane Hits Hawk During Takeoff, Returns To Port Columbus International Airport (KCMH), Columbus, Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A Delta flight crew turned a plane bound for New York around when their aircraft hit a bird shortly after takeoff from Port Columbus International Airport Sunday.
Port Columbus officials tell NBC4 that no one was injured on the plane.
The flight crew followed protocol and turned the plane around to transfer the 30 passengers to a new plane, according to officials.
The flight was heading to JFK International Airport in New York
Officials say the nose gear area of the plane came in contact with a red-tailed hawk shortly after the noon takeoff.
Airport spokesman David Whittaker said that the plane involved with the collision sustained minimal or no damage in the contact with the bird which he described as “glancing.”
The red-tailed hawk typically weighs from two to four pounds and has a wing span averaging 40 inches.
http://www2.nbc4i.com
Port Columbus officials tell NBC4 that no one was injured on the plane.
The flight crew followed protocol and turned the plane around to transfer the 30 passengers to a new plane, according to officials.
The flight was heading to JFK International Airport in New York
Officials say the nose gear area of the plane came in contact with a red-tailed hawk shortly after the noon takeoff.
Airport spokesman David Whittaker said that the plane involved with the collision sustained minimal or no damage in the contact with the bird which he described as “glancing.”
The red-tailed hawk typically weighs from two to four pounds and has a wing span averaging 40 inches.
http://www2.nbc4i.com
Payback is tough for former Federal Aviation Administration employee
Tom
Singer joined the Federal Aviation Administration as an aerospace
engineer in 2009. After a productive year writing safety regulations, he
moved back to Florida and took a job with a private company.
Then he became Federal Debtor #2012390768A.
Singer, 32, did not borrow any money from the government, skip child-support payments or violate a law that would have his wages garnished. He was swallowed by the maw of federal bureaucracy when the FAA mistakenly sent him two paychecks after he left the government.
Almost four years later, he hasn’t crawled out.
Singer resigned in October 2009 from the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation, where he worked on safety regulations for the commercial space industry. He and his wife moved back to Orlando, their home town.
Meanwhile, in Washington, an FAA clerk who was on vacation during the Christmas holidays in 2009 had failed to remove Singer from the government payroll. He eventually was taken out of the system in early 2010, but not before the FAA erroneously issued him two bi-weekly paychecks in December 2009.
When the first paycheck landed by direct deposit in his account at USAA Federal Savings Bank, Singer mistook the money for the accrued vacation leave he was expecting. After the FAA wrote him a letter explaining that he received a paycheck in error, he reimbursed the government his net pay of $2,059.49.
The problems started with the second paycheck....
See full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com
Then he became Federal Debtor #2012390768A.
Singer, 32, did not borrow any money from the government, skip child-support payments or violate a law that would have his wages garnished. He was swallowed by the maw of federal bureaucracy when the FAA mistakenly sent him two paychecks after he left the government.
Almost four years later, he hasn’t crawled out.
Singer resigned in October 2009 from the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation, where he worked on safety regulations for the commercial space industry. He and his wife moved back to Orlando, their home town.
Meanwhile, in Washington, an FAA clerk who was on vacation during the Christmas holidays in 2009 had failed to remove Singer from the government payroll. He eventually was taken out of the system in early 2010, but not before the FAA erroneously issued him two bi-weekly paychecks in December 2009.
When the first paycheck landed by direct deposit in his account at USAA Federal Savings Bank, Singer mistook the money for the accrued vacation leave he was expecting. After the FAA wrote him a letter explaining that he received a paycheck in error, he reimbursed the government his net pay of $2,059.49.
The problems started with the second paycheck....
See full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com
Navion-A, N4418K: Accident occurred September 23, 2012 in Lompoc, California
NTSB Identification: WPR12LA434
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, September 23, 2012 in Lompoc, CA
Aircraft: NAVION NAVION, registration: N4418K
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On September 23, 2012, about 0935 Pacific daylight time, a Navion-A airplane, N4418K, sustained substantial damage following a forced landing due to a loss of engine power near the Lompoc Airport (LPC), Lompoc, California. The certified commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and a flight plan was not filed. The personal cross-country flight was being operated in accordance with 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The reported destination was the Lodi Airport (103), Lodi, California.
In a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge, the pilot reported that he had just taken off and was on a downwind departure when the engine lost power and quit. The pilot stated that he then set up for a landing to an off-airport field, shut the fuel off, and raised the landing gear prior to landing . The airplane came to rest in an upright position, with substantial damage to the aft fuselage.
The airplane was recovered to a secured facility for further examination.
Contributed
A private plane made an emergency landing short of the Lompoc Airport about 10 a.m. Sunday, but the pilot wasn’t injured.
Lompoc Fire Department responded and found a single-engine aircraft that had made an emergency landing in a field just east of Highway 1, directly across from the Lompoc Airport, Battalion Chief Mark Clayton said.
The pilot, Dylan Abbott, was uninjured and was the only person aboard the plane at the time, according to Clayton.
“He was very fortunate,” Clayton said.
No fire or fuel spill resulted from the incident, according to Clayton.
Authorities reported the incident to the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.
According to the FAA’s online records, the four-seat Navion A aircraft was manufactured in 1948 and is registered to a Gilroy man.
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The Lompoc Fire Department and Lompoc Police Department responded to a report of a plane that had gone down near the city's airport on Sunday morning.
They say a single-engine plane made an emergency landing around 10 a.m. in a field across from the airport, and east of Highway 1.
Officials say the pilot was flying alone and was not injured.
There were no reports of injuries to anyone on the ground, and the plane did not catch on fire or spill any fuel.
The FAA and NTSB were both notified of the incident.
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, September 23, 2012 in Lompoc, CA
Aircraft: NAVION NAVION, registration: N4418K
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On September 23, 2012, about 0935 Pacific daylight time, a Navion-A airplane, N4418K, sustained substantial damage following a forced landing due to a loss of engine power near the Lompoc Airport (LPC), Lompoc, California. The certified commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and a flight plan was not filed. The personal cross-country flight was being operated in accordance with 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The reported destination was the Lodi Airport (103), Lodi, California.
In a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge, the pilot reported that he had just taken off and was on a downwind departure when the engine lost power and quit. The pilot stated that he then set up for a landing to an off-airport field, shut the fuel off, and raised the landing gear prior to landing . The airplane came to rest in an upright position, with substantial damage to the aft fuselage.
The airplane was recovered to a secured facility for further examination.
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 4418K Make/Model: NAVI Description: NA-4 NAVION
Date: 09/23/2012 Time: 1645
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: LOMPOC State: CA Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED IN A FIELD, NEAR LOMPOC, CA
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: VAN NUYS, CA (WP01) Entry date: 09/24/2012
Contributed
A single-engine plane made an emergency landing Sunday morning near the Lompoc Airport. The pilot was not injured.
A private plane made an emergency landing short of the Lompoc Airport about 10 a.m. Sunday, but the pilot wasn’t injured.
Lompoc Fire Department responded and found a single-engine aircraft that had made an emergency landing in a field just east of Highway 1, directly across from the Lompoc Airport, Battalion Chief Mark Clayton said.
The pilot, Dylan Abbott, was uninjured and was the only person aboard the plane at the time, according to Clayton.
“He was very fortunate,” Clayton said.
No fire or fuel spill resulted from the incident, according to Clayton.
Authorities reported the incident to the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.
According to the FAA’s online records, the four-seat Navion A aircraft was manufactured in 1948 and is registered to a Gilroy man.
http://santamariatimes.com
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N4418K.html
http://www.ksby.com
The Lompoc Fire Department and Lompoc Police Department responded to a report of a plane that had gone down near the city's airport on Sunday morning.
They say a single-engine plane made an emergency landing around 10 a.m. in a field across from the airport, and east of Highway 1.
Officials say the pilot was flying alone and was not injured.
There were no reports of injuries to anyone on the ground, and the plane did not catch on fire or spill any fuel.
The FAA and NTSB were both notified of the incident.
Day 1: Air India Dreamliner’s dream run begins with AC failure
The
first day’s commercial flight of Air India’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner ran
into trouble after a ‘minor’ problem was detected in the plane’s air
conditioning system.
While, readying to operate on the Delhi-Bangalore route, immediately after the push back (when the plane is detached from the aerobridge and doors are closed) at the Delhi airport, pilots complained that the aircraft’s air conditioning was not functioning and asked engineers to rectify it.
An Air India official, while confirming the incident, said that there was a “minor” flaw in AC. “Some problems were detected in the airplane’s AC that was rectified and the plane left at 6.35 PM, over two hours later than the scheduled 4.30 PM,” the official said without specifying the problems.
The flight to Bangalore was the third flight taken by the brand new airplane, which had during the day flown to Chennai and returned.
Air India, which took the delivery of the second plane today, started the commercial operations today and is operating it in the Delhi-Chennai and Delhi Bangalore sectors.
The Dreamliner’s first commercial flight, between Delhi and Chennai, had taken off as scheduled at 7:10 AM from the Delhi airport with 116 passengers on board.
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While, readying to operate on the Delhi-Bangalore route, immediately after the push back (when the plane is detached from the aerobridge and doors are closed) at the Delhi airport, pilots complained that the aircraft’s air conditioning was not functioning and asked engineers to rectify it.
An Air India official, while confirming the incident, said that there was a “minor” flaw in AC. “Some problems were detected in the airplane’s AC that was rectified and the plane left at 6.35 PM, over two hours later than the scheduled 4.30 PM,” the official said without specifying the problems.
The flight to Bangalore was the third flight taken by the brand new airplane, which had during the day flown to Chennai and returned.
Air India, which took the delivery of the second plane today, started the commercial operations today and is operating it in the Delhi-Chennai and Delhi Bangalore sectors.
The Dreamliner’s first commercial flight, between Delhi and Chennai, had taken off as scheduled at 7:10 AM from the Delhi airport with 116 passengers on board.
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Speed appeal Wings, wheels draw 4000: 'There was always something happening'
JOHN BISSET/ Fairfax Media
Gavin Wills of Omarama puts a Piper Cub through its paces on the lake at the Wings over water show, held at Lake Ruataniwha near Twizel on Saturday.
After a 10-year absence, a fine day brought more than 4000 people out for the Wings over Water show at Lake Ruataniwha on Saturday.
That means the event probably raised around $20,000 for the Twizel Medical Centre building fund.
Airshow spokesman James Leslie said that because the event had not been held for 10 years it had been hard to gauge its appeal, but calm and sunny conditions combined with an array of wings and wheels had proved to be a successful combination.
"There was a lot going on," Mr Leslie said of both the show programme and the variety of groups and organisations that set up displays at the site.
"There was always something happening."
More than 20 aircraft from as far away as Rangiora and Dunedin took part.
It was also a huge weekend for the Pukaki Airport with 53 aircraft parked there on Saturday, creating a record for the largest number of aircraft there at one time, Mr Leslie said.
Some things were out of the organisers' control - like the gearbox that failed on the huge GP Hydroplane.
Those at the site early in the morning saw the hydroplane in action before the gearbox failed during practice.
The craft was to have raced a helicopter.
Thoughts of reviving the show were first mentioned 18 months ago.
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