World leading airline pilot training company, CTC Aviation has announced that it will equip its newest flight training centre in Phoenix, Arizona in the United States, with a fleet of brand new, Garmin1000 glass cockpit-equipped, Diamond Aircraft with Austro engines.
This investment in state-of-the-art technology will see CTC Aviation’s international training fleet grow to a total of 56 aircraft distributed between the company’s Crew Training Centres in the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the USA. The order includes single-engine DA40 and twin-engine DA42 (NG) aircraft.
The first two DA40 aircraft will be delivered to CTC Aviation’s Phoenix (USA) facilities during March 2014. A further five DA40’s and three DA42’s are scheduled to arrive before the end of 2014.
"We were one of the first flight training providers to select the DA42 aircraft and have been operating a fleet of Diamond single- and twin-engine aircraft out of our New Zealand flight training facilities for almost ten years. We have found their safety record, efficiency and economics, state-of-the-art avionics and outstanding flight characteristics to be unbeatable," commented Rob Clarke, Group CEO of CTC Aviation.
"CTC Aviation’s philosophy is to deliver airline-focussed training to our cadets so that our CTC Partner Airlines receive new entrant pilots that are fully prepared for the airline environment and today’s new generation jet aircraft.
"We are committed to investing wisely in technology and selecting training resources that befit our specific needs. In this particular field of our business - our cadet airline pilot training activity - our need is to ensure that the transition through the various phases of flight and simulator training - whether as part of the traditional Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) or the new Multi-crew Pilot Licence (MPL) route - is as safe and seamless as possible. Diamond Aircraft offers the most complete solution: A modern fleet of piston aircraft with the best flight training performance characteristics and safety record in the industry."
Bernhard Gruber, Sales Director Diamond Aircraft adds: "CTC Aviation has been a very valuable and important ATO customer for Diamond Aircraft over the past years, operating a huge fleet of single- and multi-engine aircraft. Being part of their expansion makes us proud to be able to contribute to their success with our complete training solutions. The commitment to quality and safety, and the success of the student, is to the benefit of the airline he or she will ultimately be flying for and is what unites CTC Aviation and Diamond in our target to support the aviation industry with the right approach in order to meet the global pilot demand ahead of the whole industry. We believe in their strategy and will support them in their continuous growth with our full forces, and we are looking forward to seeing the New Generation Diamonds flying on jet fuel as well in Phoenix, Arizona."
CTC Aviation annually trains approximately 2,000 new and experienced pilots for 50 major airlines globally. Its world-renowned cadet pilot training programme "CTC WINGS" currently trains 300 new pilots annually for the CTC Partner Airlines which include easyJet, British Airways, Qatar Airways, Dragonair and the Jetstar Group. The company recently announced its expansion into the United States and their latest Crew Training Centre in Phoenix, Arizona (US) has capacity for up to a further 200 trainee airline pilots per annum. This Diamond Aircraft order forms part of the US$7 million investment CTC Aviation is making to equip their new facility in readiness for the first trainees who are due to commence training in April 2014.
Source: http://www.voxy.co.nz
Showing posts with label Diamond Aircraft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Diamond Aircraft. Show all posts
Sunday, March 09, 2014
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
iPads soar to new heights with Massey pilots
Massey University flight instructor George Minors tests an iPad during a training flight with student McKenzie Lewis.“In modern commercial aircraft the advanced technology cockpits are fitted with an electronic flight bag that provides easy access to the charts and manuals that pilots are required to carry on board,” says School of Aviation chief executive Ashok Poduval.
“In most aircraft, though, pilots have a carry-on flight bag that contains paper-based reference materials – manuals, booklets of technical information, maps and charts, etc. With this proof of concept trial we are trying to emulate the electronic flight bags of the commercial airlines, but in a practical and cost-effective way.”
The two-month trial has only just begun, but the flight instructors using the iPads are already discovering some key advantages.
“There’s some massive advantages to having all the paperwork in an electronic format,” says flight instructor and trial coordinator George Minors. “For example the AIP [Aeronautical Information Publication] is available as a free app for the iPad. When you download it, it streams from the website so it’s always the latest version and you can update it with the press of a button.
Read more and Photo: http://www.massey.ac.nz
Thursday, March 21, 2013
SKILLED LABOR: Keeping our edge
First, Ford closed its
plant, then Electro-Motive Diesel’s locomotive-building jobs were towed
away. Now, Diamond Aircraft has scrapped its D-Jet program. That’s more
than 1,500 skilled jobs lost. In a city with one of Canada’s highest
metro jobless rates, 9.1%, that begs a painful question: How to hang
onto such valuable talent? Reporter Debora Van Brenk went looking for
answers at a manufacturing conference Wednesday.
WE ASKED: How can London remain a manufacturing center where skilled workers choose to remain?
Read more here: http://www.lfpress.com
WE ASKED: How can London remain a manufacturing center where skilled workers choose to remain?
Read more here: http://www.lfpress.com
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Laid-off Diamond Aircraft workers among prospects to fill 2,000 jobs worldwide for the Montreal-based company
Canada’s aerospace giant is looking for workers in London, hoping to scoop up laid-off Diamond Aircraft employees.
Bombardier Inc. will meet prospective employees here over two days in April, hoping to hire skilled workers, especially engineers.
“It’s a very attractive workforce for us,” said Haley Dunne, spokesperson for Bombardier in Montreal.
“We are aware of (Diamond), we encourage them to apply, but we are looking at all professionals, especially in engineering and management. London is one of many cities we are recruiting in.”
Bombardier won’t hold a job fair but will book interviews with select applicants when they receive their resumes, Dunne said.
Diamond Aircraft in London laid off 160 workers last month, idling its D-Jet program although it’s still making propeller, piston-powered two- and four-seat aircraft. The planes are made from composite materials, which attracts Bombardier.
“We are looking for aviation experience and composite technology which we do use. We have a massive need right now,” Dunne said.
The move by Bombardier didn’t surprise Peter Maurer, Diamond chief executive, who said aerospace workers are in demand, especially those with composite experience.
“It makes sense for them to come here. We have very good people on the market,” he said. “We had a good team, a lot of good people.”
Diamond recalled more than 20 of its laid-off workers recently after receiving orders in recent weeks totalling 13 aircraft, meaning it now has more than 70 workers on site.
“It is a difficult situation. We would like to keep the good employees we have,” Maurer said.
Headquartered in Montreal, Bombardier has plants in Montreal, Downsview, Wichita, Kan., Morocco and Mexico. It manufactures a range of aircraft from small, personal jets to 140-passenger aircraft.
It needs more than 2,000 workers to handle its growth, “in every position imaginable,” Dunne said.
Any workers hired in London would likely be offered jobs in Downsview and Montreal, she added.
Story and Reaction/Comments: http://www.lfpress.com
Bombardier Inc. will meet prospective employees here over two days in April, hoping to hire skilled workers, especially engineers.
“It’s a very attractive workforce for us,” said Haley Dunne, spokesperson for Bombardier in Montreal.
“We are aware of (Diamond), we encourage them to apply, but we are looking at all professionals, especially in engineering and management. London is one of many cities we are recruiting in.”
Bombardier won’t hold a job fair but will book interviews with select applicants when they receive their resumes, Dunne said.
Diamond Aircraft in London laid off 160 workers last month, idling its D-Jet program although it’s still making propeller, piston-powered two- and four-seat aircraft. The planes are made from composite materials, which attracts Bombardier.
“We are looking for aviation experience and composite technology which we do use. We have a massive need right now,” Dunne said.
The move by Bombardier didn’t surprise Peter Maurer, Diamond chief executive, who said aerospace workers are in demand, especially those with composite experience.
“It makes sense for them to come here. We have very good people on the market,” he said. “We had a good team, a lot of good people.”
Diamond recalled more than 20 of its laid-off workers recently after receiving orders in recent weeks totalling 13 aircraft, meaning it now has more than 70 workers on site.
“It is a difficult situation. We would like to keep the good employees we have,” Maurer said.
Headquartered in Montreal, Bombardier has plants in Montreal, Downsview, Wichita, Kan., Morocco and Mexico. It manufactures a range of aircraft from small, personal jets to 140-passenger aircraft.
It needs more than 2,000 workers to handle its growth, “in every position imaginable,” Dunne said.
Any workers hired in London would likely be offered jobs in Downsview and Montreal, she added.
Story and Reaction/Comments: http://www.lfpress.com
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Diamond DA42MPP: New border security plane hard to spot or hear
CBS 5 - KPHO
GLENDALE, AZ (CBS5) - It's an airplane that can double as a drone. Law enforcement in several countries are using the Diamond DA42MPP to secure their borders.
This week, Diamond Aircraft showcased their technology at the Border Security Expo in downtown Phoenix.
Pilot Martin Scherrer said from the air the plane can hardly be detected.
"At 3,000 feet you can't hear it from the ground," said Scherrer.
There's a good chance you won't see it, either. The belly of the aircraft is covered with a special paint that makes it hard to detect in the air. The aircraft's exhaust pipes are on the tops of the wings which mean it can't be tracked with infrared seeking devices.
Scherrer said the aircraft can be outfitted with different types of radar, sensors and high-tech cameras. It can also be operated from the ground without a pilot in the cockpit.
But possibly the biggest difference between this aircraft and others is how much it costs to fly. Pilots can stay in the air for up to 12 hours before they have to refuel. All total it costs around $130 an hour.
An aircraft specifically equipped for border patrol missions goes for about $2.5 million.
Story and Reaction/Comments: http://www.kpho.com
This week, Diamond Aircraft showcased their technology at the Border Security Expo in downtown Phoenix.
Pilot Martin Scherrer said from the air the plane can hardly be detected.
"At 3,000 feet you can't hear it from the ground," said Scherrer.
There's a good chance you won't see it, either. The belly of the aircraft is covered with a special paint that makes it hard to detect in the air. The aircraft's exhaust pipes are on the tops of the wings which mean it can't be tracked with infrared seeking devices.
Scherrer said the aircraft can be outfitted with different types of radar, sensors and high-tech cameras. It can also be operated from the ground without a pilot in the cockpit.
But possibly the biggest difference between this aircraft and others is how much it costs to fly. Pilots can stay in the air for up to 12 hours before they have to refuel. All total it costs around $130 an hour.
An aircraft specifically equipped for border patrol missions goes for about $2.5 million.
Story and Reaction/Comments: http://www.kpho.com
Friday, March 08, 2013
Diamond DA40 Diamond Star "short field" takeoff procedures at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch Race Track - Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada
Video by Jeffrey Cheng
Published on March 5, 2013
"Using "short field" takeoff procedures due to short front straight that slopes uphill combined with a start/finish light bar that protrudes out above the track and a 3000'+ density altitude."
Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch
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Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch
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Video by Jeffrey Cheng
Published on February 26, 2013
"Landing on the front straight at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch in Pahrump Nevada. Not your average approach (terrain is sloping downward towards the track) nor your average runway (front straight slopes upward upon landing). Nevertheless a lot of fun to land somewhere other than an airport!"
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
D-Jet, 200 workers idled as Diamond restructures
By Randy Richmond, The London Free Press
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 6:34:49 EST AM
Diamond Aircraft has suspended its D-Jet program and laid off most of its 240 workers while it tries to restructure.
Poor sales of its piston aircraft and high costs of D-Jet development have forced the company to restructure, Peter Maurer, president and chief executive, said in a release Monday night.
“We want to hire back as many employees as possible, as quickly as possible, but the exact number and timing will be determined as we develop our restructuring plans in the coming weeks,” Maurer said in the release.
“Regrettably we need to suspend activity on the D-Jet program, pending the securing of additional funding.”
A small group of workers will continue to fill orders for aircraft and parts, and provide service to customers, Maurer said.
The D-Jet, a five-seat, light, single-engine jet that will sell for about $1.5 million, has had a turbulent ride at Diamond.
In 2008, Diamond got approval to build the D-Jet with a $19.6-million research and development loan from the federal Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative.
It also received $10 million from the Ontario government.
But the next year, hit hard by the recession, Diamond asked for another $35 million from the federal government because of cost overruns.
The federal government rejected the request in 2011, leading to hundreds of layoffs.
But things seemed to be turning around by the end of 2011 when Diamond's London operations were sold to Medrar Financial in Dubai.
Last March, the company reported sales of its piston-powered aircraft were climbing, increasing by 33% over 2011.
Source: http://www.lfpress.com
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 6:34:49 EST AM
Diamond Aircraft has suspended its D-Jet program and laid off most of its 240 workers while it tries to restructure.
Poor sales of its piston aircraft and high costs of D-Jet development have forced the company to restructure, Peter Maurer, president and chief executive, said in a release Monday night.
“We want to hire back as many employees as possible, as quickly as possible, but the exact number and timing will be determined as we develop our restructuring plans in the coming weeks,” Maurer said in the release.
“Regrettably we need to suspend activity on the D-Jet program, pending the securing of additional funding.”
A small group of workers will continue to fill orders for aircraft and parts, and provide service to customers, Maurer said.
The D-Jet, a five-seat, light, single-engine jet that will sell for about $1.5 million, has had a turbulent ride at Diamond.
In 2008, Diamond got approval to build the D-Jet with a $19.6-million research and development loan from the federal Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative.
It also received $10 million from the Ontario government.
But the next year, hit hard by the recession, Diamond asked for another $35 million from the federal government because of cost overruns.
The federal government rejected the request in 2011, leading to hundreds of layoffs.
But things seemed to be turning around by the end of 2011 when Diamond's London operations were sold to Medrar Financial in Dubai.
Last March, the company reported sales of its piston-powered aircraft were climbing, increasing by 33% over 2011.
Source: http://www.lfpress.com
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Flying the Fall colors of Chicago: Diamond DA40 XLS G1000 - Skill Aviation - Waukegan Regional (KUGN) and Chicago Executive (KPWK)
Published by joshr783
"I fly with Skill Aviation, the best flight school/airplane rental in the Chicago area. They operate many different Cessna's and Diamonds out of Waukegan (KUGN) and Chicago Executive (KPWK)."
Visit www.skillaviation.com for more info!
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Visit www.skillaviation.com for more info!
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
Park Electrochemical Corp. Announces the Election of Peter Maurer to Its Board of Directors
MELVILLE, N.Y., Oct
25, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE-PKE)
announced that its Board of Directors has elected Peter Maurer as a
Director of the Company effective immediately.
Mr. Maurer has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Diamond Aircraft Industries, Inc., located in London, Ontario, Canada, since 2000. Diamond Aircraft Industries, Inc. designs, develops and manufactures composite aircraft for the global general aviation markets. From 1993 to 2000, Mr. Maurer held a number of positions of increasing responsibility in Diamond Aircraft Industries, Inc., including Manager of Quality Assurance and Airworthiness, Engineering Manager, Technical Director and Director of Operations. Prior to joining Diamond Aircraft Industries, Mr. Maurer held several positions with MBB Helicopter Canada/Eurocopter Canada, including Quality Engineer, Manager of Quality Assurance, Manager of Quality Assurance and Airworthiness and Director of Product Integrity. Mr. Maurer is currently a member of the Executive Board of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association ("GAMA"), a member of the Board of Trustees of the University Aviation Association ("UAA") and a member of the Board of Directors of Diamond Aircraft Industries, Inc. Mr. Maurer received a Bachelor of Engineering degree in mechanical engineering from McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
Brian Shore, Park's Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, said, "Park is very fortunate to have someone with Peter's extensive aerospace experience, background and expertise join its Board. I am very pleased to have Peter on our Board of Directors."
Park Electrochemical Corp. is a global advanced materials company which develops and manufactures high-technology digital and RF/microwave printed circuit materials principally for the telecommunications and internet infrastructure and high-end computing markets and advanced composite materials, parts and assemblies for the aerospace markets. Park's core capabilities are in the areas of polymer chemistry formulation and coating technology. The Company's manufacturing facilities are located in Singapore, France, Kansas, Arizona and California. The Company also maintains R & D facilities in Arizona, Kansas and Singapore.
Additional corporate information is available on the Company's web site at www.parkelectro.com .
SOURCE: Park Electrochemical Corp.
Mr. Maurer has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Diamond Aircraft Industries, Inc., located in London, Ontario, Canada, since 2000. Diamond Aircraft Industries, Inc. designs, develops and manufactures composite aircraft for the global general aviation markets. From 1993 to 2000, Mr. Maurer held a number of positions of increasing responsibility in Diamond Aircraft Industries, Inc., including Manager of Quality Assurance and Airworthiness, Engineering Manager, Technical Director and Director of Operations. Prior to joining Diamond Aircraft Industries, Mr. Maurer held several positions with MBB Helicopter Canada/Eurocopter Canada, including Quality Engineer, Manager of Quality Assurance, Manager of Quality Assurance and Airworthiness and Director of Product Integrity. Mr. Maurer is currently a member of the Executive Board of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association ("GAMA"), a member of the Board of Trustees of the University Aviation Association ("UAA") and a member of the Board of Directors of Diamond Aircraft Industries, Inc. Mr. Maurer received a Bachelor of Engineering degree in mechanical engineering from McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
Brian Shore, Park's Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, said, "Park is very fortunate to have someone with Peter's extensive aerospace experience, background and expertise join its Board. I am very pleased to have Peter on our Board of Directors."
Park Electrochemical Corp. is a global advanced materials company which develops and manufactures high-technology digital and RF/microwave printed circuit materials principally for the telecommunications and internet infrastructure and high-end computing markets and advanced composite materials, parts and assemblies for the aerospace markets. Park's core capabilities are in the areas of polymer chemistry formulation and coating technology. The Company's manufacturing facilities are located in Singapore, France, Kansas, Arizona and California. The Company also maintains R & D facilities in Arizona, Kansas and Singapore.
Additional corporate information is available on the Company's web site at www.parkelectro.com .
SOURCE: Park Electrochemical Corp.
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Thankfully, it didn't hit the tail: Diamond DA 40 Diamond Star, N887DS - Aircraft while inflight, rear door separated from fuselage – near Ogden, Utah
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 887DS Make/Model: DA40 Description: DA-40 Katana
Date: 09/21/2012 Time: 0058
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: OGDEN State: UT Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT WHILE INFLIGHT, REAR DOOR SEPARATED FROM FUSELAGE, NEAR OGDEN, UT
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: Unknown Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: SALT LAKE CITY, UT (NM07) Entry date: 09/21/2012
http://registry.faa.gov/N887DS
Ian at 9,500' - Flying over Maryland
Diamond DA 40 Diamond Star
Photo Credit: Kathryn
Tuesday, September 04, 2012
Saturday, September 01, 2012
Diamond Aircraft spotting today in the Netherlands
September 1, 2012 by langeleegte92
Diamond HK-36TTC Super Dimona C/N 36. 543 en de Zweefvliegclub op Vliegveld Hoogeveen/Hoogeveen Airport. September 1, 2012
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September 1, 2012 by langeleegte92
Vliegveld Hoogeveen/Hoogeveen Airport. September 1, 2012
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September 1, 2012 by langeleegte92
Diamont DA-20-A1 Katana op Vliegveld Hoogeveen/Hoogeveen Airport. September 1, 2012
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Saturday, August 18, 2012
Friday, July 27, 2012
Diamond DA40 Diamond Star, SP-KBI: Accident occurred July 26, 2012 near Jastarnia Airfield - EPJA - Poland
Plane crash in Jastarnia
July 26th, 2012 by Michal Fludra
Plane hanging on the trees. Single-engine aircraft crashed during the landing on the Jastarnia airport, Hel Penisula. One person was injured and transported to the hospital. There was 3 people on board - pilot, his wife and child.
Photo Gallery of crash site: http://www.demotix.com/news/1356357/plane-crash-jastarnia#slide-1
http://www.altair.com.pl/news/view?news_id=8229
July 26th, 2012 by Michal Fludra
Plane hanging on the trees. Single-engine aircraft crashed during the landing on the Jastarnia airport, Hel Penisula. One person was injured and transported to the hospital. There was 3 people on board - pilot, his wife and child.
Photo Gallery of crash site: http://www.demotix.com/news/1356357/plane-crash-jastarnia#slide-1
http://www.altair.com.pl/news/view?news_id=8229
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Diamond DA42 NG - VFRMagazine - Italy
July 25, 2012 by emanueleterzo
Prova in volo del Diamond DA42 NG. Con la collaborazione di Urbe Aero FTO. Test di Giacomo Iannelli. Foto, video e montaggio di Emanuele Terzo.
Flight test of the Diamond DA42 NG. With the collaboration of Urbe Aero FTO. Giacomo Iannelli test. Photos, video and installation of Emmanuel the Third.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Diamond DA-42 Twinstar: Landing in Reno runway 16L
July 17, 2012 by g5poirot647
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Diamond Star DA40 CS: Waldo Canyon Fire Aftermath From 10,000 ft
July 11, 2012 by rdunston12
Flying a Diamond Star DA40 CS over Waldo Canyon and western Colorado Springs after the Waldo Canyon Fire. The video was taken on July 11, 2012. Sorry the filming isn't too great. A special thanks to all the brave firefighters, police officers, and other men and women who helped control this wildfire.
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July 11, 2012 by rdunston12
Landing a Diamond Star DA40 CS at Leadville Airport in Leadville, Colorado. Leadville Airport is the tallest airport in the continental United States at 9,934 feet. Mount Elbert, Colorado's tallest mountain, is to the left of the aircraft.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Pilots reach new heights: Pair take to skies in 2,400-mile race
NEW CASTLE — In a small, single-engine plane that is slower than a speeding car, Cynthia Lee and Nancy Rohr found themselves caught in a thunderstorm somewhere over Newberry, Mich.
But the two pilots, tucked together their Diamond DA-40, weren’t worried. They were excited.
Last week, the duo competed in the 35th annual Air Race Classic, a 2,400-mile competition from Lake Havasu City, Ariz., to Batavia, Ohio, for female aviators.
The race is composed of various timed legs and challenges where pilots compete in events including high-speed flybys, following designated routes and flying clean legs that stay within parameters. Each aircraft is handicapped for speed and engine power, with the goal of having the actual ground speed as far over the handicapped speed as possible.
“It’s a huge tradition that’s been going on for [decades],” said Lee, 57, of Avondale, Pa. “It’s beyond my wildest dreams that I would fly and be in one of these races. [It] was fantastic [and] it was the first race for both of us.”
Lee, a relatively new flyer, and her co-pilot, 57-year-old Newark resident and experienced aviator Rohr, paired up after learning about the race during a Christmas party for the Mid-Atlantic Ninety-Nines, an international organization of female pilots that began with Amelia Earhart. They wanted to carry on the tradition of other Wilmington-area pilots who competed in the event in years past.
Read more here: http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20120626/NEWS/306260040/Pilots-reach-new-heights?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Home&nclick_check=1
Last week, the duo competed in the 35th annual Air Race Classic, a 2,400-mile competition from Lake Havasu City, Ariz., to Batavia, Ohio, for female aviators.
The race is composed of various timed legs and challenges where pilots compete in events including high-speed flybys, following designated routes and flying clean legs that stay within parameters. Each aircraft is handicapped for speed and engine power, with the goal of having the actual ground speed as far over the handicapped speed as possible.
“It’s a huge tradition that’s been going on for [decades],” said Lee, 57, of Avondale, Pa. “It’s beyond my wildest dreams that I would fly and be in one of these races. [It] was fantastic [and] it was the first race for both of us.”
Lee, a relatively new flyer, and her co-pilot, 57-year-old Newark resident and experienced aviator Rohr, paired up after learning about the race during a Christmas party for the Mid-Atlantic Ninety-Nines, an international organization of female pilots that began with Amelia Earhart. They wanted to carry on the tradition of other Wilmington-area pilots who competed in the event in years past.
Read more here: http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20120626/NEWS/306260040/Pilots-reach-new-heights?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Home&nclick_check=1
Monday, June 18, 2012
Pilot recognized for volunteering to fly patients to medical appointments: Daniel DeDona named Pennsylvania pilot of the year by Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic
Daniel DeDona, left, receives an award Monday from Washington Township (Pa.) Manager Mike Christopher on behalf of Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic.
(Photo by Jennifer Fitch / June 18, 2012)
WAYNESBORO, Pa. — A Waynesboro-area pilot received an award Monday for volunteering to fly people to medical appointments at hospitals hundreds of miles from their homes.
“I think Dan is a special person. ... It’s a great honor to be presenting this,” Christopher said.
Angel Flight is a nonprofit organization that utilizes volunteers and their personal airplanes to transport patients for medical evaluation, diagnosis and treatment. Various regions each have a dispatch center that pilots can use to find patients, many of whom are shuttled on several legs of a long journey. Flights are free for patients.
Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic named DeDona “Pennsylvania Pilot of the Year.” In a press release, the regional organization said it averages 70 flights a month with more than 600 volunteer pilots.
DeDona’s favorite memory from an Angel Flight trip involves a frigid February day. He was taking a woman and her daughter from Cleveland to White Plains, N.Y.
He flew several times through cloud decks, but avoided having moisture form ice on the plane. Ground crews in White Plains had warm cookies waiting for the trio on board.
DeDona flies either a Cessna 182 with retractable gear or a Diamond DA40. Both are single-engine planes able to travel between 140 and 150 knots.
DeDona, who won the award twice previously, said he prefers to help people instead of flying to a location without as much purpose.
“These people need to ride, and I love to fly,” said DeDona, who moved to Waynesboro in 1989.
The dream of flying developed for DeDona at age 10 when he was living in Michigan. However, it wasn’t until his retirement from the U.S. Air Force — in which he did not fly — four decades later that the dream became a reality.
Waynesboro has a strong history of aviation; its residents are exceptionally generous, DeDona said.
“The whole sense of community is what drives me,” DeDona said. “I love being able to do this.”
DeDona, 62, started flying for Angel Flight about eight years ago.
For more information about Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic, go to www.angelflightmidatlantic.org.
Source: http://www.herald-mail.com
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Diamond Star DA-40, N669PS: EAA Young Eagles Demo Flight - Huntsville International Airport in Madison, Alabama
May 30, 2012 by dbros943
"Mark takes Laura up for a Young Eagles introduction to flying flight. The entire 45 minute flight is captured in just over a minute by still images that are complied into video. The flight takes place around Huntsville International Airport in Madison, Alabama."
(Music is "Enchanted Summer Night" by Deuter)
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