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January 09, 2019

Gone West: Former FAA Safety Official Tony Broderick

Passed Away December 30 At The Age Of 75

A former safety official at the FAA has Gone West. Anthony Broderick died Dec. 30 in Bealeton, VA, following a long illness at the age of 75.

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Gone West: U.K. Pilot Derek Piggott MBE

Well-Known Aviator Was Rated In Over 300 Aircraft Types

One of the U.K.'s oldest and best-known pilots, Derek Piggott, has Gone West at the age of 94.

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Raytheon Names Scott Weiner Vice President, Corporate Development

Joins The Company After Holding A Similar Position With Cobham

Raytheon Company has named Scott Weiner vice president, Corporate Development reporting to chief financial officer Toby O'Brien. He will oversee domestic and international transactions including: acquisitions, divestitures/spin-offs, minority investments and strategic alliances/joint ventures.

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Airborne 01.07.19: Fastest Electric Airplane?, Viking CL-515, New L-39NG

Also: Gone West-Herb Kelleher, Airbus A220-300 Buy, New Horizons Mission, DeFazio Confirmed

What do you get when you combine some of the finest talent in aerospace engineering, Formula E auto racing, and high-power battery development? The answer is sitting in a hangar two hours west of london at Gloucestershire Airport. Propped on a waist-high platform, a modest 12-foot carbon-fiber airplane chassis with outsized ambition. Once complete, this plane, the centerpiece of Rolls-Royce’s ACCEL initiative, will be different from anything else you might find at Gloucestershire airport – or anywhere

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (01.09.19)

"As space at the ground level becomes limited, we must solve transportation challenges in the vertical dimension – and that’s where Bell’s on-demand mobility vision takes hold. The industry has anticipated the reveal of our air taxi for some time, so Bell is very proud of this moment." Source: Mitch Snyder, president and CEO, Bell Helicopter, at the unveiling of the Nexus Air Taxi Vehicle at CES.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (01.09.19): Runway Condition Reading

Numerical decelerometer readings relayed by air traffic controllers at USAF and certain civil bases for use by the pilot in determining runway braking action.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (01.09.19)

Professional Helicopter Pilots Association

This website provides valuable information to helicopter operators, including quick access to TFR maps, Homeland Security bulletins, forms to suggest newsletter content and report problem noise areas, a calendar of upcoming events, laser strike reporting, and general helicopter safety content.

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