No Matter What You Fly, Ice Is Nothing To Be Nonchalant
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A Citation Excel, flying under Part 135, had a rude awakening
earlier this month when a 'pitch trim miscompare' warning became a
full-blown pitch trim failure. They were nearing 41,000 feet when
the Miscompare light went on, followed by "Frozen" behavior by the
pitch trim itself. After passing through 8000 feet, where the air
was obviously much warmer, the system came back online...
Aero Linx: Antique
Airfield
Website of the Antique Airplane Association and the Airpower
Museum. The Antique Airplane Association, Inc. was first formed in
August of 1953 by a few persons with a deep interest in old
airplanes. At that time no other association existed that had a
specific interest in antique and classic airplanes. No aviation
historical groups had yet been formed. The AAA was organized to
"Keep the Antiques Flying" and this basic premise has always been
our main interest and primary function. We do provide our
membership with aviation history and memories of the important
parts our own members have played in this fascinating subject.
Nonradar
Approach
Used to describe instrument approaches for which course guidance
on final approach is not provided by ground-based precision or
surveillance radar. Radar vectors to the final approach course may
or may not be provided by ATC. Examples of nonradar approaches are
VOR, NDB, TACAN, and ILS/MLS approaches.
"At no
time should minimum altitude loss be a
criterion..."
Source: From a draft document released by the
FAA, containing draft recommendations to address the issue of
airliners entering aerodynamic stalls, partially in response to the
Colgan Air crash near Buffalo, NY that claimed 50 lives in 2009.The
Wall Street Journal reports that the proposed advisory circular
spells out recovery standards for pilots, training instructors,
simulator providers and other segments of commercial aviation.
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