A National Transportation Safety Board factual report released
last week on a September 6, 2006 accident involving a California
Department of Forestry OV-10A in the mountains above Springville,
CA doesn't list a specific cause yet, but it does provide some
additional facts.
Considered More Effective... But 1977 Collision Makes
Decision Difficult
There are times in California's Los Angeles County when
helicopter pilots are called upon to battle wildfires at night...
and at least two agencies are now considering bringing night water
drops to the Inland area.
To lower the rated electrical capability of electrical apparatus.
Term is most often used in aviation to refer to reducing the power
and/or thrust rating of powerplants.
"When everything you have and everything you need is
dependent on airplanes and the aviation industry, this will kill
us."
Source: Dan Kleas, mayor of Bettles, AK -- a
community of less that 50 residents above the Arctic Circle. The
tiny village relies almost exclusively on general aviation aircraft
as its connection to the outside world... and Kleas says new fees
and taxes on general aviation aircraft proposed by the FAA would
have a severely detrimental impact on his community's economy, and
possibly survival.
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