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May 15, 2014

Airborne 05.14.14: Airshows Impress, Pipistrel LSA Audit OK, Asiana Fallout

Also: Balloon Accident, Cathay Pacific Uniform Flap, Renny Price!, Airliner v UAV

According to the International Council of AirShows (ICAS), air shows throughout the country are reporting strong attendance. Whether big or small, civilian or military, with or without military jet teams, pent up demand generated by the cancellations of the 2013 air show season seems to be fueling higher-than-normal enthusiasm among the three dozen or so shows that have already been held this year. We have another follow-up on the tragic Asiana Airlines accident that occurred at San Francisco International Airport last July. The woman who was driving a piece of firefighti

"Out of the likely one billion model aircraft operations in United States history, why did the FAA pursue enforcement only against this one, involving a five-pound styrofoam model which caused no injury or property damage?" Source: Excerpt from a legal brief filed on behalf of Raphael Pirker.

A warm, dry wind on the lee side of a mountain range, the warmth and dryness of the air being due to adiabatic compression as the air descends the mountain slopes.

FAA Office Of Accident Prevention

The FAA has just launched an Office of Accident Prevention, which is intended to be a clearinghouse for resources, allowing the FAA to better understand current and emerging risks across the aviation community.