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October 08, 2014

Airborne 10.08.14: MH370 Search, XCOR Update, Dreamliner Produces

Also: GA's Big Heart, Vicious ABQ Balloon Theft, VV Cargo Prototype, F35C, MH-47G Deliveries

As spring comes to the southern hemisphere, the Australian Transportation Safety Board says that the search for MH370, a Boeing 777 that went missing in March of this year, has resumed in a long but narrow arc along the bottom of the southern Indian ocean. Australia is leading the investigation at the request of the Malaysian government. The path to commercial spaceflight is getting shorter with the announcement by XCOR Aerospace that they are making progress with the integration of the cockpit to the fuselage on XCOR's Lynx spacecraft. With the fuselage, pressure cabin and strakes delivered, XCOR is bonding these structures together and integrating sub-assemblies, such as the landing ge

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Fire Destroys 14 Hangar Bays, Over A Dozen Planes At Camas, WA Airport

No Clues Yet As To The Cause Of The Blaze

A fire broke out in a hangar at Grove Field (1W1) airport in Camas, WA Monday night that quickly spread and destroyed 14 hangar bays and the airplanes inside them, according to a report from television station KPTV.

Receives Cessna TTx, Mooney Acclaim TC Validations Hartzell Propeller has stepped up its commitment to extend the company’s reach into China’s growing general aviation marketplace. Recently, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) validated type certifications for Hartzell props flying on Cessna TTx and Mooney Acclaim aircraft.

Was Informed Of His Win While Flying His RV-7

You may have seen the restored 1963 Beechcraft B33 Debonair at the AOPA tent at Oshkosh that was being offered as the organization's 2014 Sweepstakes airplane. On Sunday, Steve Lagergren, an AOPA member from Litchfield, MN, learned he was the winner of the airplane.

An Examination Of What The Industry Won and Lost In The Part 145 Rule Update

ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell sits down to talk with Ric Peri, the Vice President of Government and Industry Affairs for the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA). FAR 145 is the regulation that deals with the governing of FAA approved repair stations, and recent rule changes will affect the repair stations and the customers they serve. The changes to the regulations bring mixed reviews and Peri addresses some of these issues in this video. Peri said one of the positive aspects of the changes are regulations that crack down on what he calls, “bad characters.

New TIAGA Software Will Help Pilots Make Better Decisions When Internet Is Not Available

NASA has formally delivered to Alaskan officials a new technology that could help pilots flying over the vast wilderness expanses of the northern-most state. The technology is designed to help pilots make better flight decisions, especially when disconnected from the Internet, telephone, flight services and other data sources normally used by pilots.

AeroSports Update: A Correctly Certificated Pilot May Not Be Legal To Fly

Your Valid Pilot Certificate And Compliance With Medical Requirements Are Important, But Recency Of Experience May Determine If You Are Legal To Fly Or Carry Passengers

Airline and military pilots have a built-in system that keeps them current. By current we mean they meet certain flying requirements to be legal to act in their pilot-in-command (PIC) capacity and be able to carry passengers. With general aviation pilots, it’s up to the individual pilot to maintain the recency of experience requirements.