AD NUMBER: 2008-24-02
MANUFACTURER: Maule
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-24-02
SUMMARY: The FAA adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD)
for certain Maule Aerospace Technology, Inc.M-4, M-5, M-6, and M-7
series and Model M-8-235 airplanes.
Three people were killed Monday morning when their Beechcraft
Baron 55 twin spun to the ground while on approach to land at
Nashville International Airport.
Ohio's Warren County Board of Commissioners has been hustling to
bring the local airport into compliance with FAA standards, but it
may have lost a race with a recession.
In Times Of Economic Uncertainty, This Program May Be A REALLY Big
Help
Let's face it, these are not great times for aviation... but for
those of us willing to brave the economic storm, there is help with
the rocky road to aircraft ownership... and it's a big aid,
indeed.
Planemaker "Surprised" With Hard Line Against Fueling With
Jet-A
Owners of diesel-engined piston aircraft weren't the only ones
"surprised" by the hard line adopted by ExxonMobil Aviation, which
last week issued a letter to its distributors warning against
fueling their planes with Jet-A. Diamond Aircraft -- which has sold
more diesel-equipped aircraft than any other single manufacturer --
was fairly shocked, too.