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All News

December 01, 2005

DOD, NGA Revise Their FLIP Decision

Will Continue To Make Charts Available

The Department of Defense is not known for changing its mind about very much, but efforts by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) appear to have led to just that. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) announced earlier this week that it will continue to provide US pilots with DOD aviation navigation charts and products.

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NTSB: Pilot To Blame For Post-Charley Accident

Mosquito Control Aircraft Collided With Unlit Tower

The NTSB has determined pilot error and improper flight planning were the likely causes of a September 11, 2004 accident that claimed the lives of two men aboard a Piper Aztec twin after the plane struck an unlit television tower outside of Lake Wales, FL.

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Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Thursday 12.01.05

ANN Asks AOPA's Gary Crump: Are More Pilots Flying While Intoxicated?

Nearly all members of the Aero-News staff noticed it, at almost the exact same time: "Gee, we sure are seeing a lot of drunk pilot stories lately..." Is it that more pilots are choosing to fly while intoxicated, or simply that those pilots are now being noticed more?While the news reports cannot be ignored, AOPA Director of Medical Certification Gary Crump says the answer tends towards the latter.

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AD: McCauley

AD NUMBER: 2005-24-08 MANUFACTURER: McCauley SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-24-08 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain McCauley Propeller Systems propeller assemblies installed on BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Jetstream model 4100 series airplanes.

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AD: McCauley

AD NUMBER: 2005-24-09 MANUFACTURER: McCauley SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-24-09 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for McCauley Propeller Systems propeller assemblies, models 2D34C53/74E-X; D2A34C58/90AT-X; 3AF32C87/82NC-X;D3AF32C87/82NC-X; D3A32C88/82NC-X; D3A32C90/82NC-X; and 3AF34C92/90LF-X. This AD requires, within 10 flight hours or 10 days after the effective date of this AD, whichever occurs first, removing certain serial number propeller hubs from service.

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Opening Arguments Begin In 2002 Malibu Accident Trial

Three Died When Plane Went Down After Engine Trouble

Attorneys representing the families of two men who died when their Piper Malibu lost power and crashed shortly after take-off laced their opening arguments in a Naples, FL, courtroom Tuesday with heavy drama, as they outlined their case for damages against a local maintenance shop.

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Blakey Says New Funding Structure Needed

'User Fees' By Any Other Name?

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association tells Aero-News that in a speech earlier this week to the Aero Club of Washington, DC, FAA Administrator Marion Blakey (file photo, right) again said the agency is nearly broke... and she held out her hat on a possible solution.

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Pilots Blast 'Temporary' Flight Restriction Over Cheney's New Home

Open-Ended TFR For VP's Maryland Home

Ask pilots in the Washington, DC area what they think of the latest flight restriction over a new house for Vice President Dick Cheney... and be prepared to duck. Already stressed out over the Washington ADIZ and the constantly changing restricted space over Camp David, GA pilots flying near the Chesapeake Bay now have something else to worry about.

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