While the aviation world deals with the fallout from the
economic malaise that is gripping the rest of the world, it's nice
to know that despite all else, our technology keeps on doing it's
thing... and darned well, it appears.
In stories previously reported by ANN, Alan Klapmeier, Chairman
of Cirrus Design Corporation, has named Brent Wouters to the post
of Chief Executive Officer effective February 1, 2009.
The National Transportation Safety Board issued a Safety Alert
Thursday titled "Activate Leading-Edge Deice Boots As Soon As
Airplanes Enter Icing Conditions."
Student Pilot Had Rotorcraft License Stripped In 2006
Details surrounding this week's disappearance of a
Britten-Norman Trislander near the Bahamas are starting to gel,
after several conflicting and confusing initial reports.
A French private pilot has been fined and had his license
suspended as a result of a September incident, when his Cessna 172
flew too close to a Falcon 900 transporting Prime Minister Francois
Fillon.
Include Extended Squitter Capability For NextGen Ops
Garmin announced Thursday it has received the FAA's TSO-C166a
authorization for the GTX 330 and GTX 33 transponders with 1090 MHz
Extended Squitter (ES) transmission capabilities. Garmin is the
first in the industry to receive TSO-C166a authorization for a
general aviation transponder, and the company says this equipment
will establish aircraft on the path towards complying with the
FAA's proposed requirement for ADS-B equipage.