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December 03, 2014

Airborne 12.03.14: Final 787 Battery Report, Paraplegic Pilot, TSA Security Mess

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An NTSB report on the Boeing 787 fire of a lithium-ion battery that occurred in January of 2013 has been issued. At that time, ground workers discovered smoke and flames coming from an auxiliary power unit lithium-ion battery in a Japan Airlines 787 that was parked at the gate at Boston Logan International Airport. The NTSB said that the fire began after one of the battery’s eight cells experienced an internal short circuit leading to thermal runaway of the cell, which propagated into full battery thermal runaway. Healing can be more that physical, and in this case, Scott Miller looked to aviation for inspiration. Several years ago an accident caused Miller to lose the use of

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New NOTAM Search Tool A Boon To Pilots

NBAA, Other Organizations Worked On NOTAM Improvement Panel

Information essential for flight planning is now easier to find with the roll out of the FAA’s latest NOTAM Search capability.

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Simple Solutions Allow For More Efficient and Versatile Cockpits

While at the AEA Southern Regional Convention 2014, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, went in search to find a solution for a key aviation concern. That concern is: where can you plug in a USB charger in your aircraft? It seems in this modern day of aviation that finding a place to keep your PED charged is almost as important as flying the aircraft. Jim’s quest brought him to Tim Fidler, the Mid-Continent Instruments Eastern Regional sales representative. Mid-Continent Instruments already has a USB charger system designed for a

'Final Policy Amendment' Becomes Effective December 8

The FAA has amended its airport revenue usage policy to emphasize that tax revenue from aviation fuel sales must go back into the aviation system.

Designed To Support Upset Prevention And Recovery Training Flight Schools

WACO Aircraft Corp. has rolled out a new Factory Direct leasing program for the Great Lakes 2T-1A-2. The company says the program is designed to support the Upset Prevention and Recovery Training needs for Flight Schools and help them comply with FAA AC 120-UPRT, FAA AC 120-109 and upcoming ICAO 10011 “Airplane Upset Prevention and Recovery Training” manual guidelines.