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NTSB Prelim: 'Severe Vertigo' Downs Cirrus -- But Chute Saves Pilot

Airframe Chute Used To Save Another Pilot

While accidents like this one will do little to quiet the pro-chute/anti-chute controversy that has arisen since Alan Klapmeier made the gutsy decision to include the BRS airplane chute with every Cirrus, there is little doubt here that this pilot thought he was in severe trouble -- and used the chute to save him from what was likely to be a pretty poor outcome. A save is a save is a save...

Aero-TV: Sandia's SAC 7-35 ADC -- An Air Data Computer for 'The Rest of Us'

Sandia Helps Make Sense of Air-Data... Via the SAC 7-35 ADC

On a recent visit to the wilds of Albuquerque, NM, ANN spent some quality time with the folks of Sandia Aerospace. In this program, Sandia Aerospace details how their recently TSO'd SAC 7-35 Airdata Computer was designed specifically for the new generation of integrated avionics that provides the pilot with a host of information to make his flying safer and more economical.

ANN's Heroes 'n Heartbreakers of 2010: 'SAFE'

Aero-Heroes: SAFE In the coming days, we're going to pick up the conversation we started some weeks ago about all that was right or wrong in aviation... and one of the inescapable conclusions I keep coming to is the thought that so much of aviation's future is tied up in the quality (or lack thereof) of flight training available these days. Both from the standpoint of the individual instructors, as well as the schools that they may work with, aviation's future will rise or fall with the quality that both bring to our skies over the coming years.

Aero-TV: Pilots N Paws -- Animal Rescue Takes Flight

Awwwww... A Really Cool and Emotionally Satisfying Way To Use Your Airplane!

I dare you to consider the mission of Pilots n Paws... and not be affected. Devoted to helping the helpless, the aviators who comprise Pilots n Paws not only do "a service" to the world... but also show the world how big a heart aviation (and aviators) possess. Pilots N Paws is an organization created for pilots and other volunteers who help to transport rescue animals by air. Their mission is to provide a user-friendly communication venue between those that rescue, shelter, and foster animals; and pilots and plane owners willing to assist with the transportation of these animals.

Speakers, Moderators Chosen For GA Symposium

Who's-Who Roster Will Guide Pilot Training Reform

The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) recently released its list of keynote speakers and panel moderators for the GA Pilot Training Reform Symposium. SAFE Chair and 2004 National Flight Instructor of the Year Doug Stewart will preside over the symposium.

ANN's Heroes 'n Heartbreakers of 2010: The 'New' AOPA

Aero-Heartbreakers: The Aircraft Owner's and Pilot's Association We've had some tough things to say about AOPA this year... and I'm afraid we see no reason to quit now. It hurts to write that... really. Call it 'tough love' if you will, but it should not be lost to anyone that ANN, once one of the most prominent and public supporters of the AOPA mission, has publicly declared that we have no confidence in the organization at this time... and especially in its leadership.