Amendment Will Help Block Flights Over Crater Lake
The helicopter industry breathed a sigh of relief when New York
Senator Chuck Schumer failed to get arbitrary restrictions on
helicopter flights over New York amended to the FAA Reauthorization
Act. A lesser-noticed amendment, however, grants the National Park
Service more direct control over restricting helicopter tours near
Crater Lake in Oregon.
There is sometimes almost a sense of complacency when everything
about an airplane is working properly. But for the pilot of a
Cessna 172 in Jackson, MS in January, that feeling was shattered
when, according to the NTSB, a six-inch piece of the plane's
propeller broke off, causing severe vibration in the aircraft. This
incident fortunately comes to a very welcome conclusion; the pilot
landed safely and walked away unharmed.
Will Face Up To Four Years In Prison, Fines And
Restitution
John Knox Bridges, who had been accused of defrauding dozens of
people and organizations including the Lindbergh Foundation, the
N.C. Transportation Museum, and a well known fresco artist, has
agreed to plead guilty to federal fraud charges in an elaborate
Ponzi scheme which brought him over $2.3 million. He reportedly
spent the money on himself.
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