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February 08, 2012

Glider Down, Occupants OK

Witnesses Say Snowboarder Narrowly Missed

A glider pilot made a forced landing near the First Run at Heavenly Mountain Resort in South Lake Tahoe Sunday afternoon. A spokesman for Soaring NV, based at the Minden-Tahoe Airport (KMEV), told a contributor to Carson Now the aircraft was a Duo Discus and the experienced pilot was on a flight review. While sensationalized in media reports as a "crash," the forced landing reportedly produced no injuries and little or no damage to the plane.

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Canadian Airshow Loses Manager

Opinions Vary On Whether Show Can Continue

The Credit Union Centre, a sports complex owned by the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, has fired its manager, Brian Swidrovich, over questions about the use of city funds to woo business development. But Swidrovich has also been the point man for what today is known as the Cameco Canada Remembers Air Show. Not everyone is confident the show can continue without his leadership.

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AD: Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes

AD NUMBER: 2012-02-02

PRODUCT: Certain Cessna Aircraft Company Models 172R and 172S airplanes.  

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Aero-TV: Creating A Pseudo-Approach--Discovering Avidyne's R9 W/DFC100 (Part 4)

There's More Than One Way to Make An Approach... R9 Shows You How!

So... a few months ago, we had the chance to sit back in awe at the expertise already displayed by one of the Avidyne R9 glass panel's most passionate advocates... and users. There are few more knowledgeable people on the planet, as far as R9 is concerned, than Trip Taylor and for the better part of a few hours, we had the chance to sit back and enjoy his synoptic descriptions of just a few of the many intriguing features built into one of the most usable glass panel cockpits we've yet flow... now made even more so with the advent of the DFC100 digital autopilot.

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Congressional Leaders Glad To See FAA Bill Pass

Republicans And Democrats Say The Measure Is A Solid Compromise

The committee leaders responsible for the long-term FAA funding measure passed Monday by the full Congress have been universal in their support for the compromise conference report which is headed to President Obama for his signature.

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Aviation Associations Continue To Praise Passage Of Long-Term FAA Bill

But Some Labor Organizations Remain Staunchly Opposed To The Measure

Response to Monday's passage by the U.S. House and Senate of a long-term FAA funding bill continues to be overwhelmingly positive, though some labor organizations are still unhappy with some provisions of the measure.

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Documentary Filmmakers Lost In R44 Crash

Reportedly Working On National Geographic 3-D Feature

American cinematographer Mike deGruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight, described as underwater documentary specialists, were killed Saturday in the crash of a helicopter shortly after takeoff from an airstrip in Jasper’s Brush, near Nowra, 80 miles south of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Sydney Morning Herald reports the two are believed to have been working on a 3D feature-length documentary about Papua New Guinea for National Geographic with American Director James Cameron.

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