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March 26, 2013

NTSB Announces Dates And Agenda For Lithium Ion Battery Forum

Preliminary Agenda Posted Online

The National Transportation Safety Board announced that its upcoming forum, “Lithium Ion Batteries in Transportation,” will be held on April 11-12. The NTSB also released a preliminary agenda for the event.

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Commemorative Flyover Planned for Meigs Field

Group Notes The 10th Anniversary Of The Airport's Midnight Destruction

On the night of March 30-31, 2003, then-mayor Richard M. Daley illegally ordered bulldozers to rip X's in the runways at Meigs Field, Chicago's downtown airport. Over a dozen aircraft were still on the ramp. Current Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has said there are no plans to re-open Meigs as an airport, and has put forth plans improvements to the public park and concert venue now occupying the island on the Chicago lakefront.

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Xilinx Says It Can Reduce Time For Avionics Certification

DO-254, DO-178 Certifiable Solutions Said To Reduce Burden, Increase Reliability

Technology company Xilinx has announced what it says are comprehensive solutions and support to address complex avionics certification challenges. Xilinx's DO-254, DO-178, and SEU mitigation solutions build upon its history in military avionics and secure solutions to extend support for certification of commercial, military and dual-use avionics systems.

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FAA Considers Action Against Pilot Who Landed On Wisconsin Interstate Highway

Agency Says The Pilot Operated VFR In IFR Conditions

The FAA is reportedly considering administrative action against a pilot who overshot a runway at Yorkville (WI) Sylvania Airport and wound up going down on Interstate 94 in Racine County, WI.

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EASA Revises Safety Guidance On Volcanic Ash Clouds

Recommends Operators Establish Guidelines For Operating Following Flight In Ash

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) recently issued updated guidance for flying in airspace contaminated with volcanic ash. The European Union (EU) authority revised its previous May 2011 safety information bulletin (SIB), taking a more assertive stance after aircraft manufacturers expressed concerns about potential ash-related engine or other aircraft damage.

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Sequester Forces Cancellation Of Abilene AirFest

But Air Race Will Continue As Planned

The organizers of the Big Country AirFest event in Abilene, TX, say they are being forced to cancel the public air show part of the event, but that a planned SARL-Sanctioned air race will go on as scheduled.

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Classic Aero-TV: Aspen Connected Panel-Seamlessly Integrates iPad In The Cockpit

Aspen Avionics Announces The Revolutionary Connected Panel Program

ANN E-I-C Note: It was revolutionary a year ago and it still seems that way now... hence, our decision to bring you this classic episode of Aero-TV... Uniform standards? Seamless integration? Interoperability? Increase the value of (and the ability to operate) our GA fleet? Ridiculous! GA has never been able to get its act together THAT much... so far... but maybe, just maybe, its time that changed -- at least, if Aspen Avionics and their partners have something to say about it.

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Mid-Continent Named Trig Avionics Exclusive U.S. Service Center

Will Service Transponders And Comm Radios For The Scottish Company

Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics has been named the exclusive U.S. Service Center for Trig Avionics, serving Trig customers in all of North America. The agreement further expands Mid-Continent’s avionics capabilities to include Trigs’ TT21, TT22, and TT31 transponders, TY91 and TY92 VHF Comm radios.

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True Blue Power Paving the Way For Certified Lithium-ion Products In Aviation

TS835 Series Emergency Power Supply Receives Several New Certifications

True Blue Power has announced the grant of several FAA Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) for the TS835 Series lithium-ion emergency power supply (EPS). True Blue Power received a Part 25 STC for installation of the TS835 Series in LearJet 35/36 models and a Part 27 STC for installation in BK117 and EC145 helicopters.

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