Transferred To Virginia Following Paid Suspension From Work
The air traffic controller whom it was determined was responsible for a mid-air collision between an airplane and a sightseeing helicopter in New York in 2009 has been transferred to Virginia and returned to duty, and the relatives of some of those fatally injured in the accident are none too happy about the arrangement.
McKinney National's Air Traffic Control Tower Also Ranked Number One
McKinney Air Center, the fixed based operator (FBO) that provides fuel and other services to aircraft at McKinney National Airport (KTKI), has been named best in the nation in the 2014 Pilots' Choice Awards by FltPlan.com. In addition, the air traffic control tower at McKinney National Airport was named number one in the Pilots' Choice Awards.
Is It Time To Find Out Who's Willing To Stand Up And (Re-)Build Aviation's Future?
Hi Folks... Long day, bone tired. The cumulative effect of too many 16-20 hour days is wearing me down... but not nearly as much as a conversation, today, with one of the brightest guys in all of GA... who's beginning to wonder if an insidious force won't be the final death knell for the aviation world. Aviation is ruled by four primary forces -- lift, thrust, drag and gravity... but I think a fifth --Apathy-- may be making itself more prominent as time goes on.
How To Understand Your Batteries... From Folks Who Build Them
ANN news editor Tom Patton talks with Chris Holder, the Eastern U.S. Sales Manager for Concorde Battery. Tom asked Holder why Concorde has discontinued their CB line of flooded batteries. Holder said that while flooded batteries have been used in aircraft for about 85 years, technology has come to the point that they are simply no longer needed and there’s a better way to go. In this video, Holder goes on to explain the difference between the flooded battery and the new technology sealed batteries. The sealed battery has more plates, delivers more energy, is more efficient to own, and
Stems From Accident In Germany In Which Main Gear Did Not Lock Down, Airplane Damaged
The FAA has issued a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) related to an airworthiness concern with Cessna Model 177RG and Reims Model F177RG airplanes. The SAIB recommends the inspection of the MLG actuator rod end bearing to ensure that cracks are not present.
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