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NY Wants Criminal Backgrounds Of Student Pilots

Third Time The Charm For Post-9/11 Legislation?

Although federal regulations now require US flight schools to submit information on prospective flight students -- that is checked against terrorist watch lists -- the New York State Senate approved a bill Thursday that would require finger printing and criminal background checks of would-be student pilots... before they could take their first flight at New York flight schools.

Preliminary NTSB Report on May 31 Piper Crash

Inflight Breakup Indicated

A National Transportation and Safety Board (NTSB) preliminary report suggests an inflight breakup preceded the May 31, 2006, crash that killed the pilot and three passengers aboard a Piper Dakota near Manahawkin, NJ.

Back-to-Back Emergency Landings Friday In Sarasota

One If By Land, Two If By Sea

Just after takeoff from Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) at 9:00 Friday morning, Robert Cropper, 53, landed his 1977 Aero Commander 112TCA (file photo of type, below) in waist-deep waters of Sarasota Bay... the first of two emergency landings in the area that day.

Nose Gear Collapses on FAA King Air

Ouch!

Runway 6/24 at Bradley International Airport (BDL) in Windsor Locks, CT was shut down for 3 1/2 hours Friday afternoon after the landing gear on a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-owned King Air collapsed on the landing roll.