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August 14, 2008

Investigators Say No Mayday Prior To Fatal MA Accident

ATC Warned Pilot Of Altitude Deviation

Controllers received no indications of difficulty from the pilot of a Beechcraft BE35 Bonanza that crashed Tuesday morning in Easton, MA... but they definitely knew something was wrong.

ANN Special Feature: Jeff Bourke, Branson Airport LLC - 08.14.08

ANN's Paul Plack talks with Jeff Bourke, Executive Director of Branson Airport LLC in Missouri. This company is building the first US commercial airport to be financed privately, without FAA grants

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NTSB: PA-23 Broke Apart Prior To Impact In NC Mishap

Pilot Reported Severe Turbulence Before Fatal Accident

The National Transportation Safety Board says the pilot of a 1955 Piper PA-23-180 Geronimo twin reported severe turbulence in the vicinity of thunderstorms shortly before the aircraft apparently broke apart in midair, and crashed in western North Carolina last month.

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AD NUMBER: 2008-16-19 MANUFACTURER: Pilatus SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-16-19 SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product.

From The O-200 To The IO-550 Series, TCM Is A Major Force In Aviation--Part Two!

As we noted in the first part of this program, there have been some big changes at Teledyne Continental Motors over the last year... with the retirement of long-time boss Bryan Lewis, a man with a new vision has taken the reins of one of GA's leading powerplant manufacturers with an eye toward keeping TCM at the forefront of GA tech.

Hartzell Granted Expanded STC For Top Prop On Cessna 180s

Now Available For All TCM O-470-Powered Skywagons

Following extensive engineering development and recent FAA certification, Hartzell Propeller is now offering its 80-inch diameter, wide chord Top Prop 3-blade conversion for all Cessna 180 Skywagons equipped with TCM O-470 engines. This conversion was previously limited to early Cessna 180-180D models.

Includes Full Garmin Cockpit

Spokane Turbine Center of Spokane, WA tells ANN it has purchased a Fidelity Flight Simulation full motion flight simulator for the Quest Kodiak. This simulator will be fully type-specific for the Kodiak, including a 3-screen Garmin G1000 avionics display, both Garmin integrated GFC-700 and STec 55x autopilot controls, and 3-axis dynamic control loading in pitch, roll and yaw axes.