NTSB Reports Both Pilots Operating In VFR Conditions When
Accidents Occurred
Two NTSB preliminary reports issued this week chronicle two
similar accidents in which the airplanes struck suspended wires and
then impacted the ground. The accidents fatally injured two pilots
and one passenger. One was the first test flight of Jack Morrison's
experimental E-Racer aircraft after he had received paperwork for
the plane making it legal to fly.
Pilot Reported "Engine Out" And Was Attempting An Emergency
Landing
The estate of Tina M. Stallings has filed a wrongful death suit
against the estate of a pilot and several aviation companies as a
result of an accident which occurred in October, 2009. Stallings
and her daughter Cami Copland, age 7, were the passengers on board
the PA-46 when it went down. All three were fatally
injured when the plane impacted the ground and caught fire.
Aspen Avionics Announces The Revolutionary Connected Panel
Program
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. It happened at Oshkosh... like most neat
things that involve aviation... Aspen Avionics announced a
(patent-pending) line of Connected Panel products that integrate
aviation application data from personal handheld devices with
certified avionics mounted in an aircraft&rs
Organization Mobilizing Pilots To Respond In Wake Of The
Storm
Bahamas Habitat is mobilizing pilots to conduct relief flights
to the Bahamas in the wake of Hurricane Irene. The
organization’s Disaster Relief Coordinators will be flying to
the Bahamas as soon as practical to assess damage and needs. Once
the needs are determined the group will direct its volunteer pilots
and planes to the greatest points of need.
Christopher Hart was sworn in today for his second two-year term
as NTSB vice chairman. He became a board member for the second time
on August 12, 2009, and six days later was designated as vice
chairman by President Obama. Vice Chairman Hart had previously
served as an NTSB board member from 1990 to 1993.
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