Organizations' Pilots 'Delivering Aid and Assessing Damage' 

The folks of Bahamas Habitat tell ANN that its first response pilots are now delivering aid to numerous points in the Bahamas affected by Hurricane Irene. The organization moved quickly and had its first planes arriving on Friday August 26th shortly after the storm passed to the north. The group has set up a main depot and coordination post at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE). Volunteers and pilots have come in from numerous points in the US and Bahamas. Planes were dispatched to deliver supplies and assess the damage and needs so the organization can direct the next wave of volunteer pilots according to the conditions they find on the ground in the various "Out Islands".

New Annunciation Control Unit Brings Vital Information To Pilots' Field Of View

Every incremental update to the amazing revolution that is taking place under our noses in the avionics industry presents a number of opportunities for those smart enough to grab the chance to support them. Mid-Continent Instruments is one of those smart little company that has built a niche out of supporting the best and brightest technologies in the avionics world with technologies of their own. One such opportunity presented itself with Garmin's long-awaited update of the aging GNS 430/520 generation with an altogether new series of boxes, the GTN 650/750. Mid-Continent Instruments

Adds Turn-By-Turn Surface Directions To Touchscreen Aviation Unit

Adventure Pilot, LLC has partnered with iGO Navigation to create a new road navigation add-on with 3D visuals and voice guided turn-by-turn driving directions for its iFly 700, which was introduced last year.

Visioning Document To 'Transform The Nation's Aviation System'

The FAA has released a document titles "Destination 2025", which the agency says is a vision statement "that captures the future we will strive to achieve – to transform the Nation’s aviation system by 2025." In the executive summary of the document, the FAA states that its mission is to provide the safest, most efficient aviation system in the world.

Says FAA Did Not Conisder Increased Traffic When Runway Was Approved

A Seattle-based federal court of appeals has struck down plans for a third runway at Hillsboro, OR, west of Portland (KHIO). While the proponants of a new runway said it would be a boon for aviation-related businesses at the airport, Judge Betty Fletcher, writing for the majority, said the FAA and other agencies "do not explain why this is so and do not refer to anything in the record backing their contention."