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September 02, 2011

Colorado And FAA Investigate Crop-Dusting Incident

Neighbors Near Field Report Homes 'Buzzed,' Symptoms

The FAA and the Colorado Department of Agriculture are both investigating a crop-dusting flight which may have contaminated a residential area with the agricultural fungicide Inspire XT. The spray is specified by its manufacturer, Syngenta Crop Protection, for use in controlling the damaging sugar beet diseases Cercospora leaf spot and powdery mildew.

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MH Oxygen Builds Its 3000th Pulse-Demand Oxygen Unit

Serves Oxygen As Needed, Not At Constant Rate

Building on its leadership in general aviation oxygen systems, Alice Baty and Linda Joppien of Mountain High’s aviation oxygen technology for general aviation and rotorcraft have built number 3000 (3000) of the two-person MH EDS O2D2 Pulse-Demand FADOC (Full Authority Digital Oxygen Control) Oxygen Delivery Unit.

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AD: Austro Engines

AD Number: 2011-18-19

MANUFACTURER: Austro Engine GmbH Model E4 Diesel Piston Engines

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Barnstorming: Ten Questions For The Flying Community

A Few Things To Ponder As We Put Together The ATC 2012 Project...

The formulation of the Aviation Transformation Conference is proving to be the most formidable undertaking I’ve ever encountered... and it is requiring an extraordinary amount of time -- most that in consult with persons from all walks of the aviation life to put together a cohesive picture of what needs to change if aviation is to survive. I am learning a LOT from these conversations and consultations. I have found, though, that I learn more from the inevitable questions... on both sides of the coin... than I do from any other aspect of these conversations and in order to prime the

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Aero-TV: Stronger Together -- GA Associations Attempt a United Effort (Part 2)

The Alphabet Associations Attempt To Offer A Cohesive Face For The Industry - BUT... Too Little, Too Late????

It made for great aero-theater at this year's Oshkosh, but to many it typified one of the aviation world's biggest problems... our talent for preaching to our own choir... to the detriment of the need for understanding from the outside world. Leaders from seven aviation industry organizations sat together at the EAA Welcome Center on midway through Oshkosh 2011 to discuss critical concerns on the Federal and State legislative fronts that were consistently referred to as some of the greatest threats the aviation industry has ever faced.

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FAA Releases Final Updated Rules On Flight Training

Ten-Hour Training Rule For Complex Airplanes Remains Unchanged

In an NPRM published on August 31, 2009, the FAA put out for public comment 16 proposed changes to the FAA's existing pilot, flight instructor, and pilot school certification regulations. The final rule, published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, amends the FAA's regulations concerning pilot, flight instructor, and pilot school certification.

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NTSB Releases Prelim In Bryan Jensen Accident

Indicates Jensen Recovered From An Inverted Spin Before Impacting The Ground

The NTSB has released its preliminary report in the accident at a Kansas City, MO airshow which fatally injured pilot Bryan Jensen. The preliminary investigation is centering around a video of the accident captured as he performed at the airshow at Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (KMKC).

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President Obama Calls For Passage Of Long-Term FAA Bill

AEA Echoes President Obama’s Message to Congress

President Barack Obama on Thursday called on Congress to pass a bill extending the FAAs spending authority prior to the agency’s current authority expires on Sept. 16. The FAA was partially shut down for two weeks earlier this summer because lawmakers did not agree to another short-term funding extension until Aug. 5.

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Aspen Avionics Announces TSO Approval For Evolution Synthetic Vision

Order Book Is Open For Aspen’s Newest Product Upgrade

The TSO approval of Aspen Avionics' Evolution Synthetic Vision (ESV) for Evolution Primary Flight Displays (PFDs) and Multi-function Flight Displays (MFDs) has been awarded by the FAA. Evolution Synthetic Vision is enabled by Software Version 2.4.x, which will be available upon Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval. FAA STC approval of ESV is imminent and shipment availability is expected to be mid-September 2011.

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