Preliminary figures from the EAA's 52nd annual EAA AirVenture
fly-in convention indicate that the world-renowned event launched
the "Next Century of Flight" with great success.
A serviceman missing in action from the Vietnam War has been
identified and returned to his family for burial with full military
honors. He is Chief Master Sergeant Luther L. Rose of Howe,
Texas.
Thursday afternoon DFW airport's terminal C was closed after a
TSA CTX screening machine operator sighted something inside a
passenger's bag that looked suspiciously like a pipe bomb.
Investigators have begun the arduous and time consuming task of
sifting through the wreckage of the Aerostar that went down in
Austin, crashing into a mansion and taking the lives of four
adults and two children.
A Raytheon Aircraft Company employee has received the
FAA’s prestigious Charles Taylor Award recognizing lifetime
accomplishments of senior aircraft mechanics.
Dear ANN: I am a teacher in Adelaide,
South Australia, originally from Liverpool, UK, aviation junkie for
more than 45 years, can't afford to fly but do whenever there's a
spare seat....
"The device removed from Terminal C this afternoon turns
out not to be an explosive device. It is
apparently a microphone that looked remarkably similar to a pipe
bomb. More details forthcoming shortly."
Source: DFW Airport Public Affairs
Manager David Magana, in an electronic mail message communicating
to the media that what was thought to be a pipe bomb in a piece of
luggage scanned through a CTX screening machine was a
microphone.
NOTAM Number: FDC 4/8111
Location: ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey
Beginning Date: August 15, 2004 at 22:30 UTC (August 15, 2004 at
18:30 EDT)
Ending Date: August 18, 2004 at 20:30 UTC (August 18, 2004 at 16:30
EDT)
Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for national
security
Type: Airshow
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
FAA Contact(Pilots): ATLANTIC CITY ATCT (ACY) Flight service
station, 609-485-6193
No Pilots May Operate An Aircraft in the Areas Covered by this
NOTAM Except as Described.
NOTAM Number: FDC 4/8071
Location: Westover ARB/Metropolitan Airport, Chicopee,
Massachusetts near WESTOVER VORTAC (CEF)
Beginning Date: August 13, 2004 at 13:45 UTC
Ending Date: August 15, 2004 at 20:15 UTC
Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for national
security
Type: Airshow
Replaced NOTAM(s): n/a
FAA Contact(Pilots): Burlington (BTV) Flight service station,
802-951-6702
No Pilots May Operate An Aircraft in the Areas Covered by this
Notam Except as Described.
NOTAM Number: FDC 4/8108
Location: WESTCHESTER, New York
Beginning Date: August 07, 2004 at 15:05 UTC (August 07, 2004 at
11:05 EDT)
Ending Date: August 07, 2004 at 17:45 UTC (August 07, 2004 at 13:45
EDT)
Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for national
security
Type: VIP
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
FAA Contact(Pilots):
No Pilots May Operate An Aircraft in the Areas Covered by this
NOTAM Except as Described.
NOTAM Number: FDC 4/8098
Location: ABBOTSFORD, Washington
Beginning Date: August 13, 2004 at 19:10 UTC (August 13, 2004 at
12:10 PDT)
Ending Date: August 15, 2004 at 23:50 UTC (August 15, 2004 at 16:50
PDT)
Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for national
security
Type: Airshow
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
FAA Contact(Pilots): SEATTLE (SEA) Flight service station,
206-658-6609
No Pilots May Operate An Aircraft in the Areas Covered by this
NOTAM Except as Described.
NOTAM Number: FDC 4/8099
Location: BLAINE, Washington near WHATCOM VORTAC (HUH)
Beginning Date: August 12, 2004 at 2:15 UTC (August 11, 2004 at
19:15 PDT)
Ending Date: August 12, 2004 at 3:15 UTC (August 11, 2004 at 20:15
PDT)
Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for national
security
Type: Airshow
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
FAA Contact(Pilots): SEATTLE (SEA) Flight service station,
206-658-6609
No Pilots May Operate An Aircraft in the Areas Covered by this
NOTAM Except as Described.
AD/PA-34/52 Control Wheel Attachment 10/2004DM
Background: The FAA received a report that a Model
PA-28-181 aircraft crashed after the pilot lost control of the
ailerons and elevator. Investigation revealed that the left control
wheel single attachment screw had unscrewed from its nut plate,
which resulted in the control wheel spinning freely on the control
column. Further investigation revealed the screw was too short and
the nut plate lacked proper locking characteristics.
AD NUMBER: 2004-16-07
MANUFACTURER: General Electric
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-16-07
SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness
directive (AD) for GE CT7-2D1 turboshaft engines.
AD/PA-46/32 Control Wheel Attachment 10/2004 DM
Background: The FAA received a report
that a Model PA-28-181 aircraft crashed after the pilot lost
control of the ailerons and elevator. Investigation revealed that
the left control wheel single attachment screw had unscrewed from
its nut plate, which resulted in the control wheel spinning freely
on the control column. Further investigation revealed the screw was
too short and the nut plate lacked proper locking
characteristics.
AD/PA-32/83 Control Wheel Attachment 10/2004 DM
Background: The FAA received a report
that a Model PA-28-181 aircraft crashed after the pilot lost
control of the ailerons and elevator. Investigation revealed that
the left control wheel single attachment screw had unscrewed from
its nut plate, which resulted in the control wheel spinning freely
on the control column. Further investigation revealed the screw was
too short and the nut plate lacked proper locking
characteristics.
AD/PA-44/19 Control Wheel Attachment 10/2004 DM
Background: The FAA received a report that a Model
PA-28-181 aircraft crashed after the pilot lost control of the
ailerons and elevator. Investigation revealed that the left control
wheel single attachment screw had unscrewed from its nut plate,
which resulted in the control wheel spinning freely on the control
column. Further investigation revealed the screw was too short and
the nut plate lacked proper locking characteristics.
AD/PA-28/96 Control Wheel Attachment 10/2004 DM
Background: The FAA received a report that a Model
PA-28-181 aircraft crashed after the pilot lost control of the
ailerons and elevator. Investigation revealed that the left control
wheel single attachment screw had unscrewed from its nut plate,
which resulted in the control wheel spinning freely on the control
column. Further investigation revealed the screw was too short and
the nut plate lacked proper locking characteristics.