Gordon Gilbert
Contributor - Accidents and Regulations

Contributor - Accidents and Regulations

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Regulations and Government

Compliance Countdown: November 2014

Rules that take effect within six months, 12 months and beyond 12 months.
Accidents

Nine-month Bizjet fatalities Outpaced Last Year’s

Preliminary, Factual and Final Reports

Groundwork Being Laid for Hanscom Field Air & Space Museum

Group has accumulated some initial funds, but needs $100 million to build and initially operate the 300,000-sq-ft facility.
Airports

Second Part 13 Complaint Filed Against Norwood Airport

Grievance alleges that airport commission discriminated against Boston Executive Helicopter’s long-planned FBO at Norwood.

Pilot Blamed in 2013 Fatal Beech Premier 390 Crash

NTSB said the pilot failed to adhere to the “airplane’s flight manual procedures for antiskid failure in flight.”
Accidents

Year-to-date Bizav Safety Record a Mixed Bag

Business jet accident fatalities are up slightly, while those for turboprops declined in the first nine months of 2014.
Regulations and Government

Compliance Countdown: October 2014

A roundup of the regulations entering force in the next six months, twelve months and beyond.
Regulations and Government

Simulator Proposal Comment Deadline Extended

Proposal seeks to amend qualification standards for some flight simulation training devices.
Rotorcraft

U.S. Agency Seeks Comments on Helidecks on Fixed Offshore Facilities

Bureau of Safety and Environment mulls including industry standards for design, construction and maintenance of helidecks in regulations.
Maintenance and Modifications

Aircraft Mx Not Included in New OSHA Exemption List

OSHA doesn’t consider industry safe enough.
Regulations and Government

FAA Extends Comment Period on Hangar-use Policy Proposal

Compliance inspections have found that some hangars are “routinely used” to store vehicles and large household items.
Regulations and Government

Compliance Countdown: September 2014

Rules taking effect this year and beyond.

Crew and Controller Faulted in Fatal CFIT Accident

Air traffic controller cited for issuing ambiguous clearance.

FAA Reviewing Norwood Airport Response to Boston Exec Helicopters Complaint

In the complaint, Boston Executive Helicopters said the airport’s actions “were clearly done to prevent” it from building an FBO.
Regulations and Government

Compliance Countdown: August 2014

Rules taking effect this year and beyond.

First-half Bizjet Accident Fatalities Exceed All of 2013

Turboprops registered worldwide were the only segment of the turbine business fleet to have reduced fatal and nonfatal accident numbers.
FBOs

Norwood FBO Plans Stalled by Alleged Misconduct at Airport Commission

Company claims infighting is intensifying a campaign being waged by certain members to thwart the planned FBO.

French BEA: Ice on Wings Brought Down Premier

This was one of four Premier accidents in 2013 that took a total of 11 lives.

First-half Bizjet Accident Fatalities Exceed All of 2013

Worldwide turboprop accident figures dropped in the first half of this year
Regulations and Government

NASA’s Callback Safety Publication Turns 35

Capt. Rex Hardy, a decorated U.S. naval aviator and test pilot, created the publication in 1979.

Turbine Accidents Down in 1H, but Bizjet Fatalities Up

There were 21 total accidents involving business turboprops and jets in the first six months, compared with 27 in the same period last year.

IMC Club, EAA Team on IFR Proficiency Center at AirVenture 2014

The IFR Proficiency Center at the annual Oshkosh show will be a hub for instrument pilots.

2014 Shaping Up To Be Bad Year for Business Jet Fatal Accidents

In just the first five months, 24 people have died in five fatal business jet accidents worldwide.
Aircraft

European bizav accident number drops

Business aviation safety in Europe was on the face of it better last year than 2012.

Turbine Business Aviation Accidents, Fatalities Drop in First Quarter

The Part 91 segment accounted for most of the accidents in the first quarter.

CitationJet Overruns Runway at Spruce Creek

A Cessna Citation 525 was substantially damaged when it went off the end of a runway last Saturday morning.

Turbine Bizav Accidents, Fatalities Drop in First Quarter

The first three months of 2014 showed a decline in turbine-powered aircraft accidents.

Fewer Fatalities in First-quarter Turbine Bizav Accidents

The corporate jet segment did not reduce its numbers of fatal and nonfatal accidents.
Maintenance and Modifications

Tempus Jets Builds MRO Business in Maine

MRO doubles space at Brunswick Excecutive Airport.