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FAA Stresses Upset Recovery Training
Citing an increase in aircraft accidents involving loss of control (LOC), the FAA yesterday issued Information for Operators 10010, which calls for operato
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Hot Section - July 2010
ARSA Cautions Clinton on Aviation Exports
Legislation pending on Capitol Hill threatens to undermine the global competitiveness of the U.S.
Legislation pending on Capitol Hill threatens to undermine the global competitiveness of the U.S.
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Author urges close look at Part 91 runway data
Aircraft performance is a subject that many pilots dread, during both preflight planning and post-lunch ground school sessions in stuffy classrooms when th
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APG Offers Part 91 Performance-analysis Software
Aircraft Performance Group (APG) cofounder Rogers Hemphill believes that the business aviation industry is moving into a new era of applying technology to
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FAA: Don’t Put Loose Items on Glareshield
An FAA Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin released last month warns of potential hazards and air-worthiness concerns related to having loose equipm
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Learjet 60 AD Addresses Tire-pressure Checks
A new Airworthiness Directive targeting Learjet 60 tires requires revising the tire-servicing section of the airplane maintenance manual and the tires limi
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Incident illustrates risk of improper tire mx
A video circulating on the Internet shows what happened, on April 27, when the nose tire of a 1976 Falcon 10 was overfilled.
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New ATC Runway Clearances Take Effect June 30
As of June 30, pilots can expect to receive different runway crossing clearances from ATC,
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FAA Issues Alert on Nighttime Ground Ops
The FAA last week issued Safety Alert for Operators 10008 to emphasize the importance of developing procedures for ground operations at night at non-towere
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FAA Reminds Pilots To Avoid Distractions
In light of several incidents, the FAA has called for operators to create and enforce policies that will limit distractions in the cockpit and keep pilots
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Gulfstream Forms Service Is Enhancing Safety
Gulfstream says its flight-data monitoring/flight operational quality assurance program “is already making a difference in safety to operators.” Introduced
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Survey: AOPA’s Airport Watch works
Airports that adopted the voluntary security measures of AOPA’s Airport Watch program saw a steep decline in crime the year after the program’s launch, acc
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Corporate Aviation Safety Seminar: Speakers shine spotlight on importance of SMS, FOQA
sMS (safety management systems) and FOQA (flight operations quality assurance) are no longer just buzzwords, said Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) president
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Corporate Aviation Safety Seminar: SMS Implementation Tools
Several of the most influential corporate aviation organizations offer specific tools to assist in implementation of SMS programs, according to John Sheeha
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Corporate Aviation Safety Seminar: Agency SMS
SMS is not just for airlines and corporate aviation, as John David, Nav Canada v-p for safety and quality, explained.
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NTSB Wants Power-loss Training for Part 135, 91K
The splashdown of US Airways Flight 1549 in New York’s Hudson River on Jan.
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Inadvertent Engine Shutdown Felled UK Citation
A final report from the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said a missing rivet head on a fuel shutoff valve that likely led to inadvertent engin
Aircraft
Grob Prototype Crash Caused by Stabilizer Failure
The November 2006 fatal crash of the Grob G180A SPn prototype was caused by failure of the twinjet’s horizontal stabilizer, according to the final report r
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Gulfstream Flight-data Monitoring Is Enhancing Safety
Gulfstream today said its flight-data monitoring/flight operational quality assurance program “is already making a difference in safety to operators.” Intr
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Thick anti-icing fluid a safety concern
The FAA issued a safety alert for operators (Safo 01001) warning operators of aircraft with unpowered elevator controls that control forces may increase af
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NTSB: ‘Professionalism’ Key to Safe Hudson Ditching
The NTSB met on Tuesday to conclude its 15-month investigation into the Jan.
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Second Near-midair in Two Weeks
The NTSB is investigating the second airport environment near-midair collision involving general aviation aircraft and Southwest Airlines 737s in as many w
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EBACE 2010 News Clips
Cosgrove To Distribute Oviv Sentinel in U.S.
The Sentinel 100L security system for aircraft, produced by French company Oviv Security Technolog
The Sentinel 100L security system for aircraft, produced by French company Oviv Security Technolog
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NTSB: underinflated tires caused Learjet 60 crash
Greatly underinflated tires and a rejected takeoff after V1 were the probable causes of the
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European authorities sharpen safety strategy
Europe’s business aviation community may think it has a good safety record; however, it needs to demonstrate a more structured and statistical approach to
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OEMs Advise Cautious Approach to Volcanic Ash
Operators of turbine-powered aircraft must avoid flying through volcanic ash clouds, according to engine and airframe manufacturers, but if ash is encounte
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European Bizav Flights Resume After Volcano Chaos
Business aircraft grounded by ash from an Icelandic volcano were back flying in Europe's skies minutes after authorities lifted widespread airspace closure
