OF INTEREST TO PILOTS

 

1.     Aviation Calendar of Events  (21 kb)  
Events in Arizona – May to December, 2009

2.     Hangar For Rent (6 kb)
There is a hangar for rent at CHD from April 20th until November 1st. 

3.     Alternative to 100 LL fuel (8 kb)
FAA evaluating new fuel with higher octane and no lead

4.     Mountain Flying Adventure (Link)
A back-country experience like no other

5.     Cockpit Video Tour (Link video)  
Take an audible and visual tour of a B-24 Liberator cockpit.  The only one of its kind still flying  Enlarge to full screen

6.       FAA: No plan to ground Eclipse aircraft
With all Eclipse operations closed due to the company's bankruptcy, the FAA has issued a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin to address support issues for the 259 Eclipse 500 very light jets that are in the field. The FAA said it had no plans to ground the airplanes, and while parts may be difficult to find because Eclipse is not shipping anything, the jet remains flyable as long as it is airworthy. AIN Online (3/4) , AOPA Online (3/2)

7.        President Obama should accept the Wichita City Council's invitation to tour Wichita's aircraft industry. But if that doesn't fit his schedule, he and members of Congress at least need to stop bad-mouthing business jets.  More

8.        Concord - Massport has included two rehabilitation and maintenance projects at Hanscom Field on its “shovel-ready” list for possible federal stimulus funds. Massport submitted two separate requests totaling $9.725 million, both falling under the general heading of taxiway rehabilitation.
Read some of the stupid quotes of the century in blue text.

9.        EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency)Rules Threaten U.S. Schools

10.   Bruce Landsberg President of AOPA Safety Foundation
How to handle emergencies above cities

11.   Loran to be de-commissioned
Budget for fiscal year 2010 calls for the decommissioning of loran-C, which could serve as a backup for GPS-based navigation in the future

12.   Never Again
An Inadequate Preflight Inspection Can Kill. 

13.   March Madness
Don’t let winds catch you off balance

14.   Answer
Question: As I walk the ramp at my local airport, I notice that some airplanes have two-blade propellers and some have three-blade propellers. Can you tell me the benefits of a three-blade propeller?

15.   BRAINTEASERS QUIZ
While you navigate the National Airspace System (NAS), air traffic controllers apply a slug of rules to keep it all flowing. The more you know about how the system works, the smoother you'll sound.  Take the quiz.

16.   Discarding old ELT’s
Discarded ELT found in a garbage dump

17.   ELEVON - On an airplane, elevons are a single control surface which combines the function of the elevators and ailerons in one. They are often found on delta-wing aircraft