Light Aircraft Cessna 172R Skyhawk registration #LZ-BVA airside.
November 2009, Nikon D300 70-300 2.8VR
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The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a four-seat, single-engine, high-wing fixed-wing aircraft. First flown in 1955 and still in production, more Cessna 172s have been built than any other aircraft. Read Full Story
If you are contemplating on becoming a Pilot then there are some basics you must know right from the beginning before you even enroll in a flight training School. All Pilot licenses are governed by the FAA, which stands for Federal Aviation Association. They are the ones that set the rules on what is required for an individual to obtain a Pilot’s license. They are also the ones that govern the tests that determine whether you will become licensed or not. Let’s talk first about the... Read Full Story
If you are contemplating on becoming a Pilot then there are some basics you must know right from the beginning before you even enroll in a flight training School. All Pilot licenses are governed by the FAA, which stands for Federal Aviation Association. They are the ones that set the rules on what is required for an individual to obtain a Pilot’s license. They are also the ones that govern the tests that determine whether you will become licensed or not. Let’s talk first about the... Read Full Story
Charles Lindbergh famously fell asleep while crossing the Atlantic, and despite strict federal rules against it, experienced airline pilots say it's not uncommon to sneak a nap inside the cockpit. The Northwest pilots who blew 150 miles past Minneapolis this past week insist a clandestine snooze isn't to blame for their goof at 37,000 feet. "Nobody fell asleep in the cockpit," first officer Richard I. Cole told The Associated Press. Aviation safety experts and fellow pilots don't buy it... Read Full Story
FAA Funding Bill Unlikely in 2009, Says NBAA President http://www.sfvbj.com/login.asp San Fernando Valley Business Journal Online The House has already passed its version of the bill that funds the FAA and the air traffic control system. The bill would continue the funding mechanism of ... See all stories on this topic http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.sfvbj.com/industry_article.asp%3FaID%3D141747&hl=en Google News Alert for: Federal Aviation Administration UPS and FedEx spar... Read Full Story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators on Tuesday revoked the licenses of two Northwest Air pilots who overflew their destination, telling investigators they lost their bearings while discussing company policy and using their laptops. The pilots of Northwest Flight 188 from San Diego to Minneapolis on October 21 lost contact with air controllers for more than an hour and missed their destination by 150 miles, aviation officials said. Both told the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB... Read Full Story
A small plane with four people aboard is missing in southern Texas after vanishing from radar shortly after the pilot reported encountering turbulence. A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman says the last known position of the twin-turboprop Beechcraft King Air was about 40 miles from Corpus Christi. It vanished from FAA radar before noon on Monday. FAA spokesman Lynn Lunsford says the plane was flying from Uvalde to Leesburg, Fla., when controllers at FAA's Houston Center noticed it... Read Full Story
Cessna Skyhawk SP similar to that in the accident. Photo by MilborneOne (Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0)
Michael Piette, a nationally known forensic economist, and Mark Renet were killed when the Cessna 172 Skyhawk SP (registration N5194X) they had rented crashed in the woods northwest of Tallahassee Regional Airport (TLH), Florida for unknown reasons Wednesday night. The accident occurred at around 7:20 PM EST, a little bit more than an hour after sunset.
The airplane... Read Full Story
The Piasecki PV-18 is similar to this Piasecki H-25. (Photo by U.S. Navy)
A 1951 Piasecki PV-18 (HUP-1 Retriever) Korean War-era helicopter (registration N183YP) crashed one mile south of Adelanto Airport (52CL) in Adelanto, California killing all three occupants aboard. The accident happened yesterday (November 7, 2009) in San Bernardino County, California (Mojave Desert area). Pilot Joseph “Joe” William Pike was killed along with two other occupants.
While much is still unknown... Read Full Story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators proposed on Wednesday $9.2 million in combined safety-related fines against US Airways Group and UAL Corp's United Airlines, which was cited for leaving towels inside a jet engine for several months. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed a $5.4 million penalty against US Airways for operating eight planes while out of compliance with certain safety directives or its own maintenance programs. The FAA proposed to fine United $3.8 million for... Read Full Story
