I could tell by the grim tone of the caller that something bad had happened. My favorite airplane, a D-Day veteran DC-3 now hauling smoke jumpers, had just suffered some major damage and two friends had been at the controls. The crew had been taxiing for departure from Casper, Wyo.'s Runway 3 when the copilot noticed high hydraulic pressure on the landing gear system.
Pilots who are occasionally stiff from a work-out and who may need some relief from the pain and inflammation, or for those suffering from occasional headaches, the FAA allows use several of the OTC remedies such as aspirin, Tylenol, Advil, Aleve, Mediprin, and Motrin IB while on duty in the flight deck. For those who need something with more power prescription drugs such as Motrin, Naprosyn, Voltaren, Ansaid and Indocin are allowed as long as you experience no side effects after 48 hours of use.
``UDORN, BUICK, TAXI with four Phantoms.'' Christmas season 1972 continued. Udorn, Thailand. We of ``Buick'' flight begin to roll. Despite our broadcast, Buick is really a two-ship flight. Linebacker 2, the ongoing bombardment of North Vietnam, has been tough on our fighter wing and we've got too many F-4s in maintenance. Today I'm lead, nickname ``Rosie.'' My good friend, ``Wheels'' is two, my backseater, Danny, is answering as three and ``Buf'' in the back of Wheels' airplane is four. We hope our subterfuge will fool the commies.
Bombardier Chairman and COO Laurent Beaudoin opened a new Regional Office in Singapore on Nov. 14, which will serve the company as a regional hub. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Beaudoin said, "The opening of this office represents further evidence of our dedication to finding innovative transportation solutions for this country and the Asian region." Bombardier's presence in Singapore will offer support to customers in the areas of business jets, regional aircraft, large transportation systems, metros and Light Rapid Transit (LRT) systems throughout Asia.
Million Air, Houston, announced the appointment of Terry Cross to the position of chief operating officer. In addition to his responsibilities as COO, Cross will be actively involved in corporate management of FBOs, Million Air's newest endeavor.
Both Honeywell and Embraer shared their respective business aviation aircraft delivery projections at November's NBAA gathering. Both forecasts are bullish -- predicting nearly 10,000 new jets over the next decade -- though Honeywell's shows a dip after 2007 before the delivery climb continues. The two forecasts differ markedly on the popularity of the new family of lightest jets, but both expect it to be significant. Honeywell has undertaken a comprehensive Business Aviation Outlook forecast for the past 19 years, making it public for the past 14.
``Meeting technical specifications for eye protection can never be enough if workers are not comfortable wearing the product,'' said Erica L. Osley, senior product manager for Uvex, a Bacou-Dalloz brand. ``But if you can even go beyond that and develop a product workers actually want to wear, then you've fulfilled your mission and more. Uvex FitLogic Safety Eyewear was among the winners of this year's Industrial Design Excellence Awards featured in Business Week magazine and BusinessWeek Online.
Piaggio Aero Industries says it can't afford to go-it-alone developing a twin turbofan corporate aircraft family, and is looking for a risk sharing partner to split the expected $600 million development and certification costs. Mike Vines
While figures for the total number of foreign business jets owned by Russians are hard to come by, there is speculation among people involved in Russian business aviation that the fleet size may have topped 100 aircraft. By contrast, the number of business jets that are based in Russia and recorded in the Russian operators' AOCs is quite specific: 13. And of these, only a few carry Russian registration. For a variety of reasons described later in the article, most Russian buyers prefer to register aircraft outside of Russia.
Keystone Ranger Holdings has agreed to sell its rotorcraft operations to Sikorsky Aircraft. The business units to be transferred to Sikorsky include Keystone Helicopter Corp., with facilities in West Chester and Coatesville, Pa., and Composite Technology, Inc., of Grand Prairie, Tex., with additional operations in Canada, the United Kingdom, Brazil and Singapore. The transaction is expected to close before the end of the year.
Cessna's Encore is the latest model to come in for an update with new avionics and dual channel FADECs will create the Encore+. Powerplants will be a slightly upgraded "B" version of the current 3,400-pounds-thrust PW535A engines. The Encore+ features a Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 integrated avionics suite with many of the same features as on the CJ1+, CJ2+ and the CJ3, which are, according to Cessna, the most advanced available on this class of business jet.
Forward visibility from the Spectrum 33's cockpit should be excellent. The large, sweeping windshields are similar to those used in current generation Learjet 40/45 aircraft. Blue plans to pursue FAR Part 23, single-pilot certification for the aircraft, but it's not easy to spot the right wingtip out of the right windshield from the left seat. The forward-most, right cabin window, however, provides additional right-side visibility for the pilot.
Various fund-raising efforts during NBAA's 58th Annual Meeting & Convention have generated in excess of $100,000 for New Orleans citizens impacted by Hurricane Katrina, the association announced. "In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the business aviation community provided a tremendous amount of assistance for Gulf Coast citizens impacted by Hurricane Katrina," said NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen.
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Midcoast, St. Louis, has made the following appointments: Joe Thurman is now director, Global 5000/XRS program; Kelly Sepe has been promoted to manager, structural engineering; and Pat Quinn has been promoted to manager, certification/DAS administration.
I could tell by the grim tone of the caller that something bad had happened. My favorite airplane, a D-Day veteran DC-3 now hauling smoke jumpers, had just suffered some major damage and two friends had been at the controls. The crew had been taxiing for departure from Casper, Wyo.'s Runway 3 when the copilot noticed high hydraulic pressure on the landing gear system.
Two more European carriers are discussing all-business-class transatlantic service with PrivatAir, which recently launched its third operation with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. That makes five airlines contracting with PrivatAir to provide one class, nonstop service on a turnkey basis in Boeing BBJ or Airbus ACJ aircraft, says PrivatAir CEO Greg Thomas. Lufthansa was the first to develop the service in 2002.
Dallas-based Business Jet Technologies (BJT) has received FAA certification of its RVSM compliance package for the Gulfstream II and IIB. The design of this package allows for simplified augmentation of the existing air-data computer while using existing altimetry components, thereby substantially reducing cost and downtime.
Various fund-raising efforts during NBAA's 58th Annual Meeting & Convention have generated in excess of $100,000 for New Orleans citizens impacted by Hurricane Katrina, the association announced. ``In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the business aviation community provided a tremendous amount of assistance for Gulf Coast citizens impacted by Hurricane Katrina,'' said NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen.
Superior Air Parts, Inc., has promoted Darryl Harlos to vice president of operations. He will be responsible for manufacturing, purchasing, production and quality control for the company's line of piston-engine parts.
Reed Exhibitions, Singapore, has announced that Clive Richardson will return to the company as senior vice president of the company's aerospace and defense business for the Asia Pacific region.
Air Routing Group renamed its AirFuel International unit to Air Routing Fuel. Richard Wilkens, president of the fuel unit, said the move is designed to more closely link the company with Air Routing International and reduce name confusion. Air Routing Fuel manages jet fuel procurement for 2,500 corporate aircraft worldwide as well as for a number of commercial aircraft. "Air Routing Fuel continues to grow both in association with Air Routing International and independently, both domestically and internationally," Wilkens said.
Galvin Flying Services, Inc. technicians Ted Bray, Mike Holmsher, Larry Joyce, Gary Lausten and Frank Pretz were given FAA Certificates of Training by the local Flight Standards District Office Western-Pacific region. The award recognizes technicians who demonstrate their commitment to professionalism through continued formal training.
