Summary: Pursuant to FAA's rulemaking provisions governing the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for exemption (14 CFR Part 11), this notice contains a summary of certain petitions seeking relief from specified requirements of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Chapter I), dispositions of certain petitions previously received, and corrections. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of FAA's regulatory activities.
KARL ZOGG was appointed sales manager for Stevens Aviation's facility at Jeffco Airport in Broomfield, Colo. Zogg joined Stevens from Flight Visions, Inc., where he managed sales activities.
2000 series airplanes (Docket No. 97-NM-145-AD) - proposes to require repetitive visual inspections to detect discrepancies of the bushing installation of the aileron actuation fitting and eventual installation of staked bushings in the fitting. Accomplishment of the installation will terminate the repetitive inspections. This proposal also provides an optional temporary preventive action, which would allow the repetitive inspection intervals to be extended until the terminating action is accomplished.
J. Mark Wagner, a former Conoco aviation marketing executive, was named aviation manager for Phillips 66. Wagner was formerly aviation fuels national account manager for Conoco, where he handled both commercial and general aviation customers. He succeeds Jill Bogan, who was promoted to new ventures manager for Phillips Petroleum Company Exploration&Production. Wagner will direct the Phillips 66 general aviation group, managed by Allen Bretz and the commercial aviation group, managed by Keith Reneau.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION has finished writing proposals to impose stricter requirements for Class D cargo compartments and mandate installation of enhanced ground proximity warning systems in all turbine- powered aircraft with six or more seats. The rulemakings were sent to the Department of Transportation and Office of Management and Budget for review. While not opposed to requirements for EGPWS systems, charter operators late last month were wary about the possible deadlines for compliance and costs of installation.
Model ATR-42-200, -300, and -320 series airplanes (Docket No. 95-NM-140-AD; Amdt. 39-10254; AD 97-25-11) - requires an inspection for corrosion of the rear spars of the wings, and corrective actions, if necessary. This amendment is prompted by issuance of mandatory continuing airworthiness information by a foreign civil airworthiness authority. The actions specified by this AD are intended to detect and correct possible corrosion on the rear spars of the wings, which could reduce structural integrity of the wings.
AIR METHODS CORP., Denver, Colo., won $772,000 in additional contracts, including new work from Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters and Police Aviation Services, Ltd., for multi-functional interior systems for the Boeing Explorer helicopter. Air Methods also won a follow-on contract to manufacture additional electrical system components for the U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter program.
DASSAULT FALCON JET announced three changes to its field service corps in a move the company said is intended to add depth to its technical support efforts. David Rackley, who joined DFJ in June 1995 as a technical help desk representative, was promoted to field service representative and will be based in Teterboro, N.J. Rackley will fill in for other field service representatives as required. Hank Simmons joined DFJ as a field service representative for the company's Seattle office.
Regional-aircraft manufacturers took firm orders for 474 aircraft during 1997. Bombardier Regional Aircraft was the biggest winner with 204 total units, or 43 percent, including 160 RJs. Embraer came in second with 141 firm orders, or 29 percent, including 134 RJ145s and seven EMB-120 Brasilias. Aero International (Regional) took orders for 79 units during the year, including the Avro RJ85/100 series and the ATR 42/72 series. Saab Aircraft registered sales of 34 turboprops, including 13 2000s, and Fairchild Dornier logged 16 orders, of which 10 were 328JETs.
Fairchild Chairman Jeffrey Steiner predicts the fastener industry will experience the same kind of consolidation that has hit other segments of the aerospace industry. He said there are two big fastener companies, with Fairchild the larger, and several smaller players. "We are already the leader in our market and we intend to be even larger in the months and years to come," he said at a press conference in Washington this month.
A CORPORATE FLIGHT STRESS PROGRAM for regular business travelers is being offered by Aero Programs of Woonsocket, R.I. Designed to reduce flight stress for passengers on corporate and commuter/regional aircraft, the corporate stress program uses a flight simulation format, provides instruction concerning the way various mental and physical systems respond to stress, gives instruction in specific techniques for managing stress and helps participants develop an individualized flight management plan.
FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL'S Simulation Systems Division received a contract to design and build a flight simulator for the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. The contract, an extension of the prime Bell Boeing contract from the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, also calls for FlightSafety Services Corporation to provide logistics support for the operation of the simulator. The simulator, which will include a VITAL ChromaView visual system and a MultiView panoramic display, will be installed at New River Marine Corps Air Station, N.C.
IF TIMING IS EVERYTHING, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association probably wishes its most recent letter to President Clinton had been sent a few weeks earlier. AOPA President Phil Boyer wrote to express his concern that, 15 months after passage of legislation providing for establishment of a 15-member FAA Management Advisory Council, Clinton has not named any members to the panel. T60he letter was sent Jan.
Fairchild Dornier's 328JET flew for the first time Jan. 20, making a one hour and 55 minute flight from Oberpfaffhofen, near Munich, Germany and validating the company's prediction that the first flight would occur on that date (BA, Dec. 15/257). Pilots Meinhardt Feuersenger and Peter Weger flew the aircraft to 25,000 feet, conducted initial assessments of handling qualities and ran system checkouts, including landing gear retraction.
SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES SYSTEM ordered 41 Head-Up Guidance System (HGS) units from Flight Dynamics of Portland, Ore. for installation on its new fleet of Boeing 737-600s. The order, which includes an option for 35 additional HGS units, makes SAS the Boeing 737 launch customer in Europe for the HGS 4000.
Tracor Flight Systems won FAA supplemental type certification and parts manufacturer for its hush kit designed to bring Learjet 20 series aircraft into compliance with Stage 3 noise requirements. Tracor, which is selling the hush kits through Ottendorf Aviation in Daytona Beach, Fla., expects to sell 150 to 250 of the kits to Learjet operators, said Ben Medley, vice president and general manager of Tracor Flight Systems. Medley added that the kits, which cost $110,000 per aircraft, are estimated to increase the bluebook value of the aircraft by $200,000.
CESSNA AIRCRAFT delivered more new airplanes last year than in any year since 1985, and nearly a third of the total were jets. The Wichita manufacturer delivered 618 new aircraft last year, the first time its annual total has exceeded 600 since 1985, when it shipped 859. The 1997 total included 360 piston-powered single-engine models, 78 turboprop- powered Caravan utility aircraft and 180 Citation business jets.
LEO SAWATZKI was appointed vice president of technical services for Atlantic Aero. Sawatzki has nearly 30 years of aviation maintenance experience and was part of the initial team that launched Alliance Engines. He worked for Duncan Aviation for more than 20 years.
SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT presented a $25,000 contribution to support the efforts of GA Team 2000, the industry-wide effort to increase the number of student pilots.
BAA, the British firm that operates a number of major airports in the U.K. and the U.S., signed a 10-year contract with the Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority to manage the Harrisburg, Pa. International Airport (MDT) and its reliever airport, Capital City (CXY). The agreement calls for BAA Harrisburg to manage the full airport operation at the two facilities, including all terminal, airside and administrative services. BAA Harrisburg will receive a fixed annual management fee of $500,000, plus a variable fee based on measurable financial improvements.
MAKING SURE their aircraft meet the technical standards to fly in Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum airspace isn't the only concern of operators who fly across the North Atlantic. The Air Line Pilots Association told FAA its members have experienced persistent warnings from their Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance Systems and encountered wake vortex incidents while maintaining the 1,000-foot vertical separation standard specified in RVSM airspace.
Aviation Methods, Inc., a veteran aviation management and charter company headquartered in San Francisco, Calif., was acquired by a subsidiary of TAG Group S.A., the latest in a series of recent acquisitions by TAG.
SIMAT, HELLIESEN&EICHER (SH&E), thea international commercial aviation consultant, has acquired Kurth&Company, Inc., an aviation marketing and management consulting firm. Kurth&Company will act as SH&E's Washington, D.C. office.
DENNIS YAMAUCHI was named regional manager, engine sales for K-C Aviation. Yamauchi, who spent 22 years with Garrett General Aviation/AlliedSignal, will be responsible for engine sales in the West Coast, Hawaii and Pacific Rim.
