WILLIAM WILHELMI was promoted to senior manager of marketing and business development for SimuFlite Training International. Wilhelmi has served as instructor pilot, advanced airmanship instructor and most recently manager of advanced programs for SimuFlite. In his new position, he will be responsible for industry relations, new product development and marketing.
FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL is developing a Level D full flight simulator for the Falcon 900EX business aircraft. The simulator and flight training device will be installed at FlightSafety's learning center at Teterboro, N.J. Airport. FlightSafety's Simulation Systems division in Tulsa, Okla. is manufacturing the simulator and FTD. FlightSafety will conduct Falcon 900EX training to Category IIIA level of operations in the simulator and the 900EX cockpit will be replicated to FAA Level 4 in the FTD.
THE FINAL RULE resulting from NPRM 95-5, the so-called "one level of safety" proposal, will be published Dec. 14, FAA officials said last week, and concern continues to grow among those groups whose members would be most affected by 95-5. Industry officials told BA last week they believe FAA will make very few changes to the original NPRM, despite numerous and comprehensive comments detailing the economic and operational impact the final rule could have.
Raytheon Aircraft received a contract valued at $30.8 million from the U.S. Army Missile Command to supply targets and spares for U.S. Air Force training exercises. Raytheon Aircraft officials termed the contract as an add-on to an earlier procurement, bringing the total value of the contract to $40.6 million. The contract calls for Raytheon Aircraft to deliver 103 targets and spares for air defense crew realistic training. Raytheon Aircraft will provide its MQM-107D system, produced in Andover, Kan. The MQM-107D has an average life of 14 missions, officials said.
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.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION has proposed revising its technical standard order establishing minimum performance standards for survivor locator lights. The proposed TSO-C85a would permit the use of steady or flashing type lights, define the light characteristics, permit the use of white or yellow-green lights, require automatic activation and specify upgraded environmental tests. Comments on the proposal are due Nov.
VETERAN AIR SHOW PERFORMER Bob Hoover told the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association's convention in Atlantic City that he will fly in U.S. air show for the first time since having his airman medical certificate restored earlier this month (BA, Oct. 23/178). Hoover, 73, said he will be performing Nov. 4-5 in Daytona Beach, Fla., operating a Shrike Commander being loaned to him by attorney F. Lee Bailey, who represented Hoover during his unsuccessful attempt to overturn FAA's revocation of his medical certificate in 1993.
CANADAIR Model CL-215-1A10 and CL-215-6B11 series airplanes that are not equipped with powered ailerons (Docket No. 95-NM-157-AD; Amdt. 39-9393; AD 93-16-06 R2) - revises an existing AD that required modification of the right aileron and aileron tab on CL-215-1A10 series airplanes. That AD originally was prompted by an updated flutter analysis performed by the manufacturer revealing a potential flutter condition. That AD is intended to prevent potential flutter of the rudder-aileron interconnect tab and subsequent reduced airplane controllability.
TODAY'S REFERENDUM in Quebec on a proposal for the province to separate from the rest of Canada has the potential for major disruption of that nation's aerospace industry, much of which is headquartered in Quebec. See article below.
THREE PEOPLE, including a former astronaut, were named to executive positions at FAA by Administrator David Hinson. Guy Gardner, a retired Air Force officer who was a NASA astronaut from 1980 to 1991 was named director of FAA's Technical Center in Atlantic City, N.J., which has a work force of 1,600. Anne Harlan, a human relations specialist who joined FAA after the 1982 air traffic controllers strike, was named deputy director of the Tech Center.
BFGOODRICH AEROSPACE AVIONICS SYSTEMS consolidated its avionics systems support in Grand Rapids, Mich., in an effort "to more effectively serve the company's network of dealers," officials said. Aerospace Avionics Systems product lines, including TACAN, LNS6000, Series I Stormscope and Navigation Database Subscription Service, were relocated to Grand Rapids last month. The remaining product lines are expected to be transferred by the end of this month.
FLIGHT VISIONS, INC., Sugar Grove, Ill., said its FV-2000 Head-Up Display received FAA certification on a Learjet 55. Duncan Aviation completed the installation and certification of the system on the Learjet, which is owned by Meredith Corp. of Des Moines, Iowa. Meredith Corp. plans to equip a second Learjet 55 with the FV-2000 system.
SEATTLE-TACOMA, WASH. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT officials are proposing to impose a $3 passenger facility charge from Jan. 1, 1996 to Dec. 30, 2000. The PFC, which is expected to generate $162 million, will be used to help fund a number of airport improvement projects. The PFC would apply to all classes of carriers. For more information, contact Paul Johnson in the Seattle Airports District Office at (206) 227-2655.
GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE and Executive Jet Aviation, which signed an agreement early this year that includes firm orders for seven Gulfstream IV-SPs and options for another 13 -IV-SPs and two Gulfstream Vs, are completing the details of a new program involving joint marketing efforts. The new enterprise, Gulfstream Transportation Services (GTS), is expected to be similar to the Business Jet Solutions joint effort between Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier and the AMR Combs division of AMR Corp. (BA, May 8/193). Gulfstream's Raynor Reavis is expected to head GTS.
Regional plane manufacturer Avro International this month announced seven more orders for its RJ line of regional jets, bringing the total number of orders for the year to 50 aircraft. Avro received follow-on orders from Lufthansa CityLine and Turkish Airlines for two RJ85s and four RJ70s, respectively. In addition, National Jet Systems bought an RJ70, making it the launch customer for the aircraft in Australia. The orders follow the sale announced in August of 23 RJ85s to Belgium national airline Sabena.
The effort to reform the Federal Aviation Administration took a step forward in the House last week as the aviation subcommittee approved by voice vote legislation to make the agency independent from the Department of Transportation. The bill, H.R.2276, co-authored by House aviation subcommittee Chairman John Duncan (R-Tenn.) and Rep. Jim Lightfoot (R- Iowa), would reform FAA's personnel, procurement, management and finance structures.
THE EXCHANGE OF PERSONNEL between Bombardier and Gulfstream Aerospace continued last week, as Ralph Aceti joined the Savannah-based manufacturer as vice president of marketing. He had been vice president-marketing services for both Challenger and Learjet, based in Wichita. Also, Julie Stone, who had been manager-marketing communications and public relations for Gulfstream, has left the company.
AOPA OFFICIALS reported record attendance of 8,921 for their three-day Atlantic City gathering. More than 1,000 aircraft were flown in by convention attendees. The 1996 edition of the AOPA EXPO is scheduled for Oct. 17-19 in San Jose, Calif.
CLAYTON M. JONES is the new vice president and general manager of the Collins Air Transport Division, headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Jones, who will report to John Girotto, president of Collins Commercial Avionics, most recently had been senior vice president-government operations and international for Rockwell International, the parent company of Collins, in Washington, D.C. Jones, 46, joined Rockwell in 1979 as a senior marketing representative after U.S. Air Force service as a fighter pilot.
GREEN TREE FINANCIAL CORPORATION, the St. Paul, Minn. financial services company, took delivery of the first Hawker 800 XP. Green Tree Chairman and CEO Lawrence Coss said the purchase of the Raytheon business jet "marks a major step forward in our corporate flying activities." The Hawker joins a Beech King Air 350 Green Tree acquired last year.
SKYCOM AVIONICS, INC., Milwaukee, Wis., will be required to meet special conditions issued by FAA in conjunction with installation of new avionics systems in Beech Model A36, A36TC and B36TC airplanes. FAA said the special conditions are necessary to ensure that the electronic displays installed in the aircraft are adequately protected from the effects of high intensity radiated fields (HIRF). For more information, contact Ervin Dvorak in FAA's Aircraft Certification Service in Kansas City, Mo. at (816) 426-6941.
The fiscal 1996 transportation appropriations bill, once home to a controversial provision that would have allowed FAA to assess up to $10 million in new or increased aviation fees on the industry, passed the House 389-29 Wednesday without the fees but with language challenging the administration to prove the need for any new fees.
