DARRELL LOGAN has joined Duncan Aviation as government marketing representative. Logan, who recently retired from the Air Force after 28 years of service, will be responsible for developing new government-based aviation business.
Westinghouse Electric Corp. received FAA certification for its MR- 3000 predictive windshear radar. The company said it received supplemental type certification following flight demonstrations in Orlando, Fla., aboard its BAC-1-11 testbed aircraft. The aircraft was fitted with a degraded Class Category 2 radome. "We have demonstrated that this advancement in predictive windshear weather radar allows windshear to be detected in spite of a severely degraded radome," said Jim Pitts, general manger of the avionics division.
Four aviation associations joined forces last week opposing an FAA notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would require the replacement of crankshafts in some 15,500 Teledyne Continental piston aircraft engines.
RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT sold a Beech 1900D to Scandinavian regional carrier Air Express of Norrkoping, Sweden. Air Express, which ordered one 1900D and placed an option for a second, will take delivery of the first aircraft by yearend. Air Express currently operates a fleet of Beech King Air 200s and 300s and Embraer Bandeirantes.
CHRIS ADDINGTON joined Cessna Aircraft as director of assembly, single- engine aircraft. Addington, a 20-year veteran of general aviation manufacturing, will be responsible for assembly, paint and flight operations at Cessna's Independence, Kan. facility. Addington previously served as manager-aircraft completions for Raytheon Aircraft.
AERONAUTICAL REPAIR STATION ASSOCIATION joined forces with the National Air Transportation Association last week to oppose what the groups termed "a questionable and potentially devastating proposed FAA airworthiness directive" that would require replacement of certain engine crankshafts manufactured by Teledyne Continental Motors. See article below.
Today's referendum by residents of Quebec on whether the province should secede from Canada has raised concerns that a vote favoring separation could cause disruptions and possible dislocation of much of that nation's aerospace industry. Polls last week showed voters were split almost evenly between secession or remaining part of the Canadian confederation.
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD will reconvene public hearings Nov. 15 in Springfield, Va. into the Sept. 8, 1994 fatal crash of USAir Flight 427 at Pittsburgh. All 132 persons aboard the Boeing 737-300 were killed when the aircraft crashed in clear weather while on approach to the Greater Pittsburgh International Airport.
PIAGGIO Model P-180 series airplanes (Docket No. 95-CE-50-AD) - proposes to require installation of a shield on the front section of the engine cradle. This proposal is prompted by a report of power control jamming as a result of freezing conditions during a high altitude flight. The actions specified by this proposal are intended to prevent loss of engine power or the propeller controls from jamming as a result of freezing rain entering the engine nacelle. Comments on the proposal must be sent in triplicate before Dec.
LARRY VALENTINE was named director of environment and safety for Sabreliner Corp. Valentine, who will be responsible for Sabreliner's policy development and management of environmental safety programs, previously served as a flight department manager and captain of flight operations for Pet Inc.
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.
