September 2009 - Posts

• Skydiving Takes Sports to the Extreme This Fall

  2009 U.S. Parachute Association National Skydiving Championships Are October 12-25 America's ultimate adrenaline sport will command the skies over Texas during the 2009 United States Parachute Association (USPA) National Skydiving Championships on... Posted Sep 30 2009, 11:18 PM by Aero-News Network

• Northrop Grumman Expresses Concern Over Tanker Competition

  Says Information From The Last Round Was Shared With Competitors As the U.S. Air Force prepares for another round of bidding to replace the aging fleet of KC-135 aerial refueling tankers, Northrop Grumman's Paul K. Meyer says the Air Force has given... Posted Sep 30 2009, 11:17 PM by Aero-News Network

• GPS-Enabled Terrain-Aware Moving Map? There's An App For That

  WingX Version 3.0 For iPhone Now Available The glass cockpit has come to your pocket. Hilton Software LLC today announced "WingX for iPhone" Version 3.0 with GPS-Enabled Terrain-Aware Moving Map. WingX's touchscreen integration reduces heads... Posted Sep 30 2009, 11:17 PM by Aero-News Network

• Senate Climate Bill Would Require NextGen Airliners

  Measure Would Allow EPA, FAA To Set Emissions Standards Airlines would be required to fly aircraft with engines meeting a more strict emissions standard under a bill set to be introduced in the U.S. Senate Wednesday. Read More... Posted Sep 30 2009, 11:16 PM by Aero-News Network

• King, Redbird Team Up To Bring First Low Cost Full-Motion Sims To Flight Schools

  Simulators Designed To Train Private Pilots King Schools and Redbird Flight Simulations announced Wednesday they have entered into an exclusive agreement offering Redbird products through King Schools' marketing, sales and distribution channels worldwide... Posted Sep 30 2009, 11:15 PM by Aero-News Network

• Search For One Missing Plane Turns Up Another

  Searchers Find A T-33 In Santa Monica Bay While Looking For A P-51 A search team looking for a P-51D flown by WASP pilot Gertrude V. "Tommy" Tompkins Silver in Santa Monica Bay instead found the wreckage of a T-33 Shooting Star jet that had... Posted Sep 30 2009, 11:15 PM by Aero-News Network

• Aspen Avionics Receives Approved Model List For MFD's, Weather Receiver

  Installations Available for Over 650 Models Of Aircraft Aspen Avionics has received from theFAA an Approved Model List Supplemental Type Certificate (AML-STC) for the EFD500 Multi-Function Display (MFD); the EFD1000 MFD; and the EWR50 Weather Receiver... Posted Sep 30 2009, 11:14 PM by Aero-News Network

• Aero-TV: Bringing History Alive - The Antique Aircraft Association 2009

  Organization's Annual Fly-In Makes 'Golden Age' Come Alive for Enthusiasts Founded in August of 1953 by Robert L. Taylor, the Antique Aircraft Association is the world's oldest organization specifically devoted to antique and classic aircraft... Posted Sep 30 2009, 11:12 PM by Aero-News Network

• Carey Bond Appointed President Of Sikorsky Global Helicopters

  Bond Brings More Than 25 Years Experience In The Rotary Wing Industry Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced the appointment of Carey Bond as president of the company's Sikorsky Global Helicopters business Wednesday. Bond also retains his previous position... Posted Sep 30 2009, 10:14 PM by Aero-News Network

• Terminally Ill Child Taken Home Thanks To Support From FedEx

  Shipper Paid For An Air Ambulance To Allow A 7-Year-Old To Go Home 7-Year-Old Jada Harper had been a student at Green Forest Elementary School in Harrison, Arkansas, until she was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor in June. She had been receiving... Posted Sep 30 2009, 10:12 PM by Aero-News Network

• NORAD Exercise Planned For Washington, D.C.

  Training Flights Conducted During Overnight Hours The North American Aerospace Defense Command and its geographical component, the Continental United States NORAD Region (CONR), will conduct a one-day exercise, Falcon Virgo 10-01, October 1st in the National... Posted Sep 30 2009, 10:09 PM by Aero-News Network

• Glasair Wows Reno With A New Speed Record

  Stock Airplane Reaches Nearly 358 MPH Reno racer Jeff Lavelle got the attention of spectators and participants at the 2009 National Championship Air Races in Stead, Nevada when he set a new speed record last week. Lavelle scorched the course in his Glasair... Posted Sep 30 2009, 10:08 PM by Aero-News Network

• APA Urges Safety Focus For FAA Aviation Rulemaking Committee

  Pilots' Group Stresses Crew Fatigue As A Major Issue The Allied Pilots Association (APA) says reducing pilot fatigue to enhance safety should be a major concern as the FAA reviews recommendations from an airline industry stakeholder group convened... Posted Sep 30 2009, 10:06 PM by Aero-News Network

• Crew Of Three Launches To ISS From Kazakhstan

  Cirque du Soleil Founder Guy Laliberte On His Way To ISS The next residents of the International Space Station launched into orbit aboard a Soyuz spacecraft Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA astronaut Jeff Williams, Russian cosmonaut... Posted Sep 30 2009, 10:03 PM by Aero-News Network

• Sullenberger, Skiles Will Lead EAA Young Eagles Program

  Harrison Ford Introduces U.S. Airways Pilots As Leaders Of Youth Program Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles, known for their expert handling of their airliner's emergency landing in the Hudson River in... Posted Sep 30 2009, 10:02 PM by Aero-News Network