Content Archive: October 2006

Accidents

Factual Report: MU-2 May Have Stalled on Approach

Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, Ferndale, Md., May 14, 2004–Epps Air Service MU-2 N755AF was destroyed when it hit trees and the ground while approaching Balti
Accidents

Factual Report: Learjet overran Runway at FXE

Bombardier Learjet 55, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., July 19, 2004–Hop-A-Jet Learjet N55LF overran Runway 31 during the landing roll at Fort Lauderdale Exe
Accidents

Factual Report: Longranger Breaks Up on Oil Rig

Bell 206L-1 LongRanger, Galliano, La., March 13, 2005–LongRanger N480RA was destroyed when it crashed into the Gulf of Mexico when departing an offs

Owner Flown: Preparing for the emerging market for owner-flown turbine airplanes

It was 25 years ago last month that New York Yankees team captain Thurman Munson was killed in the crash of his Cessna Citation I.

CBAA reports program success at convention

Private Canadian operators of turbine-powered aircraft are experiencing a reduction in individual certification delays, the result of a Transport Canada ag

U.S. and Canada teams prepare for fall X Prize flgihts

Two teams, one American and one Canadian, are poised to capture the Ansari X Prize by mid-October, having announced initial launch dates of their privately
Aircraft

Beechjet lands safely after engines flame out

Turbine engines are extremely reliable and many business jet pilots go through their entire careers experiencing engine failures only during simulator trai
Regulations and Government

TFRs abound as election approaches

As the presidential election heated up last month, the blood pressures of many general aviation pilots rose faster than the campaign rhetoric as they attem

Gulfstream's Raynor Reavis Named General Dynamics V-P

The board of directors of General Dynamics elected Raynor Reavis, Gulfstream Aerospace senior v-p of marketing and sales, a vice president of the airframer

FAA and industry create training program for technically advanced, owner-flown aircraft

by John SheridanIt’s an unusual fact that, unlike just about any other marketable items, very light jets (VLJs), alcohol and tobacco share one unique