DIAMOND AIRCRAFT Models H-36 Dimona, HK 36 R Super Diamond, HK 36 TC, HK 36 TS, HK 36 TTC, HK 36 TTC-ECO, HK 36 TTC-ECO (Restricted Category), and HK 36 TTS sailplanes (Docket No. 2002-CE-11-AD) - proposes to require inspection of the long aileron push rods in both wings for damage and modification of the push rods. This proposed AD is the result of mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the airworthiness authority for Austria.
Canadian simulator manufacturer CAE lured a long-time Boeing/Flight Safety executive away to head its operations in Canada. CAE named Gary Scott, 51, group president, civil simulation and training, effective July 8. Scott had been president of FlightSafety Boeing Training International (FSBTI) and was based in Seattle. He had held a variety of management positions since joining Boeing in 1973. Scott will be based in Montreal and will oversee CAE's equipment sales and training operations servicing the commercial airline and business aviation markets.
Docket No.: FAA-2002-12097 Petitioner: Mirabella Yachts, Inc. Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mirabella to operate certain aircraft under Part 135 without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed on those aircraft. Grant, April 16, 2002, Exemption No. 7178A (Previously Docket No. 29973)
Docket No.: FAA-2002-11723 Petitioner: United States Coast Guard Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.117(b) and (c), 91.119(c), 91.159(a), and 91.209(a) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the U.S. Coast Guard to conduct air operations in support of drug law enforcement and drug traffic interdiction without meeting certain Part 91 provisions. Grant, April 16, 2002, Exemption No. 5231F (Previously Docket 25177)
U.S. Department of State is seeking aviation veterans to fill two positions in Colombia as part of the effort to control drug production and smuggling in that country. The department's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs wants to hire a senior aviation adviser and an aviation safety adviser who will work with U.S. and Colombian officials in coordinating their airborne drug interdiction efforts. For more information, contact: Mary Pat Hayes-Crow at (202) 776-8373; fax, (202) 776-8775; or e-mail at [email protected].
Docket No.: FAA-2002-11284 Petitioner: Tulsa Air&Space Center Airshows, Inc. Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.315, 119.5(g), and 119.21(a) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Tulsa Air&Space to operate its North American B-25 aircraft for the purpose of carrying passengers for compensation or hire on local flights for educational and historical purposes. Grant, March 12, 2002, Exemption No. 7126B
Docket No.: FAA-2002-11568 Petitioner: Broward County Public Works Department, Mosquito Control Section. Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 137.53(c)(2)
Both persons aboard a Luscombe LL-8-E single-engine aircraft were killed May 17 when the aircraft crashed after the pilot was unable to pull the aircraft out of a dive because an elevator control cable became detached.
FlightSafety International won European Joint Aviation Authorities approval for its Bell 430 helicopter pilot training programs offered at its learning center in Fort Worth, Texas. FlightSafety said the approval was JAA's first helicopter training certification outside Europe. FlightSafety's training facility, located next to the Bell manufacturing plant, is equipped with full flight simulators for Bell's 222, 430, 212 and 412 helicopters. FlightSafety expects JAA certification for 212, 222 and 412 type training this summer.
Hamilton Sundstrand and Woodward Governor Co. signed a memorandum of understanding last week and will seek to establish a joint venture in China to overhaul and repair jet engine accessories, including flight controls. The joint venture would be based at Hamilton Sundstrand's existing Xiamen overhaul and repair facility.
The wreckage of a Robinson R-22 helicopter, N7194J, was found by a hiker May 22 in mountainous terrain near Mammoth Lakes, Calif. The initial FAA report said it was unknown when the helicopter crashed. Both people on board suffered fatal injuries.
Docket No.: FAA-2002-11549 Petitioner: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 145.47(b) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Mitsubishi to use the calibration standards of the National Metrology Institute of Japan in lieu of the calibration standards of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology to test its inspection and test equipment. Grant, March 26, 2002, Exemption No. 7153A
Aerospace America Airshow's Aviation Conference and Exposition is scheduled for June 13-14 at The Westin Oklahoma City, Okla. The two-day event is designed for general aviation pilots, aviation owners and managers, schedulers and dispatchers, maintenance personnel and flight attendants and other companies interested in general and business aviation.
BURBANK AIRPORT SEEKS NIGHT CURFEW THROUGH PART 161 STUDY - Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport, under local pressure to reduce noise, is seeking a nighttime flight curfew through an FAA Part 161 noise study.
Nearly 90 percent of fractional aircraft owners are happy with the service they receive from their fractional providers, according to the latest Fractional Aircraft Ownership Experience Study conducted by Aviation Research Group/US, Inc. (ARG/US). "Overwhelmingly, fractional customers (87.6 percent) indicate they are satisfied with their current fractional program," said ARG/US President Joe Moeggenberg. He added that the majority of survey participants (84.8 percent) plan to renew with their current fractional provider.
Docket No.: FAA-2001-8613 Petitioner: Midwest Express Airlines, Inc. Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.205(b)(12) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit MWEA to replace the required approved pyrotechnic signaling device on each aircraft with crewmember personal flotation devices each of which is equipped with an approved survivor locator light. Denial, Feb. 20, 2002, Exemption No. 7720
RAYTHEON Model 58P, 60, A60, B60, and 65-88 airplanes (Docket No. 2001-CE-32-AD; Amendment 39-12759; AD 2002-10-13) - requires installation of a new exterior operating instruction placards for the exit doors. This AD is the result of Raytheon improving the visibility of the door operating instruction placards. This was done as a result of difficulty opening the emergency exits of a similar type design airplane. The actions specified by this AD are intended to assure that clear and complete operating instructions are visible for opening the emergency exit doors.
RAYTHEON INTRODUCES ONLINE CHATS FOR CUSTOMER SUPPORT - In the latest of a series of initiatives to improve customer service, Raytheon is launching monthly online chat sessions to give aircraft owners a chance to "talk shop" with product experts. The new chat room for Beech, Hawker and Raytheon Premier I aircraft operators will go live next month on the company's website: www.RaytheonAircraft.com.
Air taxi operators have a month to develop and implement a security program that would pass federal muster but have yet to receive any guidance on what standards they should meet, the National Air Transportation Association said last week. NATA urged the Transportation Security Administration to extend the deadline for compliance with the security program mandate.
Louisville, Ky. Airport implemented Passur's AirportMonitor traffic-tracking tool, the airport said. The web-based flight tracking system gives residents of neighboring communities concerned about aircraft noise information on planes landing and taking off at Louisville. Flight data are tracked through Passur's passive radar network and depicted graphically on the web. The "live" mode includes a 10-minute delay of actual aircraft location and other data-censoring for security purposes.
Docket No.: FAA-2002-11498 Petitioner: Air Tractor, Inc. Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 61.31(a)(1) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Air Tractor and pilots of Air Tractor AT-802 and AT-802A airplanes to operate those airplanes without holding a type rating, although the maximum gross weight of the airplane exceeds 12,500 pounds. Grant, March 11, 2002, Exemption No. 5651G (Previously Docket No. 27122)
Aircraft Technical Publishers introduced new software to help maintenance professionals comply with the recently approved Federal Air Regulation Part 43.10. The FAR requires record keeping of the current status of life-limited parts. The ATP Maintenance Director software suite can validate the part number, serial number and current life status of a part on or off an aircraft, ATP said.
Louisville, Ky. Airport implemented Passur's AirportMonitor traffic-tracking tool, the airport said. The web-based flight tracking system gives residents of neighboring communities concerned about aircraft noise information on planes landing and taking off at Louisville. Flight data are tracked through Passur's passive radar network and depicted graphically on the web. The "live" mode includes a 10-minute delay of actual aircraft location and other data-censoring for security purposes.
McKinney Aerospace expanded its avionics capabilities to cover a range of retrofits and factory-certified installations on medium, large and ultra-long-range business jets. McKinney decided last year to expand its internal avionics services after a four-year partnership with avionics specialist ElectroSonics. "Once this decision was made, the company moved aggressively to create an avionics department that would be an industry leader from its inception," McKinney said. The company hopes to receive FAA Designated Alteration Station recognition within the next year.
