SPORTY'S PILOT SHOP is offering an aircraft Emergency Medical Kit. The kit, designed by an aviation medical examiner who is a crash survivor, includes a pain reliever, allergy medicine, burn ointment, eyewash, and scissors, among other items. Sporty's is offering the kit for $39.95. For more information, contact Sporty's at (513) 735-9000.
AMSTERDAM'S SCHIPHOL AIRPORT took a step toward privatization with the decision of the Dutch government to proceed with the sale of its 75.8 percent stake in Schiphol Group. Officials said the first 40 percent of the shares would be placed on the market in April 2001. Schiphol Group has campaigned for privatization to raise money on international capital markets and to take part in international partnerships, privatization and alliances.
Model OH-13E, OH-13H, and OH-13S helicopters (Docket No. 2000-SW-36-AD; Amendment 39-11984; AD 2000-18-52) - publishes an AD sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of Bell Model OH-13E, OH-13H, and OH-13S helicopters by individual letters. This AD requires a liquid penetrant or eddy current inspection of the threads on each main rotor blade grip for a crack.
ROLLS-ROYCE appointed Peter Kontich vice president-international operations, aero repair and overhaul. Kontich will manage improvement of Rolls-Royce's global maintenance, repair and overhaul network. Kontich formerly was a principal in A.T. Kearney's Aerospace and Defense Practice and has more than three decades of commercial air transport experience.
Docket No.: 24237 Section of the 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR Secs. 91.177(a)(2) and 91.179(b)(1) Description of Relief Sought: To permit the U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC), 160th Special Operations Regiment (160th SOAR) to operate under Exemption No. 4371, as amended, when the 160th SOAR and the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) are conducting joint operations.
1. Revise existing guidance and information about high-altitude operations to accurately reflect the time of useful consciousness and rate of performance degradation following decompression and to highlight the effect of hypoxia on an individual's ability to perform complex tasks in a changing environment and incorporate this revised information into both the required general emergency training conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 121 and 135 and training and flight manuals provided to all pilots operating pressurized aircraft.
COMVIEW VISUAL SYSTEMS installed an air traffic control simulator in the German Air Force's new training center in Bavaria, Germany. Evans&Sutherland Computer, GmbH, which built the center, awarded the contract to Comview for the simulator. The simulator, which ComView said features one of the largest display systems designed for ATC training, is 3.8 meters high with a cylindrical circumference of 40 meters. The system uses 32 projectors that create a 360-degree horizontal by 45-degree vertical image.
BRIAN MOODY was appointed chief financial officer of DeCrane Aircraft's Cabin Management Group. Moody previously spent 11 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, most recently in the Transaction Services Group.
THOMAS CONNELLY was promoted to vice president of technical services for Flight Services Group. Connelly will be responsible for the Maintenance, Line Service and Purchasing Departments as well as act as a customer liaison. He joined the company in 1989 as aircraft maintenance manager and became director of maintenance in 1994.
Docket No.: 30186 Section of the 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 121.314(c), 25.857(c)(2) and 25.857(c)(4) Description of Relief Sought: To permit three Model L-188C airplanes to operate without their Class C cargo compartments being fitted with built-in fire extinguishing or suppression systems controllable from the cockpit, and provide a means to control ventilation and drafts within the compartment so that the extinguishing agent used can control any fire that may start within the compartment.
RON JENNINGS was promoted to director of business development for Elliot Aviation. Jennings will be based in Elliot's headquarters in Moline, Ill., where he will over see sales and marketing of Elliot's maintenance, avionics, interior completions and technical products department to large accounts. He has 16 years of technical services experience, including six with Elliott.
Companies providing on-demand charter transportation under Part 135 would be subject to more unannounced inspections by federal regulators and FAA would include business jets along with large airline-type aircraft in its review of aging transport aircraft systems and structures if FAA implements recommendations adopted Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board.
SINO-SWEARINGEN AIRCRAFT COMPANY officials also were celebrating achievement of a long-awaited milestone last week, the first flight a conforming prototype of the SJ30-2 business jet. See article below.
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.
The United States Air Tour Association, which had charged that FAA plans to implement new air tour routes over the Grand Canyon were dangerous, said it was pleased that the agency has delayed that program for another four months.
Docket No.: FAA-2000-8062 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 25.961(a)(5) Description of Relief Sought: To permit a maximum temperature limitation of 80 deg.F for JP-4 and Jet B fuels for use on the Boeing Model 747-400/-400F equipped with Rolls-Royce RB211-524G-T/H-T engines.
The pilot of a Mitsubishi MH-2000A pre-production prototype was killed and five other Mitsubishi officials on board were seriously injured Nov. 27 when the helicopter crashed after apparently losing part of its tail rotor mechanism. The accident happened during a test flight on a farm in Suzuka City, near Nagoya.
Bombardier Aerospace won an order from Atlantic Coast Airlines Holdings for 27 50-passenger CRJ200 regional jets in a deal valued at about $594 million (U.S.). The contract converts conditional orders placed last summer into firm orders. ACA in August ordered three of the CRJ200 aircraft in addition to the conditional orders. Delivery of the aircraft is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2002 and continue through the end of 2003. The latest order continues ACA's dramatic regional jet fleet expansion.
THE AVIATION RULEMAKING ADVISORY COMMITTEE will meet this week to consider harmonization and fatigue issues surrounding transport airplanes and engines. The committee specifically is nearing completion of recommendations for a notice of proposed rulemaking governing widespread fatigue damage as well as electrical and electronic engine control systems. Other topics under consideration include extended-range twin-engine operations, which will affect the Part 135 community. The meetings are scheduled Dec.
BFGoodrich completed its 13-year transition to an aerospace-focused company last week by agreeing to sell its Performance Materials chemical business and announced it will buy the OEA unit of Autoliv Inc. Autoliv's OEA aerospace unit supplies cartridge- and propellant-activated pyrotechnic devices for aircraft, missile and space systems. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. OEA's annual revenue is about $35 million, BFGoodrich said. The Performance Materials chemicals business will be sold to an investor group led by AEA Investors, Inc., for $1.4 billion.
WASHINGTON STATE election officials were expected to complete their vote recount over the weekend to determine the winner in the election for U.S. Senate. Former Rep. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) had a lead of slightly under 2,000 votes over Senate aviation subcommittee Chairman Slade Gorton (R-Wash.), heading into the recount. Washington law mandates a machine recount whenever a state rate is decided by less than one half of one percent. Some two million votes were cast.
Models PA-60-600 (Aerostar 600), PA-60-601 (Aerostar 601), PA-60-601P (Aerostar 601P), PA-60-602P (Aerostar 602P), and PA-60-700P (Aerostar 700P) airplanes (Docket No. 2000-CE-31-AD) - proposes to require replacement of both of the existing main landing gear lower side brace assemblies with parts of improved design. The proposed AD is the result of several reports of cracking of the main landing gear lower side brace at the upper bolt lug discovered on preflight inspection.
President Clinton named five people with extensive aviation backgrounds to serve as members of the First Flight Centennial Federal Advisory Board. The board, established by Congress two years ago, is to advise the Centennial Flight Commission on matters related to the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the first powered flight and the achievements of Wilbur and Orville Wright. Those named to the board are:
Docket No.: 29228 Section of the 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR Secs. 121.433(c)(1)(iii), 121.441(a)(1) and (b), and Appendix F to Part 121 Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit PSA to combine recurrent flight and ground training and proficiency checks for PSA's flight crewmembers into a single annual training and proficiency evaluation program, which is a single-visit training program. Grant, Oct. 2, 2000, Exemption 6821A
