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Monthly Archives: March 2016
California: Drones Out of Control … Need Tighter Regs
AIR SAFETY–A dramatic increase in the use of recreational and hobby drones in California during 2015 led to numerous instances of drones interfering with fixed-wing firefighting aircraft, as well as police and air ambulance helicopters. The League and the California … Continue reading
March 21st, 2016 by Amy Laboda
Under the FARs, performing maintenance is the job of an AP mechanic or FAA-approved repair station, but managing maintenance is the aircraft owner’s job. In essence, the FAA looks at each aircraft owner as the Director of Maintenance of a … Continue reading
Good Morning!
Good morning, it’s Palm Sunday, March 20, the 80th day of 2016. There are 286 days left in the year. We’ll start the day in the mid-30s with the possibility of widespread frost in parts of the region and a … Continue reading
Could Self-Driving Cars Help Rid The World Of Stoplights?
Self-driving cars are a thing of the future, and if technology allows it, they could eventually mean the end of stoplights. Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology imagined a scenario where cars communicate with each other using sensors. The sensors can tell … Continue reading
FlyDubai Jet Crash Kills 62 in Failed Russia Landing Attempt
A passenger jet operated by Middle Eastern budget carrier FlyDubai broke apart while trying to land in high winds in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don Saturday morning, killing all 62 people on board. Flight FZ981 was making a repeat landing … Continue reading
Sidney Plane Folks putting on a show this Sunday
A local community member flies a remote-controlled airplane during last year’s Indoor Fun Fly and Model Aircraft Show. Article source: http://www.sidneyherald.com/news/sidney-plane-folks-putting-on-a-show-this-sunday/article_f2d925c8-ec62-11e5-a9f8-17bad9c17440.html
A Tarnished Turboprop Clouds China’s Aviation Dream
In June 2013, Myanma Airways Flight 309 veered off a runway in Kawthaung, Myanmar, with 60 passengers aboard and hit a wall. Myanmar’s investigation concluded the brakes and steering failed after a hydraulic-pressure drop. Myanmar that year banned the plane, … Continue reading