Anthony On Aviation: October 2011

Monday, October 31, 2011

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Friday, October 28, 2011

Fort Lauderdale Airport Closer To Runway Extension Approval

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=155c7f1d-f472-4b41-b8dc-0c613777c680

Thursday, October 27, 2011

AOPA Pilot Blog: Reporting Points » Blog Archive » A legacy is secured…and it only took 30 years

http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=2569

Cockpit Tour Of ANA’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner |

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/10/cockpit-tour-of-all-nippon-airways-boeing-787-dreamliner/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Beautiful BIG IRON BIRDS of WWII

Fwd: "Helicopter Safety Symposium" - FAASafety.gov

	FAA Safety Team \| Safer Skies Through Education
Helicopter Safety Symposium Notice Number: NOTC3327 Fifth Annual International Helicopter Safety Symposium Aviation authorities from more than a dozen countries across the globe will offer their perspectives on safety at the International Helicopter Safety Symposium taking place in Fort Worth, TX, on Nov. 8-9. The theme of the fifth annual symposium for the worldwide helicopter industry will be Human Factors: our Collective Challenge – Our Individual Responsibility. The event is a gathering of helicopter operators, manufacturers, service providers, trade associations, academia, government regulators, pilots, mechanics, instructors, and other industry participants from across the globe aimed at finding ways to drive the helicopter accident rate lower. Our focus will be on human factors and how they affect helicopter safety. Hear from experts in human factors and pilot decision-making and learn about recommendations and strategies for mitigating operational risks. Organizations involved in the symposium are also members of the International Helicopter Safety Team, created in 2005 with a mission of reducing the worldwide civil helicopter accident rate by 80 percent by 2016. The two-day event will include discussions about helicopter safety and operations in numerous countries and international regions, including: Europe, the Persian Gulf Region, Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Japan, Russia, and the United States. More information about the Fifth Annual International Helicopter Safety Symposium is available at the International Helicopter Safety Team web site (www.IHST.org). A discounted guest room rate is available to IHSS 2011 guests at the Park Central Hotel on a space available basis. To inquire about availability, please call 817-336-2011 and remember to ask for the International Helicopter Safety Symposium room rate. Room reservations at prevailing rates can also be made at the Worthington Renaissance Hotel and the Courtyard by Marriott Blackstone. This notice is being sent to you because you selected "General Information" in your preferences on FAASafety.gov. If you wish to adjust your selections, log into https://www.faasafety.gov/Users/pub/preferences.aspx where you can update your preferences.
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Buried MiG-25 Foxbat Jet

http://www.neatorama.com/2011/10/26/buried-mig-25-foxbat-jet/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Neatorama+%28Neatorama%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Gene Makes Some Pilots Get Rusty Faster - Science News

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/335541/title/Gene_makes_some_pilots_get_rusty_faster

Friday, October 21, 2011

Flying with ForeFlight and iOS 5 « ForeFlight:

http://blog.foreflight.com/2011/10/14/flying-with-foreflight-and-ios-5/

Fwd: "Bell Helicopter " - FAASafety.gov

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Date: Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 11:11 AM
Subject: "Bell Helicopter " - FAASafety.gov
To: harperaviation@gmail.com

	FAA Safety Team \| Safer Skies Through Education
Bell Helicopter Notice Number: NOTC3300 The Bell Helicopter, Textron Inc. safety publication, Helicopter Professional Pilots Safety Program or HELIPROPS, designed for helicopter pilots, is now available electronically online. Bell's newsletter Human AD, Airworthiness for Humans, is published in English and Spanish and is distributed to readers in approximately 122 countries. A popular feature of the newsletter are articles from helicopter pilots' own experiences flying in "unusual situations;" all for the purpose of exchanging safety information, best practices, etc., pilot to pilot. The web site, http://www.heliprops.com, is a free resource for pilots, mechanics, owners/operators, students and enthusiasts. From the web site, readers are able to download the Human AD newsletter, HELIPROPS Safety Posters and the "History of Helicopter Safety," authored by Helicopter Safety Consultant Roy Fox. The FAASTeam is committed to the reduction of helicopter accidents and encourages FAASTeam members as well as other airmen to review this valuable source of safety information. The latest edition, Volume 22, No. 2, of the HELIPROPS newsletter is now available at: English: http://www.bellhelicopter.com/MungoBlobs/432/954/heliprops_22_2_en.pdf Spanish: http://www.bellhelicopter.com/MungoBlobs/356/956/heliprops_22_2_sp.pdf This notice is being sent to you because you selected "General Information" in your preferences on FAASafety.gov. If you wish to adjust your selections, log into https://www.faasafety.gov/Users/pub/preferences.aspx where you can update your preferences.
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Beware of Orbitz and 'deceptive' practices

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20123419-261/beware-of-orbitz-and-deceptive-practices/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

Clarification of Implications of Airspace Redesign Plan on Western Nassau

http://www.antonnews.com/floralparkdispatch/news/18597-clarification-of-implications-of-airspace-redesign-plan-on-western-nassau-.html

Thursday, October 20, 2011

City awards bids for airport improvement | The Enterprise Ledger

http://www2.eprisenow.com/news/2011/oct/19/city-awards-bids-airport-improvement-ar-2577591/

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Could TSA Reauthorization Outlaw Parody?

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=f4e322c8-5dfd-46d6-9efb-d3debaa95c24

TSA Expanding ‘Chat-Downs’ Experiment

It seems strange to me that in the time since the TSA has been active,
there is no evidence that a single plot has been discovered or stopped.
It is being discussed to disband them due to no effect.
Now 100 arrests have been made just by talking to the people. For What?

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-17/tsa-expanding-chat-downs-experiment-to-detroit-starting-today.html

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Teacher Union Tries To Block Online Courses

http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/10/13/2214254/teacher-union-tries-to-block-online-courses?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+slashdot%2FeqWf+%28Slashdot%3A+Slashdot%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Fwd: "CFI Runway Incursion Initiatives " - FAASafety.gov

	FAA Safety Team \| Safer Skies Through Education
CFI Runway Incursion Initiatives Notice Number: NOTC3301 CFI Runway Incursion Initiatives As a CFI, you are aware of the FAA's goal to reduce runway incursions. The following information conveys the seriousness with which the FAA is approaching this goal, and that you are a critical asset to the FAA to accomplish this goal. A runway incursion poses the risk of tremendous loss of life and property, just as a mid-air collision would, and thereby demands the use of our highly professional designated examiners and CFIs. Initiatives: Our initiatives begin with including in all the Practical Test Standards a required Runway Incursion Avoidance TASK. The first of the PTS to do so is the CFI PTS, followed by the Private and Commercial PTS. The remainder of the PTSs will follow in due course. To support the certification process, we initiated updating all the pilot certificate written examinations to include detailed Runway Safety material relative to airport signage, runway markings, ATC instructions, and pilot procedures to avoid a runway incursion. To support this effort to train, test, and check pilots, detailed Runway Safety and Runway Incursion Avoidance informational material and procedures are being added to the Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge and the Airplane Flying Handbook. These two initiatives provide you with the tools to train a pilot to ensure that they possess the knowledge and proficiency in the area of runway safety, and specific knowledge and skill to avoid a runway incursion. We continue our initiative with rewriting FAA guidance in the conduct of remedial training for runway incursion cases. The skills and expertise of a DPE will be employed for category A and B runway incursions, and a CFI associated with the FAASTeam will present runway incursion remedial training to category C and D runway incursions as appropriate. To assist you in this activity, we have developed a standardized National Baseline Runway Safety/Runway Incursion Lesson Plan. This lesson plan will be the basis upon which a remedial training program will be developed by a FAASTeam Program Manager in collaboration with the Regional Office of Runway Safety. Again, we look to you to spread the important message to pilots that they must possess complete knowledge and understanding of the meaning of airport signage, runway marking, ATC instructions, and that they employ recommended pilot procedures to avoid a runway incursion. It is recognized that a runway incursion, just as a mid-air collision, poses a tremendous risk of a horrific loss of life and property. To provide procedures to enable pilots to avoid causing a runway incursion, two Advisory Circulars, AC-91-73, Single Pilot Procedures During Taxi Operations, and AC 120-74, Flight Crew Procedures During Taxi Operations, are being updated to provide pilots with the latest runway incursion avoidance procedures which every pilot must know and use. Your passion for aviation safety and excellence in airmanship will make the difference, and we will all protect the public's trust that the United States possesses the world's safest aviation industry. Thank you, Office of Runway Safety and the Flight Standards Division More information can be found at: http://www.faa.gov/airports/runway_safety/ This notice is being sent to you because you selected "General Information" in your preferences on FAASafety.gov. If you wish to adjust your selections, log into https://www.faasafety.gov/Users/pub/preferences.aspx where you can update your preferences.
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