Anthony On Aviation: May 2012

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Latest news on back door found in China made chips.

I predicted this years ago and now here we are. Who would have
expected them not to put in their own back door.

I could never understand why our government would do something
so stupid. Anyone and everyone is at risk now from reactors, airlines,
air-traffic control systems, computers, telco, trains, dams, missles,
just to name a few.

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~sps32/sec_news.html#Assurance

Thursday, May 24, 2012

No Parachute? No Problem!

http://www.neatorama.com/2012/05/23/no-parachute-no-problem/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Neatorama+%28Neatorama%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

FAA Proposes A Significant Rewrite Of Part 145 |

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=a646ae30-e74f-4adc-8662-a3fe14e68397

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Laser Incident Numbers Climb as Enforcement Increases |

http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ainsafety/2012-05-21/laser-incident-numbers-climb-enforcement-increases

Amazon.com: GNS 5890 ADS-B Receiver USB-Stick

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006VI3WAK/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=aviatio0bd-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B006VI3WAK%22%3EGNS%205890%20ADS-B%20Receiver%20USB-Stick%3C/a%3E%3Cimg%20src=%22http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aviatio0bd-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B006VI3WAK%22%20width=%221%22%20height=%221%22%20border=%220%22%20alt=%22%22%20style=%22border:none%20!important;%20margin:0px%20!important;%22%20/%3E

New Low-Cost ADS-B Receivers Introduced By Sagetech |

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=cecec8a8-7695-4aae-83ed-64dee7540883

Brookstone USB charger for smartphones uses fuel cell tech z

http://www.ipodnn.com/articles/12/05/09/brookstone.to.offer.portable.usb.fuel.cell.charger/

New Pilot Deviation Rules Surprise Pilots

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Pilot_Deviation_Rules_Surprise_Pilots_206720-1.html

Fwd: President Obama is NOT backing down on GA User Fees

With budget debates now heating up in Washington, D.C., a back-and-forth battle
is taking shape that will have a huge impact on pilots like you and me and our freedom to fly.

It's a battle we can't afford to lose – but one we can't win without your help.

As I mentioned to you in a recent letter, President Obama proposed in his 2013 Fiscal Year budget a $100-per-flight user fee to be enforced on millions of general aviation operations.

Congress then responded – with nearly 200 U.S. Representatives and 28 U.S. Senators signing letters to the President opposing this fee. But the White House isn't backing down. And in a recent statement from the Office of Management and Budget, Acting Director Jeffery Zients made it 100% clear that President Obama and his administration are still 100% committed to imposing this disastrous fee.

Now, the future of general aviation is facing a decisive moment – because general aviation as we know it cannot and will not survive if President Obama wins this user fee battle.

Although the Obama budget is unclear about exactly which flights and airplanes will be subjected to these proposed fees, one thing is certain: Once these user fees are in place, they will only expand – to more flights and more airplanes until no one is exempted.

In every country where they've been imposed, user fees have all but wiped out general aviation. Now, it's up to you and me to make sure our freedom to fly isn't sacrificed during the upcoming horse-trading that will take place during the budget debates.

And the best way for you and me to build a firewall, and protect general aviation's future for ourselves and generations to come, is to make sure that our AOPA Political Action Committee coffers are 100% filled as the November elections draw near.

AOPA PAC is the only arm of AOPA that can give direct support to candidates running for Congress. And we're the only arm of AOPA that can urge citizens to vote for, or against, a particular candidate.

By making a contribution today, you can send a loud, clear message to our friends in Congress – those who are working on our behalf every day – that they'll be able to count on our strong support in November if they keep up the fight against user fees.

And you can make it clear that any Member of Congress who stands in favor of this user fee proposal will be on our target list for defeat.

CONTRIBUTE NOW!

Make no mistake. If we fall short of our AOPA PAC funding goals this year, we're going to be sitting ducks for a legislative disaster that will change the face and future of general aviation forever, with no second chance and no turning back.

That's why there's no more powerful contribution you can make to protect our vital interests as pilots – and preserve the fair and equitable system of fuel taxes that now help fund a vast portion of our nation's air transportation network.

So please, if you haven't responded to my recent letter, do so today, and make a contribution in the most generous amount you can. In fact, even if you've sent a recent gift, I hope you'll consider an additional donation – to further strengthen AOPA PAC as we enter the most important stage of this election-year budget battle.

Your financial support for AOPA PAC right now is the key to winning the most important political fight we've ever faced. Please help – as soon as you can and as generously as you can – to defeat user fees that would destroy the healthiest and most robust general aviation system that the world has ever known.

THANK YOU for letting me hear from you soon!

Craig L. Fuller
Chairman, AOPA PAC

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
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Fwd: "New ADS-B Terminal Services Are Available Now" - FAASafety.gov

FAA Safety Team | Safer Skies Through Education

New ADS-B Terminal Services Are Available Now
Notice Number: NOTC3779

Attention Pilots
New ADS-B Terminal Services Are Available Now

Pilots who use the terminal airspace listed below can now receive free traffic and weather information in the cockpit. To receive these services, aircraft must be equipped with an Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) transmitter/receiver or transceiver and a cockpit display of traffic information (CDTI).

Service Volume Name	Airport ID
Anchorage	ANC
Augusta	AGS
Fayetteville	FAY
Harrisburg (Middletown)	MDT
Macon	MCN
Pope AFB	POB
Reno	RNO
Wilmington	ILM

The new services include:

Flight Information Service - Broadcast (FIS-B), which provides pilots and flight crews with a cockpit display of aviation weather and aeronautical information via Universal Access Transceiver (UAT) equipment on 978 MHz. Note: FIS-B is not compatible with 1090ES avionics.

The following FIS-B weather products are for advisory use only.
o        Aviation Routine Weather Reports (METARs).
o        Special Aviation Reports (SPECIs).
o        Terminal Area Forecasts (TAFs) and their amendments.
o        NEXRAD (regional and CONUS) precipitation maps.
o        Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) Distant and Flight Data Center.
o        Airmen's Meteorological Conditions (AIRMET).
o        Significant Meteorological Conditions (SIGMET) and Convective SIGMET.
o        Status of Special Use Airspace (SUA).
o        Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs).
o        Winds and Temperatures Aloft.
o        Pilot Reports (PIREPS).
o        TIS-B service status.

Traffic Information Service - Broadcast (TIS-B), which enhances a pilot's visual acquisition of other traffic on 978 UAT and 1090 MHz Extended Squitter (1090 ES).

TIS-B is an advisory only service. Pilots must continue to exercise vigilance to "see and avoid" other aircraft in accordance with Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations Section 91.113b.

The following table lists which type of data link is required to receive TIS-B and FIS-B services:

If the aircraft is equipped with the following data link…	Then the pilot can receive the following services…
978 MHz Universal Access Transceiver (UAT)	TIS-B and FIS-B
1090 MHz Extended Squitter (1090 ES)	TIS-B

The FAA encourages users of TIS-B and FIS-B to report any irregularities observed while using the services. Reports should contain the following information:
1.       Time of observation.
2.       Location.
3.       Type and identity of the aircraft.
4.       Description of the condition observed.
5.       Type of avionics system and software version used.

You can report issues by contacting the nearest Air Traffic Control (ATC) facility, Flight Service Station (FSS) facility, or by submitting FAA Form 8740-5, Safety Improvement Report, available from FSSs, Flight Standards District Offices, or general aviation fixed-based operators.

When the service is not available, as result of a service volume network being out of service, the service condition will be NOTAMed as NOT AVBL.

EXAMPLE - !PHL PHL SVC TRAFFIC INFORMATION SERVICE BROADCAST NOT AVBL

Additional information about ADS-B services can be found in the Aeronautical Information Manual at the following link: http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ATpubs/AIM/

For more information about the FAA's ADS-B program, visit www.ads-b.gov.

Questions?

Contact the FAA Flight Standards ADS-B Office at 9-AWA-AVS-ADS-Programs-AFS@faa.gov.

Contact the FAA Aircraft Certification ADS-B Office at 9-AWA-AVS-ADS-Programs-AIR@faa.gov.

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Thursday, May 17, 2012

Fwd: "Safety Standdown Information" - FAASafety.gov

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Date: May 17, 2012 4:54 PM
Subject: "Safety Standdown Information" - FAASafety.gov
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	FAA Safety Team \| Safer Skies Through Education
Safety Standdown Information Notice Number: NOTC3763 Safety Standdown A "Safety Standdown" is a pre-planned event where a company, organization, or group of people suspend normal operations for a given amount of time (a few hours, all day, etc.) to discuss safety issues. The idea is to bring the entire group together, including top management, to identify and remedy safety issues. Safety Standdowns are frequently done in the military (an entire base or a single ship, etc.) but also are done in many high-risk industries and companies. For example, Bombardier in partnership with NBAA, the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board, will host the 16th Annual Safety Standdown USA, a non-commercial effort to improve business aviation safety, in October of this year. More information can be found at http://www.safetystanddown.com/. The FAA Safety Team sponsors an annual Aviation Safety Standdown for pilots and mechanics in April of every year. In case you missed one of the meetings in your area, we have a Safety Standdown page at FAASafety.gov. We invite you to go to http://www.faasafety.gov/standdown/default.aspx and check out the resources there. There are links to the Advanced Preflight pamphlet, to the new Online course titled, "Avoiding Loss of Control," and to the four video presentations used at the individual meetings. There are also links to articles on this year's topics. You can also find this Safety Standdown page by going to the Home page at FAASafety.gov and looking at the Hot Topics portal. The Safety Standdown picture link will come into view in a few moments. Just click on it! 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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Fwd: "New VFR Transponder Code for Gliders" - FAASafety.gov

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Subject: "New VFR Transponder Code for Gliders" - FAASafety.gov
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	FAA Safety Team \| Safer Skies Through Education
New VFR Transponder Code for Gliders Notice Number: NOTC3762 *New VFR Transponder Code for Gliders* In a notice issued on March 7, 2012, the FAA will now offer transponder code 1202 for glider pilots to use when not in contact with ATC. The new code will help ATC differentiate gliders, which have unique flight and maneuvering limitations, from other VFR traffic. An accident, many incidents, and a National Transportation Safety Board recommendation highlight the need for a national beacon code for gliders that are operating VFR and not in contact with ATC. ATC personnel will be informed of the code, what it represents, and under what limitations the users are typically operating (e.g., unable to hold a requested altitude). Several codes considered in the past have conflicted with other operations. May all your experiences be uplifting! Bryan Neville, AFS-850 FAA Safety Team 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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Sunday, May 13, 2012

US drones spy on Americans - ‘incidentally’

http://rt.com/usa/news/drone-spying-memo-leaked-088/

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

TSA saves America from 16yo diabetic, breaks $10K insulin pump which totally could have been a bomb

http://boingboing.net/2012/05/08/tsa-saves-america-from-16yo-gi.html?utm_source=pulsenews&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29

Fwd: FW: Last Flight Before The End of an Era-The shuttle.

"LAST FLIGHT BEFORE THE END OF AN ERA

Shuttle Discovery on the 747 Landing (the last one ever).

You can't get a better premier showing than this.

Check the burned and missing tiles on the shuttle.

Most people don't get to take or see shots like these.

It's like being on the tarmac with the other personnel in the pictures.

The End Of An Era...

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Fwd: "New FAA Safety Briefing Available"

	FAA Safety Team \| Safer Skies Through Education
New FAA Safety Briefing Available Notice Number: NOTC3742 The May/June 2012 issue of FAA Safety Briefing focuses on extreme weather. Articles provide important tips on how to detect, prepare for, and avoid some of the more extreme varieties of weather conditions GA pilots may encounter in their region of the country, including thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, icing, fog, freezing rain and more. Hear from weather experts at the FAA who offer advice on how to be prepared for these situations and provide updates on the many helpful tools and resources now available to pilots. For more on how to improve your weather knowledge, check out the new issue at: http://1.usa.gov/IHfCA6. In addition, the issue's Nuts, Bolts, and Electrons department (pg. 27) looks at the newly released versions of the Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) Handbooks, and Vertically Speaking (pg. 29) reviews minimum safe altitudes and VFR weather minimum for rotorcraft operations. This notice is being sent to you because you selected "FAA Newsletters" 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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Oops! Air Force Drones Can Now (Accidentally) Spy on You |

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/05/air-force-drones-domestic-spy/?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

Monday, May 7, 2012

Homeland Security Concedes Airport Body Scanner 'Vulnerabilities'

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/05/body-scanner-vulnerabilities/?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

Flight school tipped off FAA about pilot's fraud -

http://www.kwqc.com/story/18163151/flight-school-tipped-off-faa-about-pilots-fraud

Friday, May 4, 2012

The Heatstick Boils Water Without Needing Any Pesky Fire

http://gizmodo.com/5907645/the-heatstick-boils-water-without-needing-any-pesky-fire

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Delta Plans To Produce Its Own Jet Fuel |

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=d5d9c3b2-00c5-40fb-b1eb-d370bd59ee41

	FAA Safety Team \| Safer Skies Through Education
FLIGHT ADVISORY GPS Testing Jacksonville, FL. Notice Number: NOTC3708 FLIGHT ADVISORY GPS Testing CSFTL GPS 12-05 May 4, 2012 – May 13, 2012 Jacksonville, FL. More information available via download at: https://www.faasafety.gov/files/notices/2012/May/CSFTL_12-05_GPS_Flight_Advisory.pdf This notice is being sent to you because you selected "Local Air Safety 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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