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Where’s My Flying Car

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:53:36 +0000

Back in 2003, the SEC filed a complaint against Moller International and Paul S. Moller, for the development and marketing of a Skycar — on January 30, 2012, Moller International began promoting two new Skycar designs for the LSA category. The SEC’s complaint cited “false and misleading statements” Moller used in promotional releases and to solicit “approximately $5.1 million from more than 500 investors.” Moller settled by paying a $50,000 fine and agreeing to a permanent injunction. The latest “LSA” offerings from Moller International, are currently available in brochure form. Specifications for one include a cruise speed of 237 mph — about twice the Light Sport category’s current cruise speed restriction. A practical flying car with every-man usability has so far eluded the public, but we may have already been introduced to a design that shows promise, aside from the Terrafugia Transition roadable aircraft. AVweb’s Glenn Pew takes a look in this week’s video. Click through to view.

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CubCrafters’ LSAs flying high

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:53:34 +0000

For the past 31 years, the name CubCrafters has been synonymous with Super Cubs. But with its entry a few years ago into the world of Light-Sport Aircraft, its name now is tied to one of the most successful LSAs on the market. Continue Reading »

===> Posted on February 2nd, 2012 by Meg Godlewski. No comments. © GAN 2012.

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American Wants To Slash 13,000 Jobs

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:53:16 +0000

About 400 pilots are affected by sweeping layoffs proposed by American Airlines as it tries to emerge from bankruptcy. In a plan unveiled Wednesday, the airline announced it will lay off 13,000 employees, about 15 percent of its workforce, cancel unprofitable routes and retire old inefficient aircraft. “We are going to use the restructuring process to make the necessary changes to meet our challenges head-on and capitalize fully on the solid foundation we’ve put in place,” CEO Thomas Horton said in a letter to employees. The employees have a different take.

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The devil is in the details

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:53:13 +0000

A slightly different rudder leads a master restorer to a true aviation find

By DAVID NIXON It has been said, “the devil is in the details.” This is especially so in aviation. Whether you are flying or fixing an airplane, the details matter.
For an aircraft museum it is doubly important. The Western Antique Airplane and Automobile Museum (WAAAM) in Hood River, Ore., prides itself as having the most authentically restored aircraft in its collection. This attention to detail led to discovering and buying a very special airplane, the prototype 1933 Stearman Model 70, NX571Y, which is now being restored at the museum by the head of restoration, Tom Murphy, for museum founder Terry Brandt. Continue Reading »

===> Posted on February 1st, 2012 by GAN Staff. No comments. © GAN 2012.

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Four-Year FAA Funding Bill Accelerates NextGen

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:50:44 +0000

For about five years, the FAA has limped along with 23 short-term funding appropriations from Congress, but on Tuesday, congressional leaders said they have reached agreement on a four-year, $63 billion funding bill. The legislation has not yet been released, but according to USA Today, the funding will accelerate the creation of the NextGen air traffic control system. A new post will be created — the Chief NextGen Officer — to oversee the effort, and a schedule for progress will be set. The bill also assures funding subsidies for rural airports at $190 million a year. New labor rules will make it harder for airline employees to unionize, requiring half the workers in a bargaining unit to petition for a vote to certify a union, an increase from the current 35 percent.

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Bringing out the big guns — with a smile

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:50:42 +0000

In North Platte, Nebraska, they celebrate NEBRASKAland Days in June. Driggs, Idaho, pulls out all the stops for Summerfest in July. In Johnstown, Pennsylvania, they mark the joys of summer with Thunder in the Valley, and Salley, South Carolina, hosts the Chitlin Strut in November.
The point is this: Regardless of where you live, there is a festival, a carnival, a fair, or a public gathering of some sort that draws a crowd. That explosion of people represents an opportunity for those who know how to make the most of it. For those who don’t, it’s nothing but a traffic jam, a long line at the grocery store, or a headache that they wish they could avoid. Pity those people. They just don’t know a good thing when they see it. Continue Reading »

===> Posted on January 31st, 2012 by Jamie Beckett. No comments. © GAN 2012.

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FAA Medical System To Go Paperless

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:45:11 +0000

All applications for medical and student pilot certificates will be filed electronically instead of on paper by October 1, the FAA said last week. In the January issue of the the FAA Medical Bulletin (PDF), Federal Air Surgeon Dr. Fred Tilton said the paper system “allows for too many errors, leads to storage problems, and creates security risks.” It also costs the FAA $150,000 every year to print, store, distribute, and mail Form 8500-8. The electronic MedXPress system will eliminate those problems and expenses, and will make it possible to offer new services — for example, Tilton said, pilots and AMEs will be able to track the status of applications online. EAA and AOPA raised concerns about the change.

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Navigational stars in the sky

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:45:09 +0000

This is the sixth in a series of articles looking at the impact of NextGen on GA pilots. Over the last six months, we have demonstrated how aviation history has contributed toward the development of our National Airspace System, including new technologies and procedures yielding a safer and less expensive way to fly. Every step of the way has been a major leap, not only on the side of safety and operations in this aeronautical equation, but also benefiting the industry and aviators by incorporating current-day technologies.
We started with bonfires and slowly graduated through electric visual aids and finally to radio navigation, with the use of state-of-the-art electronics available at each point within this aeronautical time line. This will eventually culminate in the developing Next Generation Air Transportation System, known as NextGen.
However, now we turn the pages way back — and I mean way back — so far back we meet up with our early mariner explorers who used stars in the sky to get from point A to point B. Continue Reading »

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Short Final

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:44:45 +0000

Heard this at John Wayne Airport recently. The airliners often like to take off from runway 1L if the wind is within their take-off limits to save fuel.United 123:”John Wayne ground, say winds please.”John Wayne Ground:”Winds are variable between 110 and 120 at 6 knots.”John Wayne Ground (after a pause) :”Actually, I guess they aren’t that variable, are they?”Mike Bannervia e-mail

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Flight4Lives: Couple fly from Cape Cod to Cape Horn to raise awareness of organ donation

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:44:42 +0000

Just a few years ago, Chris McLaughlin wasn’t sure whether he was going to live or not. Just a few weeks ago, he and his wife, Corrine, launched on an epic journey, flying from Cape Cod to Cape Horn in their Cessna Skyhawk.
The flight, dubbed Flight4Lives, is designed to raise awareness of about organ transplants. Continue Reading »

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