Monthly Archives: June 2014

Small and dangerous: FAA rules mean new planes with old technology

Death by bird strike Why a red-tailed hawk brought down a $7 million helicopter The Sikorsky helicopter that lifted off from the Louisiana coast on Jan. 4, 2009, should have been a model of safety for the two pilots and … Continue reading

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Airliners Become Weathermen as Sensors Upend Forecasting

As a storm predicted to deliver freezing rain and ice neared Dallas last November, airlines began canceling hundreds of flights. Not Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) Armed with a new generation of sensors measuring moisture in the air on 87 of … Continue reading

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NKY plane crash mirrors US trend

Pilot Rod Tarter and Evan Ryan in the Starduster Too, made in 1972. Ryan died Sept. 3, 2007, when the plane crashed, and Tarter died weeks after. The cause of the crash is still unresolved.(Photo: Provided) WALTON – Nearly seven … Continue reading

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Hidden defects linked to small-aircraft crashes over five decades, a USA TODAY …

A tragedy in Iowa Blame shifts from pilots to hidden defects, dangerous designs The first flight of 8-year-old Caryn Stewart’s life was supposed to be a quick sightseeing tour over eastern Iowa in her uncle’s four-seat Piper Cherokee. Nervous and … Continue reading

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Metuchen model-flying club delights in flight

Michael Gokhman and Emery Mersich try to will their remote-controlled plane away from a collision with the wall. SCOTT FRIEDMAN METUCHEN — The Metuchen Indoor Model Flying Club spread its proverbial wings during an end-of-season flying event at Edgar Middle … Continue reading

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NTSB neglecting duty on small plane crashes

Caryn Stewart suffered severe burns in a 2005 plane crash. Here she is at the Miracle Burn Camp held at Camp Foster in Okoboji, Iowa, in July 2006.(Photo: USA Today) The first flight of 8-year-old Caryn Stewart’s life was supposed … Continue reading

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FAA, European agency certify Boeing’s longer 787-9 for flight

787 milestone Boeing Co. said Monday that the 787-8 Dreamliner has now flown 20 million passengers after 100,000 revenue flights. To mark the occasion, the company is asking passengers who have flown on or will soon fly on the jet … Continue reading

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