Model Airplanes

Appleton held an airline transport pilot certificate with category ratings for multiengine land, multiengine sea, and single-engine land airplanes, along with various type ratings, and had private pilot priviliges for single-engine seaplanes. He had logged more than 3,600 hours by the time he prepared for his final flight, though the NTSB report notes that flight data recovered from the aircraft indicates Appleton had logged less than 14 hours in the aircraft he bought from the previous owner in December 2011.

Data recovered from the electronic flight information system, recording in detail the accident flight as well as previous flights, correlates to witness accounts and other evidence. Following a rejected takeoff, Appleton requested a departure clearance at Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field in Boise, Idaho, shortly before 9 a.m., the report states. The EFIS data recorded a sharp drop in engine torque soon after liftoff, corresponding to the time Appleton notified the tower of his intention to turn back to the airport. During the last 16 seconds of the flight, which reached a maximum altitude of 325 feet above ground level, engine torque decreased to 14 percent—well below the normal operating range. A post-crash examination uncovered corrosion within the fuel control unit, though the report notes that while “numerous parts could not be examined due to the condition of the unit (corroded) precluding their removal,” there was “no evidence of pre impact mechanical malfunction or failure that would have precluded normal operation.”

Investigators interviewed experts including an engineer formerly employed by Lancair, who said the

Article source: http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/All-News/2014/August/14/Appleton-report

SULLIVAN – The Sullivan Regional Airport will be the site of an awesome fly-in and aviation event from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014. Similar to last year, the annual extravaganza is a great opportunity to see all types of aircraft, shop for some cool stuff from area vendors, marvel at car show entries, chow on some great food, and for kids 8-16 take a free airplane ride courtesy of the Young Eagles program.

This year a B-25 Mitchell Bomber from Missouri’s Commemorative Air Force will be on display and will also offer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take a flight in the World War II-era airplane (see flyer for details or come to the fly-in for more info).

Sullivan-based ARCH medical helicopter and Air Evac helicopter will also offer tours (if available), and Cline Helicopter will offer helicopter rides in an R22 helicopter. Plenty of aircraft will be flying into the airport throughout the event.

Last year more than 90 kids received free airplane flights! Come and learn more about aviation and Sullivan Regional Airport. Food and beverages will be for sale during the event.

Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014, 8-2.

(From a previously published article)

SULLIVAN – The annual fly-in at Sullivan

Article source: http://www.sullivanjournal.com/features/article_ad4575e4-242b-11e4-a88e-0017a43b2370.html

Posted on Thursday, August 14, 2014 at 3:51 pm

STAFF WRITER

andrea agardy

For more than a decade, UTC Aerospace Systems has been working with Lockheed Martin on the production of the company’s F-35 Lightning II strike fighter jet, and this week UTC employees had the opportunity to see the fruits of their labor firsthand.

UTC Aerospace, formerly known as Goodrich, is one of more than 1,200 suppliers working with Lockheed Martin on the jets. Workers at the Tullahoma plant are responsible for building the structural components of the jets’ landing gear.

“We machine components from raw forgings to the finished dimensions using titanium and high strength corrosion crack-resistant steel materials,” said Mitchell Hatfield, plant manager of UTC Aerospace Tullahoma.

“The completed product made here is delivered to our landing systems facility in Fort Worth, Texas for final assembly and delivery to Lockheed Martin. We are extremely proud of work that we do here with Lockheed Martin. The F-35 landing gear is a testament to the hard work and dedication of all of our Tullahoma employees.”

State Sen. Janice Bowling (R-Tullahoma) is first in line to take a test

Article source: http://www.tullahomanews.com/?p=25932

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Press Release – US Department Of State

U.S. Vision for Asia-Pacific Engagement Secretary’s Remarks: U.S. Vision for Asia-Pacific Engagement August 13, 2014U.S. Vision for Asia-Pacific Engagement
Secretary’s Remarks: U.S. Vision for Asia-Pacific Engagement
August 13, 2014

Remarks
John Kerry
Secretary of State
East-West Center
Honolulu, Hawaii

MR. MORRISON: Well, thank you. Aloha. I want to welcome everyone. And for our online audience, and also for the Secretary, I’d like to describe who is here in our audience. We have the mayor of Honolulu, Mayor Caldwell. We have our senator, Mazie Hirono. We have our former governor, George Ariyoshi, and our other former governor, John Waihee. We have many members of the business and intellectual and public affairs community here in Honolulu. We have members of the diplomatic corps. We have members of our men and women in uniform. We have the members of the board of governors of the East-West Center. We have the staff of the East-West Center. We have friends of the East-West Center. And most importantly, we have future leaders of the Asia Pacific region. And I was just telling the Secretary, I think yesterday we welcomed 130 new participants from the United States and 40 other countries. They’re here on a unique program to prepare them for being future regional and global leaders.

Now, how do you introduce a man who is so well-known for his own leadership and –

SECRETARY KERRY: First thing, you can just tell everybody to

Article source: http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2014/08/u-s-vision-for-asia-pacific-engagement/