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Category Archives: Aviation Articles
Merger shows aviation industry on road to recovery
By John Nolan, October 25, 2010 Springfield News-Sun
PIQUA — Tailwind Technologies Inc.’s purchase of an engine accessories manufacturer to complement Hartzell Propeller Inc. could get a boost, now that the piston-powered aircraft industry is starting to recover from a three-year slump.
Tailwind Technologies on Sept. 30 completed the purchase of what was then known as Kelly Aerospace Energy Systems LLC, of Montgomery, Ala., for an undisclosed sum. Tailwind, the Piqua-based parent of Hartzell Propeller, has renamed Kelly Aerospace as Hartzell Engine […]
Lumpkin County (9A0) host an “Airport Day”
Contact:
Jimmy Berrong Chairman 706-864-6473
Jerry Morris Secretary 706 864-5902
Lumpkin County Airport Committee
Guy Wimpy Day Honors Local Aviator
October 14 (Dahlonega, GA) – Local aviation pioneer A.G. (Guy) Wimpy will be honored on Saturday, October 23 from 10 am to 2 pm at the Lumpkin County Wimpys Airport. Guy Wimpy Day includes helicopter displays, Lumpkin County Sheriff and Fire Department exhibits, and free EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) Young Eagle airplane rides for kids ages 8 to 17.
“Guy Wimpy and his family provided a […]
SPINS, IMPOSSIBLE TURNS: REAL-WORLD EMERGENCIES DISSECTED.
The AOPA Summit will host a “Spin Myths” forum with Garmin International test pilot Tom Carr and master aerobatic instructor Rich Stowell Nov. 11 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
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Tagged airplane crash, AOPA, PrivatePilot, spins, stalls
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Another Emergency Interstate Landing
Story by www.wave3.com
By Marisela Burgos – bio | email
Posted by Charles Gazaway – email
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – Early Friday morning, emergency crews remained on the scene of a small plane that made an emergency landing on the Watterson Expressway near Taylorsville Road.
The plane, a Piper PA-28, landed in the westbound lanes of the Watterson just west of the Taylorsville Road ramp shortly after 11 p.m. Thursday. Four people were reported to be onboard, but no injuries were reported.
The aircraft came […]
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Tagged airplane crash, emergency landing, faa, NTSB, private pilot
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FAA fails to act on many NTSB recommendations
By Richie Duchon
News21
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Every year, planes crash in accidents that could have been avoided.
Ice can build up on the wings of a plane like it did in 1997 when a plane trying to land at the Detroit airport lost speed and crashed, killing all 29 on board.
The problem might be a poor repair job. That was the case in 2005 when the right wing fell off of a Chalk’s Ocean Airways flight just after takeoff from Miami. Two […]