FAA Mandates Controller Wake-Up Calls
Controllers are sleeping on the job!
Reacting to last week’s incident at Reagan National Airport when a sleeping controller supervisor failed to respond to radio calls from two airplane crews late at night… click here for the full story
Sun N Fun Storm Damage
March 31 2011 – Major storms hit Sun N Fun
FAA Dealer Certificate
I get lots of request for information on becoming a FAA Dealer (aircraft sales). Here is a link to the application form.
Garmin Announces ‘The Future Of Avionics’
For the full story click here
More Problems at Cirrus
Week after week more and more bad news regarding Cirrus Design. Click here for the full story.
Kyle, Amanda Franklin Injured in TX Airshow Accident
Music videos for gear heads
Here is a collection of music videos for us gear heads.
Cars we drove in the 50s and 60s This opens up with a new web site and the show will play automatically.
Eye candy for gear heads This opens a Power Point presentation. Select slide show and it plays automatically.
King of the road This opens up a Power Point presentation. Select slide show. You need to go through the slides manually as the music plays.
True classics This opens up a Power Point presentation. You need to go through the slides manually as the music plays.
Our own local Shady Grove Cruise in
Safety Issues with Cirrus Aircraft
The Cirrus is more prone than your typical Beechcraft to crashes in which the pilot loses control of the aircraft while maneuvering. Click here for the full story.
Can we believe the CEO at Cirrus
Wouters promised Minnesota officials and media outlets that they have ‘his word’ in promising that Minnesota jobs will be preserved. Based on a number of comments we’ve been reading in local Minnesota media, few people find that comforting (or believeable). Based on ANN’s own experience with a number of statements and assurances issued by Wouters in the past and their subsequent inability to appear/stay credible, we find little comfort in such pronouncements, and (frankly) don’t believe them.













