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.
Rutan’s Pyramid on the Market
Fay Gillis Wells – A Retrospective
Here are two interesting and informative videos about Fay Gillis Wells. She was a charter member of the Ninety Nines. She was a member of the Washington DC Chapter of the Ninety Nines. Fay was also the first female broadcast correspondent for a US president.
Tags: 99s, Woman pilots, Ninety Nine, 99, Forest of Friendship, Amelia Earhart, Women pilot, women pilots
Cirrus Accidents
While doing some research for a presentation I came across 3 landing accidents (2 fatal) that involved Cirrus aircraft – see links below for NTSB reports. All three accidents happened in the same month (July 2010). From reading the NTSB reports it appears that on the two fatal accidents the aircraft impacted the ground (more than once) either very hard or with parts other than the landing gear. And on both it appears that the pilots tried to go around after “impacting” the ground/runway. NEVER take a damaged aircraft into the air. Yes we are taught to go around if the landing does not work out, but we are not taught to go around after damaging the aircraft. Keep it on the ground after it is damaged. Does Cirrus aircraft give pilots a false sense of security or make them feel invincible? On the third accident the pilot had luck on his side; he survived but damaged the aircraft. It appears that this accident was due to poor decision making.
Problems at Cirrus
Problems with the Cirrus Jet program
Cirrus to merge with China based company
