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Volume 25, Number 46a

November 12, 2018

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Wild Ride For E190 Crew Over Portugal

Russ Niles

A crew of six doing what appears to have been a post-maintenance check on an Astana Airlines Embraer E190 nearly ditched the aircraft in the ocean after it became uncontrollable shortly after takeoff. The crew reported multiple system failures as they endured a wild ride over the countryside northeast of Lisbon, Portugal, where the aircraft had apparently been undergoing maintenance for more than a month.

Lion Air: A Media Muddle

Paul Bertorelli

For the working press, reporting on air crashes is a technical challenge. The recent Lion Air accident in Indonesia ramped up the challenge even more.

Flight Demo: BendixKing AeroVue

Larry Anglisano

After a long certification process, BendixKing now has an STC for retrofitting the AeroVue integrated flight deck in Beech King Air B200 models. It saves weight and adds sizable redundancy and modern capability to aging B200 aircraft. For this flight report video, Aviation Consumer Editor Larry Anglisano went flying with the system with BendixKing's test pilot Dan Johnson at AirVenture 2018 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Lycoming 'When can an engine give you 200
extra flying hours?'

Vegas Tower Controller Incapacitated

Russ Niles

The FAA has increased controller staffing at Las Vegas’s McCarran International Airport tower after the only controller on duty late Wednesday apparently became incapacitated at her position. Confused pilots on the ground stopped where they were for about eight minutes and talked among themselves about the issues in the tower before a second controller returned from a break and took over.

Few Injuries In Two Overruns

Russ Niles

A couple of runway overruns in the last few days have wrecked millions in hardware but not hurt anyone seriously. On Friday morning, a Fly Jamaica Boeing 757 went off the end of Cheddi Jagan International Airport’s runway in Guyana and plowed into a sand pile at the lip of a 40-foot drop.

Short Final: Squawk Time

My student and I were nearing the Class C airspace at Palm Beach International airport (KPBI). We asked for clearance...

Stunt Rapper Accident Report Released

Russ Niles

It would appear an extreme sport video crew learned a harsh lesson in aerodynamics last month when the star of their video was killed in British Columbia.

DOT Audits FAA Role In Drone Authorizations

Kate O'Connor

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Inspector General has announced that it will be conducting an audit of the FAA’s role in authorizing Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS/drone) flights within the National Airspace System.

Top Letters And Comments, November 9, 2018

This week's letters brought comments from readers about the ADS-B mandate, the GAO's right to investigate FBO charges, the dangers of selling an aircraft, trainers and Cessna Cardinals, and quiet supersonic technology.

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Brainteasers Quiz #249: Keep Calm And Fly Above It All

From your first flying lesson to your current status as a steady hand at the controls, what you know and how you apply it determines success in the air and at acing this quiz.

Click here to take the quiz.

Aviation Dream Jobs: Owning A Specialty Flight Training School

Kate O'Connor

When Charles Welden went looking for someone to teach him to fly his new seaplane, he had a very rushed and unpleasant training experience – not exactly what he had been hoping for. Being a flight instructor himself and believing that there was a market for real-world seaplane instruction done right, he opened WaterWings Seaplane School in 2001.

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