On Monday, Feb. 6, the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office and the Oneida County Humane Society removed 39 dogs from the It Matters to One Animal Rescue. Tuesday, February 7, 2017 The Oneida County district attorney ordered open government training for all Oneida County supervisors after finding that a county committee violated the open-meetings law, but the county has selected an attorney to draft the training document and give the presentation who has routinely fought cases against records requesters, and was one of the lead attorneys in The Times’ records case against the county’s sheriff’s department, a case the county lost in 2016.
Category: Federal Aviation Administration
Plane Crash in Suwannee River Kills One
According to FAA documents, it appears that this particular plane may have not been “suitable for operation” and possibly was not legally registered to fly. The FAA has launched an investigation into the cause of the crash, and the identity of the sole occupant and victim of the crash has still not been released.
Safe Yet To Fly with a Galaxy Note 7?
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced yesterday that it has rescinded its requirement that airlines make specific announcements regarding the dangers of flying with the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 prior to boarding. But despite the department’s decision to end the announcement requirement, the device is still banned from all U.S. flights, according to a statement released yesterday by the Federal Aviation Administration .
SpaceX Launches Rocket, Its First Since Explosion on Launchpad
A Falcon 9 rocket roared into the sky on Saturday carrying 10 communications satellites – a return by SpaceX and its billionaire leader, Elon Musk, to the business of launching satellites to orbit. But financial details disclosed this past week about the company overshadowed the successful liftoff, raising questions about the viability of Mr. Musk’s long-range plans for SpaceX and his vision of sending people to Mars.
Divers refine search area for plane missing in Lake Erie
Searchers using sonar continued scanning a more refined search area in Lake Erie Thursday, as they continue to recover debris from the plane which carried six people before disappearing from radar last month. At a press conference in Cleveland, city and airport officials confirmed that some of the wreckage brought up from the lake was part of the Cessna 525 Citation believed to be carrying Boardman High School graduates John and Suzanne Fleming, their sons, a neighbor and his daughter.
Garmin G1000 NXi Certified In Piper Piston Trainer Aircraft
Piper Aircraft has announced that certification on both the twin-engine Piper Seminole and single-engine Archer has been achieved and aircraft deliveries have begun. The University Of North Dakota John D. Odegard School Of Aerospace Sciences is the launch customer for the next generation Piper trainers.
Laser light causes safety risk during military flight, officials say
FORT DIX – The flight crew of a military transport aircraft had more to contend with than clouds and a dark night Friday – the light from a laser pointer hit the plane, causing a serious safety risk, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The incident happened around 9:15 p.m. Friday as the crew was flying a C-17 military aircraft about 20 miles southeast of McGuire Air Force Base, officials said.
Weather Willing, SpaceX, Iridium Hope for Monday Blastoff at Vandenberg Air Force Base
With a Federal Aviation Administration license in hand and an on-pad test complete, a Falcon 9 rocket and its cargo are expected to blast off Monday from Vandenberg Air Force Base – but need Mother Nature to cooperate. Liftoff of the Space Exploration Technologies rocket is planned for 10:22 a.m. from Space Launch Complex-4 on South Base.
Airport shooting raises questions about guns in baggage
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SpaceX gets green light days before scheduled launch
SpaceX has received the FAA go ahead to launch a fresh rocket into space, just days before it is scheduled to blast off. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will launch with 10 Iridium NEXT satellites.
Possible human remains found in search for missing plane
Possible human remains found in search for missing plane Small plane with six onboard has been missing since Dec. 29. Check out this story on thecalifornian.com: http://usat.ly/2i14zu8 Aircraft searches over Lake Erie for a small plane that has been missing since it took off from Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016. CLEVELAND – Authorities searching for a missing plane that was carrying six people said Friday that a passenger seat containing possible human remains was recovered from debris in Lake Erie.
4 dead following plane crash in rugged Arizona mountains
Searchers in Arizona found the bodies of four members of a family Tuesday in the wreckage of a small plane that crashed on a flight from Scottsdale to Telluride, Colorado, officials said. Debris from the single-engine Cessna 210 was spotted north of Payson on the rugged Mogollon Rim, Gila County Sheriff Adam Shepherd said.
Here comes the sun power? Not for a while
DIXON – It could be another 2 or 3 years before a solar farm comes to the Dixon Municipal Airport. The City Council reviewed the findings of an airport feasibility study in October that gave recommendations on how to make the facility a more sustainable operation, including generating more revenue by leasing a portion of land to a company to develop a solar farm.
SpaceX Says it Figured Out Why its Rocket Exploded And Will Fly Again Within Days
Four months after an explosion tore through its signature Falcon 9 rocket during fueling, destroying the rocket and its multimillion-dollar cargo in just 93 milliseconds, SpaceX says it has isolated what went wrong and is ready to fly again. If the Federal Aviation Administration issues the company a license, likely following the completion of a full-scale engine test scheduled for Jan. 3, the company will launch 10 communications satellites for Iridium on Jan. 8, including an attempt to land the reusable first stage of the rocket on a sea-going robotic platform.
4 Iowans killed in plane crash
Authorities in southern Illinois have identified the four people who died after a single-engine plane crashed in a wooded area on New Year’s Eve. Johnson County Coroner David Rockwell says 34-year-old Curt Terpstra, 37-year-old Krista Green, 35-year-old Jordan Linder and his 26-year-old sister, Jasmine Linder, died in Saturday night’s crash.
SpaceX finds source of rocket explosion, plans new launch
SpaceX plans to resume flights as early as next week after finding the cause of an explosion that destroyed a rocket and satellite on a Florida launch pad in September. The Hawthorne, California-based company is aiming for a Sunday, Jan. 8, flight from Vandenberg Air Force Base, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday .
Rogers officers put drone to use in search, see bigger role ahead
Rogers police recently used a drone to map and search an area in the case of a missing woman and her young daughter. Capt.
Rogers officers put drone to use in search, see bigger role ahead
Rogers police recently used a drone to map and search an area in the case of a missing woman and her young daughter. Capt.
Texas Mid-Air Plane Collision Kills Three
Three people have been killed after two small planes collided in midair near McKinney, Texas on Saturday. The Federal Aviation Administration says the collision occurred near Aero Country Airport, north of Dallas.
Texas Mid-Air Plane Collision Kills Three
Three people have been killed after two small planes collided in midair near McKinney, Texas on Saturday. The Federal Aviation Administration says the collision occurred near Aero Country Airport, north of Dallas.
Plane collision leaves 3 dead near McKinney
According to WFAA , the two planes collided mid-air near Aero Country Airport, in the 500 block of North Custer Road, just after 5:30 p.m. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman, Lynn Lunsford, said that ” both aircraft were flying under Visual Flight Rules and were not in contact with air traffic control at the time of the collision.” Police are asking people to stay away from Custer and Virginia as they investigate.
Three killed as planes collide mid-air near McKinney
The Federal Aviation Administration says the collision occurred shortly after 5:30 p.m. near Aero Country Airport. The private airport is about 35 miles north of downtown Dallas.
News 18 mins ago 7:05 a.m.3 dead after planes collide near Dallas
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the crash happened near Aero Country Airport, in the 500 block of North Custer Road near Virginia, just after 5:30 p.m. Saturday. “Both aircraft were flying under Visual Flight Rules and were not in contact with air traffic control at the time of the collision,” Lynn Lunsford with the FAA said.
Handler Locked In RJ Cargo Bay
As a 16-year-old student pilot I was on a short night flight from Hershey to Capital City airport in Harrisburg, PA. I was… A couple of years ago, flying into ZRH , just the day after the landing fees increased once more, we heard the… They’ve moldered on my office shelf, unused, for more than a decade.
Search suspended for 6 after small plane disappears
Search suspended for 6 after small plane disappears The plane was traveling from Cleveland to Columbus. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2iLf0zw Three adults and three children were on board a plane that went missing on it’s way to the Ohio State University airport.
Search underway for missing plane that originated at Burke Lakefront Airport Read Story
Local search and rescue, including the Coast Guard, are currently.looking for a Cessna Citation 525 aircraft that departed Burke Lakefront Airport at 10:50 p.m. on Thursday evening.
2 hurt as helicopter makes hard landing on Mount Baldy
The San Bernardino County Fire Department says the chopper went down Thursday about 1,000 feet below the 10,000-foot summit. Video shows the battered craft lying in the snow on the mountain northeast of Los Angeles.
Small plane crash in Fla. kills Minnesota mother active in public education
A small airplane crashed while trying to land in central Florida, killing both people aboard, one of them a central Minnesota woman being remembered for her tireless dedication to public education in her community. Deb Solsrud, 51, of New London, died when the single-engine plane she was in crashed early Tuesday evening in the front yard of a home in Port Orange, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.
Small plane crash in Fla. kills Minnesota mother active in public education
A small airplane crashed while trying to land in central Florida, killing both people aboard, one of them a central Minnesota woman being remembered for her tireless dedication to public education in her community. Deb Solsrud, 51, of New London, died when the single-engine plane she was in crashed early Tuesday evening in the front yard of a home in Port Orange, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.
Aviation safety: Before two close shaves, many compliance violations
Two close calls on Tuesday buttress the need to redouble the focus on safety checks in the country’s aviation sector. For flyers though, the cause of worry is the fact that every third day, on an average, there was a reported irregularity by an airline pilot during the last year and the first ten months of this year.
Drone dos and don’ts
Drones can be popular holiday gifts, but the Federal Aviation Administration wants new users to know the remote-controlled aircraft come with a strict set of rules. FAA guidelines require drone owners to register the unmanned aerial system if the device weighs more than 0.55 pounds.
Drone dos and don’ts
Drones can be popular holiday gifts, but the Federal Aviation Administration wants new users to know the remote-controlled aircraft come with a strict set of rules. FAA guidelines require drone owners to register the unmanned aerial system if the device weighs more than 0.55 pounds.
How Can You Mitigate Risks When Flying a Drone Beyond Visual Line of Sight?
Precisionhawk, one of the leaders in the drone market, released a report this week outlining operational risks when flying drones beyond visual line of sight . Precisionhawk’s research comes from its participation in the Federal Aviation Administration’s Pathfinder program, which was created to explore incremental expansion of drone operations in the national airspace.
Military Choppers Train to Bring Trump Out of NYC: Sources
The low-flying military planes and helicopters spotted over midtown Manhattan last week turned out to be part of a training exercise on safely airlifting the next president out of New York City, law enforcement sources say. Ray Villeda reports.
General Aviation Accident Bulletin
Pilots should be wary when operating close to the boundaries of Class B airspace, the FAA said recently in a Safety Alert for Operators…. Years ago, new GPS approaches were commissioned at Houma, LA and the FAA King Air was flight checking them …Tower: ‘Report… In the Flytenow case, the FAA applied old thinking that doesn’t work in a world where technology moves at the speed of heat. VFR into IMC events have a distressingly high fatality rate.
NTSB recommends rigorous maintenance programs for firefighting aircraft
The NTSB issued recommendation letters to the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Interior and to the FAA regarding maintenance programs for aircraft used in fire fighting operations. The recommendations are part of a package that includes probable causes for three air tanker accidents caused by in-flight wing separations resulting from fatigue fractures.