Brian's Blog - Or Carlsbad's Missing Villager

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One day he might post something original that he's written himself.  But I guess I'm being a bit too optimistic. 

Garmin announces all-in-one ADS-B transponders

GTX 345/335 provide simple upgrade path for many aircraft

Garmin's new ADS-B transponders can bring traffic to older G1000 and other displays.
A line of all-in-one ADS-B transponders announced Feb. 9 became the latest addition to Garmin International's line of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast products. The GTX 345 is a 1090ES Mode S transponder that provides ADS-B Out compliance; it also receives weather information on the 978-MHz Universal Access Transceiver frequency, and traffic information on both ADS-B datalink frequencies. The GTX 335 provides ADS-B Out only. An integral WAAS GPS receiver that meets the ADS-B Out position source requirements is available as an option for both transponders.

The GTX 345 can display ADS-B traffic and weather on a variety of current and legacy Garmin displays, including the G1000 Integrated Flight Deck. Built-in Bluetooth capabilities allow traffic and weather data to be shared wirelessly with tablets running the Garmin Pilot or ForeFlight Mobile apps. Both the GTX 345 and 335 are available in remote-mount configurations, where they can be controlled by a Garmin G1000 or GTN 650/750.

http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/All-News/2016/February/09/Garmin-announces-all-in-one-ADS-B-transponders
http://generalaviationnews.com/2016/02/10/garmin-unveils-all-in-one-ads-b-transponder/

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11 February 2016 update

Plane landed in Cornwall after propeller fell off.

A pilot was forced to make an emergency landing when a propeller fell from his 80-year-old plane at 2,500ft (762m), an accident report has found.

Nick Chitterdon, 46, landed next to a golf course near Polzeath in October 2015, and escaped uninjured.

He was the only person on the Aeronca C3, a light plane built in the US in 1936.

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said problems with part of that model were first recognised in 1939.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-35544132

15 October 2015
Pilot lands plane after propeller falls off at 2,000ft
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-34537135

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FAA warns airlines against lithium battery cargo shipping

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has warned commercial passenger and cargo airlines against shipping lithium batteries due to safety hazards, including the possible risk of explosion.

The agency asked airlines to carry out a safety risk assessment to deal with the danger involved in the transportation of lithium batteries such as rechargeable lithium ion batteries used in cameras, cell phones, laptop computers, and radio-controlled toys, as well as lithium polymer batteries.

Providing a guideline to its officials, the FAA also directed them to inspect whether the airlines properly assess the risk while managing and transporting lithium batteries as cargo.

http://www.aerospace-technology.com/news/newsfaa-airlines-lithium-battery-cargo-shipping-4806829

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Gatwick accelerates £2.5b expansion plans as runway decision looms

Gatwick Airport has today announced the acceleration and expansion of its investment programme, totalling £2.5 billion, to cope with rapid passenger growth, and has opened discussions with contractors about building its second runway.

Speaking to a group of more than 80 construction leaders and chief executives at Construction News' quarterly breakfast briefing, Gatwick development director Raymond Melee told guests that Gatwick is rapidly approaching full capacity and investment plans are being brought forward to cope with growing passenger numbers.

The news comes despite persistent delays in potential expansion plans.

Heathrow is currently favourite to be given the go ahead for a new runway, with a government decision expected after the London mayoral election on May 5th.

However, Gatwick will soon hit the 41 million annual passengers mark - a global record for a single runway airport - and is racing towards full capacity.

http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gatwick-accelerates-2.5b-expansion-plans-as-runway-decision-looms/

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Airbus Has a Sweet Home for U.S. A320 Production

Airbus's U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama, opened last September, could augur well for increased production in Southeast Asia. A320-family airliners are already assembled in Tianjin, China. The U.S. facility rounds out the manufacturer's production strategy for its high-selling A320 family of aircraft:"building close to its customers." Airbus expects all aircraft built on the new line to go to U.S. customers, according to company president and CEO Fabrice Brégier.

http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2016-02-12/airbus-has-sweet-home-us-a320-production

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NASA Moving Forward on X-Planes Development Project

NASA is requesting a 24-percent bump in its aeronautics research budget to move ahead in developing a series of x-planes that would enable large-scale testing of both supersonic and subsonic technologies.

The agency, which in Fiscal Year 2016 has a $640 million budget for its Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, is asking for $790 million in fiscal 2017, rising to a peak of $1.3 billion in 2023 as the flight-test program is in full swing.

http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aerospace/2016-02-11/nasa-moving-forward-x-planes-development-project

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Air traffic controllers ready to break away from FAA

Thirty-five years ago, President Ronald Reagan parted ways with the nation's air traffic controllers, and now they are prepared to return the favor, the head of their union told Congress on Wednesday.

Paul Rinaldi, president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, told the House Transportation Committee that his union supports legislation that would move his members to a private, nonprofit corporation that would supervise 50,000 U.S. flights each day.

The House bill to create the federally chartered corporation would transfer about 38,000 federal workers, including 14,000 controllers who now work for the Federal Aviation Administration. With the workforce would go a mega-project called NextGen, a modernization of the air system that will cost at least $40 billion.

Rinaldi said that he doubted modernization of the current antiquated system would pro­gress expeditiously if left in the FAA's hands.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/air-traffic-controllers-ready-to-break-away-from-faa/2016/02/10/12e6b14e-cf5a-11e5-b2bc-988409ee911b_story.html


Watchdog questions US flight tower staffing procedures
http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/267163-watchdog-questions-us-flight-tower-staffing-procedures

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New receivers have been placed in Canary Islands during this week.
Go to http://radarbox24.com  and apply for one
https://twitter.com/RadarBox24/status/698254421633974272

From this week's new sharers we'd like to point out Gran Canaria, Tenerife and Bangkok.
https://www.facebook.com/RadarBox24/posts/802365069892297

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From RadarBox24.com facebook.

We've been receiving many requests and the development is finished.
Try the new Skyvector charts interface with RadarBox24.com at:
http://www.radarbox24.com/

It enables you to track flight over real life aviation navigation charts.

https://www.facebook.com/RadarBox24/photos/a.250514485077361.57504.226612787467531/802167653245372/

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Mitsubishi Resumes MRJ Testing
http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2016-02-10/mitsubishi-resumes-mrj-testing

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Indonesia Introduces Aging (sic) Aircraft Ban

A new Indonesian Ministry of Transportation (MOT) rule banning the import of any commercial passenger aircraft more than 10 years old and freighters more than 15 years old amounts to merely a cosmetic exercise, according to a senior aviation technical executive, while a ban on any aircraft more than 30 years old appeared likely to cause serious financial hardship for operators of some commercial, general aviation and regional aircraft.

Ignasius Jonan, Indonesia's Minister of Transportation, signed the new rule into law on October 16, two weeks after a 34-year-old de Havilland Canada Twin Otter 300 operated by Aviastar Mandiri crashed into Mount Latimojong during a scheduled passenger flight from Masamba to Makassar on the island of Sulawesi, killing all 10 people aboard.

However according to Phil Seymour, CEO of UK-based aviation technical services and data company IBA Group, the rule's enactment would likely not improve Indonesia's poor commercial-aviation safety record.

"Age restrictions are a fudge, because it's easy for authorities to impose restrictions," said Seymour. "I get very concerned with what these restrictions are trying to do. If they're meant to improve the safety record, it becomes almost irrelevant. [The Indonesian authorities] have much bigger problems they must face up to."

http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2016-02-11/indonesia-introduces-aging-aircraft-ban

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PlanePlotter server

Unless it is just me, there seems to be a problem with the COAA server.

I have notified the engineers and am awaiting a response from them. This is not the best time of the week for a quick response.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

Regards
Bev
COAA

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/planeplotter/conversations/messages/119141

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Crew Saves Pilot In Crisis Over IS Territory

A quick-thinking refuelling plane crew saved a fighter pilot who faced having to eject over Islamic State territory.

The F-16 had been trying to refuel in mid-air when the pilot discovered a malfunction with his fuel system, which meant he could only fly for 15 minutes - nowhere near enough to reach safety

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/crew-saves-pilot-in-crisis-over-is-territory/ar-BBptjxd

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All about plane spotting

Ever wondered why we enter an airplane from the left side and never through the right side? Ever been fascinated by the Airbus A380, the largest passenger aircraft in the world?

Plane Spotters Kerala, an informal group of aviation enthusiasts, has been making attempts to educate people on the trends in the aviation industry for nearly a year now.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/all-about-plane-spotting/article8235689.ece

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North Las Vegas airfield gathering place for remote-controlled plane enthusiasts

Since time immemorial, humans have gazed up at the sky in wonder and awe. While some have touched the cool breath of the wind inside airplanes, others have learned to get their fill another way.

The men who gather at the airfield at Willie McCool Regional Park, 4400 Horse Drive in North Las Vegas, have learned to become the pilot of their dreams through remote-controlled airplanes.

http://www.reviewjournal.com/view/north-las-vegas-airfield-gathering-place-remote-controlled-plane-enthusiasts