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• In-flight Catalog for Private Jets Attracts New, Unique Luxury Products

  
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• Pilot is trapped in crashed plane for most of day in Arizona.

  
  Velozia Air. Aviation news, facts, & opinions: expanded and uncomplicated. — Authority: 133
  Rutan VariEze similar to accident aircraft. (Photo by Adrian Pingstone) A plane crashed south of Laveen, Arizona today (March 17, 2010) trapping the pilot inside the aircraft for hours while rescuers searched for the wreckage.  The pilot was the sole occupant aboard the Rutan VariEze (registration N50894) as it ...
  20 hours ago

• Pilot crashes into his own house.

  
  Velozia Air. Aviation news, facts, & opinions: expanded and uncomplicated. — Authority: 133
  Spectrum Beaver RX550 similar to accident aircraft. (Photo by AHunt via Wikipedia) An ultralight crashed into a Chertsey, Quebec home north of Montreal, Canada.  The Spectrum Beaver RX550 crashed after taking off from a frozen lake near the house yesterday (March 16, 2010) afternoon.  The two people on board were ...
  1 day ago

• Plane hits man jogging on beach.

  
  Velozia Air. Aviation news, facts, & opinions: expanded and uncomplicated. — Authority: 133
  A Lancair IV-P similar to the accident aircraft. (Photo by AHunt via Wikipedia) A single-engine plane hit a jogger while performing an emergency landing in Hilton Head, South Carolina yesterday (March 15, 2010) at 6:05 PM EDT.  The jogger, Robert Gary Jones, was killed, while the pilot and passenger in the Lancair ...
  2 days ago

• Plane crashes off Malaysian coast.

  
  Velozia Air. Aviation news, facts, & opinions: expanded and uncomplicated. — Authority: 133
  Diamond Star similar to accident aircraft. (Photo by Adrian Pingstone) A small, single-engine plane crashed off the northern coast of the main island of the Langkawi archipelago in Malaysia today (March 15, 2010) at 9:40 AM local time.  The flight instructor and student aboard the Diamond Aircraft DA40 TDI Diamond ...
  3 days ago

• Business jet pilots were doing barrell roll before crash in Germany.

  
  Velozia Air. Aviation news, facts, & opinions: expanded and uncomplicated. — Authority: 133
  A Cessna Citation similar to accident aircraft (Photo by Cessna) About a month ago, I reported on a plane crash involving a Cessna 550B Citation Bravo (registration OK-ACH) that had suddenly disappeared from radar after crossing into Germany from the Czech Republic.  While the investigation into the accident by the ...
  3 days ago

• Ultralight crashes under unknown circumstances near Eklutna, Birchwood in Alaska.

  
  Velozia Air. Aviation news, facts, & opinions: expanded and uncomplicated. — Authority: 133
  A passing train spotted the wreckage of an ultralight between Eklutna and Birchwood, Alaska, near mile-marker 138 of the railroad.  When authorities got to the scene, they discovered the body of the pilot.  The aircraft was spotted at 8:00 AM, but it is unknown when the accident occurred.  Investigators are ...
  3 days ago

• Plane crashes after running out of fuel in Nevada.

  
  Velozia Air. Aviation news, facts, & opinions: expanded and uncomplicated. — Authority: 133
  A Model 35 Bonanza similar to the accident aircraft. (Photo by Tom Fleischman) A small, single-engine plane crashed yesterday (March 12, 2010) at 4:30 PM local time while trying to reach Boulder City Airport (BVU), Nevada.  The pilot and sole occupant of the Beechcraft K35 Bonanza (registration N5292E) was killed ...
  5 days ago

• New Zealand plane crash similar to Tallahassee, FL incident.

  
  Velozia Air. Aviation news, facts, & opinions: expanded and uncomplicated. — Authority: 133
  Yak-52 similar to accident aircraft. (Photo by Kotukunui via Wikipedia. GNU license) A plane crashed yesterday (March 12, 2010) at 3:55 PM local time 38 miles from Whangarei, New Zealand killing the pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft, Stace Hopper.  The aircraft involved in the accident was a ...
  5 days ago

• Plane force lands and crashes into tree in Alaska.

  
  Velozia Air. Aviation news, facts, & opinions: expanded and uncomplicated. — Authority: 133
  A Cessna 185 similar to the accident airplane. (Photo by Cambridge Bay Weather) A single-engine plane crashed five miles west of Ophir, Alaska on Wednesday (March 10, 2010).  Ophir is one of the checkpoints in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.  The Cessna A185E Skywagon (registration N70039) was carrying three ...
  6 days ago

• World War II-era plane crashes into Arizona hangar.

  
  Velozia Air. Aviation news, facts, & opinions: expanded and uncomplicated. — Authority: 133
  "Su Su", the P-51D Mustang involved in yesterdays accident. (Photo by TailspinT/Tom Harnish via Flickr. Creative Commons Non-Derivative 2.0 Generic) A North American P-51D Mustang (registration N514NH – see video above) crashed into a hangar in Chandler, Arizona yesterday (March 11, 2010) at 1:15 PM local ...
  6 days ago

• NTSB Glass Cockpit Safety Study Concludes Pilots Need More Training

  
  Max Trescott on General Aviation — Authority: 401
    On Tuesday March 9, the NTSB held a public Board meeting to consider a study on whether glass cockpit-equipped general aviation aircraft are safer than aircraft with traditional round gauges. The Board reached the same conclusion as other similar studies. Glass Cockpits have the potential to increase safety. ...
  6 days ago

• Update on Louisa, Virginia plane crash into home.

  
  Velozia Air. Aviation news, facts, & opinions: expanded and uncomplicated. — Authority: 133
  A Cessna 303 Crusader similar to accident aircraft. (Photo by Adrian Pingstone via Wikipedia) Last week (on March 4, 2010) a Cessna T303 Crusader (registration N9305T) crashed into a Louisa, Virginia home killing James A. Youngquist, the pilot of the aircraft.  A person in the home was in the basement at the time ...
  1 week ago

• Looking into the Feb. 25th Winter Haven, FL plane crash.

  
  Velozia Air. Aviation news, facts, & opinions: expanded and uncomplicated. — Authority: 133
  A Beech A23 Musketeer similar to the C23 Sundowner. (Photo by AHunt via Wikipedia) A couple of weeks ago I reported on a February 25, 2010 plane crash in which two people were killed (one at the scene of the accident and one in the hospital) and a dog named Zulu (belonging to the pilot) survived.  If you need to ...
  1 week ago

• The Local Airport – A Fun & Free Kid Friendly Activity

  
  The Lollipop Road — Authority: 126
  Unlike larger, more commercial airports, local general aviation (GA) airports are usually very convenient and accessible. Some local airports even have restaurants!
  1 week ago

• Uganda’s Prime Minister in helicopter crash landing.

  
  Velozia Air. Aviation news, facts, & opinions: expanded and uncomplicated. — Authority: 133
  An Augusta A119 Koala similar to accident aircraft. (Photo by Dmitry A Mottl. Creative Commons 3.0) Uganda’s Prime Minister, Professor Apolo Robin Nsibambi, survived a helicopter crash yesterday (March 8, 2010) in the Buguri district on the eastern side of the country.  The accident, which involved an Augusta ...
  1 week ago

• 2010 National CFI of the Year and other GA Awards Recipients Named

  
  Max Trescott on General Aviation — Authority: 401
  The General Aviation Awards program and the FAA announced today the four national award recipients for 2010. I’m proud to count two of the 2010 recipients as friends I’ve known well for a number of years. Both richly deserve the recognition as I’m sure do all of the recipients. As the 2008 National CFI of the ...
  1 week ago

• Plane crashes into tree while attempting emergency landing in Canada.

  
  Velozia Air. Aviation news, facts, & opinions: expanded and uncomplicated. — Authority: 133
  Cessna 172M Skyhawk similar to accident aircraft. (Photo by Intersofia via Wikipedia) A Cessna 172M Skyhawk (registration C-GFVE) crashed while attempting an emergency forced landing on a small road in Argyle, Nova Scotia in Canada.  The pilot suffered serious injuries while the two other occupants were relatively ...
  1 week ago

• Ultralight Helmet with removable Aviation Headset

  
  The Human CpU — Authority: 115
  Acousticom Corporation introduced their Aero Flyte Ultralight Helmet 2 years ago at AirVenture 2008.The overwhelming success of the helmet is attributed to its design. The ability to remove the headset from the helmet and use it in your general aviation aircraft gives it more purpose then just a helmet for your  ...
  1 week ago

• Vintage aircraft crashes into Gulf of Mexico – 2 dead.

  
  Velozia Air. Aviation news, facts, & opinions: expanded and uncomplicated. — Authority: 133
  The SNJ-6 involved in yesterdays crash was similar to this SNJ-5. (Photo by Jon Sullivan) A vintage plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico  yesterday (March 6, 2010) at 12:36 PM EST, killing the two people on board.  Dr. Herbert Evan Zeiger Jr. and an unidentified female passenger (some unofficial reports say this ...
  1 week ago

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