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An Aerospatiale AS 355 Helicopter went down Oct 17 in Erwinna, PA killing pilot. The helicopter went down after the Doug Brigham, the pilot, lost control of the flight. According to a final accident report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Brigham intended to depart on a scheduled repositioning flight from a Helipad behind Brigham’s home to an airport located 25 nautical miles southwest. A handheld GPS device recovered from inside the helicopter shows that Brigham flew only…

Pre-Delta Airline Years The name Delta is traced back to Telulah, LA in 1909 as an agricultural lab, the Delta Lab. Scientists were working on a control for boll weevil insects that were attacking cotton crops across the Mississippi Delta. The entomologist Dr. B.R. Coad was hired by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to head the Delta Lab and was assisted by C.E. Woolman. Woolman was a young college graduate of the University of Illinois who had been hired by the USDA through the…

Running head-HISTORY OF LIGHT AIRFIELD REPAIR PACKAGE 1 History of Light Airfield Repair Package and how it is used in the Military Arnold O. Gerodias Engineer Senior Leaders Course 22 February 2016  Abstract The United States Army has assets that contribute greatly to the mission of Airfield Seizure. A method used for Airfield Seizure is Forcible-Entry. One of Forcible-Entry task is Rapid Runway Repair by using Light Airfield…

Science Fiction Paper “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” - Charles Dickens. I guess if you think about it, this applies to me. How many people on Earth really are lucky enough to realize the moment they’ve always dreamed about? To look back at your boyhood self, starry-eyed and full of ambition, and think, Yeah, you did it. You made it. I sure as hell didn’t think that, much less so soon. I’m coming up to my mountaintop, my light at the end of the dark tunnel of…

Continental Airlines flight 1065 from New York to Mexico City. “Excuse me, Mrs. Flight-Attendant Lady, I do not think that I am able to sit in the Emergency Exit Row of this airplane.” They had told us to go ahead and speak up. She looks at me like I have to be crazy, like she’d never heard this before, she looks for missing arms and says “Why are you not able?” and I say, “Because I don’t really want that responsibility. I seriously believe that in the highly unlikely event that I, or anyone…

1) People who have a static disability that is not expected to worsen may be certified through a process referred to as a Statement of Demonstrable Ability (SODA). You may be able to get your vision test arranged so that you are tested on if you can differentiate airport lighting and ATC light signals. 2) 14 CFR 91.17(a)(3) says you must refrain from acting as pilot, or required crew member while on a medication, and until you no longer have symptoms. You can first ask yourself if this…

Crew Resource Management (CRM), what is it and why is it necessary to have it in place? The CRM was designed and implemented after two tragic incidents in aviation, that resulted in death and the destruction of two United Airlines aircraft. Incidents and crashes happen, weather and time do not always dictate when they are going to happen, but some could have possibly been avoided or may be handled more effectively and safely if the CRM was in use at that time. Unfortunately, at times it takes…

14CFR Part 91 explains and outlines the requirements for a 100 hour inspection and an annual inspection. The difference between each inspection is that one must be performed after 100 flight hours and the other must be done at the end of 12 calendar months. The details of both inspections are all listed in 14CFR Part 43. Each A&P mechanic may come up with their own checklist on the items required for that inspection, but they must still contain everything listed by the rule book. For the sake of…

Communication and accountability are major concerns for American Airlines, thus sparking them to create ‘Are You Ready’, which is a pre-flight checklist to ensure the best possible flight experience for customers. While this may seem like a process implemented for operational effectiveness, ‘Are You Ready’ has been engrained in the culture and a mindset encapsulated in this mantra, as all meetings and plane preparations start with this three-word phrase. This is engrained in the language and…

Both Propel Insurance and Brown & Brown Insurance is always the first choice that comes to mind when speaking of the best insurance intermediaries. Therefore, Brown & Brown is known to be Propel’s largest business competitor in their field of industry. An identical endorsement for both companies is to emphasized on valuing their customer’s satisfaction and wisely choose the best firms that qualified for their customer’s concern. Other than that, the two companies have a very extensive different…