Helipad A small, designated area, usually with a prepared surface, on a heliport, airport, landing/takeoff area, apron/ramp, or movement area used for takeoff, landing, or parking of helicopters.
Helipad A small, designated area, usually with a prepared surface, on a heliport, airport, landing/takeoff area, apron/ramp, or movement area used for takeoff, landing, or parking of helicopters.
“Aging components – particularly in critical engine assemblies – can experience metal fatigue, corrosion, and rubber degradation that are invisible during external inspections. Overhaul intervals are designed to identify these failures before they become safety risks.” Source: Part of the...
Inner-approach OFZ The inner-approach OFZ is a defined volume of airspace centered on the approach area. The inner-approach OFZ applies only to runways with an approach lighting system. The inner-approach OFZ begins 200 feet from the runway threshold at the...
Aero Linx: Brodhead Pietenpol Association The Brodhead Pietenpol Association is a newly reorganized (in 2017) non-profit educational corporation that grew and developed from an earlier type club for owners, pilots, builders, and aficionados of the Pietenpol Aircamper and Sky Scout....
Secondary Radar/Radar Beacon (ATCRBS) A radar system in which the object to be detected is fitted with cooperative equipment in the form of a radio receiver/transmitter (transponder). Radar pulses transmitted from the searching transmitter/receiver (interrogator) site are received in the...
Aero Linx: Fairchild Club Home of Fairchild owners, pilots and enthusiasts. You need not own a Fairchild to be part of our Club and share our enthusiasm for the Airplanes. To Join or renew your membership in the Fairchild Club,...
Airplane Was On Short Final To Land On A Grass Airstrip, Close To The Ground, The Wing Flaps Retracted From 40° To 0° Uncommanded Analysis: The pilot reported that when the airplane was on short final to land on a...
“The Army is investing in its future warfighters, and that means delivering training tools that truly reflect operational reality. The MD 530F is not just ready for that mission—it was built for it.” Source: Ryan Weeks, President & CEO at...
Contributing To The Outcome Was The Pilot’S Failure To Maintain Airspeed And His Exceedance Of The Motorglider’S Critical Angle Of Attack Analysis: The kit manufacturer manager reported that the accident flight was the pilot/builder’s second flight in the motorglider (file...
Aero Linx: National Warbird Operator Conference Founded in 1993, the annual NWOC event brings together warbird owners, operators, and museum directors to address particular events facing warbird owners and to discuss common goals related to the ever-changing economics, operations and...