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Eurofighter: A Time to Shine

MMRCA (Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft) testing begins this month for Eurofighter Typhoon in India as speculation rises as to who may win the new fighter jet deal to supply the Indian Air Force with 126 aircraft.

Stay on Top of the Charts / Rose Marie Kern

A series of incidents over the past couple years has illuminated a potentially dangerous trend. An accident in Los Alamos, an incident in Belen, and a potential for disaster at Albuquerque exists because the pilots involved used old aviation charts and AFDs.

Pilot error blamed for Emirates near disaster

A near disaster involving an Emirates jet at Melbourne Airport was the result of human error by two apparently alert pilots, air safety investigators believe.

Boeing Completes 2nd CF-18 Modernization

The Boeing Company today announced that it has successfully completed its Industrial & Regional Benefits (IRB) Program for Phase 2 of the CF-18 Fighter Avionics Modernization Program for the Canadian Forces. This achievement, reached three years ahead of schedule, underscores the company’s continued success in meeting its industrial participation commitments.

Pilot Reports / Rose Marie Kern

“Flight Watch, N3RK just east of Marfa, with a pilot report, over”

“N3RK, Albuquerque Flight Watch, go ahead pilot report”

“N3RK is a Cherokee at one one thousand five hundred, we have had moderate turbulence from El Paso to Marfa, and just started getting some severe jolts as we got closer to Marfa, we descended to seven thousand five hundred and it are just getting some light turbulence at this altitude”

Jetstar malfunction - Air France Atlantic crash

Jetstar plane suffers blackout during flight: • Similar to crashed Air France flight, • Both similar models – Airbus 330-200 jetliners, • The Australian: Pilots forgot about wheels.

US troops die in Afghan chopper collision

Two helicopters collided Monday in southern Afghanistan, killing 4 American troops and injuring 2, the military said.

Three good news from Captain Sim

Three good news from Captain Sim:
1. The 767-200 Expansion model has been released!
2. The 767 Captain Service Pack 3 is available.
3. CS Weather Radar v.1.1 works with any rotorcraft as well.

Radar Discussion � Velocity Azimuth Display / Rose Marie Kern

The Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD), is a National Weather Service (NWS) radar product little used in fixed wing aviation, but familiar to balloonists or anyone flying low. It is a tool that pilots and flight service specialists can use to provide critical information concerning low level wind shear and provides data about changes in wind flow patterns during a climb to higher altitudes.

Pilot walks away unharmed from plane crash on Gloucester road