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GENERAL AVIATION
Adam
Aircraft A500 certified
On
29th September Adam Aircraft received FAR 23 certification
for its newly developed Adam A500 twin. The FAA certificate also
permits IFR flights. Rick Adam, founder and company boss of Adam
Aircraft said “The A500 is the only piston-engined twin with
pressurized cabin currently being manufactured”. Permission is
expected this winter for flights up to the maximum service altitude of
25,000 ft and in regions of known-icing.
MS
Flight Simulator X
Since
13th October the new Microsoft Flight Simulator X is
available in the shops. In Germany the sale of the new PC simulator
started with a presentation tour of 50 airfields. Flight Simulator X
is distributed on two DVDs: the standard version costs 59.99 Euro and
the professional version is 74.99 Euro.
Mounain
Pilots meet
The
first meeting of the “Bergflieger” (mounain pilots) took place on
16th September in Ehingen-Schlechtenfeld where pilots could
get to know one another and exchange experiences. With a runway
incline of eight percent and an altitude of 1,804 feet the site offers
conditions resembling those of a mountain airfield.
New
Sennheiser headset
In
September, Sennheiser Electronic brought out a new headset for pilots,
which at only 95 gm is one of the lightest of its kind. It has been
specially developed to to meet the requirements of airline- and
business jet pilots and is being marketed as the HME 43-K.
Jet
from Piper?
The
indications are that Piper Aircraft wants to bring a new jet onto the
market. The aircraft will be positioned between the Meridian and the
Honda jet. Piper is working together with the Japanese in marketing
the Honda Jet.
“Fursty”
seeks tenants
Although
the Fürstenfeldbruck Betriebsgesellschaft mbH airfield is currently
operating on a limited permit they are already looking for parties
interested in the 100 or so covered parking slots. The business hopes
to receive the new operators license by the end of 2006, which will
allow the airfield to operate from 9:00 till 19:00 for aircraft up to
5.7 tonnes.
“Oldie
95” raffles a pilot's licence
In
September the “Oldie 95” radio channel held a raffle in which a
lucky listener could win training for a PPL(A). Michael Friedel won
the raffle and the following week he began his training at Air Hamburg
in Uetersen.
Fw-190
reproduction flies
It
took twelve years of hard work for Ulrich Bronner from Trossingen,
Swabia, to build a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 replica, and fulfil the his
long-held dream. Bonner took off in his
unique aircraft for its maiden flight on 19th August
in Donaueschingen.
DFS
uses handy
Updates
on the status of flight plans submitted via the internet are now being
sent to mobile phones by the DFS. Even when not in front of the PC
pilots can find out whether their IFR flight-plan has been accepted or
rejected by the IFPS (Integrated Initial Flight Plan Processing
System). The pilot is also notified that additional information will
be sent via email.
Junkers
F 13 returns
Frankfurt
airport was the scene of an aviation history sensation. On 5th
September the wreck of a Junkers F 13 emerged from the belly of an MD
11 Lufthansa Cargo plane which landed there. The Junkers, which was
constructed in 1919, is considered the ancestor of all commercial
airliners. The wreck will be restored in the coming years by the
German Technical Museum (DTMB).
Columbia
delivers iFly
iFly
is an Aero Club founded by Erik Lindbergh, who wants to offer a fleet
of identically equipped aircraft to its members at various airfields
around USA. iFly has decided to use the Columbia 350 as the aircraft
type. The first six of these single-piston aircraft from the fleet
contract were delivered at the end of September.
Cirrus
Design enters jet business
After
Diamond Aircraft, Honda and Piper, now Cirrus Design has also
announced the construction of its own mini-jet. The design parameters
of the single engine aircraft are a cruising speed of over 300 knots,
a range of over 1,000 NM and a maximum service altitude of 25,000
feet. The target price of the new jet is less than one million
Dollars,
Flight
planner with NOTAM messages
With
the “Flight Planner” software pilots can now access the European
NOTAMS. Notices are displayed graphically on the maps and can be
filtered. The service costs 45 Euro per year.
New
Chemnitz runway
The
Chemnitz-Jahnsdorf
airfield has a new 900 m asphalt runway. Work on the taxi-ways should
also be completed by the end of October. A new tower, a petrol station
and a terminal for general aviation will all be built next year. The
European Union is supporting the roughly eight million Euro
development.
Schrodt ranks 6th
The Texan Kirby Chambliss has won the Red Bull
Air Race in his Edge 540 in San Francisco. Only 0.34 seconds behind
him was Peter Besenyei from Hungary in second place and rank 3 was
secured by the Brit Paul Bonhomme. Extra pilot Klaus Schrodt from
Germany came 6th.
Perth, Australia, is the venue for the 2006 World Series final on 19th
November.
Thielert under fire
Thielert AG, manufacturer of aircraft diesel
engines, is defending itself against alleged fraud allegations. The
German Association for Protection of investors has publicised an
anonymous charge, causing a short-term drop in the share price. For
its own part the company has issued a suite against persons unknown
and strongly rejects the allegations.
Fit for airliners
Allgäu Airport in Memmingen is preparing itself
for passenger travel. By March 2007 the passenger terminal is to be
brought up to scratch. One of the taxi-ways will be widened to 18 m.
The expansion will cost 4.5 million Euro.
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