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A series of medals awarded to a Calgary pilot for his heroic service over occupied Europe during the Second World War were stolen early Monday morning.
The uAvionix AV-30-E electronic flight display has been approved by the Light Aircraft Association (LAA) as a backup display
A consultation on the proposed changes to BCAR Section S regs and mainly relating to 600kg Light Sport Microlights has been launched by the CAA.
Altitude are rare, but in recent years it's happened to two other airbus planes. three months ago one flew into a thunderstorm and went into an unexplained stall over the java sea. in 2009 there was also one flying in a thunderstorm when an air speed indicator malfunctioned and the pilots misread the problem. and last year aviation authorities issued airlines a warning, after an a 321 went into an uncontrolled sudden dive near spain. those pilots did regain control. it reignites the controversy over whether airbus gives too much of the control of the airplanes to computers instead of pilots. i...
Flight 9525 got to 38,000 feet, then began losing 4,000 feet per minute for eight minutes. a high rate of descent, but certainly not falling out of the sky. though it struck the mountains at a very high rate of speed. here's a witness. >> well, i saw the plane at low two or three seconds and as soon as i saw that i sensed it was going to crash. because with the mountain at 3,000 meters, that's not possible. >> airline accidents at cruising altitude are rare, but in recent years it's happened to two other airbus planes. three months ago one flew into a thunderstorm and went into an unexplained ...