Aviation
September 2017
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PILOT REPORT: QUEST KODIAK
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AIN editor Nigel Moll puts the float-equipped turboprop through its paces on the Finger Lakes in C entral New York. The amphib is in its element charging through chop on the water or in the air. Page 36
The runway-shortening project is slated to begin next month and be complete in early December, as industry groups continue to fight the airport’s closure. page 4
Airshows EAA AirVenture The organization set out to host an event that offers something of interest to all aviation enthusiasts, and this year’s show delivered. page 28
Rotorcraft Operators ground Super Pumas NIGEL MOLL
Regulators in Norway and the UK have cleared the Airbus H225E for return to service, but operators are taking a goslow approach. page 52
Circling approach at TEB: more leeway than you think by Sean Broderick Against the backdrop of the May 15 fatal Learjet 35 accident there, Teterboro Airport (TEB) stakeholders used a recent users’ group meeting to discuss circling approaches, specifically best practices and the challenges that both pilots and ATC face. The consensus: the most promise for mitigating risk lies in ensuring that pilots have a better understanding of what they are expected to do and what they’re allowed to do.
U.S. lawmakers seek to boost FAA funding by Kerry Lynch The U.S. House and Senate Appropriations Committees agreed to scale up the FAA’s budget in Fiscal Year 2018, but neither set aside funds to facilitate the proposal to create an independent air traffic control organization. In fact, the Senate version of the Fiscal Year 2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and related agencies bill would outright ban such a transition.
The July 19 meeting attracted 40 operators, airport officials, corporate representatives and New York-area controllers. The discussion focused on the Runway 1 approach, which is flown by setting up for an ILS approach to Runway 6, turning right after the torby intersection, and circling around for a visual approach to Runway 1. The approach, which necessitates a late line-up on Runway 1 to accommodate The Senate committee in late July approved the Fiscal Year 2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and related agencies bill, calling for a $16.97 billion budget for the FAA. This funding would mark an increase of more than $500 million over this year’s levels and an $800 million boost over the White House request. The bill would also provide $300 million more than the House version. Earlier in July the House Appropriations Committee approved a $16.6 billion budget for the FAA in Fiscal Year 2018. In addition, the Senate bill would prohibit the use of funding “to plan, design or implement the privatization of the air traffic organization functions.” In report language accompanying the bill, the committee rejected the proposal to create an
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Newark International Airport (EWR) traffic to the south, is used only in VFR conditions when wind or other issues make Runway 6 unavailable, controllers said. The maneuver to Runway 1 can lead aircraft over the 82,000-seat outdoor stadium and 19,000-seat indoor arena of the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, N.J., about a mile south of TEB. There is also a cluster of 675-foot-tall radio towers next to the sports complex. Controllers from TEB tower and New York Tracon highlighted a few misconceptions about the approach. They underscored that a TFR in force during sporting events that covers airspace in a 3-nm radius from the stadium up to 3,000 feet agl does not apply to TEB traffic in contact with ATC.
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JOINING THE CLUB MEMBERSHIP: THE NEW ACCESS PARADIGM
In not even five years since their inception, membership programs have created a new class of business aviation access while changing charter industry practices and perceptions of customer habits. AIN provides an overview of the companies at the forefront of defining the paradigm. Page 20
Air Transport A320 neo delivery target achievable Airbus expressed confidence it can deliver its forecast 200 A320neos this year despite ongoing in-service issues with the GTF engine. page 57
Avionics Product Support Survey: Part II Among AIN readers Garmin leads the pack for avionics, while Satcom Direct holds its position in the cabin electronics segment. page 44