The News Review:
- US Secretary of Defense makes stop at Fort Rucker
- NTSB: Light sport plane can break apart in flight
- FAA honors Goodrich facilities
- Aviation cuts entrants
US Secretary of Defense makes stop at Fort Rucker
Southeast Sun
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates got a firsthand look Tuesday at the home of Army aviation where 300 more students are expected to be added to the pilot training load over the next several years. Gates made his first official visit to Fort Rucker since being appointed defense secretary by former President George W. Bush in 2006 and tapped by new President Barrack bama to continue as the nation’s military director. The visit follows Gates’ April 6 announcement about defense budget reforms which includes $500 million to field and sustain more helicopters. Gates said the aviation capacity is “in urgent demand in Afghanistan” but he also stressed the importance of training.
NTSB: Light sport plane can break apart in flight
The Associated Press
The National Transportation Safety Board requested the agency prohibit further flight by the Zodiac CH-601XL a single-engine two-seat plane made from kits sold by Zenith Aircraft Co. The NTSB said the most recent fatality occurred on March 3 when a CH-601XL broke apart while cruising near Antelope Island Utah killing the pilot. The board said the plane is susceptible to “aerodynamic flutter” a phenomenon in which the surfaces of the plane can suddenly vibrate and if unmitigated break the plane apart.
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FAA honors Goodrich facilities
Bizjournals.com
_8A9C75ABE2AA4A1099AF924300088F88. for excellence in maintenance repair and overhaul training with two corporate Diamond Awards. Goodrich’s customer-services facility in Monroe as well as the company’s center in Foley Ala.
Aviation cuts entrants
Daily Illini
The College of Aviation is expected to reduce the number of admissions while raising the required test scores to enter the program for incoming Fall of 2009 students. Wesley Fane The Daily IlliniThe Institute of Aviation is cutting the number of students it will accept this coming fall. ?We?ll probably have when it?s all said and done 60 percent to 70 percent of the students we normally see in the fall? said Tom Emanuel director of academic affairs. Emanuel attributed the reduction in admissions to the Univeristy?s budget and the economy. ?It was a campus decision but it obviously has to do with the budget.