4 dead in plane crash at Roswell International Air Center(KROW)

More sad news,

This morning a Gulf Stream G6 crashed at Roswell International Air Center(KROW) during a test flight. The two pilots and two engineers onboard were killed in the crash. Witnesses say that immediately after take off the plane began to roll and crashed into the runway.

All flights into Roswell are being diverted.

Gulf Stream G-650 similar to the aircraft involved in today's incident
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Plane Crash in Saskatoon, kills 1; US Warthog Crashes in Germany

Two incidents to report of today


A US Airforce A-10 Thunderbolt "Warthog" crashed today near Laufeld in Western Germany. The pilot ejected before the crash and is said to be recovering in a German hospital.

msnbc.com

Second incident to report is a small plane crashed in Northeastern Saskatoon near Warman Road at 51st Street. Initial reports are that 1 person has been killed and two others were injured.

cbc.ca

Does Google Know To Much?

I use Google Adsense on this blog more for fun, I know I am not going to make hardly anyincome from it. 

The other day I was looking at the ads that were displayed on my blog and they didn't have much to do with the content of my blog posts. The other day I bought a David Clark headset from skygeek.com, and immediately after the purchase I noticed that skygeek.com was advertised on my blog!

Is this just a coincidence or does Google factor in purchases made on you computer when choosing ads to use in your Adsense?

iPads in the cockpit revisited

So as I talked about in a previous post, pilots are finding the Apple iPad a very helpful tool in multi-crew environments. This is signified in Delta and Alaska Airlines quest to start outfitting pilots with iPads. I think that this is a great idea!

More info

http://www.padgadget.com/2011/03/07/delta-air-lines-alaska-airlines-testing-ipad-as-in-cockpit-flight-tool/

RyanAir cutting it to thin, or fighting to cut prices?

UK based RyanAir is known for cheap flights throughout Europe. When you google RyanAir, the number one result is Cheap Flights-RyanAir. When you click this link you are lead to a rather "cheap" looking website, this is one of the ways that RyanAir can offer such cheap rates by only spending money when it is needed.

After hearing about RyanAir's plan to charge for bathroom use I became curious about the company. So if I am not mistaken RyanAir offers minimum services, and then offers excellent rate for their flights.

I believe that this is a good idea because most of RyanAir's flight are just quick hops around Europe, so what is more appealing to customers comfort or price?

rustourismnews.

Stowaway Falls From Wheel Well Of Airblue

Pilots of an Airblue flight from Lahore, Pakistan to Dubai, UAE reported problems with their landing gear immediately after take off. A few moments later they notified ATC that their problem had been fixed. Around the same time witnesses reported seeing something, or some one, fall from a plane. A family living near the airport were shocked when they found a body on their rooftop, an autopsy revealed that the man had fallen a great distance. Pakistani police are trying to piece together what exactly happened in this strange series of events. This would not be the first time a stowaway has fallen from a wheel well.

Aircraft believe to be involved in this event is similar to the one seen above.
http://www.anna.aero/2008/05/23/airblue-20pc-share-of-domestic-traffic-pakistan/

http://arabnews.com/world/article235966.ece

http://tribune.com.pk/story/103782/man-falls-from-plane-in-lahore-witnesses/

iPads in the cockpit

There is a new piece of technology that pilots are beginning to use more and more, the iPad. If you think about it, it is a pretty good idea. There are apps that will give you the weather, show you maps and even record your flight information. Companies have even began to release accessories such as a thigh board which holds the iPad. I think this is a good idea for multi crew operations, but might get in the way of a single pilot in an already cramed cockpit. Other pilots have integrated the iPad into their instrument panel. It functions as a GPS, artificial horizon and even an airspeed indicator. I don't know if I would trust the iPad as a navigational tool, but I think it is quite an interesting idea.

http://www.theipadfan.com/apple-
ipad-takes-flight-aviation-tool/

http://www.tuaw.com/2010/04/21/
pilots-take-your-ipad-flying-with-the-tech
-board-ipro-kneeboard/