Rob Finfrock
Contributor - Business Aviation

Contributor - Business Aviation

Latest from Rob Finfrock

Accidents

Accidents: August 2016

Preliminary, final and factual reports
Accidents

Accidents: July 2016

Preliminary, final and factual reports
Safety

NTSB Wants Timely Pireps and More of Them

Member Sumwalt says pilots and ATC must work together to make Pireps more effective.
Regulations and Government

Lawmakers Grill FAA Over Controller Hiring Practices

Rep. Shuster links issues to call for ATC privatization.
Regulations and Government

AOPA: Military Scrubs Planned GPS Interference Testing

Navy declines to cite reasons; Embraer says “ongoing normal operation” of Phenom 300 unaffected by GPS signal loss.
Regulations and Government

GPS Interference Testing Encompasses Southwestern U.S.

Phenom 300s advised to avoid testing area due to effect on geo-dependent stability systems.

Internships Help Draw New Talent into Bizav

Flight departments may work with local schools, learn from existing parent company programs to develop effective internship opportunities.
Accidents

Accidents: June 2016

Preliminary, final and factual reports

Flight Department Employees Navigate the ‘C-Suite’

Improved communication need between corporate aviation and executive level.
Safety

Canada’s NRC Develops Two New Systems To Detect Airframe, Engine Icing

The ultrasound ice accretion sensor and particle ice probe address “an industry-wide gap” in cost-effective icing mitigation.
Accidents

Accidents: May 2016

Preliminary, final and factual reports
Accidents

Hawker Crash CVR: FO Had Difficulty Flying IFR Approach

All nine persons aboard died when the jet crashed into an apartment building two miles from Ohio's Akron Fulton International Airport.
Accidents

AAIB: GIII Pilots Mistook Edge Lights for Centerline

Reduced visibility in nighttime foggy conditions led the flight crew to line up along right edge of runway.
Accidents

Accidents: April 2016

Preliminary, final and factual reports
Accidents

NTSB: Pilot Responded Incorrectly to Engine Failure in Wichita FSI Crash

The NTSB determined that available evidence indicated the pilot failed to follow emergency procedures for an engine failure during takeoff.
Accidents

Accidents: March 2016

Preliminary and final reports

NBAA Awards Scholarships at 2016 Leadership Conference

Four flight department personnel receive financial support to attend event, earn CAM accreditation.
Safety

NTSB: Cessna Citation Had Stuck Aileron Trim on Takeoff

Crew recovered control after trim popped free as airplane slowed for landing at Dallas Love Field.
Rotorcraft

Ex-Sikorsky President Jeff Pino Killed in P-51 Crash

Pino owned the P-51D Mustang, “Big Beautiful Doll,” since early 2014, and that October made a successful gear-up landing in the airplane.
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Accidents

Accidents: February 2016

Preliminary, final and factual reports
Accidents

CJ Pilot Reported Autopilot Failure Before Fatal Crash

A CitationJet pilot told controllers that his autopilot had failed, along with other instruments, shortly before the aircraft crashed Monday in Utah.
Accidents

Accidents: January 2016

Preliminary, final and factual reports
Accidents

Accidents: December 2015

Preliminary, final and factual reports
Maintenance and Modifications

BBA Aftermarket Services Expands Repair Capabilities

New ‘toolbox’ brings maintenance anywhere FedEx delivers
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Aircraft

Sigari: Citation Market Rebounds in North America

Demand for new and pre-owned light jets growing once again, but Europe and BRICs slow to follow
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Training and Workforce

Should Pilots Rethink the Go/No Go Decision at V1?

FlightSafety training director Dann Runik recently offered examples of why pilots shouldn’t necessarily abort takeoffs for CAS alerts.
Training and Workforce

Embry-Riddle to Celebrate 90th Anniversary throughout NBAA 2015

Convention presence is just one aspect part of university’s year-long birthday celebration.
Aircraft

Citation Jet Pilots Assn. Rolls Out Online Information Resource

Russ Meyer Citation Library includes 900+ articles and research Items

Albuquerque Is Open for [Aviation] Business

City economic development board is a regular exhibitor at NBAA conventions.
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Accidents

Accident: November 2015

Preliminary, final and factual reports