From: rosso@sco.COM (Ross Oliver) Date: Sun, 30 Jun 91 00:45:06 PDT Subject: Lots of useful info from an aviation BBS Selected info from BBS session on an aviation-oriented bbs, June 30, 1991: 203-665-7029 Welcome to .______|______. .______|______. \(*)/ AVIATION INFO SERVICES \(*)/ o/ \o o/ \o -300, 1200, 2400 Baud- Aviation Info Services (AIS) Welcome to AIS. This Bulletin Board System (BBS) is dedicated to the furtherance of aviation-related interests. It contains an extensive file inventory of downloadable software available to the aviation community. The focus of this system is devoted to aviation, although other topics of interest may be included. Registering with AIS does not obligate you to subscribe. Feel free to browse the system whenever you want. If you decide to subscribe in the future, the subscription fee is $18/year. On how to join, go to "Main Menu" and type in [B]ulletins. See Bulletin #5! Logging ROSS OLIVER RBBS-PC 17.3B Node 1, operating at 2400 BAUD,N,8,1 Press Any Key to continue __________ 0------/ Captain Oliver, What was the last thing that went through the bug's mind as it hit the aircraft windshield? Its butt! 0000000000000000 ________ 00 00 \ / 00 Hangar 00 [[[[ D00DDD Rats DDD00DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD[[[[DDDDDDD _______|_______ ----(0)---- o/ \o Press Any Key to continue * Ctrl-K(^K) / ^X aborts. ^S suspends ^Q resumes * ATIS! ________ Listed below are 3 exceptional communication \ / programs to access aviation-related services! [[[[ These software programs are available on AIS. [[[[ You will find that the programs will greatly expand your computer capability to tap into additional on-line services for aviation products. 1. Jepp.exe - "Jepp/Link Access" v1.2 software. Automatically accesses Jeppesen DataPlan's Jepp/Link service. On-line services include weather products, Jeppesen Sanderson Pilot Supplies, Airway Manual Services and the Products Catalog. 2. Avin30.exe - "Aviation & Aerospace Information Network" (AVIN) v3.0a. The SUZY Ultimate Information System is the Canadian equivalent to CompuServe. Within SUZY is AVIN, which contains a Conference, Grapevine and Library section dedicated to aviation/aerospace! 3. Awtty.zip - This is DTC's latest Graphic/DUAT access communications program. ** You can also go on-line to the DUAT system with your own communication's software. The telephone numbers to access DUAT are as follows: a) Contel: 1-800-767-9989 b) DTC: 1-800-245-3828 IMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM; : Aviation BBSs : HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM< * ATIS - (703) 242-3520 (Virginia) * Aerospace Technology - (707) 437-5389 (California) * AvComm BBS - (617) 662-2600 (Massachusetts) * Aviation Info Services - (203) 665-7029 (Connecticut) * Aviation Info System - (501) 935-5501 (Arizona) * AviNet - (503) 591-5933 (Oregon) * Carolina Tracon - (919) 469-1864 (North Carolina) * Combat Arms BBS - (415) 537-1777 (California) * Flight Info - (913) 341-3002 (Kansas) * Flight Line BBS - (313) 659-4895 (Michigan) * Flightline - (714) 521-5811 (California) * Greyeagle - (703) 534-0177 (Virginia) * Landing Strip - (213) 597-7773 (California) * NASA Spacelink - (205) 895-0028 (Alabama) * Orion's Nebula - (203) 438-9908 (Connecticut) * Seldom Seen Data Line - (614) 866-9498 (Ohio) * Topaz BBS - (414) 784-6458 (Wisconsin) * FAA Small Airplane BBS - (800) 426-3814 (Password => Safety) IMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM; : FAA's Bulletin Board System : HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM< The FAA has initiated a free Bulletin Board System (BBS) service for pilots of ultralight and homebuilt aircraft. The BBS was set up to allow pilots to participate in the Service Difficulty Reporting (SDR) system via computer modem. The system is dedicated to safety and service problems of ultralight and homebuilt aircraft. Members of the aviation community can view or file an SDR without identifying themselves during log-on. To file a report regarding your ultralight/homebuilt aircraft, you should compile the following information: * Model of aircraft * Engine make and model * Propeller make and model * Component make and Model * Part name and number * Location and condition of part or problem * General remarks Dial 1-800-426-3814 to access the FAA's BBS. Normal parameters are 2400-N-8-1. Password to access system is "Safety". If you require any additional information, contact Ben Morrow, SDR Coordinator, FAA, ACE-103, 601 E. 12th St., Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone (816) 426-3580. IMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM; :Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs): HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM< (NPRMs that have been published over the last 12 months) MAINTENANCE SCHOOLS - FAA has proposed upgrading of FAR Part 147 maintenance technician schools. (May/91) EMERGENCY EXITS - FAR Part 23 commuter aircraft would be required to upgrade emergency-exits similar to transport-category aircraft. (May/91) CERTAIN VHF RADIOS - FCC has proposed a rule permitting continued use of some older VHF radios with frequency-stability tolerances that cannot be used after January 1, 1992. (May/91) ELT STANDARDS - Proposal requiring newly-installed ELTs to meet stricter Technical Standard Order (TSO) 91a. (May/91) GPWS - Proposal to amend FAR Part 135.153 requiring turboprops of 10 or more passenger seats to be equipped with Ground Proximity Warning Systems (GPWS) within two years from the rule's effective date. (May/91) AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION - Significant changes were recommended by FAA to tighten aircraft registrations and pilot certifications. This is a knee-jerk reaction similar to the drug- testing requirements in response to drug-related issues. (May/91) AIRWORTHINESS REVIEW - Proposal to upgrade FAR Part 23 small- airplane certification standards. (May/91) OBSTRUCTION RULES - Changes have been proposed to update FAR Part 77 regarding new criteria for determining whether planned or existing construction could be hazardous to safe flight. (May/91) OCEANIC FLIGHTS - Proposal to tighten training, operation and equipment requirements for oceanic flights. (May/91) STAGE 2 - FAR Part 36, Stage 2 aircraft weighing less than 75,000 pounds would become exempt from recently proposed rules requiring phase-out of Stage 2 aircraft by end of 1999. (May/91) FUEL SYSTEMS - Proposal to add crash-resistant fuel system design and test criteria to helicopter airworthiness standards. (May/91) IMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM; :Top 10 Pilot Violations: HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM< According to FAA records, listed below are the 10 most frequent pilot violations: 1. Careless or Reckless Operations 2. Failure to Comply with an ATC Clearance 3. Failure to Possess a Medical Certificate 4. Failure to Comply with an ATC Instruction 5. Operating at an Airport with a Working Tower Without Obtaining ATC Clearance 6. Failure to have a Proper Aircraft Registration Certificate 7. Operating a Nonairworthy Aircraft 8. Flying below the Minimum Safe Altitude over Congested Areas 9. Failure to Possess Proper Pilot Certificates, Ratings and Authorizations 10. Flying Below Minimum Safe Altitude over Noncongested Areas. IMMMMM; :Clubs: HMMMMM< The following list of aviation organizations are dedicated to their respective aircraft. They provide various services to the aviation community, such as newsletters, fly-in events, maintenance/parts information, and other items of interest to aircraft owners. Call or write to any of the clubs for more information before subscribing. If you would like your club listed here, please drop a line in the message section of the Main Menu. Aeronca Aviators Club - 511 Terrace Lake Rd Columbus, IN 47201 Tel: (812) 342-6878 Dues: $16/year Aeronca Lover's Club - PO Box 3 More [Y]es,N)o,C)ont,A)bort,J)ump? c 401 First Street East Clark, SD 57225 Tel: (605) 532-3862 Dues: $15/year Aeronca Sedan Club - 2311 East Lake Sammamish Place, S.E Issaquah, WA 98027 Tel: (206) 392-1024 Aerostar Owners Association - 341 Albion St. Denver, CO 80220 Tel: (303) 322-2376 American Navion Society - PO Box 1175 Municipal Airport Banning, CA 92220 Tel: (714) 849-2213 Dues: $35/year American Tiger Club and National Bucker Club (Aerobatic) - Route 1 PO Box 419 Moody, TX 76557 Tel: (817) 853-2008 American Yankee Association - P.O. Box 1531 Cameron Park, CA 95682 Tel: (916) 676-4292 Dues: $32.50 American Bonanza Society - P.O. Box 12888 Wichita, KS 67277 Tel: (316) 945-6913 Dues: $35/year Antique Airplane Association - Route 2 Box 172 Ottumwa, Iowa 52501 Tel: (515) 938-2773 Balloon Association - 5630 South Washington Road Lansing, MI 48911-4999 Tel: (517) 882-8433/(800) 594-4634 Dues: $10/year Balloon Federation of America - PO Box 400 Indianola, IA 50125 Tel: (515) 961-8809 Bede-Micro Aviation (BD-5) - 1484 Carmel Dr. San Jose, CA 95125 Tel: (408) 293-3023 Dues: $25/year Beechcraft Duke Association - Box 2599 Mansfield, OH 44906 Tel: (419) 755-1223/529-3822 Bellanca-Champion Club - PO Box 708 Brookfield, WI 53008-0708 Tel: (414) 784-0318 Dues: $32/year Bird Airplane Club - PO Box 328 Harvard, IL 60033 Tel: (815) 943-7205 Dues: Donation Buckeye Pietenpol Association - 3 Shari Drive St. Louis, MS 63122 Tel: (314) 966-0946 Cardinal Club - 1701 Saint Andrews Drive Lawrence, KS 66047 Dues: $24/year Cessna Owner Organization - PO Box 337 Iola, WI 54945 Tel: (715) 445-5000/(800) 331-0038 Dues: $29/year Cessna Pilots Association - 2120 Airport Road PO Box 12948 Wichita, KS 67277 Tel: (316) 946-4777 Dues: $30/year Cessna 150/152 Club - PO Box 15388 Durham, NC 27704 Tel: (919) 471-9492 Dues: $20/year Cherokee Pilot's Association - PO Box 7927 Tampa, FL 33673 Tel: (813) 935-7492 Dues: $28/year Continental Luscombe Association - 5736 Esmar Road Ceres, CA 95307 Tel: (209) 537-9934 Dues: $10/year Cub Club - PO Box 2002 Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 Tel: (517) 561-2392 Dues: $15/year Culver Club - 60 Skywood Way Woodside, CA 94062 Tel: (415) 851-0204 Dues: None Dart Club - 3958 Washburn Drive Port Clinton, OH 43452 Tel: (419) 797-2434 Dues: None De Havilland Moth Club - 1021 Serpentine Lane Wyncote, PA 19095 Tel: (215) 635-7000/886-8283 Dues: $12/year Early Birds of Aviation Incorporated - 2233 East Oakmont Avenue Orange, CA 92667 Tel: (714) 639-1839 Ercoupe Owners Club - 3557 Roxboro Rd. PO Box 15388 Durham, NC 27704 Tel: (919) 471-9492 Dues: $20/year Experimental Aircraft Assoc (EAA) - EAA Aviation Center Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086 Tel: (414) 426-4800 Fairchild Club - 7645 Echo Point Road Cannon Falls, MN 55009 Tel: (507) 263-2414 Dues: $10/year Fairchild Fan Club - PO Box 127 Blakesburg, IA 52536 Tel: (515) 938-2773 Dues: $8/year Flying Apache Association - 6778 Skyline Drive Del Ray Beach, FL 33446 Tel: (407) 499-1115 Dues: $25/year Fun Flight Ultralight Club, Incorporated - 4105 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22304 Tel: (703) 751-5445 Great Lakes Club - PO Box 127 Blakesburg, IA 52536 Tel: (515) 938-2773 Dues: $10/year International Aerobatic Club - EAA Headquarters EAA Aviation Center Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086 Tel: (414) 426-4800 International Bird Dog Association - 3939 San Pedro N.E., Suite C-8 Albuquerque, NM 87110 Tel: (505) 884-4822 International Cessna 120/140 Association - Box 92 Richardson, TX 75083-0092 Tel: (612) 652-2221 Dues: $15/year International Cessna 170 Association - PO Box 1667 Lebanon, MO 65536 Tel: (417) 532-4847 Dues: $25/year International Comanche Society - P.O. Box 400 Grant, NE 69140 Tel: (308) 352-4275 Dues: $34/year Internation Pietenpol Association - P.O. Box 127 Blakesburg, IA 52536 Tel: (515) 938-2773 Dues: $8/year International 180/185 Club - P.O. Box 222 Georgetown, TX 78626 Tel: (512) 863-3773 Dues: $15/year International 195 Club - P.O. Box 737 Merced, CA 95340 Tel: (209) 722-6283 Dues: $25/year Luscombe Association - 6438 West Millbrook Remus, MI 49340 Tel: (517) 561-2393 Dues: $15/year Maule Aircraft Association - 5630 South Washington Lansing, MI 48911-4999 Tel: (517) 882-8433 Dues: $25/year Mooney Aircraft Pilots Association - 314 Stardust Dr. San Antonio, TX 78228 Tel: (512) 434-5959 $30/year National Aeronca Association - P.O. Box 2219 806 Lockport Road Terre Haute, IN 47802 Tel: (812) 232-1491 Dues: $20/year National Ryan Club - 811 Lydia Stephenville, TX 76401 Tel: (817) 968-4818 $20/year National Stinson Club - 115 Heinley Road Lake Placed, FL 33852 Tel: (813) 465-6101 $25/year National Waco Club - 700 Hill Avenue Hamilton, OH 45015 Tel: (513) 868-0084 Dues: $10/year National 210 Owners Association - P.O. Box 1065 La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011 Tel: (818) 952-6212 Dues: $30/year Seebee Club International - 6761 NW 32nd Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 Tel: (305) 979-5470 Dues: $18/year Short Wing Piper Club - P.O Box 504 Olathe, KS 66061-0504 Tel: (913) 829-1071 Dues: $27/year Staggerwing Club - 1885 Millsboro Rd Mansfield, OH 44906 Tel: (419) 529-3822 Dues: $15/year Super Cub Pilots Association - P.O. Box 9823 Yakima, WA 98909 Tel: (509) 248-9491 Dues: $25/year Taylorcraft Owners Club - 12809 Greenbower Road Alliance, OH 44601 Tel: (216) 823-974 Dues: $10/year Travel Air Club - P.O Box 127 Blakesburg, IA 52536 Tel: (515) 938-2773 Dues: $8/year Twin Bonanza Association - 19684 Lakeshore Drive Three Rivers, MI 49093 Tel: (616) 279-2540 Dues: $25/year IMMMMMMMMMMMMMM; : Industry News: HMMMMMMMMMMMMMM< - AMERICA WEST AIRLINES (Phoenix, AZ) filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June 1991. The 8-year-old carrier joins Continental, Pan Am and Midway in bankruptcy ourt. America West serves 56 cities and employs 15,000 people. (June/91) - CANADAIR began test flying the Regional Jet (RJ) in May, 1991. The RJ is the first commercial jetliner designed and build in Canada. When certified, it will carry 50-56 passengers. (June/91) - BOEING is in the process of selling its de Havilland division to Alenia (Italy) and Aerospatiale (France). (June/91) - BFGOODRICH AEROSPACE has bought from 3M Corporation its Stormscope thunderstorm detection division. Three Stormscope models are currently produced ranging in price from $5,000 to $12,500. (June/91) - SWEARINGEN (San Antonio, TX) successfully test flew the SJ30 light twinjet. Certification of the SJ30 is expected in late 1992 and will cost approx. $2.595 million. (May/91) - The CESSNA CITATIONJET made its first sucessful test flight on April 29, 1991. Cessna's chairman Russell Meyer noted the company ha 100 firm orders at the $2.5 million price tag. (May/91) - The FAA has certified BEECH AIRCRAFT'S 1900D twin-turboprop commuter/corporate shuttle. Head- room in the cabin is 14 inches taller than that of the 1900C with improved performance. (May/91) - BEECH AIRCRAFT COPRORATION showed a pretax profit for 1990 of $80 million, an increase of 82-percent from 1989. The big seller at Beech was the King Air. (May/91) - CHRISTEN INDUSTRIES (Afton, WY) was bought out by a United Kingdom company (Aviat, Inc) in late March. Christen manufactures the Pitts Special, Husky, and Eagle aircraft. (May/91) - AEROSPATIALE has terminated its pursuit to buy the troubled PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION. However, Piper is still negotiating with other potential buyers. (May/91) - COMMANDER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (Bethany, OK) has changed its position and will also sell the Model 114B, rather than just distribute the aircraft on a lease-only program. The company has noted a lowering of product-liability costs and improvement of tort laws. (April/91) - TAYLORCRAFT AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (Lock Haven, PA) recently received FAA certification for its 118-hp tricycle-gear Model F22A. (April/91) - BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON recently received an order from Petroleum Helicopters, Inc., (New Orleans, LA) for 154 Model 206B-III JetRanger and 206L-III LongRanger aircraft to be delivered between 1992 and 1995. (April/91) - GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORPORATION (Savannah, Georgia) has resigned from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and teamed up with the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA). GAMA represents mainly general aviation manufacturers and AIA consists of defense and Transport-category manufacturers. (April/91) - CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY (Wichita, Kansas) increased its sales by $114.8 million in 1990, compared to 1989. Total sales in 1990 were $715.7 million. The Cessna Citation captured 59-percent of the worldwide light and medium business jet market. (April/91) - QUESTAIR, INC., (Greensboro, North Carolina) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from its creditors. Questair manufactures and sells the Venture kit airplane. (April/91) - PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION laid off 42-percent of its remaining work force in February. Piper is currently building only the Malibu Mirages, Cheyenne IIIAs and 400s. The company also sold its Lakeland, Florida facility (Navajos/Cheyennes were built here). No agreement to sell Piper to Aerospatiale has occurred yet. Piper built 182 airplanes in 1990 and 15 in 1991 to date. (April/91) - MAULE AIR (Moultrie, Georgia) received type certification for a tricyle landing gear four-seat airplane. Called the MXT-7-180, it is the first nosewheel airplane produced by the company since 1962. (March/91) - MOONEY AIRCRAFT (San Antonio, TX) has ceased production of the Porsche-engined Mooney PFM. Mooney sold 42 PFMs in 1988, 2 in 1989, and none in 1990. (March/91) - AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (Rochester, WI) received FAA certifcation of its Super Decathlon in January, 1991. American Champion will be gearing up to manufacture the Scout and Citabria later this year. (March/91) - SOLOY DUAL PAC has signed a letter of agreement with P&W of Canada to jointly develop Dual Pac power-plants and gear-boxes. The idea is that 2 engines will power a single propellor, or twin-engine reliability with centerline-thrust. (March/91) - MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (Kerrville, TX) will offer a civilian version of the U.S. Air Force's Enhanced Flight Screener (EFS) in the third quarter of 1992. The EFS is a two-place aerobatic Mooney, capable of cruising at 180 kts. (March/91) - AMERICAN GENERAL AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (Greenville, Mississippi) has teamed up with Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing Association of the Soviet Union to reproduce the Cougar GA-7 twin-engine aircraft. The Cougar was originally built in the 70's by Grumman before production ended in 1979. The rights were later acquired by American General. (March/91) - Three companies are proposing to buy PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION. One of three companies publicly seeking Piper is Aerospatiale, a French aerospace conglomerate, which manufactures the Trinidad, Tobago and Tampico aircraft. (March/91) - GULFSTREAM is cutting production of its G4s for 1991. Citing a sales slowdown attributed to the economic climate, only 24 G4s (versus 30 in 1990) will be produced in 1991. (Feb/91) - CONTINENTAL AIRLINES has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Continental also announced an agreement to sell its Seattle-Tokyo route to American Airlines for $150 million. (Feb/91) - A new worldwide job placement service is available to helicopter pilots. It is provided by VERTICAL FLIGHT CENTER (VFC) by calling 1-800-9COPTER. Annual membership cost is $139. (Jan/91) - EMBRAER has recently reduced its work force by 32-percent due to financial difficulties. Production of the Tucano trainer has been suspended. A decision to go ahead with the EMB-145 regional jet prototype won't be made by the company until April 1991. (Jan/91) - A U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge approved on 01/10/91 PAN AM CORP's pending sale of key London routes to United Airlines' parent company and a related $150 million financing parckage. (Jan/91) - PAN AM CORP filed for bankruptcy court protection on 1/8/91. The parent of Pan American World Airways hopes to reorganize under Chapter 11. (Jan/91) - LOPRESTI PIPER AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING CORPORATION has ceased production of the SwiftFury (trademark was its bright lime-green color) in December, 1990. The SwiftFury is a modified version of the Globe Swift. (Jan/91) - MCDONNELL DOUGLAS received FAA type certification for the MD11 trijet in November, 1990. The MD11 is the world's newest, largest, wide-body trijet seating from 250-405 passengers! (Dec/90) - AEROSPATIALE GENERAL of Grand Prairie, TX and PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION have signed a Letter of Intent for the potential purchase of Piper by Aerospatiale. (Jan/90) - Word is out that PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS (Pan Am) and TRANS WORLD AIRLINES (TWA) may merge in the coming months. TWA's chairman Carl Icahn and Pan Am's chairman Thomas Plaskett note the merger and consolidation would help the financially troubled airlines. (Dec/90) - CESSNA AIRCRAFT introduced a lengthened version of the basic Caravan I single-engine utility turboprop. The new Grand Caravan is four feet longer and can hold as many as 14 seats. It is powered by a 675-shp P&WC PT6-114. (Dec/90) - FAIRCHILD AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, San Antonio-based manufacturer of twin-turboprop commuters, is emerging from bankruptcy. Wings West Airlines is acquiring the company. (Nov/90) - The PIAGGIO AVANTI P180 has received FAA certification. Customers who buy the twin-turboprop pusher in 1990 & 1991 will receive free maintenance for two years or 800 hours of operation, whichever comes first. (Nov/90) - AERITALIA and DASSAULT have signed a cooperation agree- ment for the development and production of the Falcon 2000 bizjet. First flight of the twinjet is slated for 1992. (Nov/90) - AMERICAN GENERAL AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (AGAC) delivered its first three Tigers in September, 1990. The Tiger is built at the AGAC factory in Greenville, Mississippi. Base price for the four-place single is $88,900. The Tiger is powered by a 180 hp Lyc 0-360-A4K, and was last built in the late 1970's by Gulfstream Aerospace. (Nov/90) - LEARJET (owned by Bombardier, Incorporated) recently announced development of a new mid-size jet to replace the Lear 55. Called the Learjet 60, deliveries are scheduled for 1992 and spec's call for cruise speed to Mach 0.81 at FL 510. (Nov/90) - CESSNA AIRCRAFT announced it will produce a new business jet called the Citation X. Scheduled for its first flight in 1993, Cessna states it will cruise at almost Mach 0.9 at FL 410, and carry up to 10 passengers. Powered by Allison GMA-3007 turbofans (each rated at 6,000 pounds of thrust), cost is projected at $14 million. Company Chairman Russell Meyer claims it will fly faster than any commercial jet but the Concord! (Nov/90) - FOSTER AIRDATA SYSTEMS was awarded a $700,000 contract by Aeronautical Radio (Arinc) to develop a traffic-alert and collision-avoidance system (TCAS-1) designed for regional airliners and business aircraft. (Oct/90) - ROBINSON HELICOPTER has developed a four-seat R44 heli- copter prototype scheduled for certification within the next three years. The four-seat R44 will compliment Robinson's production of the two-seat R22. (Oct/90) - PIPER has suspended its plan to reopen its old factory in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. Financial diffiulties at the Vero Beach, Florida facility caused activities at Piper North to be suspended. Plans were to build the Navajo Chieftain and SwiftFury in Lock Haven. (9/90) - The twin-turbofan Beechjet 400A (an improvement of the 400 model and recently selected as the training aircraft for the Air Force Tanker Transport Training System) has been certified by the FAA. Deliveries are scheduled to begin the Fall of 1990, with a base price of approx. $4.3 million. Top speed is 468 kts, seats 8 to 9, and has a new certified ceiling of FL 450. (9/90) - ARTEX AIRCRAFT SUPPLIES of Canby, Oregon has purchased ARNAV's line of Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELT's). Artex service centers will continue to provide support for the former ARNAV ELT's. - BRITISH AEROSPACE is developing a new version of its four-engine BAe 146. The new aircraft will be called the RJ70 (for its 70-seat capacity), a lighter-weight, lower- powered version of the 146-100. Certification and first deliveries are planned for mid-1991. (9/90) - AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT of Rochester, Wisconsin, is hoping that its Super Decathlon will soon be certified. The original Decathlon was last produced in 1979. The Super Decathlon is similar in design to the Decathlon, except that it will have a metal wing. American Champion purchased the rights to the Decathlon from Tetelestai, Incorporated of Austin, Texas, in 1989. (9/90) - HONEYWELL, NORTHWEST AIRLINES and the Soviet Union signed a 5-year memorandum of understanding last May to develop a standardized nav system capable of utilizing both the GPS and GLONASS satellite-based technologies. (8/90) - GULFSTREAM and SUKHOI (USSR) have entered into a joint agreement to develop the world's first supersonic aircraft for corporate/business use. Lyulka Engine Design Bureau and Rolls Royce have since joined the Supersonic Business Jet (SSBJ) program to design and develop engines for the aircraft. Design goals call for Mach 2, cruising altitudes of FL 510-610, and a range of 4000 nm. It will carry 8 passengers and 2 crew members. A prototype is expected by 1993 with production scheduled for 1997. (8/90) - LEARJET was acquired in June, 1990, by BOMBARDIER, INCORPORATED. Bombardier is a large Canadian company that also owns Canadair (manufacturer of the Challenger), and Short Brothers PLC (manufacturer of the Shorts 360 commuter aircraft. (7/90) - WILLIAMS INTERNATIONAL (Walled Lake, Michigan) and ROLLS-ROYCE (Great Britain) have formed a new company called Williams-Rolls to provide marketing and support for the Williams FJ44 turbofan engine. The FJ44 has been selected to power the Cessna CitationJet & Swearingen SJ30 business jet. (5/90) - BEECH AIRCRAFT has destroyed the 85-percent-scale, proof-of-concept Starship despite efforts of several museums to obtain it. (590) - FAIRCHILD AIRCRAFT (San Antonio, TX) shut down in late February under Chapter 11 due to financial problems. The manufacturer of Metro III's is seeking a buyer as it attempts to return to full-production levels. (7/90) - CESSNA has dropped development of the Citation IV busines jet. It will be replaced by the Citation VI, a longer-cabin version of the Citation III, and the Citation VII, a higher-powered version of the Citation III. (6/90) - BENDIX/KING has become the first manufacturer to receive FAA Technical Standard Order (TSO) approval for the Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS). First certified TCAS sytem has been delivered to USAir. (6/90) IMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM; : Current Affairs: HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM< - The FAA's Direct User Access Terminal (DUAT) service now offers plain language weather briefings at no additional cost! The two companies offering the service (DTC and Contel) can be reached at 1-(800) 245-3828 and 1-(800) 767-9989, respectively. (June/91) - The FAA has forecasted that piston-powered, single- engine aircraft will not experience any growth by the year 2002. They project 170,500 active singles by 2002, compared to 170,370 currently in use as of 1990! Product liability is blamed for much of the lack of growth. (June/91) - Beech had its best year topping over $1 billion in aircraft sales for 1990. The company sold more aircraft than any other general aviation manufacturer last year. The Bonanza continues to be the best-selling piston aircraft. (June/91) - The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) reported aircraft sales for the first three months of 1991 declined by 7.1-percent. A total of 250 aircraft were sold. Breakdown is as follows: Business jets = 40 Turboprops = 52 Piston Twins = 16 Singles = 142 - Pilots applying for a 1st, 2nd or 3rd class medical will be required to sign a new, revised airmen medical application by July, 1991. The revised form includes a release allowing the FAA to access your driving records. In addition, a new question on the form asks applicants for their history of alcohol-related driving offenses. (June/91) - FAA has decided not to terminate 6 Airport Advisory Services (AAS) located nationwide by May 30, 1991. The AAS airports are as follows: Millville, NJ Anniston, AL Gainesville, FL St. Peterbough, FL Louisville, KY Jackson, TN - FAA has revised the Airworthiness Directive (AD) for the Piper Malibu! The revised AD now allows IFR flight, but forbids flight into iciing, thunderstorms and moderate to severe turbulence. (June/91) - Treasure hunters initially believed that they had found 5 World War II Navy TBM Avenger bombers 10 miles east of Fort Lauderdale in 700 feet of water. Known as Flight 19, the aircraft were on a practice bombing run and navigational mission when they disappeared without a trace 45 years ago in the so-called Bermuda Triangle. It has recently been determined from the numbers and markings on the aircraft that they are not those of Flight 19. (June/91) - The Chicago TCA's upper limit was recently raised to 10,000 feet, and its lateral limits extended to 25 nm to the south to enhance service to Midway Airport. (May/91) - "Most Frequent Problems" cited in NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) submissions from 1983 to 1989 are as follows: (May/91) 1. Clearance & Rule Violations = 52% 2. Unintended Penetration of Controlled Airpace = 14% 3. Near Mid-air Collisions & Conflicts = 13% 4. Altitude Deviations = 11% 5. Aircraft Equipment Problems = 10 - If legislation recently passed by the Senate Commerce, Science and Transporation Committee becomes law, testing airline employees for alcohol abuse may become law. (May/91) - FAA issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) severely restricting Piper Malibu operations on March 21. Among other restrictions, the AD prohibits all flight in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) for the PA-46-310P Malibu and -350P Malibu Mirage. This action was taken in response to seven in-flight breakups that have occurred over a period of two years. (May/91) - The U.S. Supreme Court recently upheld a decision to maintain the mandatory retirement age of 60 for airline pilots. FAA's policy was contested by a group of retired airline pilots who argued that passing a certain age should not automatically make a pilot unfit to fly. (May/91) - Mathias Rust, who flew from Finland to Moscow's Red Square in 1987, was convicted on April 19, 1991, of attempted manslaughter for stabbing a student nurse who spurned his advances. He was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison. (April/91) - The Supreme Court ruled on April 17, 1991, that the 1929 Warsaw Convention (multinational treaty signed in the early days of int'l air travel) "does not allow recovery for purely mental injuries." This ruling means that frightened airline passengers can not win damages for fear of dying or for some other purely emotional injury when something goes wrong on an international flight. (April/91) - FAA recently issued a NPRM for a new national noise policy to be in place by July 1, 1991. The noise policy will set forth interim steps for ridding the skies of the noisiest Stage 2 airplanes (ie. 727s, 737-100s and -200s) and replacing them with the quieter Stage 3 aircraft (ie. B-757s). It is believed that the proposed noise guidelines will not have too great an effect on small corporate jets. (April/91) - AOPA, EAA, HAI (Helicopter Association Int'l) and the National Association of State Aviation Officils have petitioned the FAA for a change in TCA Mode C requirements. They have asked the FAA to allow a/c flying in airspace below 2,500 agl within the 30-nm veil to be exempted from Mode C requirements. (April/91) - Mobil Oil Corporation (Fairfax, VA) will stop producing avgas by May 1. This decision by Mobil is due to a declining avgas market and lack of new piston-powered aircraft being sold. Mobil supplies only 5-percent of the nation's avgas. They will continue to refine and supply jet fuel. (April/91) - ATC has amended its operating procedures outlined in the Air Traffic Controllers Handbook (7110.65, 3-103) as a result of the fatal ground collision involving a USAir B-727 and Skywest Metro at LAX. ATC will no longer clear an aircraft into position and hold on a runway from an intersecting taxiway at night, or at anytime an intersection is not visible from the tower. (April/91) - Data Transformation Corporation (DTC), one of two FAA DUAT vendors, is offering decoded weather information FREE OF CHARGE! You can access DTC's DUAT system at 1-800-245-3828 (data-line) to receive the plain English decodings. (April/91) - Piper Aircraft Corporation is selling a software program which allows owners of Piper aircraft to easily access prices, parts lists, and other info. The software is called Parts List Access Now Easier (PLANE), and costs $99.95. Call Piper's customer service at 1-800-22-PIPER for details. (April/91) - Thank God! Ken McKay (Univ of Idaho senior), withdrew his petition from FAA to ban nighttime VFR. The FAA published his petition in the Federal Register as a Notice of Proposed rulemaking (NPRM). The NPRM called for amending FAR 91.55 to preclude VFR flight from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise. (April/91) - The first crossing of the Pacific Ocean by a hot-air balloon (Pacific Flyer) occurred in January, 1991. Lindstrand & Branson traveled 5,879 nm (Japan to Juneau, Alaska) in 35 hours at an average groundspeed of 127 kts. The Pacific Flyer flew at approx 30,000 msl in the Pacific jet stream. It reached its peak groundspeed abeam Hawaii at 208 kts! (March/91) - An agreement was reached on 03/11/91, between British and U.S. authorities allowing Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) and Trans World Airlines (TWA) to transfer their landing rights at London's Heathrow Airport. Under separate agreements, Pan Am is selling its London routes to United Airlines for $290 million and TWA is turning over its London service to American for $440 million. (March/91) - FBO operators, certain corporate hangar tenants and airport officials take notice! New EPA Storm Water Discharge regulations will affect maintenance, fueling, deicing, painting, and cleaning operations at airports. Any storm-water runoff not channeled to a sanitary sewer or combined storm-water/sanitary sewer system will need an NPDES permit. This will involve investigative sampling ($$$) of runoff as part of the permit process. (March/91) - An Alaska Airlines Boeing 727-200, fitted with a head-up display (HUD), made aviation history on December 7, 1990. The aircraft took off with 500-foot visibility making it the lowest visibility takeoff for an in-service commercial airline in U.S. history! (March/91) - The Aviation Crime Prevention Institute, Inc., (Frederick, Md) reports that 39 aircraft were stolen in the United States in 1990, compared to 42 in 1989. It also noted that 196 avionics burglaries occurred in 1990, compared to 234 in 1989. (March/91) - FAA has proposed dropping drug-testing req's for Certified Flight Instructors (CFIs) under Part 135.1(c). However, this exemption will not apply to sightseeing operations conducted under this Part. (March/91) - The Coast Guard has announced that on April 15, 1991, a new loran station in the Great Lakes loran chain will be turned on. This may cause locational errors of up to 20 miles with your loran unless it receives a software fix from the manufacture. Lorans reportedly affected by this action include Bendix/King's KLN 88, II Morrow's 612A and 614R, as well as the now defunct STS lorans. (March/91) - The new "Washington Tri-area Terminal Control Area" goes into effect March 7, 1991! This super TCA includes the combined airspace of Washington's National/Andrews AFB TCA, and the ARSA's of Baltimore-Washington and Dulles Int'l airports. The new TCA extends outwards 20 nm from each principal airport and up to 10,000 feet msl. (March/91) - The Clean Air Act may potentially create a fuel shortage of avgas for general aviation in the future. Provisions in the Act could prohibit the production of aircraft engines that require leaded fuel after 1992, and the elimination of lead in all motor fuels by the end of 1995. As a result, major refineries may elect to end production of avgas due to the limited market for avgas! (March/91) - Analyses of 120,642 drug tests of commercial viation personnel (ranging from security guards to pilots) over a six-month period resulted in 561 positive cases, or just 0.47 percent of the total! Better yet, 345 of the positive findings were detected in pre-employment tests. As we all knew, drug abuse is NOT a major problem in aviation! (Feb/91) - Use of Mode C within a 30-mile veil of certain TCAs has been suspended for some 300 airports. Operations to those airports must be conducted below a specified altitude (2,500 feet agl in most cases) on a direct route between that airport and the outer boundary of the Mode C veil. (Feb/91) - FAA has just published a free safety journal containing articles by government and industry called the "Aviation Safety Journal". Call the FAA's Norma Lesser at (202) 267-7770. - FAA has just published a guide called "North Atlantic Int'l General Aviation Operations Manual" to help pilots fly across the North Atlantic. Copies are available for $2.25 from the U.S. Government Printing Office. Refer to Document ================== SOURCES OF INFORMATION 09/21/90 (This file contains a list of new publications which are key sources of information regarding the aviation and aerospace sectors. To obtain copies or more information contact the address listed at the end of this report.) AVIATION AND AEROSPACE DIRECTORIES AIA MEMBER COMPANY PRODUCT DIRECTORY 1990-91 - lists locations and product descriptions of the major manufacturing divisions of AIAUs member companies. Free from AIA Tel. (202) 371-8553, fax (202)371-8573. BUSINESS AVIATION TRAINING DIRECTORY - lists over 548 training Facilities, colleges and specialized training services. $12 from NBAA Education and Safety Foundation, 1200 18th St. NW, Washington, DC 20036-2598. (10 left) More: (Enter) or (Y)es, (N)o, (NS)non-stop? REUSS-JAHRBUCH DER LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT 1990, GERMAN AEROSPACE ANNUAL, 672 pp. - lists German aircraft, aerospace companies and federal organizations including military and a personnel directory. DM 77 from SVA Sudwestdeutsche Verlagsanstalt, Postfach 121863, 6800 Mannheim 1, W. Germany, Fax (49) 621-1702-376. 1990 DIRECTORY OF PUBLIC INFORMATION CONTACTS-WASHINGTON, D.C. - covering US government agencies and foreign embassies. Free. Martin Marietta, Attn: Public Relations, 6801 Rockledge Dr., Bethesda, MD 20817. COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT FLEETS, TWENTY-SIXTH EDITION - AVMARK and McDonnell Douglas. Directory showing dates of order, delivery, sale and lease of all jet and turboprop airline transports. One volume, $140 or two volumes semi-annually, $225 in North America, $155/$245 outside North America from AVMARK. Fax (406) 273-6779. (10 left) More: (Enter) or (Y)es, (N)o, (NS)non-stop? WORLD LEASING YEARBOOK 1990 - lists 6,500 companies providing leasing services in 49 countries. 75 pounds sterling/$150 from Book Subscriptions, Eddington Hook, 406 Vale Road, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 1XR, UK. Fax (44) 732-770219. FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY 1990/91 - Part II, Mainland Europe and Ireland. 578 pp. Lists 200 airlines, 1,900 airports, and 1,600 aerospace companies. 35 ppounds sterling (UK), 39 pounds sterling (mainland Europe), 43 pounds sterling (other). Fax (44) 707-46936. AVIATION MAINTENANCE DIRECTORY OF EMPLOYERS 1990-1991 - lists airlines and helicopter operators with fleets, number of mechanics employed and starting salary. $17 from FAPA, Tel. (800) JET-JOBS fax (404) 997-8111. JANE'S WORLD AIRLINES - lists company and fleet structure, cargo capacity, scheduled destinations, overhaul and maintenance capabilities, traffic statistics and financial data. $850/495 pounds sterling for one year (includes initial complete listing in two ring binders and quarterly updates). Fax (703) 836-0029 (10 left) More: (Enter) or (Y)es, (N)o, (NS)non-stop? c (US), (44) 81-763-1005 (UK). AEROSPACE PROFILES, 5th Edition 1990. - Directory and descriptions of world aerospace companies with emphasis on UK. 20 pounds sterling from KAM Publicity, 11 Southbank Rd., Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 1LA UK, fax (44) 926-56930. MAGAZINES AND NEWSLETTER SAMOLYOT is a new Soviet aviation and aerospace magazine in English and Russian. Fax (206) 827-6895. AVIATION WEEK & SPACE TECHNOLOGY - special December 31st photographic issue covers the '80s. AVIATION CANADA MAGAZINE - plans September startup. $30 for first eight issues. Fax (416) 762-5062. AIRLINE MAINTENANCE WORLD - new bimonthly magazine, will report on the latest developments in the maintenance industry worldwide. Available from AMW Publishing, Tel. (44) 372-741770, Fax (44) 372-729241. AFRICAN AIRLINES - new bimonthly magazine to be published by African Aviation Publications, plans in-depth reports on key issues including fleet planning, financing and maintenance. Tel. (44) 206-865386, fax (44) 206-866606. RUNWAYS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - is new weekly controlled-circulation magazine published by Knight-Ridder for regional airport managers, pilots, maintenance supervisors, cargo managers, and government officials. AEROSPACE PROPULSION - is new biweekly newsletter for aerospace engine buyers, suppliers and manufacturers, published by McGraw-Hill, to be launched July 1. $395 per year. Contact Michele Stuart, tel. (202) 822-4669. STUDIES AND REPORTS AN ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW OF AIRBUS INDUSTRIE - Sept. 4, '90 says US content of Airbus aircraft (including US content of engines) for A300/-600 is 29% (GE/PW), A310 29% (GE/PW), A320 17% (CFM), 12% (IAE), A330 32% (GE/PW), 9% (RR), and A340 22% (CFM). Free from US Dept. of Commerce, fax (202) 377-3383. EUROPE-THE OVERCROWDED SKY, SOLVING EUROPES AIR CONGESTION PROBLEMS - study by Aileen Egan assesses problems faced by ATC authorities and examines solutions. 245 pounds sterling. AVMARK Intl., fax (44) 71-834-4372. HYPERSONIC TECHNOLOGIES AND THE NATIONAL AEROSPACE PLANE - 1990 edition, over 400 pp. Information on all NASPs major programs and future of hypersonic aircraft. $950 from Pasha Publications, fax (703) 528-1253. THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE U.S. AIRLINE INDUSTRY AT YEAR-END 1989, by Dr. Julius Maldutis, Salomon Bros., 32 pp. - Ranks 13 US airlines using various financial ratios for 1980-'89. $100. (212) 747-7000, fax (212) 747-4379. ADVANCED MATERIALS IN AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS 1989 - documents the development, design and utilization of engineered materials by specific company or organizations during the full 1989 calendar year. $275/170 pounds sterling. Fax Materials Information, (216) 338- 4634 (ASM Intl., US), or (44) 71-839-2289 (The Institute of Metals,UK. FAA FORECAST FOR FISCAL YEARS 1990-2001 - 258 pp. Predicts air carrier traffic by year 2001 will increase 33.6%, commuters 48.2%, general aviation 25.4%, and GNP by average 2.9% annually. Free, FAA tel. (202) 267-3355. ANNALS OF AIR AND SPACE LAW, Volume XIV-1989 - Institute and Centre of Air and Space Law, McGill University, written in English and French. Includes survey of activities in international air and space law organizations, and reproduces important legislative texts. $(C)60, $(US)50. Tel. (514) 398-3544, Fax (514) 398-4659. AVIATION: THE THIRD DIMENSION OF CALIFORNIA INFRASTRUCTURE - annual report to the California Commission on Aviation and Airports, Jan. 31,'90. $5.34 from Joint Publications, State Capitol, Box 942849, Sacramento, CA 94249. THE U.S. MARKET FOR AVIATION GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT REPORT - #A2175 says market was estimated at $887m in '89, and is projected to add over $1b per year sales through '94. $2,350. Frost & Sullivan, fax (212) 619-0831. 1990 U.S. INDUSTRIAL OUTLOOK - Trends and forecasts for over 350 manufacturing and service industries. $27 (US), $33.75 (other) from Superintendent of Documents, Govt. Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402-9325. IATA's WORLD AIR TRANSPORT STATISTICS - ($100) and International Passenger and Freight Traffic Forecasts ($200 each) from IATA, Publications Asst., 2000 Peel St., Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2R4, fax (514) 844-9089. AIRLINE FINANCE & TRAFFIC, finance and traffic statistics for over 500 carriers. 175 pounds sterling/$315 per year plus quarterly updates from AISL, Cardinal Point, Newall Rd., Heathrow Airport, Hounslow TW6 2AS, UK, fax (44) 1-897-0300. EUROPEAN LIBERALISATION AND WORLD AIR TRANSPORT - Towards a Transnational Industry, by Stephen Wheatcroft and Geoffrey Lipman, Global Aviation Associates, $565 from The Economist Intelligence Unit, fax (44) 32-222-3803. AIR TRAVEL SURVEY - 1989, conducted by Gallup for ATA says that 145m Americans (78% of all US adults) have now flown, and 35% of US adults flew during 1989. $50 from ATA, tel. (202) 626-4178, fax (202) 626-4181. INTERMODAL FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION - 2nd Edition, Eno Foundation for Transportation, 243 pp. Update of earlier research by the late John M. Mahoney. $30. Tracy Dunleavy, tel. (203) 227-4852, fax (203) 227-3928. AOCI WORLDWIDE AIRPORT TRAFFIC REPORT FOR 1989 - ranks Chicago/O'Hare busiest with 59.1m total passengers, then Dallas/Ft. Worth with 47.6m, LAX 45m, Atlanta/Hartsfield 43.3m, and London/Heathrow 40m. BOOKS OF INTEREST INDO-AMERICAN BUSINESS TIMES - April 1990 contains a special report on the US Aerospace India Trade Mission. $13 from Indo-American Business Times, P.O. Box 33364, Farragut Station, Washington, DC 20033. 1990 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE REGIONAL AIRLINE ASSOCIATION - including US regional airline and associate member directory. $15 US/Canada, $20 other countries (members), $50 (non-members) from RAA, tel. (202) 857-1170. AEA YEARBOOK 1990 - (Association of European Airlines) examines current and future events including completion of single market within the EC. 49 pp. (32) 2-640-3175 (Belgium), Fax (32) 2-648-4017. AOCI WORLDWIDE AIRPORT TRAFFIC REPORT FOR 1989 - 368 pp. $35 (members), $150 (other), fax (202) 331-1362. FIBER OPTIC SMART SKINS AND STRUCTURES - report from Intl. Resources Development provides projections of each market segment through 2000, and profiles of over 100 companies. $2,300 from IRD, fax (203) 972-6151. NATA WAGE & SALARY HANDBOOK - comparisons of industry salaries and other benefits. $40. Tel. (703) 845-9000. BUSINESS AVIATION FACT BOOK AND ISSUES FOR THE DECADE - Free. NBAA, Tel. (202) 783-9000, fax (202) 331-8364. SAE AEROSPACE COMPOSITE MATERIALS HANDBOOK, 1990 EDITION - guide to SAE specifications and standards for polymer matrix composites. $160 from SAE, tel. (412) 776-4841, fax (412) 776-5760. 737 - Aero Series Vol. 37, by David Minton, TAB Books, 80 pp. Illustrated history and development, including all variants, from its original design as a short-haul jet to the -500. $12.95 plus tax. Fax (717) 794-2080. A GUIDE TO STANDARDS - ISBN 0-9622523-0-1, by Albert L. Batik. Includes history, development, problems and how to correct them, and directory of standards developers. $13.50 from ASTM, fax (215) 977-9679. THE AIRLINER PRICE GUIDE OF COMMERCIAL, REGIONAL & COMMUTER AIRCRAFT - Spring '90, published by Allen Thomas and Jack Richards. $225 from Airliner Price Guide, Will Rogers Airport, Box 599207, Oklahoma City, OK 73159. GENERAL AVIATION LAW - by Jerry A. Eichenberger, 240 pp. Covers aircraft ownership/co-ownership, insurance, negligence/product liability, recreational pilot certificates and airplane rental. $16.95. TAB, tel. (717) 794-2191. AVIATION MAINTENANCE EMPLOYMENT GUIDE - $15.95 (members), $20.95 (non-members). FAPA, (800) JET-JOBS. JET PROGRAMS - First Edition, includes diagrams, history,payload /range of 31 different types produced by 11 manufacturers. 350 pounds sterling/$630 annually with quarterly updates. AISL, tel. (44) 81-897-1066, fax (44) 81-897-0615. JIT FACTORY REVOLUTION: A PICTORIAL GUIDE TO FACTORY DESIGN OF THE FUTURE - 208 pp. How just-in-time manufacturing systems are applied in Japanese factories. $49.95 from Productivity Press, tel. (617) 497-5146. PRODUCT LIABILITY - published by Institution of Mechanical Engineers, UK. 56 pp., 11.50 pounds sterling. Fax (44) 71-222-4557. FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCE FOR EQUIPMENT LESSORS - completely revised second edition, by Dr. James M. Johnson. 400 pp. $120 (AAEL members $85). AAEL Publications Department, tel. (703) 527-8655, fax (703) 527-2649. BLUEBOOK OF TURBOPROP AIRCRAFT VALUES - provides market/ residual values.$950 from AVITAS, fax (703) 860-5855. VIDEOS WINNING: Aerospace- The Next Decade, 21-minute educational video to introduce students to the world of aerospace. $33 from The Citadel Center, Dept. of Education, 1649 Kalorama Rd., Washington, DC 20009. DATABASES AIRFINANCE - introduced a database which covers all aircraft transactions worldwide. Service is available on IBM. Subscription price is $9,500 per year, and subscribers are able to add their own information to the system. JANE'S ALL THE WORLD'S AIRCRAFT 1989-90 - is now in CD-ROM. Fax (703) 836-0029 (US) or (44) 81-763-1005 (UK). Last Updated September 21,1990 6:03 pm Produced by AVIATION ACCESS as part of the AVIATION INFORMATION NETWORK 5074 205th Street Langley, British Columbia Canada V3A 5P8 Phone 604-534-2085 Fax 604-533-8360