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Entries Tagged ‘SR22’

Cessna 350 makes trip to KOJC

Apr.28, 2008 in Aviation, airplanes Leave a Comment

This morning, Air Associates, hosted an open house at the KOJC airport. One of the planes on display was a re-branded Columbia 350. Cessna is calling this plane the Cessna 350. As you might know, Cessna purchased Columbia in late 2007 after Columbia declared bankruptcy. I must say this was a smart move for Cessna, [...]

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Boeing 777 accident; FADEC friend or foe?

Jan.20, 2008 in Aviation, airplanes 2 Comments

Last Thursday, a Boeing 777 crashed while on final approach at London’s Heathrow Airport. The initial report from the UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB), indicates the plane did not respond after the pilots pushed the throttles forward for more power. The aircraft landed about 1000 feet short of Runway 27L. 152 people were on [...]

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