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FAA Regs and Aviation Publications â€“ Whatâ€™s New as of April 18, 2010
Whatâ€™s New on the Biweekly 2010-09, 18 April 2010 CD
Federal Aviation Regulations and associated Preambles. Updated through April 10, 2010.
Airworthiness Directives and associated AD Preambles. Updated through April 10, 2010.
Air Carrier Regulations, 14 CFR parts 200 – 1199. Updated through April 10, 2010.
Order 8900.1, Flight Standards Information Management System (FSIMS). Incorporated Change 89, dated 3/30/10, Change 90, dated 4/1/10, and Change 91, dated 3/31/10.
AC 20-107B, Composite Aircraft Structure, dated 9/8/09.
AC 65-25E, William (Bill) Oâ€™Brien Aviation Maintenance Technician Awards Program, dated 6/3/09.
AC 65-26D, Charles Taylor â€œMaster Mechanicâ€ Award, dated 8/4/09.
AC 120-84, Aging Airplane Inspections and Records Reviews, dated 10/22/04.
AC 150/5200-12C, First Respondersâ€™ Responsibility for Protecting Evidence at the Scene of an Aircraft Accident/Incident, dated 9/28/2009.
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Posted in FAA Regulations, Publications by Paula Williams: April 27, 2010 Summit Aviation Celebrates it s 20th Year, in Another Recession
Jon and Paula Wollhaf started Summit Aviation during a recession â€“ in 1990. The current recession doesnâ€™t scare them.Â In October of 1987 an unprecedented stock collapse lopped 22.6 off the Dow Jones Industrial average.Â The economy hadnâ€™t recovered much by 1990, but the Woellhafs saw a business need and filled it.
â€œJon decided to pursue his life-long desire to learn to fly and, of course, the first step was to by the latest FAR/AIM book and begin studying. He immediately noticed that there was no index in the book and only a basic table of contents. Being a serious student, that was a frustration.â€
Deciding that he was probably not the only person who was frustrated, Jon decided to apply an emerging technology.
â€œAbout this same time we became familiar with a word search program called Word CruncherÂ® that indexed and searched every word and number in the scriptures and it caused him to think â€œboy wouldnâ€™t it be great if we could combine this software with these regulations and the AIM (then called the Airmanâ€™s Information Manual.) A quick phone call confirmed that we could indeed license the software, but it was much more difficult to find out if the regulations were available electronically from the government. It was pretty much out of the question to type almost a 1000 pages of regulatory material! In a day when virtually ever thing we want is available electronically, it stretches the imagination that we had to make several phone calls to various government agencies and ask precisely the right question before we found out that yes, they were available â€“ on 9 track tape! At that was the beginning of Summit Aviation. And by the way, ironically, due to beginning a new business, it was several more years before Jon could actually begin his flying lessons!â€
Summit Aviationâ€™s Digital Reference Library is now used by people who work with some of the largest and most prestigious aviation companies in the world, including various government agencies.
Although a searchable, cross-referenced library of current FAA regs may not sound exciting to non-aviation people, Summitâ€™s customers are very enthusiastic about the Digital Reference Library.
“Life in aviation without the Summit Aviation Reference Library would scarcely be worth living. For over 10 years the library has been my single most important resource.
â€œMy Digital Aviation Reference Library is a time saver and immediate reliable source for current FARâ€™s.â€
Capt. John Gallagher, BSAE, forensic aeronautical consultant
â€œI have been a subscriber for a few years and am currently a check airman in a part 135 company. Your reference library is a significant timesaver for me when I have to research little known facts.â€
“It’s invaluable to me and my team. Thanks for your great support.”
Gary Merrill, US Airways
“Outstanding reference! It’s fantastic to have everything all in one source!”
Max McGee, L-3 Flight International
The Woellhafâ€™s first clue to the magnitude of their discovery was when they first demonstrated the then Computerized FAR/AIM at the October 1990 AOPA Convention in Palm Springs, California. â€œAt the convention we received a very positive response and many requests for a product that comprised all Parts 1-199 of Title 14 CFR,Â (the original Computerized FAR/AIM contained only Parts 1, 61, 67 and 91.) I guess that was the first indication that we were on to something.â€
Aviation, technology, and the economy has changed significantly since then.
â€œWhen we began exhibiting at tradeshows, the first question we would ask interested parties was â€œDo you have a computer?â€ Imagine that. We had purchased a Toshiba laptop (for $2000!) that had a mighty 20 MB hard drive â€“ people would stop by our booth just to look at the laptop.
â€œWe initially offered our Computerized FAR/AIM in three different versions, (Airman, ATP and Professional – in four different formats. 5 Â¼â€ DD, 5 Â¼â€ HDâ€ floppy disksâ€ and the latest and greatest â€“ 3 Â½â€ DD and HD disks. When was the last time you used a floppy disk â€“ or even saw one? It became a logistics nightmare to ship updates in all of these products in four formats and as we began to add additional publications â€“ each sold separately â€“ things only became more complicated. So we were delighted when CD-ROMs became common place. We combined all of our electronic publications onto one CD-ROM and it became the Computerized Aviation Reference Library and sold for about the same price as our first FAR/AIM.
â€œNow that we are distributing our Digital Aviation Reference Library on DVD, I donâ€™t suppose weâ€™ll run out of room for a while yet, but it will be interesting to see how future technology will affect our business in the years to come.â€
Aviation has changed quite a bit in the last 20 years, as well.Â The Woellhafs Â had attended EAA conventions in Oshkosh Wisconsin several times, but the times they flew their own plane to the convention were truly memorable.Â They remember several times being in a line-up of planes that extended as far as they could see through the back window.
Another favorite flying memory was flying from Phoenix to Salt Lake City over the Grand Canyon.
â€œThereâ€™s nothing quite like flying over the Grand Canyon at 14,5000 feetÂ – how many people get to do that! But my personal favoriteÂ is flying up among big beautiful fluffy clouds in perfect blue skies! It doesnâ€™t get any better than that!â€
In business since 1990 as a pioneer in aviation information technology, Summit Aviation was the first to electronically publish FAA publications. Summit Aviation continues today as the leader in electronic delivery of pertinent, updated, accessible regulatory information to the aviation community.
Unless otherwise attributed, quotes are from Paula Woellhaf.
Posted in FAA Regulations, Summit Aviation Company Info by Paula Williams: April 22, 2010 FAA Regs and Aviation Publications â€“ Whatâ€™s New as of April 4, 2010
Whatâ€™s New on the Biweekly 2010-08, 4 April 2010 CD
Federal Aviation Regulations and associated Preambles. Updated through March 27, 2010.
Airworthiness Directives and associated AD Preambles. Updated through March 27, 2010.
Air Carrier Regulations, 14 CFR parts 200 – 1199. Updated through March 27, 2010.
49 CFR Part 40, Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs. Updated through March 27, 2010.
AC 00-45G, Aviation Weather Services, 2/11/10.
AC 25.795-5, Cargo Compartment Fire Suppression, dated 10/24/08.
AC 25.795-6, Least Risk Bomb Location, dated 10/24/08.
AC 25.795-7, Survivability of Systems, dated 10/24/08.
AC 25.795-8, Interior Design to Facilitate Searches, dated 10/24/08.
AC 43-16, Aviation Maintenance Alerts. Added January 2010 – February 2010 Alerts.
AC 129-4A, Maintenance Programs for U.S.-Registered Aircraft Operated Under 14 CFR Part 129, dated 9/30/09.
Order 2150.3B, FAA Compliance and Enforcement Program. Incorporated Change 1, dated 10/23/09.
FAA-S-8081-4E, Instrument Rating Practical Test Standards, January 2010. Incorporated Change 1, dated 2/5/2010, and Change 2, dated 3/16/2010.
Order 8900.1, Flight Standards Information Management System (FSIMS). Incorporated Change 86, dated 2/26/10, Change 87, dated 3/8/10, and Change 88, dated 3/22/10.
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Posted in FAA Regulations, Publications by Paula Williams: April 19, 2010 Win a “Modern WWII” Print When You Order the Digital Reference Library
Win a Fine Art Print when you Purchase the Digital Reference Library! /
We have a new opportunity that we’re excited to offer our customers.Â John Slemp, the award-winning photographer at Aerographs, will be sending one of his fine art prints to a Summit Aviation customer who buys or upgrades a Digital Reference Library subscription during April.
The image is of a Consolidated Catalina PBY, shot at the Great Georgia Airshow in the fall of 2007. Â Three young men were standing atop the wing, and it was literally 5 minutes before the airshow ended, on Sunday afternoon. Â The sky was full of smoke from the Aeroshell team as they performed their routine, and as I walked toward a friendâ€™s plane, this image came together in the viewfinder.
PBY at the Great Georgia Airshow. Â© 2007 John Slemp
Iâ€™ve always been a big fan of the PBY, mainly because of itâ€™s graceful lines. Â I shot three or four pictures in a row, bang, bang, bang, and we walked on. Â I knew I had a good image, but didnâ€™t know how good until it was later processed. Â In the image that preceded this one, the Aeroshell plane was not in a good position, compositionally speaking. Â The image that followed was spoiled as the young man on the right held up his cell phone to make a picture. Â For me, this image could have been shot in the 1940â€™s, during WWII, and evokes some of the innocence of that time. Â I hope you enjoy it as much as I doâ€¦
This beautiful 20 x 24 print is ready for exhibition-quality and valued at $189.95. It will add an elegant and nostalgic touch to the office of any aviation professional.
You will be automatically entered to win when you purchase a new subscription or upgrade your subscription during April.Â Each point will be the equivalent of one ticket in a drawing, so the more frequent your subscription, the more chances you have to win the print!Â (And the more informed you will be of ALL of the changes to aviation regulations and publications!)
Bi Weekly subscription â€“ 10 points!
Monthly subscription â€“ 4 points
Bi-Monthly subscription â€“ 3 points
Quarterly subscription â€“ 2 points
Semi-Annual subscription â€“ 1 point
Single DVD â€“ will not be entered to win.
If you upgrade your subscription during April, you will receive one point for each â€œstepâ€ you upgrade.Â For example, if you upgrade from a quarterly to a monthly subscription, you will receive 2 points.Â Also, if you purchase a multi-user license, each user will be credited the appropriate number of points. So a 10-user license for a bi-weekly subscription would earn 100 points!
Purchase the Digital Reference LibraryÂ by April 30 to win this print!
Posted in Drawing- Aerographs, FAA Regulations by Paula Williams: April 15, 2010