Jessica is Executive Editor of Business & Commercial Aviation magazine. She started as Editor of ShowNews Online, Aviation Week's on-site trade show daily published at the Paris Air Show, NBAA Annual Convention, Singapore Air Show and at other significant aerospace gatherings.
Jessica has worked in television production and management consulting. While not yet a licensed pilot, Ms. Salerno has received flight instruction and has soloed.
— At approximately 1140 CDT, a Hughes 269C, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged when the skids hooked under a trailer as the pilot attempted to land and the helicopter rolled over at a ranch near El Indio, Texas. The local flight originated at an undetermined time. Preliminary information indicates that the pilot and a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) employee had been herding cattle when it began to mist. They returned to the landing zone and were attempting to land on the trailer when it started to rain hard.
— On or about May 15, 2007, at an unknown time (possibly 1300 CDT), a Robinson R22 (N456PH) piloted by a non-certificated pilot, was substantially damaged when it struck a pole and impacted terrain either during takeoff or landing at a ranch in Midland, Texas. VMC was assumed to have prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot reportedly was uninjured.
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