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.
Jeppesen has received operation approval from the FAA for its Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (RAIM) prediction report. RAIM is a technology developed to assess the integrity of GPS signals, and thus, the accuracy of airborne GPS navigation equipment. Effective Oct. 1, 2008, the FAA is requesting that aircraft operators and pilots who operate us U.S. terminal and en route RNAV environments, and who use GPS as a primary navigation method, obtain a RAIM prediction report prior to flight.
A Piper PA-22-160, N9403D, registered to Tri Pacer Flyers LLC, went off the right side of Runway 20 on landing roll-out at Greensburg Jeannette Regional Airport (5G8), Jeannette, Pa., at about 1852 EDT. The airplane received substantial damage. It was VFR and there was no flight plan. The private pilot and one passenger reported no injuries. The flight originated from William T. Piper Memorial Airport (LHV), Lock Haven, Pa., at 1730. The pilot stated he over flew 5G8 and obtained the landing direction from the windsock.
