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.
*Oct. 6-8: NBAA 61st Annual Meeting & Convention (NBAA2008), Orlando. www.nbaa.org *Oct. 16-18: Chevron Global Aviation Advanced Safety Training, Richmond, Calif. Contact: Chevron Customer Service at (866) 557-3456 or e-mail to [email protected] *Oct. 22-24: International Aviation Womens Association (IAWA) 20th Anniversary and the Accomplishments of Women in the Aviation and Aerospace Industries, Chicago. Contact: Karen Griggs at [email protected]
Flight Display Systems has received FAA Parts Manufacturing Approval (PMA) for two popular cabin entertainment products. The flight View Camera is mounted on the cockpit lare shield and allows passengers to see taxi, takeoff and lading from a pilot's perspective. The Satellite Radio Amplifier allows multiple passengers to have a personal XM or Sirius satellite radio receiver at their seat. Both products are in stock. Price: Flight View Camera, $1,250; Satellite Radio Amplifier, $1,875 Flight Display Systems 1765 Grassland Pkwy.
At 1028 MST, a Piper Cherokee PA-28-180 (N5316L) sustained substantial damage subsequent to a collision with terrain shortly after takeoff approximately one mile north of Springerville Municipal Airport in Springerville, Ariz. It was VFR at the time of the accident and no flight plan was filed for the flight to Quemado Airport, Quemado, N.M. Witnesses reported the airplane became airborne about midfield during takeoff from Runway 03.
