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.
Hartzell Propeller, Inc., introduced its own line of propeller deice components with plans to support the entire catalog of Hartzell propellers that feature deice capability. They will replace previous, third-party manufactured deice parts, including deicer boots, wire harnesses and slip rings. The boots will have warranty coverage for 18-month/2,000- flight hours. Other components of the deice kits will have a 12-month/1,000-fight hour warranty. The deice parts are available directly from Hartzell or through its worldwide network of recommended propeller repair stations.
RMS Technology has added three runway incursion solutions in the recent update to its Vista moving map. Prior to this update, Vista displayed airport diagrams with the aircraft's position overlaid. This now can happen automatically whenever the aircraft is on the ground. Additionally, a marker feature that makes it easier to overlay handwritten notes on the airport graphic or any other scanned chart has been included. The upgrade also adds a prominent visual and audible warning whenever the aircraft is about the cross onto a runway. RMS Technology
A Beech 95, registered to Northwest Jersey Airways, Inc., experienced an inflight loss of control and collided with the ground during takeoff from Spruce Creek Airport in Port Orange, Fla. The pilot called the UNICOM to announce that he was departing from Runway 23. A witness reported that the airplane became airborne and "yawed" to the left." It climbed out slowly with the landing gear extended, then the "left wing dropped and it went straight down." He did not hear any loud engine noises or power changes.
