RDU (KRDU):

KRDU 201251Z 03009KT 1SM -SN BKN004 OVC012 M03/M06 A2967 RMK AO2 SLP049 P0000 T10281056
KRDU 201051Z 03011KT 1SM -SN BR BKN006 OVC014 M02/M04 A2961 RMK AO2 SLP027 P0003 T10171039
KRDU 201043Z 03011G20KT 1SM -SN BR BKN008 OVC020 M02/M04 A2960 RMK AO2 CIG 005V012 P0003

Standford (KTTA):

KTTA 201242Z AUTO 35011G15KT 1 1/2SM -SN BKN008 OVC012 M02/M03 A2967 RMK AO2 P0001
KTTA 201222Z AUTO 35011G16KT 3SM -SN OVC014 M02/M03 A2966 RMK AO2 P0001
KTTA 201203Z AUTO 36014G19KT 2SM -SN BKN012 OVC020 M01/M03 A2963 RMK AO2 P0001

Word around the hanger today is that the Eclipse 500 was certified for Flight Into Known Icing (FIKI), something Eclipse Aviation has been promising for several years. (Read the Aero-News Network article here). The entire production cycle of the Eclipse 500 hasn’t been an easy one, from a slow delivery schedule to a recent price increase.

However, Eclipse Aviation has just recently started taking orders on their new, and smaller, Eclipse 400. The 400 made a surprise appearance at Oshkosh last summer as a concept jet. You have to think that all the lessons learned with 500 will improve production of the 400.

Pretty dang cool looking, if you ask me. (More photos here).

When my father passed away, one of the difficult tasks was sorting through his personal library of books. He had hundreds of volumes covering everything from geology and petroleum exploration (his profession) to space exploration and American history. I kept for myself the books that had the most meaning and took a significant amount of time finding recipients for his more technical manuals. To this day I still receive cards or notes from those recipients letting me know how much they appreciate having my dad’s books in their library.

Recently, a close family friend passed away and, being a pilot, he had collected a small library of aviation books. This time, I am the recipient. Several packages arrive from his incredibility generous wife and this photos is only a few of the titles that are now a part of my library.