FAA urged to act on Kemper Aviation
XDgb14· 16 mrt
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
March 16, 2008 2:21am
LANTANA — A pair of South Florida congressmen are urging the Federal Aviation Administration to take immediate action against a flight school that has been involved in three fatal crashes since October. U.S. Reps. Ron Klein, D-Boca Raton, and Robert Wexler, D-Delray Beach, said they wanted the FAA to prioritize its review of Kemper Aviation of Lantana.
Their call for action came a day after four people, including Kemper Aviation's owner, were killed in a crash near West Palm Beach, and less than six months after two other fatal crashes involving Kemper-owned planes. Eight people have died in the crashes.
"On its face, with all these accidents, common sense would tell you this company has some problems and something is wrong," Klein said.
Wexler said the string of accidents sounded "preventable."
The FAA is already scrutinizing Kemper's maintenance records and operating procedures, and said there is no time line for finishing its review.
"We can't determine if any enforcement action is necessary until that inspection has been completed," FAA spokesman Warren Woodberry said.
He said the agency can impose penalties ranging from warnings and stiff fines to a complete shutdown of the flight school.
The National Transportation Safety Board is also investigating the crashes.
On Thursday, Kemper owner Jeffrey Rozelle was taking three people on the final flight of a migratory bird study. Witnesses reported that the plane seemed to be flying too low and did not have enough power.
"I saw the plane coming across the grade through the trees in low flight," Richard Kelting, a pilot who had just left work, told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. "I'm a pilot so I know all the terminology."
"He was close to stalling. He was at half power," Kelting, 57, said. "He was definitely in trouble. He was too low just before stalling the airplane. ... I knew something was definitely wrong. I knew if he wasn't careful, he was going to crash."
Two other recent crashes of Kemper planes killed four people. On Oct. 27, a Kemper Aviation pilot and two students crashed during a night flight after reporting engine trouble. Two died.
On Dec. 8, a Kemper student was killed along with the pilot of another plane when the two collided over the Everglades.
A Kemper spokeswoman said the flight school has grounded all flights "until further notice."
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2 REACTIESMarch 16, 2008 2:21am
LANTANA — A pair of South Florida congressmen are urging the Federal Aviation Administration to take immediate action against a flight school that has been involved in three fatal crashes since October. U.S. Reps. Ron Klein, D-Boca Raton, and Robert Wexler, D-Delray Beach, said they wanted the FAA to prioritize its review of Kemper Aviation of Lantana.
Their call for action came a day after four people, including Kemper Aviation's owner, were killed in a crash near West Palm Beach, and less than six months after two other fatal crashes involving Kemper-owned planes. Eight people have died in the crashes.
"On its face, with all these accidents, common sense would tell you this company has some problems and something is wrong," Klein said.
Wexler said the string of accidents sounded "preventable."
The FAA is already scrutinizing Kemper's maintenance records and operating procedures, and said there is no time line for finishing its review.
"We can't determine if any enforcement action is necessary until that inspection has been completed," FAA spokesman Warren Woodberry said.
He said the agency can impose penalties ranging from warnings and stiff fines to a complete shutdown of the flight school.
The National Transportation Safety Board is also investigating the crashes.
On Thursday, Kemper owner Jeffrey Rozelle was taking three people on the final flight of a migratory bird study. Witnesses reported that the plane seemed to be flying too low and did not have enough power.
"I saw the plane coming across the grade through the trees in low flight," Richard Kelting, a pilot who had just left work, told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. "I'm a pilot so I know all the terminology."
"He was close to stalling. He was at half power," Kelting, 57, said. "He was definitely in trouble. He was too low just before stalling the airplane. ... I knew something was definitely wrong. I knew if he wasn't careful, he was going to crash."
Two other recent crashes of Kemper planes killed four people. On Oct. 27, a Kemper Aviation pilot and two students crashed during a night flight after reporting engine trouble. Two died.
On Dec. 8, a Kemper student was killed along with the pilot of another plane when the two collided over the Everglades.
A Kemper spokeswoman said the flight school has grounded all flights "until further notice."
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Guest· 16 mrt
"He was close to stalling. He was at half power," Kelting, 57, said. "He was definitely in trouble. He was too low just before stalling the airplane. ... I knew something was definitely wrong. I knew if he wasn't careful, he was going to crash."
Een echte expert dus........., kon een quote zijn uit de Televaag :passed:
Ik weet niet of het bedrijf van eigenaar is veranderd, maar Kemper Aviation had een paar jaar terug in iedergeval geen slechte reputatie.
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XDgb14· 17 mrt
Citaat:
Namaste, and thank you for your interest in becoming a pilot at Kemper Aviation.
We are excited to offer specialist airline training for Indian pilots like we have for several other Indian students as per DGCA requirements.
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We pride ourselves with providing our customers the highest level of satisfaction.
Our Instructors are amongst the best in the country.
Bron
Namaste, and thank you for your interest in becoming a pilot at Kemper Aviation.
We are excited to offer specialist airline training for Indian pilots like we have for several other Indian students as per DGCA requirements.
:blabla: :blabla:
We pride ourselves with providing our customers the highest level of satisfaction.
Our Instructors are amongst the best in the country.
Bron
17 mrt