Aviation Links

We feel strongly about sharing information when related to safety of flight. The websites listed below have proved invaluable to our day to day flight and business operations. We update this section frequently – please check back for changes. Let us know of any good sites or links by emailing us at: Info@Ultraaviation.com.

FAA / DOT / NTSB

FAA
Federal Aviation Administration homepage (regulation of airline, aircraft, airmen safety, air traffic control)

DOT
Department of Transportation

DOT Aviation & International Affairs
Homepage of the DOT Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs (economic regulation, international cooperation and facilitation)

DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Homepage linking to aviation statistical databases

NTSB
National Transportation Safety Board (accident investigation)

Flight Planning

AirNav Flight Planner
www.airnav.com
Flight Briefings
www.flightbrief.com
GTE Duats
www.duat.com

Weather

US National Weather Service
National Interactive Weather Information
The Weather Channel
National and world weather reports and forecasts.
The Weather Underground
National and world weather reports and forecasts.
National Weather Service (NWS)
nws.noaa.gov
NWS Interactive Weather Information Network
iwin.nws.noaa.gov
NWS Real-time Radar
weather.noaa.gov/radar/
NASA Glenn Icing Research
icebox-esn.grc.nasa.gov
Accuweather
accuweather.com
Aviation Digital Weather Data Service
adds.aviationweather.noaa.gov
Aviation Weather Brief
aviationweatherbrief.com
Pilotweather.com
www.pilotweather.com
WSI's Intellicast
www.intellicast.com

Aircraft Statistics Airport Information

Aircraft Research
http://www.risingup.com/planespecs/info/
Aircraft Specifications
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/query.asp
Accident Database and Research
FAA Air Traffic Control System Command Center
Aviation Safety Foundation
www.aopa.org/ASF

Travel and Security

Health Warnings

August 19, 2010

Taxi Instructions Revised

'Line Up and Wait' to Replace 'Position and Hold'

Starting Oct. , "taxi into position and hold," will no longer be issued rather, controllers will use "line up and wait."

September 30, 2010

Tax Break Signed Into Law

'Aircraft Tax Break Signed Into Law'

President Obama signed the Small Business Jobs Act H.R. 5297 into Law. Companies considering the purchase of new or pre-owned aircraft used for business may be able to take advantage of bonus depreciation to help off-set the cost.