A water bomber battling wildfires burning across B.C. has crashed south of Lytton in the Fraser Canyon.  The accident occurred at approximately 2030 local time.  Rescue attempts were made to reach the crew but the burning fires set off by the crash prevented any type of rescue.

"The Lytton RCMP and the first response rescue crews were able to locate the crash location, however crews were not able to get to the crash site due to steep terrain and fire condition," said Cpl Dan Moskaluk in the statement.

Today Cirrus Aircraft announced the availability of Perspective ESP, a revolutionary safety and flight stability augmentation system by Garmin that will be available on Cirrus SR-Series Aircraft for new orders scheduled for Fall 2010 delivery. The key feature for Perspective ESP is that the system operates when the Garmin GFC 700 autopilot has been disengaged, that is when hand-flying. Perspective ESP operates in the background and if the pilot becomes incapacitated, disoriented or distracted, the system uses the digital autopilot servos and sensors to detect and help correct unsafe flight conditions. After it senses things are back to normal, it goes back into the background. Similar systems of this sophistication and capability were previously available only the world’s most advanced and most expensive ‘fly-by-wire’ business and military jets.

EAA Chairman and President Tom Poberezny announced longtime pilot and EAA member Rod Hightower  as the incoming president of the association.

Rod Hightower, a business manager and Stearman owner, will become the Experimental Aviation Association’s third president since the organization was formed in 1953.

Beginning June 30, 2010, controllers will be required to issue explicit instructions to cross or hold short of each runway that intersects a taxi route.

WINDSOR, Ontario - Austria's Hannes Arch won his third straight race in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship with a stirring performance in Windsor on Sunday, bouncing back with an emphatic victory in Canada just two days after suffering one of the worst pylon hits of his career. Britain's Paul Bonhomme took a close second in the difficult track that straddles the Canada-U.S. border over the Detroit River, his 11th straight podium, while American Kirby Chambliss made the top 3 for the first time this year with third place. Canada’s Pete McLeod was a disappointing ninth in front of his home crowd.

Korea Aerospace Industries is in the initial stages of certifying its 315hp KC-100 single engine airplane.  Deliveries to North America are anticipated in 2013.  The four-seat aircraft has an all-composite fuselage, an all-glass cockpit, autopilot and a mid-air collision avoidance system.