We recently held a roundtable with three prominent FAA Designated Pilot Examiners (DPE), Eric Crump, Jason Blair and Todd Ritchey, […]
Month: June 2018
Training Tip: Don't become a 'track of interest'
“Are you the pilot of the airplane that just landed? The Secret Service would like to have a word with […]
FAA Publishes Means to Comply with Part 23
Last August, the final rule overhauling the Part 23 airworthiness standards for general aviation airplanes officially went into effect. Now, […]
Short final the video
We took the short final clips from some of our videos and made a short video called short final. I […]
Collegiate flight schools: Help wanted
Most people dream of making it to the majors, and for pilots, that means the major airlines—Delta, United, American, and […]
The Aviation WB Calculator app is back
The Aviation WB Calculator app was one of the first weight and balance apps for iPad back in 2011 and […]
FAA issues update on unleaded avgas testing
The FAA issued a website update on testing of two fuels being evaluated as a replacement for leaded aviation gasoline […]
FAA Establishes Restrictions on Drone Operations over DOJ and USCG Facilities
At the request of federal security partners, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been using its existing authority under Title […]
Electric aircraft crashes during test flight
A two-seat Magnus Aircraft eFusion crashed May 31 in Hungary during a test flight, killing both people on board. Source: […]
S-TEC 3100 autopilot approved for Cessna 177
Genesys Aerosystems announced receiving a Cessna 177 supplemental type certificate (STC) for the S-TEC 3100 autopilot, with plans to begin […]