Following the Pilot Training Reform Symposium in Atlanta last May, the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) issued a 35-page preliminary report to government and industry stakeholders with a request for action. Recipients were given 90 days to respond to the six projects distilled from two days of intense work by more than 150 […]
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UAS used to study whales
Insitu Pacific, the Australian subsidiary of U.S.-based Insitu Inc., has concluded the second phase of a landmark trial conducted in partnership with Murdoch University that aims to determine if unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are a cost-effective, capable alternative to manned assets for surveying marine mammals. During the two-week operation, Insitu Pacific’s ScanEagle UAS captured up […]
Air traffic controllers win awards
A Denver Center air traffic controller, a Burlington, Vt., Tower air traffic controller and an Atlanta Center air traffic controller share an experience: Each saved a life while at work during the past year. Denver Center air traffic controller Charlie Rohrer and Burlington Air Traffic Control Tower Facility Representative Charles LaBombard won the Air Traffic […]
Fly the distance with NextGen: The power of the electron
By JEFFREY BOCCACCIO. This is the third in a series of articles looking at the impact of NextGen on GA pilots. As we race through each generation of the National Airspace System (NAS), technology clearly is the biggest driver contributing to its evolution. Last month we discovered that the expansion of the NAS was started […]
GA vital to balance of trade
National Business Aviation Association President and CEO Ed Bolen recently told the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that the U.S. civil aviation industry remains one of the strongest positive contributors to the nation’s balance of trade, despite the daunting economic challenges that have confronted the industry in recent years. In testimony he provided at a […]
Will NextGen be worth the cost for GA?
Everyone has heard the promises made about the benefits of the FAA’s NextGen air traffic control system, but many of the advantages seem far off and expensive, a story at Business Aviation Insider says. The FAA says business aircraft operators can realize some of the benefits now, such as GPS approaches made possible by localizer […]
State takes aim at proposed landing fee at HXD
State aviation officials are trying to discourage Beaufort County from charging private pilots to fly to Hilton Head Island Airport (HXD) by placing a caveat on state grants. The S.C. Aeronautic Commission set new criteria in a vote Aug. 25 that landing fees or runway usage fees will be seen as “a negative consideration” for […]
NextGen focus of Wednesday hearing
A Congressional hearing on Wednesday, Oct. 5, will examine the costs, benefits, progress and management of the FAA’s NextGen air traffic control modernization program. Wednesday’s hearing, chaired by U.S. Rep. Tom Petri (R-Wis), will focus on the FAA’s progress in delivering measureable benefits to aviation users, as well as the agency’s projections for future benefits […]
Heritage Trail marks key sites in life of Glenn Curtiss
The Glenn H. Curtiss Heritage Trail now marks historic sites in and around Hammondsport, N.Y., where Curtiss worked and developed the innovative motorcycles and airplanes for which he is remembered. The trail consists of six post-mounted displays marking the following locations: The Curtiss bike shop The Curtiss factory The June Bug flight, the first pre-announced, […]