GAN contributing writer Amelia Reiheld is participating in the Air Race Classic with partner Linda Keller. Here’s their latest blog post: Today started a long time ago, in a faraway land. We arose well before the birds in little Beatrice (pronounced Be-AT-tris), Nebraska, got out to the airport, admired the windsock sticking out at rigid […]
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Electric flight competition postponed
Despite a strong influx of applications, Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) officials have decided to postpone the $60,000 Electric Flight Prize until next year’s AirVenture. This will allow “viable candidates to complete Phase I flight certification according to FAA regulations,” according to officials. Aircraft designers and innovators submitted nearly a dozen entries into the $60,000 Electric […]
Alphabet groups take BARR fight to court
GA’s alphabet groups moved ahead with a court challenge to the Department of Transportation’s decision to dismantle the Block Aircraft Registration Request (BARR) program Wednesday. The groups, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), also have established a fund to support the legal fight. A formal notice of […]
Moller files for experimental certification for Skycar
The FAA had accepted Moller International’s application for Experimental Airworthiness Certification of the M400 Skycar. With a planned October 2011 demonstration flight, Moller International retained a flight test consultant to complete and submit an application for an Experimental Airworthiness Certificate to the FAA for the M400 Skycar volantor. The Experimental Airworthiness Certificate is required by […]
Study shows interference with GPS poses threat to U.S. economy
WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than 3.3 million U.S. jobs in agriculture and industries that rely heavily on Global Positioning System (GPS) technology and the disruption of interference with GPS posed by LightSquared’s planned deployment of 40,000 ground stations threatens direct economic costs of up to $96 billion to U.S. commercial GPS users and manufacturers, according […]
GAO report on GA airport security ‘misguided’
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report that, according to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), fails to accurately assess GA security measures, neglects to acknowledge security procedures already in place, and lacks justification for its misguided, broad-brush conclusions. The report was requested in early 2010 by the U.S. Senate Committee on […]
Sennheiser launches ‘Live Your Dream’ campaign
Aviation headset manufacturer Sennheiser is launching its “Live Your Dream” campaign, designed to motivate and assist people with a passion for flying to overcome the barriers and begin flight training as a first step towards becoming a pilot. The campaign includes several components, including a flight training scholarship. In the Flight Training Scholarship Competition, people […]
Embry-Riddle introduces bachelor’s degree in Unmanned Aircraft Systems Science
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach campus will launch a B.S. in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Science degree program in the Fall 2011 semester. Open to U.S. citizens who have a basic background in math and physics, this new program will help meet the growing demand for skilled UAS pilots and operators, according to university officials. […]
Air Race Classic update
GAN contributing writer Amelia Reiheld is participating in the Air Race Classic with partner Linda Keller. Here’s their latest blog post: Three hours was quite enough of THAT. We took off from Iowa City under low-ish broken clouds and a stiff headwind and aimed toward Beatrice, our first gas stop en route to the new-and-improved […]