The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) reports that several Certified Flight Instructors have achieved new accreditation as NAFI Master Flight Instructors, while several others have renewed their Master status. The Master Instructor designation is a national accreditation, recognized by the FAA, which is earned through a rigorous process of continuing professional activity and peer […]
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ACI-NA awards scholarships
The Commissioners Committee of the Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) has awarded scholarships of $2,500 each to three aviation students: Brett Fay, a student at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Gregory Myers from Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah; and Robert Hanks, from California State University in Los Angeles. “The Commissioners Committee […]
What do you need to know about ADS-B?
It’s been called the future of aviation. But what exactly is ADS-B and, perhaps more importantly, what does the average GA pilot need to know to prepare for that future? Called the cornerstone of the NextGen air traffic control system, Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) is a combination ground- and aircraft-based satellite communications tracking network. Instead […]
Iowa Children’s Museum opens new exhibit
How do you get children interested in aviation? You make it fun. Given that premise, a new crop of aviators should be coming out of Iowa in a few years thanks to a new exhibit at the Iowa Children’s Museum in Iowa City. The Take Flight exhibit opened Sept. 23 to rave reviews from hundreds […]
Harrison Ford EAA scholarship fund created
By all accounts, Sept. 29 was a huge day for the EAA Young Eagles Program: Actor, pilot, and EAA member Harrison Ford stepped down after serving five years as the program’s chairman, passing the baton to famed US Airways pilots Sully Sullenberger and Jeff Skiles. At a special dinner presentation that night, EAA members, the […]
Florida lawmakers tackle use taxes
Bills have been filed in both the Florida House and Senate to address a Use Tax exemption for aircraft brought into the state on a temporary basis. According to the Florida Aviation Trades Association (FATA), the House bill has a provision for a reduction on the sales tax on the sale of an aircraft. The […]
Revised 51% policy finally released
The FAA released Oct. 7 the long-awaited final order that revises the amateur-built aircraft certification policy known as the 51% rule. According to a report at EAA.org, the FAA also released Advisory Circular 20-27G, which is a guide to certifying every step of the building process. The revised policy is a “triumph for EAA, kit […]
AOPA to unveil 2010 sweepstakes plane during Summit
AOPA will unveil the 2010 Sweepstakes plane next month during the AOPA Aviation Summit in Tampa. The unveiling will take place Thursday, Nov. 5 – the first day of the AOPA Aviation Summit – on the floor of the exhibit hall. Unlike earlier sweepstakes, which have run on calendar years, the 2010 sweepstakes will run […]
Lidle crash lawsuit settled
The lawsuit over the fatal crash of Yankee pitcher Cory Lidle’s Cirrus has been settled. Lidle, 34, and his flight instructor Tyler Stanger, 26, were killed Oct. 11, 2006, when their Cirrus crashed into the 39th and 40th floors of a Manhattan high-rise. Several apartments were damaged and 16 people were injured in the crash. […]