New cabins and new bear boxes to store food are just two of the improvements volunteers worked on this season at Montana’s Ryan Field.
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Pilots flying under BasicMed can soon act as safety pilots
Buried in a final rule that affects commercial balloon pilots is a change to the rules that affects the more than 60,000 pilots who fly under BasicMed.
Number of fatal accidents in homebuilts ticks up
For the federal fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2022, the FAA reported there were 56 fatal accidents in experimental category aircraft over the preceding 12 months, including 39 in amateur-built aircraft. That compares to 42 total accidents — 33 in amateur-built aircraft — during the 12-month period between October 2020 and September 2021.
Preparing pilots for spatial disorientation
At Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, students get the chance to experience spatial disorientation in a safe space in the university’s new Spatial Disorientation Laboratory.
Deadline extended for General Aviation Awards
The deadline has been extended to Dec. 31, 2022, to nominate someone for CFI of the Year, Maintenance Technician of the Year, or FAASTeam Representative of the Year. You can even nominate yourself.
CubCrafters CEO talks GA with Wall Street
CubCrafters President and CEO Patrick Horgan is featured on the latest episode of TheBell2BellPodcast from InvestorBrandNetwork (IBN), which “delivers informative updates and exclusive interviews with executives operating in fast-moving industries,” according to IBN officials.
FAA extends aircraft registration to seven years
The rule will take effect 60 days after it was published in the Federal Register and will apply to all aircraft currently registered.
Redbird expands flight sim lessons for AOPA’s free high school curriculum
Redbird Flight has added 25 new flight simulator lessons to supplement the 10th- and 11th-grade course material in the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) High School Aviation STEM curriculum, which is now in more than 300 high schools nationwide.
Team effort keeps L09 open
A proverb states that “success has many fathers,” and that was certainly true in the successful effort to preserve Stovepipe Wells Airport (L09) in Death Valley National Park in California, according to Tim Riley, a director of the Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF).