The final rule affects pilots, flight instructors, and aircraft owners, especially those operating limited, experimental, and primary category aircraft.
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First view of NASA’s new Mars helicopter
According to NASA officials, Chopper would be about the size of an SUV, with six rotors, each with six blades. It could be used to carry science payloads as large as 11 pounds distances of up to 1.9 miles each Martian day (or sol).
Aviation advocates call for FCC to investige Ligado claims
Aviation advocates are urging the FCC to scrutinize Ligado Networks’ claim of meeting a key requirement to mitigate GPS interference, citing a lack of evidence that such dual-mode devices are available in the marketplace. The NBAA and others continue to push for the FCC to revoke its 2020 approval of Ligado’s controversial broadband network.
uAvionix FlightLine systems installed at six Florida airports
uAvionix FlightLine systems were deployed at Miami Executive Airport (KTMB), Tampa International Airport (KTPA), Orlando Sanford International Airport (KSFB), Daytona Beach International Airport (KDAB), Palm Beach International Airport (KPBI), and Jacksonville International Airport (KJAX).
Flight Design pursues restructuring amid insolvency filing
Flight Design has filed for insolvency following liquidity issues. A restructuring process is underway, with operations and deliveries continuing as efforts to secure funding and investment progress.
Registration opens for Air Race Classic
Women pilots will take off June 17, from H. L. Sonny Callahan Airport in Fairhope, Alabama, for a 2,426 statute mile competition across nine states that ends at Felts Field in Spokane, Washington.
DC-3 Society takes off
The DC-3 Society is the first type club for the DC-3, which provides type-specific guidance for operating the DC-3 and its variants, including the C-47, as a way to maintain airworthiness for the models so that future generations can see them fly, according to officials.
FAA removes expiration date from CFI certificates
In essence, the new rule streamlines administrative processes without altering the core duties and responsibilities of flight instructors.
New surveillance system built to prevent runway incursions
The solar-powered system is called Simple, Affordable, Flexible, and Expandable Runway Status Lights (SAFE-RWSL). It uses Automatic Dependent Surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data and computer vision to activate runway lights in real time.