In its latest newsletter, GlobalAir.com listed the average price for Jet A and 100LL across the country, highlighting the lowest prices in the nation: JetA Full Service – $2.15 Moore County Airport (KDUX) in Dumas Texas 100LL Self Serve – $2.79 Clarke County Airport (23M) in Quitman, Miss. They also included a map of average fuel prices […]
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New FAA policy helps modernize GA airplanes
A new FAA policy encourages general aviation aircraft owners to voluntary install safety equipment on airplanes and helicopters that is not required by the agency’s regulations. The new policy will reduce costs and streamline the installation of Non-Required Safety Enhancing Equipment (NORSEE) into the general aviation fleet, according to FAA officials. The policy is the result […]
GlobalAir.com unveils Oshkosh fuel deals
The annual AirVenture fuel price specials have now been released by GlobalAir.com for pilots flying to and from Oshkosh. Each year, GlobalAir.com works with FBOs across the country to provide aviators with this resource, according to company officials. Some of the AirVenture fuel specials that visitors will find include $.50 discounts on 100LL, free overnight […]
Latest issue of FAA Safety Briefing online
Now online is the July/August 2016 issue of FAA Safety Briefing, which focuses on the world of student pilots. The issue provides tips and resources for success in initial pilot certification. It also explores the new Airman Certification Standards (ACS), which begins rolling out this summer. The ACS lists the standards for what an applicant […]
Aviation archaeology and wreck-chasing symposium slated
The seventh annual International Wreckchasing Symposium is slated for Sept. 24-25. Aviation archaeology and wreck-chasing enthusiasts will gather at the Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum in Pueblo, Colorado, to discuss historic aircraft crash events, abandoned airfields and long forgotten airway beacon sites. The symposium, sponsored by the museum, will include speakers from throughout the international aviation […]
Picture of the day: Sunrise flight
Rohn Ashley sent in this photo, taken as his good friend, Dan LaRocque, and he headed out for an early morning flight to the coast of Louisiana. Dan’s plane is a Piper Pacer.
Destination: North Fox Island, Michigan
By Michael Purpura, Illinois State Liaison, Recreational Aviation Foundation A work party was held June 17-19 at the recently reopened airstrip on North Fox Island in Lake Michigan. Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) Michigan Liaison Brad Frederick had issued a request for volunteers to fly in for the weekend to clear brush, make improvements to the airfield and […]
FAA reauthorization extended to September 2017
Bill includes provision for third class medical reform WASHINGTON, D.C. — Leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee reached a bipartisan agreement July 6 on extending the FAA’s authorization through Sept. 30, 2017. “We have reached an agreement on an FAA extension that provides much-needed stability […]
10 comments pilots are tired of hearing
GlobalAir.com blogger Tori Williams just posted “10 Comments Pilots are Tired of Hearing.” Some of those include: “You must be so rich!” “Will you fly me to Florida?” “You aren’t a real pilot until you fly tailwheel,” “I didn’t know women could fly!” and “I could never do what you do. Flying is SO unsafe.” Check out her […]