Aircraft: Beech Musketeer. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: West Milton, Ohio. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The private pilot did not have a medical certificate at the time of the flight, and one was required for the flight. According to his logbook, he had logged 306 hours, including 224 in a Musketeer. He did not have an instrument rating […]
BMI could trigger additional scrutiny with proposed policy
The FAA is targeting pilots (and controllers) with a “proposed obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) policy.” Pilots and controllers with a Body Mass Index (calculate yours here) with 40 and higher, will be the initial target. Federal Air Surgeon Fred Tilton wrote in recent medical bulletin those pilots “will have to be evaluated by a physician who […]
Government shutdown costly for GA
Delays in the delivery of aircraft caused by the federal government shutdown in October held up $1.9 billion worth of aviation assets, according to a report issue this month by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB). That number is based on the delay of 156 aircraft deliveries slated to have taken place between […]
NTSB questions FAA’s action on ECi cylinders
The NTSB has told the FAA it does “not understand the foreseeable safety benefit of the FAA’s proposed action” regarding specific parts of the agency’s NPRM on ECi cylinder assemblies. In its four-page submission, the NTSB cites prior ADs and Mandatory Service Bulletins and suggests that the FAA exclude from the NPRM certain cylinder assemblies […]
Looming pilot shortage threatens GA
What some describe as a coming pilot shortage is already here for others, notes Wichita Business Journal aviation writer Daniel McCoy in a recent blog. “Kansas State University Salina’s professional pilot program is having trouble finding flight instructors,” he writes. “Other flight schools are having trouble making a go of it. And over it all looms […]
EQ-Reverse Link Wireless Communications system debuts
Just introduced is the EQ-Reverse Link wireless communication system, which provides a wireless connection between any conventional, wired aviation headset or helmet and an aircraft’s intercom system. According to officials at Spokane, Wash.-based EQ-1 Wireless Communications, manufacturer of the EQ-Link wireless aviation headset, the EQ-Reverse Link wireless communications system is comprised of two modules. T […]
Hollingsworth Funds gives $25,000 grant for GMU park project
Hollingsworth Funds has given $25,000 to Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) to assist in adding playground equipment and a picnic pavilion to the aviation-themed community park being developed at the South Carolina airport. “Hollingsworth Funds grants are made possible from a trust left by John D. Hollingsworth, Jr., who learned to fly at the Greenville Downtown […]
Rosen debuts adjustable iPad mount
EUGENE, Ore. — Rosen Sunvisor Systems has introduced an adjustable iPad mounting system for monorail equipped cockpits. The iPad mounting system features multi-directional adjustability, adjustable deployment presentation and one-hand tension control and locking on monorail equipped cockpits. The engineering behind the mount allows the iPad to be easily stowed up and out of the way […]
Piper named a ‘Best Place to Work’
VERO BEACH, Florida — Piper Aircraft has earned distinction from Workforce Solutions as one of the best places to work at the 11th Annual Indian River County “Best Place to Work” awards for employers with more than 50 employees. Workforce Solutions is a private, non-profit, Florida organization with a board of directors consisting of private […]