Prime Air has received AS9100-C certification. Achieved in October 2011, the certification was awarded following an audit by Intertek. AS9100 is the quality management system (QMS) standard for the aviation, space, and defense industries, and certification emphasizes areas that impact on process and service safety, quality, and reliability for aerospace products, according to company officials. […]
First solo, first incident
This February 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Flight Design CTLS. Injuries: None. Location: Fort Myers, Fla. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: Once cleared for his first solo by his CFI, […]
Trilateration: A must for NextGen and ADS-B
By JEFFREY BOCCACCIO. This is the seventh in a series of articles looking at the impact of NextGen on GA pilots. Last post we discussed where GPS came from and how its implementation was successfully completed by using ground base pseudolites. We also reviewed how triangulation was used for navigation. Triangulation basically emulates what we […]
TSA comment period closes March 1
By DAVE HOOK. Do you know about 49 CFR 1552? This regulation deals with alien flight training and flight school security awareness training and is one of the few federal security regulations that the U.S. Transportation Security Administration requires compliance from general aviation. Are you interested in submitting your comments to the TSA and the […]
Associations ‘unwavering’ in bid for driver’s license medical
Officials at the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) say they are “unwavering in their effort to open more aircraft to pilots using a driver’s license and medical self-assessment,” despite the FAA’s recent denial of a request to expand the driver’s license medical to private pilots flying aircraft 6,000 […]
FAA proposes to raise pilot qualification standards
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The FAA has proposed to substantially raise the qualification requirements for first officers who fly for U.S. passenger and cargo airlines. The proposed rule would require first officers to hold an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate, requiring 1,500 hours of flight time. Currently, first officers are required to have only a commercial […]
Southwest Regional PAMA Olympics set
By DALE FORTON. The 2012 Fourth Annual Southwest Regional PAMA Olympics is scheduled for March 31 in Fort Worth at Tarrant County College’s Northwest Campus starting at 8 a.m. All of the 147 schools in the Southwest Region have been invited. The first Olympics was held at a PAMA National Symposium at the American Airlines […]
Stallion 51 celebrates 25th anniversary
Stallion 51 will kick off a yearlong “Silver Jubilee” commemoration at this year’s Sun ’n Fun International Fly-in and Expo in Lakeland, Fla., March 27-April 1. Sun ’n Fun will dedicate Friday, March 30, to Stallion 51 in commemoration of its 25 years. Lee Lauderback, Stallion 51’s president and chief pilot, will perform his signature […]
Insider information for student pilots
A new ebook, “Learning to Fly an Airplane: Insider information from a student’s perspective,” seeks to open up the flight training process and help people interested in becoming a pilot get the most value for their time, money, and effort. The ebook is not about how to fly, according to the author, Ted Seastrom. Instead, […]