General Aviation News

In the first part of this story, I chronicled my flight with the Aeroshell Aerobatic Team at this year’s Sun ’n Fun. At the end of the flight, Steve Gustafson, who flies the left wing slot for the team, sighed and said, “And back to reality.” I was struck by Gustafson’s remark because I’d heard […]

The FAA will immediately reverse some of the changes made to the Fundamentals of Instruction (FOI) knowledge test, review others, and regrade tests taken since February when pass rates plummeted. The reversal comes after FAA officials met in early May in Oklahoma City with officials from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), the National […]

Swift Enterprises, Ltd. has been developing an unleaded replacement for aviation gasoline for the last five years, called 100SF. One of the milestones in the path to commercialization of the new fuel is the publication of a specification by ASTM International that defines their fuel. That happened in early May when ASTM International approved a […]

A coalition of 33 senators, including 13 who are members of the Senate General Aviation Caucus, have asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to rescind wireless network operator LightSquared’s approval to expand until the company can demonstrate that signals from tens of thousands of ground stations won’t interfere with GPS reception. The letter comes after […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congress is expected to give the FAA another short-term reauthorization, as passage of a long-term reauthorization for the FAA is in jeopardy again because the House and Senate are still far apart on two issues. Rep. Jerry Costello (D-Ill) made that prediction on the House floor Monday, May 23, during a brief […]

The FAA recently dedicated a new airport traffic control tower at Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) that will replace the one that has served the airport since 1963. “This new tower will enhance the safety and efficiency of air travel in and out of Long Island,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. The new airport […]

As past recipients of Women in Aviation, International scholarships, Deborah Hecker and Evelyne Tinkl knew how career- and life-changing a WAI scholarship is. Both women had won WAI typerating scholarships in 1998 and went on to have successful airline careers. Their own positive experiences were the impetus behind launching and funding a scholarship for individuals […]

The first in a series of high-definition videos of the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) Pilot Training Reform Symposium is now available for online viewing. The first to be uploaded is the Safety Panel. In time, the entire symposium will be available for viewing, SAFE officials said. The symposium proceedings were recorded using […]