The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) recently submitted its comments to an FAA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that covers a variety of changes to pilot-certification requirements and training procedures. “NAFI has taken a great deal of care in reviewing the proposals,” said NAFI Executive Director Jason Blair. “NAFI agrees with many of the proposals […]
Study on aviation-related injuries recommends changes to aircraft design
The first ever published study of aviation-related injuries and deaths in the U.S. finds that, on average, 1,013 patients are admitted to U.S. hospitals with aviation-related injuries annually, and that an average of 753 aviation-deaths occur each year. The study, conducted by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for Injury […]
SLN looks to future
Anyone who has flown into, out of, or over the Salina Municipal Airport (SLN) in Kansas has no doubt noticed busy construction crews all over the airfield. Why all the activity now? A single word: Jobs. “We are working to be successful in recruiting more businesses like CAV Aerospace,” said Tim Rogers, A.A.E., the airport […]
Mike Goulian’s year in photos
Air show performer and Red Bull Air Racer Mike Goulian has posted his “Best Photos of 2009” at his website, a very cool compilation of photos from the races, as well as his performances, including a fiery Ford Mustang Challenge at this year’s AirVenture in Oshkosh.
Court denies Master CFI injunction
A California court has denied a request for an injunction by JoAnn and Sandy Hill that would have stopped the National Association of Flight Instructors from using curriculum the Hills say they created, according to a report from AVweb. AVweb quotes NAFI President as saying: “It’s what we expected.”
Airport funding one way to create jobs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) President Greg Principato has called on the newly formed bipartisan Congressional Jobs Now! Caucus to include funding for airport infrastructure projects in the Caucus’s upcoming discussions as one way to help create jobs and promote economic growth. “The improvement of airport infrastructure helps increase safety for the […]
RYN master plan updated
The Tucson Airport Authority Board of Directors recently approved the 2009 Ryan Airfield (RYN) Master Plan update, which calls for $80 million in improvements over the next 20 years. Ryan Airfield is a general aviation airport located approximately 12 miles west of Tucson International Airport (TIA). It was created in 1942 by the Ryan School […]
W.Va. CAP crew locates wreckage of missing plane
An aircrew from the Clarksburg Composite Squadron has located the wreckage of a twin-engine Piper PA-30 that had been reported missing after it left a Texas airport Nov. 23 for Virginia. The crew spotted the Piper about 9:40 a.m. five miles north of the Rainelle VOR ground station. The crash site was confirmed about 1:30 […]
Common man’s airport
Kalispell City Airport in Montana is not the domain of the rich and famous. According to a story at Daily Inter Lake.com, it’s used by local business people, search-and-rescue volunteers, hobby pilots and, local pilots argue, middle-class folks who depend on accessible runways for small aircraft. Yet airport supporters find themselves under fire from a […]