By CHRIS HOPE Looking back, I realize that my transition to becoming an instrument pilot was so much easier than what most of my students go through, and so much easier than for most new instrument pilots. When I attended USAF Undergraduate Pilot Training, I already had a private pilot’s license. I received the same […]
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Ban lifted: TSA to release Repair Station Security Rule
Nearly a decade after the original congressional mandate, the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) final repair station security rules will be issued Jan. 13. This action brings an end to the FAA ban on certificating new foreign repair stations. The final regulation will be significantly narrower in scope from the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) TSA […]
Flying Musicians migrate to Florida for Sebring LSA Expo
Members of the Flying Musicians Association (FMA) are flying south to a warmer climate — Sebring, Florida — for the 10th annual U.S. Sport Aviation Expo, which kicks off Jan. 16. The musicians will provide live music daily during lunch in the Show Center tent, powered by Aviators Hotline, Jan. 16-19. Additionally, the association will […]
WildBlue Aircraft Sales teams with IMC Club
Aircraft sales company, WildBlue, LLC, and IMC Club have entered a joint marketing venture, with WildBlue committing to sponsoring the next five chapters of the international club. IMC Clubs, the brainchild of Radek Wyrzykowski, is a membership-based non-profit 501(c)(3) organization focused on instrument rated pilots and flight instructors, with a network of chapters throughout the […]
AOPA unveils dates, locations for regional fly-ins
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has revealed the dates and locations of its first-ever regional fly-ins to be held nationwide throughout 2014. The association will host six fly-ins as well as an “AOPA Homecoming” in Frederick, Md., giving AOPA members throughout the United States a chance to interact and share ideas with AOPA […]
GAMA and Build A Plane launch second design challenge
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and Build A Plane, a non-profit organization to encourage aviation and aerospace education, are partnering for a second year to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education in high schools across the United States through an aviation design competition. The team from the winning high […]
University Aviation Association presents awards
The University Aviation Association (UAA) recently presented its three annual awards. The 2013 Frank E. Sorenson Award was presented to Dr. Suzanne K. Kearns, assistant professor, commercial aviation management at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. A prolific researcher, author and presenter, Kearns is among the vanguard of researchers in the field of online and […]
AOPA names Coon to lead government affairs division
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has named Jim Coon as senior vice president of Government Affairs and Advocacy. Coon, who has years of experience working with Congress and the aviation industry, will oversee both the regulatory and legislative aspects of AOPA’s advocacy operations. Coon has spent much of his career working as a […]
FAA to delay sleep apnea policy
The Experimental Aircraft Association is reporting that the chairman of its Aeromedical Advisory Council, Dr. Stephen Leonard, learned from the FAA Thursday, Dec. 19, that the agency will delay implementation of its new sleep apnea policy planned for next month in order to gather additional input from the aviation and medical community. The new policy, […]