Florida’s Cecil Airport (VQQ) has been awarded the FAA Southern Region’s 2011 General Aviation Airport Safety Award for its efforts in safety. This award was based on the development and implementation of specific airport safety programs, and other accomplishments, that resulted in improved safety, according to officials. Cecil Airport put into practice several programs that […]
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aerox receives PMA approval for aircraft oxygen cylinders
aerox has received a supplement to its already existing Parts Manufacturing Approval PMA PQ2091NE. Supplements 2 and 3 cover the manufacture of replacement steel oxygen cylinders and Supplements 4 and 5 cover the manufacture of replacement Kevlar composite oxygen cylinders, eligible for installation on a wide variety of general aviation aircraft. These cylinders are available […]
SportairUSA to brief LSA rules to FAA IAs
SportairUSA will present a seminar on the certification, operation and maintenance of Special Light Sport Aircraft at the FAA Inspection Authorization Clinic in Jacksonville, Arkansas, Feb. 10. The clinic is sponsored by the Arkansas Department of Aeronautics for those FAA A&P mechanics who hold the rating of Inspection Authorization (IA). SportairUSA’s presenters will include: Ronnie […]
Two new Skycars in the works
Moller International, Inc, the developer of the Skycar aircraft, the Rotapower line of rotary engines and the Aerobot line of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), reports it has completed the initial design phase for two new Skycars, which may qualify under the FAA’s Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA) category. Company officials says they feel that the FAA’s introduction […]
Navigational stars in the sky
By JEFFREY BOCCACCIO. This is the sixth in a series of articles looking at the impact of NextGen on GA pilots. Over the last six months, we have demonstrated how aviation history has contributed toward the development of our National Airspace System, including new technologies and procedures yielding a safer and less expensive way to […]
Senate passes FAA extension; schedules hearing on long-term authorization
Passage by the Senate of the 23rd extension of funding for the FAA keeps programs going until Feb. 17. The House had passed its short extension Jan. 24. Both Houses will now get busy on a full-term authorization. A short extension time was given after conferences resolved the primary issue that had prevented the two […]
Pilot’s Bill of Rights introduced in House
Reps. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill.) have introduced a “Pilot’s Bill of Rights” measure to give general aviation pilots more protection and access to information during FAA enforcement actions, according to a report at AOPA.org. A similar bill introduced in 2011 by Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) is pending in the Senate. The story […]
Careers in aviation: It’s more than just flying
By COURTNEY HENDERSON The most recognized careers in aviation are those that are the most visible, such as being a pilot. Even those of us already involved in general aviation may not realize just how many jobs are available in the aviation and airport businesses. Because an airport operates much like a small town, there […]
FAA extension proposed to clear way for long-term bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House of Representatives will consider a bill to add another short extension of FAA programs to provide time to continue negotiations for a long-term extension. This extension will be very short, only until Feb. 17. The bill was introduced Monday, Jan. 23. House Speaker John Boeher (R-Ohio) and Senator Harry Reid […]