A proposal to immediately issue denials for incomplete medical applications has been postponed, with the FAA slating a “listening session” to get feedback before making any decisions.
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GA advocate raises alarm about California unleaded avgas court motion
The court action is “premature and counterproductive,” and could “cause undue harm to the general aviation community,” according to officials with the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA).
ATC hiring supercharged
“The FAA is opening its hiring window to become an air traffic controller for the best and brightest in our country from Thursday, Feb. 27 to March 17, and we are making it more efficient than ever to apply and more affordable to begin training,” FAA officials said.
Pilots complain ADS-B information being used beyond original intent
Aircraft owners invested over half a billion dollars of their own money to comply with the ADS-B mandate, believing it would only be used to make flying safer and more efficient. Instead, they are increasingly being targeted with enforcement actions, legal harassment, and bills from third parties to collect airport fees — things that are far from the equipage mandate’s original purpose.
Do they really want to hear from us?
The juxtaposition of the Piper AD story and the story that followed put a smile on my face.
GA survey launches
The FAA’s 47th annual General Aviation and Part 135 Activity Survey has launched, with the agency asking aircraft owners to share the number of hours flown in 2024, as well as the ways people use general aviation aircraft.
NOTAMs return to original name
Originally called Notice to Airmen, the wording was changed in December 2021 to Notice to Air Missions to be “more inclusive of all aviators and missions.”
Researching spatial disorientation
FAA researchers continue studying spatial disorientation, which account for 10% of all aircraft accidents and caused 782 fatalities between 2003 and 2021.
FAA memo returns airport flexibility in flight testing
“Needlessly limiting airports during flight testing is detrimental to safety and the flight testing process itself.”