While it has little impact on general aviation, GA pilots have been following the roll-out of 5G by Verizon and AT&T and the impact of the new service on the National Airspace System.
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Latest version of FAA’s Risk Management Handbook available for pre-order
First published in 2009, the 2022 edition provides tools to help pilots recognize and manage risk, according to ASA officials.
Does a medical marijuana card trump an aviation certificate?
Basically — and I’m paraphrasing here for the benefit of those who think they can spot a loophole — if you work in aviation you will be drug tested. That means you have to make a decision: Do you want to party like it’s 1999 or do you want to work in aviation?
What’s working — and what’s not — with DPEs
Researchers from Middle Tennessee State University surveyed Designated Pilot Examiners and flight schools to find out what’s working with current DPE policies and what the FAA should change.
New chart symbols aim to increase situational awareness about airport hotspots
Since 2017, the FAA has recorded more than 1,300 incidents of an aircraft landing on the wrong runway, a taxiway, or at the wrong airport. More than 80% of those incidents involved general aviation aircraft, FAA officials report. Wrong surface departures are also a significant concern, with more than 275 incidents recorded over the past five years — 83% involving GA aircraft.
Do you know how to respond if a component unexpectedly fails on your aircraft?
The newest video in the FAA’s 57 Seconds series notes that when researchers looked at 10,000 aviation accidents, they found that 1/5 of the accidents were related to component failures, such as a failure of the fuel system, gear system, flight control system, and the electrical system.
FAA testing solar-powered lights at KPEO
“The capability to install effective solar-powered lighting systems could benefit all types of airports — but especially rural, small GA airports — without sacrificing safety.”
FAA seeks input on Beyond Visual Line of Sight for drones
FAA officials said they are particularly interested in comments “related to initial reactions and areas that the FAA should further explore for performance-based regulatory requirements to normalize safe, scalable, economically viable, and environmentally advantageous UAS BVLOS operations that are not under positive ATC.”
FAA revokes certificates of Plane Swap pilots
The two pilots involved in a failed stunt to swap airplanes in mid-flight have had their pilot certificates revoked.