Pilots can now claim WINGS credit for completing PlaneEnglish’s first and free course in the FAA WINGS Program called “Radio Communications at Non-Towered Airports and Class E Airspace.” Other courses will be released soon, according to company officials.
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FAA expands weather camera coverage in Colorado and Montana
The cameras, along with weather data from the equipment, give pilots critical pre-flight information, such as weather trends and from which direction bad weather is approaching.
Take a quiz to see if you sound like a pro when talking to ATC
The new quiz not only will test your knowledge of ATC terms and etiquette, but also provides helpful tips and no-nonsense advice from air traffic controllers.
Laser strikes up 148% in 10 years
People who shine lasers at aircraft face FAA fines of up to $11,000 per violation and up to $30,800 for multiple laser incidents. The FAA has issued $600,000 in fines since 2016, which includes $120,000 in 2021.
Video: A tip to predict icing conditions
The new video offers one trick to predict icing conditions while flying.
Confused about military airspace?
You can ask questions during the virtual workshop, which is designed to let pilots know how the FAA and the Department of Defense are working together to give pilots real-time status updates about military airspace.
Free Runway Safety Pilot Simulator launches
Pilots can earn WINGS credit for using the new Runway Safety simulator from the FAA.
GA turns to Congress to solve flight training crisis
“The FAA’s actions are actually creating safety concerns because they undermine a basic principle of aviation safety that a pilot should be trained in the aircraft he or she will be flying. This bill restores the FAA’s previous common sense interpretation of these flight training regulations and reestablishes a system which had been in place and working for decades.”
Mommy may I?
Perhaps the FAA is within the bounds of the law as relates to compensation for flight training, but they certainly aren’t honoring the spirit of the last several decades on the same.