The approval allows the delivery of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) and commercial packages.
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Video: Mountain flying in 57 seconds
A new FAA video looks at mountain flying and density altitude.
FAA pares down NOTAMs publication
The FAA is streamlining its Notices to Airmen Publication (NTAP).
First WINGS Sweepstakes awards 10 CFIs as new sweepstakes takes off
The success of the inaugural WINGS Sweepstakes has led to opening up the sweepstakes to all pilots and CFIs.
New rules requires more visible markings on drones
Starting Feb. 23, small drones must display their FAA-issued registration number on the outside of the aircraft.
NBAA, NASAO support legislation to fund FAA during future government shutdown
The United States is home to the world’s largest, busiest, and most complex airspace system. Civil aviation alone has a $1.5 trillion impact on the economy, creating more than 11 million jobs, according to industry groups.
Super Bowl creates ‘No Drone Zone’
The FAA will establish a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) on game day that will prohibit both general aviation aircraft and drones within a 30-nautical-mile radius of the stadium up to 17,999′ in altitude. The TFR will be in place from 5:30 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
Air traffic controllers warn government shutdown could cripple National Airspace System
“In our risk averse industry, we cannot even calculate the level of risk currently at play, nor predict the point at which the entire system will break. It is unprecedented.”
FAA UAS Symposium 2019 postponed
The government shutdown has led the FAA to cancel its annual UAS symposium.