When general aviation advocates pushed back against proposed changes to the light-sport aircraft rules — calling many of the FAA’s ideas “overly complex” — a stunning thing occurred: The FAA agreed. Many of those proposals, including Light Personal Aircraft, the Power Index, and a 200-hp cap are now history.
General Aviation
Free Runway Safety Pilot Simulator launches
Pilots can earn WINGS credit for using the new Runway Safety simulator from the FAA.
Redbird Flight Training Conference migrates to Florida
The flight training conference, which is free to attend, will be held in February 2022 in Lakeland, Florida.
New line of magnetos from Kelly Aero
The mags are manufactured at Kelly’s Montgomery, Alabama, facility and will begin shipping in September 2021.
‘That’s when I knew this was real’
I immediately pulled the throttle to idle and the prop completely stopped. That’s when I knew this was real.
Picture of the Day: Reflections
David Robison submitted this photo and note: “Photo taken on a crisp night of my 1965 Alon on the ramp at Spencer Municipal Airport (KSPW) in Iowa. Moon and Venus included.”
AirVenture returns with a roar
While the weather threw sunshine, humidity, and storms, it didn’t stop the fun at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021.
Five questions, one pilot
The new podcast features one pilot and five questions, designed to spark “authentic conversations with some of aviation’s most interesting people.”
New app ‘gamifies’ flight training
Pilots don’t need access to a Redbird flight simulator to benefit from the app, according to company officials, who note it has a lot of content, including articles, videos, quizzes and more.