by General Aviation News Staff | Jul 20, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230810, Aviation News, EAA, Experimental Aircraft Association, faa, flying, General Aviation, Light Sport Aircraft, News, Pilots
The FAA has released a pre-publication version of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the long-awaited MOSAIC package of aircraft certification, which will expand opportunities for light-sport aircraft (LSA). Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jul 17, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230727, Aviation News, Briefings, EAA, Experimental Aircraft, Experimental Aircraft Association, faa, flying, General Aviation, homebuilt aircraft, News, Pilots
The FAA will soon reverse a policy that barred homebuilders from counting time spent building an aircraft toward a maintenance rating, such as Airframe and Powerplant certificates, according to a new report from the Experimental Aircraft Association. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jul 11, 2023 | #Aircraft, Aviation News, EAA, Feature, fly-in, flying, General Aviation, Pilots, Video
The June 2023 gathering of EAA Chapter 1246 at McKinney National Airport in Texas attracted a pair of helicopters and many planes and people as this video from Smitty Smith shows. Read...
by Joni M. Fisher | Jul 9, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230706, Airshows & Fly-Ins, Aviation News, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Feature, flying, General Aviation, homebuilt aircraft, Light Sport Aircraft, LSA, Pilots
Four years after the project began, students involved in the Naples Youth Aviation Project (NYAP) in Florida recently unveiled the Sling 2 Light-Sport Aircraft they built. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jul 6, 2023 | #Aircraft, Aviation News, EAA, Experimental Aircraft Association, flying, General Aviation, Photo of the Day, Pilots, Young Eagles
Burt Spencer submitted this photo and note: “Zoe had an awesome time flying on her Young Eagles flight in my 1969 Cessna Cardinal 177A over Northern Illinois. I went on my Young Eagles flight in 1993. I got my certificate 10 years ago and have flown more than...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jun 27, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230706, Aviation News, Briefings, EAA, Experimental Aircraft, Experimental Aircraft Association, faa, flight training, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
The FAA is seeking public comment on a proposed rule that will allow flight training in experimental aircraft, such as for transition training. Read...
