by General Aviation News Staff | Jun 19, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230706, Airports, ATC, Aviation News, Briefings, faa, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
The second busiest general aviation airport in the Virginia, Leesburg Executive Airport was the site of a remote tower program until June 14, 2023. The remote tower program was canceled by the FAA, which is paying for a mobile tower and air traffic controllers through...
by Janice Wood | Jun 12, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230622, Aviation News, faa, flying, fuel, General Aviation, News, Pilots
An update on the Eliminate Aviation Gasoline Lead Emissions (EAGLE) initiative shows that even with years of research, there is still so much we don’t know about how general aviation piston airplanes will fly with the new fuel — or even when it will be available...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jun 12, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230622, Aviation News, Briefings, faa, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
H.R. 3935, the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, is bipartisan legislation that reauthorizes the FAA for the next five years, as well as gives the agency its “marching orders” from lawmakers. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jun 10, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230622, Aviation News, Briefings, faa, flying, General Aviation, News, NOTAM, Pilots
The new law requires the FAA to set up a task force made up of all representatives of the aviation industry, including general aviation, the review the NOTAM system. The agency is also required to implement a back-up system to deter another system-wide crash like the...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jun 8, 2023 | #Aircraft, Aviation News, Briefings, faa, flying, General Aviation, Medical, News
Pilots who are on antidepressants don’t have to have routine follow-ups, while the FAA added a new drug, bupropion, to the list of approved antidepressants. Read...
by William E. Dubois | Mar 29, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230330, aviation accidents, Aviation News, faa, flight training, flying, General Aviation, NTSB, Opinion, Questions from the Cockpit
The dad of an airline-bound student pilot writes: I know I probably shouldn’t, but I find myself reading about pretty much every small airplane crash online, and much of the time I find myself shaking my head and asking myself, “What was the pilot thinking?” So that’s...
