by General Aviation News Staff | Mar 9, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230330, Aviation News, Briefings, drones, faa, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots, UAS, Unmanned Aerial Systems
“We were just handed a tool to help aircraft manufacturers get their drones certified for use,” Alaska Center for UAS Integration Director Cathy Cahill said. “The FAA is allowing the test site to test and evaluate larger drones under real-world conditions.” Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Mar 8, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230330, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, AOPA, aviation education, Aviation News, Briefings, faa, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
The AOPA Foundation’s $498,000 grant came from the FAA’s Aircraft Pilots Aviation Workforce Development Grants program, designed to “prepare students to become aircraft pilots, aerospace engineers, or unmanned aircraft systems operators, and support the related...
by Janice Wood | Mar 2, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230309, Airports, Aviation News, faa, flying, General Aviation, News
Communities could use the continued use of leaded fuel as a reason to close general aviation airports, GA advocates warn. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Mar 1, 2023 | #Aircraft, Aviation News, faa, Feature, flight training, flying, General Aviation, Pilots, Video
The FAA has posted a series of three animated videos exploring the anatomy of a wrong surface event — where a general aviation pilot lands (or almost lands) on the wrong runway. The first video looks at the pilot and human factors. The second focuses on environment...
by Dan Johnson | Feb 26, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230309, Aviation News, faa, flying, General Aviation, Light Sport Aircraft, Opinion, Pilots, Splog, sport pilot
Light aircraft builders in the USA, Europe, Australia, Brazil, and South Africa are preparing aircraft I choose to call Mosaic LSA or mLSA in preparation for the FAA’s update of the LSA regulations. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Feb 22, 2023 | #Aircraft, aviation accidents, Aviation News, faa, Feature, flying, General Aviation, Pilots, Video
The latest video in the FAA’s 57 Seconds to Safer Flying series lays out 4 Rules of Thumb for Safer Takeoffs. Read...
