by General Aviation News Staff | Nov 18, 2021 | Aviation Maintenance, Aviation News, aviation safety, faa, flight training, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
The deadline to apply for CFI of the Year, Maintenance Technician of the Year, and FAASTeam Representative of the Year for 2022 is Nov. 30. 2021. Read...
by William E. Dubois | Nov 17, 2021 | 20211209, Aviation News, faa, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots, Questions from the Cockpit
The FAA’s Inclusive Language Summit combined two of our columnist’s favorite things: Aviation and Language. William E Dubois gives us his take on the agency’s initiative to change crucial words in aviation, such as airman and repairman to more...
by General Aviation News Staff | Nov 13, 2021 | 20211209, air traffic control, ATC, Aviation News, faa, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
The FAA has authorized continued operations at the remote ATC tower at Leesburg Executive Airport in Virginia, the first in the agency’s remote tower program. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Nov 9, 2021 | #Aircraft, 20211118, Aviation News, Briefings, faa, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
Originally planned to roll out Dec. 5, 5G from AT&T and Verizon has been put on hold for about a month while the wireless companies assess potential impact on aviation safety. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Nov 4, 2021 | 20211118, Aviation News, Briefings, faa, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
The FAA has released a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) that warns pilots of the risk of “potential adverse effects” on radio altimeters once 5G wireless broadband networks are deployed starting Dec. 5, 2021. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Nov 3, 2021 | 20211118, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Airports, AOPA, Aviation News, Briefings, faa, General Aviation, News, Recreational Aviation Foundation
In this second round of efforts, the FAA is reaching out to private use airports for which they have not gotten updated information for more than 10 years. The agency has set a deadline of Jan. 20, 2022, to collect the information. Read...
