by General Aviation News Staff | May 31, 2021 | Aviation News, faa, General Aviation, Light Sport Aircraft, News
As the FAA continues its update of the Light-Sport Aircraft and Sport Pilot rules, expect to see a new category of aircraft: Light Personal Aircraft (LPA). Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | May 26, 2021 | Aviation News, faa, flight training, General Aviation, News, Pilots, WINGS
Watching the broadcasts — either live or archived — will earn you FAA Safety Team WINGS Pilot Proficiency credits. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | May 15, 2021 | 20210603, Aviation News, faa, flying, General Aviation, Medical, News, Pilots
Increased overtime, additional personnel, and the ability to track your medical through the FAA special issuance process are just some of the actions taken by the new federal air surgeon to make the medical process less frustrating for pilots. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | May 6, 2021 | 20210520, Aviation News, faa, flight planning, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
All 12 FAA-licensed spaceports, and other federal and private launch and reentry sites, are represented on the charts by a rocket symbol. These areas are in Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Apr 30, 2021 | 20210506, drones, faa, Products, UAS, Unmanned Aerial Systems
The Remote Pilot ACS provides the aeronautical knowledge standards for remote pilot certification in the small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) category. This ACS incorporates and supersedes the previous Airman Certification Standards FAA-S-ACS-10A. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Apr 24, 2021 | Aviation News, cfi, faa, flying, General Aviation, News, pilot, Wright brothers Master Pilot Award
Nominated by friends and colleagues, Sue said getting the award “was quite a surprise and a wonderful honor. I am just an ordinary pilot doing what pilots do.” Read...
