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New Master Instructors Announced Master Instructors LLC and its board of review announced the following two additions to the ranks of Master Instructors. Fewer than 700 of the country's 92,000 flight instructors have been... 7/3/2009 Wanna Quarter Share of a Cub? Got $2,900? LetsFly, which bills itself as "the largest aircraft cooperative in the country," is offering quarter shares in the Legend Cub, an updated version of the classic Piper J-3... 7/3/2009 Yet Another Way of Approaching the Issue of Aviation Fuel … Last week it was an electric airplane reaching 155 knots. This week, we're reporting on Solar Impulse, a Swiss-based project aimed at launching an airplane around the world using only the power of the sun... 7/2/2009 AOPA Participates in Alternative Fuels Meeting Last week, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association met with ASTM International, the independent organization that sets consensus standards for fuels approved for FAA type certified aircraft... 7/2/2009 New House Budget Bill Would De-Fang LASP, Resuscitate Loran Last Week, the House passed its appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) 2010 budget. As part of the bill, the DHS would require the resubmission of... 7/2/2009 Europeans Suspend Eclipse Type Certificate As of June 12, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has suspended the type certificate of the Eclipse 500. The certification was granted last November after a long delay... 7/2/2009 Cirrus Co-Founder Wants to Take Over Jet Program Alan Klapmeier has begun approaching investors in an attempt to purchase the rights to develop and build the Cirrus Vision Jet. For the past two months, the current chairman... 7/2/2009 Italian-Designed Electric Airplane Reaches 155 mph With green in mind, the SkySpark project flew its Pioner Alpi 300 two-place airplane for the first time last week, and two days later flew again—this time reaching 155 mph... 6/26/2009 Pre-Owned Jet Inventories Stabilize: A Sign of Recovery? According to a recent report from UBS Investment Research, the number of used business jets on the market has stabilized. That's the good news. Temper it with the acknowledgement that... 6/26/2009 Blanket STC From Forward Vision Covers Most Cessna Models Operators of most Cessna single-engine models may now install Forward Vision's infrared thermal imaging camera systems under a Supplemental Type Certificate issued by the FAA... 6/25/2009 DHS Report Downgrades GA Security Threat The terrorist threat of light GA aircraft has been compared to "marshmallows thrown against a windowpane." Apparently, the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General office agrees. In a report... 6/25/2009 News Agency Seeks Release of Blocked Tail Numbers Pending legal action, private flying could get a lot less private. Through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), news agency ProPublica petitioned the FAA to release the list of operators who had blocked their tail numbers... 6/25/2009 Dr. Sam Williams Dead at 88 His FJ44 and FJ33 series engines spawned an entire class of light jets, and his ambition was to promote a generation of even smaller turbofans for four- to six-place aircraft. Dr. Sam Williams died Monday... 6/25/2009 FlightSafety International Offers Training for 'Downsized' Pilots/Techs If you're a pilot or maintenance technician who's lost your job due to the economic downturn, FlightSafety is here to help. This week, the training organization announced... 6/25/2009 Obama Picks Hersman to Lead NTSB Deborah Hersman has been named as the nominee for chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board. She would replace Mark Rosenker, who has been serving as interim chairman... 6/19/2009 PREV 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 NEXT |
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