George Clark Thursday, June 14, 2018

Senate Sets Aside $3.5 Million to Aid Airports Impacted by Presidential TFRs

On June 7, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved $3.5 million in funding for airports in Florida and New Jersey that are being adversely affected by extended presidential TFRs. The money was included in the fiscal 2019 Transportation spending bill. Similar legislation was drafted by the House Appropriations Committee in early June. Presidential TFRs have had […]

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George Clark Tuesday, June 12, 2018

FAA Pauses Unleaded Replacement Fuel Testing

In an update posted on the agency’s website, the FAA said although two unleaded replacement fuels have been chosen for the Piston Aviation Fuels Initiative (PAFI), flight and some engine testing has been paused to assess the effects they will have on the larger GA fuel producing industry and the GA fleet. Both fuel producers, […]

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George Clark Thursday, June 7, 2018

Disabled Airshow Hang Glider Pilot Dies Performing in Idaho

Dan Buchanan, a wheelchair-bound air show hang glider pilot, died at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho on Saturday when something went wrong during his performance, according to local news sources. UPI and KIVI-TV reported witnesses seeing Buchanan’s hang glider diving toward the ground while releasing a cable after completing a maneuver with another […]

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George Clark Thursday, June 7, 2018

‘Forces to Flyers’ Puts Veterans on the Flight Deck

A test program that is giving military veterans the opportunity to become airline pilots could help relieve some of the tension caused by the current pilot shortage. Announced last fall by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao, the Forces to Flyers Research Initiative is a three-year program that will give veterans access to flight […]

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George Clark Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Geico Skytypers Pilot Dies in Long Island Crash

A Geico Skytypers pilot was killed last Wednesday in an accident shortly after takeoff from Republic Airport in Farmingdale, New York, according to the Skytypers team and local news outlets. A New York Post article described witnesses seeing the North American SNJ-2 spinning and diving toward the ground while part of a six-airplane formation. Before […]

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George Clark Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Tecnam, Rotax and Siemens Partner on Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Project

Three companies in Europe – Tecnam, BRP-Rotax and Siemens – announced they will lead a project for the development of parallel hybrid powertrains in general aviation. Funded under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 program, the “High Power High Scalability Aircraft Hybrid Powertrain” (H3PS) project has the goal of providing a “foundation for the development, manufacturing […]

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