Dan Pimentel

To help aviation start-up ventures gain financial footing post-pandemic as they develop new commercial applications that rely on ADS-B data, a partnership has been announced by AirNav Systems and BrightCap Ventures to offer funding to selected start-ups. The goal is to address the various challenges in the field of flight safety, ground and flight operations […]

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently released an annual summary of reported laser strike incidents in 2019 showing there were 6,136 reports of people on the ground shining easily-obtained laser pointers at aircraft. According to the FAA, the availability of inexpensive laser devices for sale in stores and online is contributing to the problem, with […]

While studying meteorology at the University of Hawaii in the 1970s, Cyndhi Berwyn began flying gliders. In her senior year, the US Air Force decided to allow women to become pilots in the service. After she competed for a slot and was selected as one of the first women in that program, she became an […]

As our personal and professional lives move through the drastic changes the world is experiencing, aviation associations like the National Business Aviation Association are moving fast to re-tool content delivery systems to maintain their usual high level of educational benefits. NBAA’s new GO Virtual Interactive Platform is an example of the shifting mindset association executives […]

A Fact Sheet released recently by the FAA lists several National Transportation Safety Board safety recommendations, followed by the FAA actions being taken or considered. Of note is the record showing that NTSB and FAA “agree on a course of action about 80 percent of the time.” Here are some interesting points in the FAA/NTSB […]

With the worldwide airline industry operating at just a fraction of its usual capacity, and general and business aviation operators mostly under “stay at home” orders because of the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic, US skies are for the most part empty, as aircraft of all shapes and sizes remain grounded. But for those who continue to […]

NASA researchers are teaming up with the United States Air Force and industry as part of the NASA Aeronautics Strategic Implementation Plan to continue work on developing a sustainable future for commercial aviation with a goal of reducing fuel burn and thus making airliners of the future more efficient. The work focuses on four core […]

The current situation involving the COVID-19 outbreak—when social distancing has shuttered many businesses and the vast majority of Americans are under some type of “stay at home” order—has created a problem for every aviation association and nonprofit that typically hosts regular meetings, seminars, and other events. Organizations like EAA, NBAA, AOPA, WAI, HAI, the Ninety-Nines, […]

Young Eagles is one of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) most visible programs, and from its launch in 1992, the volunteer pilots who dedicate their time and aircraft to this highly successful program have flown 2,202,308 Young Eagles ages 8 to 17 as of March 9, 2020. After this first introductory flight has been completed, […]

For the National Guard pilots assigned to keep Washington, D.C., safe from the air, an exercise called Falcon Virgo was conducted in mid-March near El Paso, Texas, to practice the kind of critically important flying needed to prepare for a certification process that occurs regularly for Guard members who will replace those currently on assignment […]