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Flight Training Fatalities Cut In Half Flight training fatalities have been cut in half in the last 20 years according to stats compiled by AOPA and the Liberty University School of Aeronautics. The study found 287 fatal flight-training accidents from 2000 to 2019 in piston singles and light twins with six seats or less and […]

MOSAIC Comments Show Support The future of the Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC) is in the hands of the FAA after a six-month comment period generated over 1300 responses. MOSAIC proposes to greatly expand the size, performance, and types of aircraft in the Light Sport category. Comments reflected overwhelming support for MOSAIC, which would […]

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FAA Tackles Controller Shortage The FAA is hoping to increase the number of air traffic controller trainees by cutting some of the training for many of them. The agency says those who graduate from Air Traffic-Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI) programs at some universities and colleges no longer have to attend the FAA’s own ATC training […]

100LL Endangerment Finding Released General aviation groups say they are committed to a safe transition to unleaded aviation fuel after the EPA’s long-awaited October endangerment finding on 100LL. Immediately following the announcement, the Eliminate Aviation Gasoline Lead Emissions group, made up of the heads of most GA associations, held a media briefing to stress that […]

Cirrus Certifies SR10 Trainer Cirrus has obtained U.S. type certification for a new trainer but it doesn’t seem likely it will produce the SR10 in the U.S. anytime soon. The type certificate was filed in April of 2023 but Cirrus spokeswoman Ivey McIver told AVweb the company has not pursued a production certificate, largely because […]

“Pibot” Can Fly Anything Say Researchers Korean researchers say their humanoid “pibot” is an autonomous flight system that doesn’t require significant flight deck modifications. The team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) say the robot is installed in a regular seat and uses servo activated human-like appendages to manipulate controls like […]

New LSA Rules Coming The FAA proposed new rules governing the approval and operation of light sport aircraft. The initiative has been in the works for more than 10 years with a move away from the current specifications-based qualifications. “Changing the limitations of LSAs from an arbitrary weight to performance-based metrics will allow for larger […]

Battery Issues Stall Tecnam Electric Program Lacking a major battery breakthrough, Tecnam says its all-electric P-Volt twin-engine commuter plane is ahead of its time. The company began researching the electrification of its nine-seat P2012 Traveller several years ago but battery limitations caused it to pause the effort in June. The company said the rapid degradation […]

Republic Recruitment Targets Captains New hire pilots accepted for Republic Airways’ new pilot-recruitment program will likely be captains in a year or so and the airline expects them to stay in the job for at least two years lest they face a major financial penalty. The airline says it’s only hiring relatively high time FOs […]