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A multimillion-dollar renovation, funded by American Airlines, Boeing and PacMin, has been completed at the American Airlines CR Smith Museum in the northeastern corner of Fort Worth, Texas, providing a hands-on experience of the operations of the iconic airline. “We wanted to refocus the experience to give visitors a greater insight into the operations of […]

uAvionix Corporation, developers of the recently TSOed skyBeacon, ADS-B Out system as well as a number of other tiny, light ADS-B transceivers and transponders, yesterday released the 1090nano, a 1090MHz ADS-B single chip solution for drone ADS-B transceivers, as well as detect and avoid applications. In early 2017, uAvionix introduced its T-UAT, a dime-sized 978MHz […]

Brett Levanto told Congress yesterday the shortage of aircraft maintenance technicians is hurting small aviation companies, the aerospace sector and the entire U.S. economy. Levanto, Vice President of Communications for the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA), was testifying before a House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce in a session called, “Troubled Skies: The […]

The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday passed a five-year reauthorization of the FAA, ending the streak of a half dozen short-term resolutions. The General Aviation Manufacturers Association says the new legislation advances key priorities for the general aviation manufacturing and maintenance industry. The bill – H. R. 302 – is should be headed to the […]

The Academy of Model Aeronautics is rallying its members to lobby congressional representatives to vote against the latest iteration of FAA reauthorization, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018. The bill includes modifications to the Special Rule for Model Aircraft, also known as Section 336, modifications the AMA claims will put burdensome restrictions on the use […]

In an effort to bring pilots who have been away from flying for an extended period back into the cockpit, AOPA has offered courses, aptly named Rusty Pilots, at various locations to bring those pilots back up to speed on the intricacies of flying. More than 23,600 pilots have attended more than 700 of these […]

Three Drug Enforcement Agency agents survived the crash of their Cessna 206 north of Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) near Houston, Texas, according to the Aviation Safety Network. The agents were headed to Sugar Land as part of a training mission when the airplane experienced mechanical difficulties, forcing an emergency landing near Fort Bend County […]

One topic that sometimes receives scant attention during flight training is the effect of temperature on a pilot’s ability to understand just how much air separates them from the ground. Aircraft altimeters don’t operate normally when subjected to extremely cold temperatures. In cold regions of the globe, failure to compensate for extreme cold can induce […]

The USAF is testing new educational technologies the service believes may help its airmen to learn faster while also improving retention. Lt. Gen. Steven Kwast, commander of Air Education and Training Command hopes the results of current testing, scheduled to be completed next year, will show technologies such as artificial intelligence and virtual reality, all […]

San Diego-based King Schools is offering a free course to help drone operators stay out of trouble in controlled airspace. “Using LAANC to Fly Drones in Controlled Airspace” helps operators through the task of getting approval to use airspace from the FAA Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC). LAANC allows drone operators to request […]