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An FAA review of helicopter incidents and accidents over the past five years has identified several accidents in which loss of control (LOC) was encountered immediately after liftoff while light on the skids/gear, or from other issues caused by missed checklist items. With those operational issues in mind, the agency recently issued a safety alert […]

Last week, the four-seat Stratos 714 jet took to the skies for the first time from the company’s headquarters at the Roberts Field Airport in Redmond, Oregon. The plan for the flight, which lasted only 10 minutes, was to evaluate the general stability and systems operation of the single-engine jet. Test pilot Dave Morss was […]

President-elect Donald Trump this week named Elaine Chao as his choice to head the Department of Transportation. “Secretary Chao’s extensive record of strong leadership and her expertise are invaluable assets in our mission to rebuild our infrastructure in a fiscally responsible manner,” Trump said in a statement. Throughout his campaign, Trump proposed to spend $1 […]

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) says that, according to FAA data, fatal accidents in experimental amateur-built aircraft declined 17 percent for the 12-month period ending September 2016, compared to figures from a year earlier. The FAA specifically listed 33 accidents in the most recent period versus 40 during the prior year and 51 for the […]

uAvionix recently earned approval from the U.K.’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) under the new Electronic Conspicuity (EC) program for two new portable, low-power ADS-B transceivers providing both ADS-B In and Out capabilities. EC is an umbrella term for a range of technologies that, in their most basic form, transmit the position of the host aircraft […]

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Trio Avionics, a California maker of autopilots for the Experimental-Amateur-Built (EAB) aircraft market, says it’s working with the FAA and its project partner to develop an STC that would bring its non-TSO’d Pro Pilot autopilot to the Cessna 172 and 182. Other certified production models would follow after receipt of the initial STC, says Paul […]

Early buyers of the Icon A5 light sport amphibian who were disappointed by a one-year production delay announced over the summer are now getting the chance to experience their airplanes on some incredible adventures thanks to innovative thinking on the part of manufacturer Icon Aircraft. The California company is leasing back the first couple dozen […]

An Avro RJ85 carrying 81 people crashed in Medellín, Colombia, Monday night, killing nearly everyone on board, including members of a first-division Brazilian soccer team. According to Colombia’s civil aviation authority, six people survived the crash: three soccer players, a journalist who was traveling with the team and two crewmembers. Colombia’s civil aviation director Alfredo […]

The FAA is adopting the ICAO format for domestic flight plans starting sometime early next year, likely by the end of January. What this means is that you will need to provide additional information when filing flight plans, using the format previously used for international flights. Pilots are encouraged to use the ICAO format for […]