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The National Transportation Safety Board has reported that it has finshed up a six-month-long survey of owners and pilots of experimental-amateur built (E-AB) aircraft, as well as a study of more than 200 accidents of homebuilts, and is in the process of preparing its report on the segment, which it plans to release early this […]

With Colton Harris-Moore’s federal sentencing set to take place this Friday, federal prosecutors are drawing attention to new statements made by the 20-year-old “Barefoot Bandit,” who was arrested and sentenced by the state of Washington to 7½ years in prison for a string of crimes that involved airplane and auto theft, among other infractions. After […]

Following Sen. James Inhofe’s (R.-Okla.) introduction of a Pilot’s Bill of Rights last summer, House representatives have now proposed similar legislation aimed at strengthening safeguards for general aviation pilots. The new bill, put forth by House General Aviation Caucus co-chair Sam Graves (R.-Mo.) and fellow caucus member Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill.) earlier this week, would, like […]

It is not known if Canadian security officials are working behind the scenes to improve their intelligence in the kitty cat community, but they might want to after the second feline-related security incident at Canada’s Halifax International Airport. In the latest breach, reported by the Edmonton Journal among other news outlets, a cat that reportedly […]

Textron CEO Scott Donnelly on Wednesday pointed to improving fourth-quarter performance at the company’s flagship aviation businesses – Cessna Aircraft and Bell Helicopter – for boosting its bottom line in slowly recovering economy. “We had a solid quarter with good execution especially at Cessna and Bell,” Donnelly said on a conference call with reporters. “We’re […]

The City of Santa Monica has launched Phase II of what it calls the Santa Monica Airport Community Process. This is a three-phase process that will help determine the future of KSMO. More than two-dozen two-hour long meetings are scheduled in January, February and March with eight to 12 participants giving their input on what […]

(February 2012) At first glance the NTSB report seemed like a typical “non-instrument-rated pilot takes off into IMC conditions” accident. The pilot had accumulated close to 400 hours during the five years since he had earned his private pilot certificate, mostly in the accident airplane. He was eager to depart on a trip that he […]

For two hours last Saturday, Sebring Regional Airport was the busiest airport in the country. Just one of the preliminary indicators that the 8th Annual U.S. Sport Aviation Expo at Sebring, Florida, saw a record-breaking turnout, at least in flight operations. In addition to the flight ops, early estimates show that 16,000 attended the four-day […]

The crash of a sightseeing plane just off the coast of Honduras on Jan. 11 that was reported on by NBC’s Today show on Monday raised questions here at Flying that the NBC report did not address. Andy Atkins, his wife Jenny and four-year-old son Logan, the story reported, were on an air tour of […]

More than four years after the last long-term FAA funding bill expired, Congress has made a deal that may bring an end to the lengthy string of short-term stop-gap measures that have since kept the agency afloat. The compromise centers on the elimination of a hotly debated provision backed by House Republicans that would have […]