FAA

One of the highlights of the 2016 Flying Aviation Expo was the spirited debate between renowned aviation educators John King and Rod Machado over the FAA’s newly implemented Airman Certification Standards, which replaced the decades-old Practical Test Standards. The debate was as informative as it was entertaining, with King and Machado breaking out the facts […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

With experts claiming it’s only a matter of time before a drone and a manned aircraft tangle, the FAA and the Department of Homeland Security are trying to stay ahead of the problem by conducting drone-detection research in the vicinity of Denver International Airport. A House report accompanying the Fiscal Year 2016 federal appropriations law […]

The FAA issued an emergency order Tuesday suspending the authorization that NavWorx Inc. uses to manufacture ADS-B units. According to a statement from the FAA, the suspension was issued after the vendor declined on repeated occasions to allow the FAA to conduct required inspections. The FAA says it is concerned that the GPS chip in […]

Almost from the moment it was clear that Donald Trump would be the 45th president of the United States, the FAA, in cooperation with the Secret Service, put into place a temporary flight restriction around Trump Tower, where the president-elect will live before moving into the White House in January. The trouble was the TFR, […]

In the wake of the recent Republican sweep of government in the United States, a change in the White House is expected to refocus energy on the topics that have been plaguing air traffic control in the nation for decades, such as an inconsistent funding stream and the snail’s pace of many capital improvement projects. […]

The FAA this week granted a supplemental type certificate (STC) for installation of Garmin’s GTX 345 ADS-B In/Out and the GTX 335 ADS-B Out transponders on more than 60 models of helicopter. The approval is expected to provide a simplified path to ADS-B certification for aircraft on the Part 27 approved model list (AML). Both […]