Preferred IFR Routes Routes established between busier airports to increase system efficiency and capacity. They normally extend through one or more ARTCC areas and are designed to achieve balanced traffic flows among high density terminals. IFR clearances are issued on...
Aero Linx: The Piper M-Class Owners & Pilots Association (PMOPA) The Piper M-Class Owners & Pilots Association (PMOPA) Is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the Interests and safety of owners and pilots of Piper PA-46 aircraft worldwide. Formerly MMOPA, PMOPA...
Pilot Briefing The gathering, translation, interpretation, and summarization of weather and aeronautical information into a form usable by the pilot or flight supervisory personnel to assist in flight planning and decision-making for the safe and efficient operation of aircraft. These...
"I finally, finally, received a proposed settlement, and it was-it wasn't acceptable. It wasn't even a place to start with." Source: Part of the ponderous narrative surrounding an Indian Tribe's inexcusable seizure of an aircraft that made an emergency landing...
“Qatari fighters for the first time have shot down two Iranian bombers that were en route to their location...” Source: During a recent news briefing, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine confirmed the encounter without getting into specifics of the...
Aero Linx: Brodhead Pietenpol Association The Brodhead Pietenpol Association is a newly reorganized (in 2017) non-profit educational corporation that grew and developed from an earlier type club for owners, pilots, builders, and aficionados of the Pietenpol Aircamper and Sky Scout....
Also: Hybrid-Electric Propulsion, Joby Reports On 2025, Drone Wingmen Engine, NASA Replacements The FAA put in place Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR) to restrict flights last Thursday near Fort Hancock, Texas, about 50- miles southeast of El Paso after a U.S....
Also: 2028 NBAA Convention Goes To New Orleans, Archer Targets Pax In 2026, Amarillo FBO, Leonardo Contract Win A Kuwait F/A-18 Hornet may have mistakenly shot down three U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles on March 2. The friendly fire...
Also: Japanese eVTOL, C-130J Autonomy Program, Hybrid-Electric Propulsion, Helo Stability Tech Purdue University’s Unmanned Aerial Systems program is officially the Federal Aviation Administration’s latest pick to join the UAS-Collegiate Training Initiative (UAS-CTI), placing it among a limited group of institutions...
Also: NORAD v Russians, F-35 Shoots Down Foe, Marshall University Aviation, C-130J Autonomy Program Median private-pilot training costs have risen to $16,500 according to the latest State of Flight Training Report by Redbird, while median instrument-training costs have risen to...