Also: Marilyn Lovell Goes West, Ukrainian F16 Training, CH-53Ks for the USN, uAvionix-CAP The AEA, in conjunction with a number of industry partners, has requested a ninety-day extension of the MOSAIC NPRM comment period. Notwithstanding the buzz MOSAIC has occasioned...
Also: Aerox Buys Fluid Power, Airlander Bucks, Gogo AVANCE Upgrades, Galactic 03 Mission Boeing’s F-15EX Eagle II fighter has successfully launched a variety of air-to-air and air-to-ground standoff munitions, thereby completing a key testing and evaluation phase. The data resultant...
Also: DOJ Sues SpaceX, Teal 2 Military UAV, Kelluu Airships, ZeroAvia Autel's EVO Max series of drones are the beneficiary of some new features via an update to the accompanying app and firmware. Overall, the improvements amount to some quality-of-life...
Pilot's Discretion When used in conjunction with altitude assignments, means that ATC has offered the pilot the option of starting climb or descent whenever he/she wishes and conducting the climb or descent at any rate he/she wishes. He/she may temporarily...
Precision Approach Radar Radar equipment in some ATC facilities operated by the FAA and/or the military services at joint-use civil/military locations and separate military installations to detect and display azimuth, elevation, and range of aircraft on the final approach course...
The Memory of 'Aviation's Elder Statesman' Lives On... An expanded Bob Hoover Legacy Foundation (BHLF) Board Of Directors has formally met for the first time after expanding its leadership team, and prepping for a much upgraded mission. Up until recently,...
Known Traffic With respect to ATC clearances, means aircraft whose altitude, position, and intentions are known to ATC.
Aero Linx: The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, FAI The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, FAI - The World Air Sports Federation, was founded in 1905. It is a non-governmental and non-profit making international organization with the basic aim of furthering aeronautical and astronautical...
Weather Radar Showed The Flight Track Entering An Area Of Heavy Precipitation Which Was Followed By The Airplane Entering A Rapidly Descending Right Turn On August 10, 2023, about 1005 eastern daylight time, a Cessna P210N, N210JT, was substantially damaged...
“I know of a lot of pilots who have told me about [medical conditions] they aren’t telling the FAA about. What they’re doing to veterans? That’s the definition of harassment.” Source: Rick Mangini, 52, a former U.S. Army pilot grounded...