Legislation Does Not Require Operators to Install Traffic Displays In the Cockpit The Air Line Pilots Association isn’t satisfied with the House’s plan to address the stunning safety gaps tied to last January’s fatal mid-air collision, arguing the bill dodges...
After Landing, The Pilot Noticed That Rudder Had Been Damaged Due To A Rotor Strike, Which Likely Occurred When The Rotor Flapped During Takeoff Analysis: The pilot stated that it was a very windy day with winds above 20 mph...
“McEwen’s offending showed a blatant disregard for the rules and regulations imposed on those who want to fly a drone. These guidelines are in place to protect everyone’s safety and they must be respected. We appreciate many people will feel...
Braking Action Advisories When tower controllers receive runway braking action reports which include the terms “medium," “poor," or “nil," or whenever weather conditions are conducive to deteriorating or rapidly changing runway braking conditions, the tower will include on the ATIS...
From 2023 (YouTube Edition): A Bone to Chew Envisioned in the 1960s as a platform that would combine the Mach 2 speed of Convair’s sexy but temperamental B-58 Hustler with the range and payload of Boeing’s rock-steady B-52 Stratofortress, Rockwell’s...
Also: Canada Expected To Certify Gulfstream, Vista Spends $4.7B, Warbird Reg Update, Daher AD An Epic E1000 impacted terrain near Steamboat Springs, Colorado, just after midnight on February 13. Authorities confirmed that all four people were lost in the crash...
(Pilot) Lost Control Of The Airplane As It Turned To The Left Despite The Application Of Full Right Rudder Analysis: The pilot was performing a pre-buy flight in the amateur-built airplane. The takeoff roll was normal until the airplane accelerated...
Aero Linx: International Federation of Airworthiness (IFA) We aim to be the most internationally respected independent authority on the subject of Airworthiness. IFA uniquely combines together all those with responsibility for policies, principles and practices concerned with the continuing airworthiness...
Also: AviationStart, Enstrom MX Classes, GE Aerospace Deal, Mounting T-7A Costs The two newest AOPA board members addressed the issue of the dismissal of former AOPA President and CEO Darren Pleasance at an overflow pilot town hall meeting at the...
Breakout A technique to direct aircraft out of the approach stream. In the context of simultaneous (independent) parallel operations, a breakout is used to direct threatened aircraft away from a deviating aircraft.