Winter Flying Lessons
Thomas P. Turner of Mastery Flight Training, Inc.‘s “Winter Flying Lessons” are a great, fast, fun read with lots of informative guidance for pilots at all skill levels.
Government Shutdown affecting FAA Services
According to AOPA, the current government shutdown affects the following FAA services: The FAA Registry remains open. Airman medical certification is shut down for the issuance of new medical certificates, but “aviation medical examiners may still issue certificates to qualified … Continued
Understanding Airworthiness: Pt. III
(Continued from Part II) Step 4: ADs I warned you we’d get back to ADs! Virtually all aircraft have had one or more Airworthiness Directives issued against the type certificate. These are nothing more than formal recognition that a safety issue has … Continued
Understanding Airworthiness: Pt. II
(Continued from Part I) Let’s move forward now assuming we have an airplane which is airworthy per these inspections, and has had all ADs complied with. Let’s consider the inevitable scenario in which the pilot discovers something which doesn’t look … Continued
FSANA clarifies policy regarding FAA Practical Tests during Government Shutdown
(News release from FSANA) News – Airman Practical Testing May Continue during Government Shutdown when conducted by Designees 12-24-2018 – FSANA is sending this notification out on the Eve of Christmas in response to reports from multiple locations around the country … Continued
Understanding Airworthiness: Pt. I
Ask for a definition of ‘airworthiness‘ from ten different pilots, and chances are you’ll receive ten different responses. It’s a common stumbling block for pilots across the spectrum of experience and ratings. The purpose of this blog post is to … Continued
Wrong Surface Landings
Wrong surface landings are serious events that occur at an alarming rate of roughly one every other day. FAA data shows that 85% of wrong surface landings involved General Aviation aircraft, and 89% of those events occurred during daytime hours … Continued
Procedures change: Equipment Requirements Notes
Our friend Russ Roslewski, who is a subject matter expert in instrument procedure design and analysis, shares this news: “In the near future you will not be seeing any more VOR/DME or LOC/DME or anything /DME procedures in the U.S. … Continued