Airborne 12.23.11: FAA Allows Pilots To Rest, TSA Pillories Petition, 2011′s True Aero-Innovators
Happy Holidays from the crews at Aero-News, Aero-TV and Airborne! Even though the year is coming to a surprisingly busy close (and thank God for that, eh?), there was plenty to cover this week in Airborne-land.
And as usual, there were items popping up all over the place, even as we tried to complete this [...]
Classic J-3 Cub Is 2012 EAA Aircraft Sweepstakes Grand Prize
The Piper J-3 Cub, one of the legendary aircraft in aviation history, will take center stage for the next nine months as the grand prize for the 2012 EAA “Win The Cub” Aircraft Sweepstakes.
The EAA Sweepstakes, one of the longest running airplane giveaways in the world, annually supports EAA’s aviation education programs. [...]
Take Aviation User Fees off the table-Please Sign This Petition
Please visit the following link and sign the petition. Thank You : http://wh.gov/gvzAt a time when we should be working to simplify the tax codes, the administration wants to make it more complex by adding another new fee to the aviation system.
The aviation community understands the need to [...]
FAA Issues Revised Flight Training Rules
September 1, 2011 –In a Federal Register document published Wednesday, August 31, the FAA issued sweeping changes to flight training rules that will effectively reduce many of the burdens facing pilots today.
Two of the specific changes championed by EAA were:
Eliminate the requirement for a FAR 61.58 proficiency check for pilots flying single-seat experimental turbojet aircraft (new [...]
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