Hoyer and DeFazio want Earmarks BACK FAA Discretionary $$$ follow well designed prioritization high national priority ratings (NPR) Earmarks = TURKEY In a rare political, philosophical reversal, in the 112th Congress (2011-2012), the Republican leadership…
EASA-FAA BASA on Pilot Licenses One way Benefits? European Strict IR led to FAA PPLs; with BASA EU pilots will HAVE to convert to EASA tickets Pilot licenses, particularly PPLs, are matters of great interest…
FAA sets Annual Safety Goal for Experimental/Amateur Ops Without SMS, EAA beat FY 2020 goal GAJSC, Flight Test Manual and Workshops +++ Aviation worldwide has adopted a new safety approach based on collection of meta…
FAA Part 23 transition Challenging From Prescriptive to Performance new skills for Staff Plans to manage HR transition was good, but implementation weak : GAO The amendment of 14 CFR Part 23 from prescriptive to…
Neuroscience proves that Pilots have different Brains Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Increased Cognitive Functionality and greater Flexibility between their Brain Functions. The role of the pilot, particularly in these times of increased cockpit automation, has…
Committee has studied Aircraft Certification for almost a year Transportation & Infrastructure will vote on HR 4804, 11/17/2020 After a long investigation, the bipartisan leadership of the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee has introduced an 85…
Separate Focuses- economics v. safety Unusual when they share jurisdictions FAA issues InFO for DOT = PAY ATTENTION The jurisdictions of the DOT Office of Air Carrier Fitness (and its predecessor agency CAB)and of…
Congress directs GAO to examine FAA Workforce and Training Aviation Safety instituted changes in Flight Standards and Aircraft Cert AVS/AFX/AIR PEOPLE transition plans good but GAO says more The FAA’s Aviation Safety Organization (AVS) has…