Happy Thanksgiving
On one of commercial aviation’s busiest days, the FAA has made it clear that dropping a turkey from an airplane is not illegal: But it may be more…
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Another Turkey from Congress?
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…
EAA reports Beating FAA Safety Goal
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…
GAO says FAA Part 23 transition- poor implementation- what happened to the best-laid plans?
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…
Ground-breaking Neuroscientific Pilots Research-value to FAA?
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…
What the House T&I Committee projects as aircraft certification post Max 8 return –HR 4804
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…
DOT-FAA Crossover InFO signals that carriers must strictly comply NOW
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…
FAA Aviation Safety People Training can get BETTER: GAO
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…