Posts by Sandy Murdock:
- FAA’s Cancellation of the Cessna Single-Pilot Exemption Warrants Further Review, 26 Oct 2026 in 14 CFR Parts 61 141 and 142.&Air Charter Safety Foundation&AOPA&Aviation Safety&Aviation Safety&aviation safety statistics&BASA&cessna&citation&EAA&exemption&FAA&Flight Safety Foundation&Flight Standards&GAMA&General Aviation&NBAA&Pilots&SERIOUS RELIANCE INTERESTS.&single pilot&Transport Canada
- FAA’s Cancellation of the Cessna Single-Pilot Exemption Warrants Further Review, 25 Oct 2026 in 14 CFR Parts 61 141 and 142.&Air Charter Safety Foundation&AOPA&Aviation Safety&Aviation Safety&aviation safety statistics&BASA&cessna&citation&EAA&exemption&FAA&Flight Safety Foundation&Flight Standards&GAMA&General Aviation&NBAA&Pilots&SERIOUS RELIANCE INTERESTS.&single pilot&Transport Canada
- It Happened in Las Vegas—But What Did It Reveal (or not) About eVTOLs?, 21 Oct 2026 in A4A&AAM/UAM/eVTOL&Administrator Bedford&AIA&AIAA&Air Charter Safety Foundation&Airways Design&AOPA&AUVSI&Aviation Safety&Aviation Safety&Beta Technologies&Certification (Parts 21-36)&Certification of Operator&eIPP&electric aircraft&FAA Certification of Aircraft&Flight Safety Foundation&GAMA&Infrastructure&Maintenance&Secretary Duffy&SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS MARKET SURVEY CERTIFICATE&Training (AAM/UAM/eVtol)
- Scholars Define a Mature SMS and Explain How Their Recommendations Advance $afety, 20 Oct 2026 in A4A&ACCOUNTABLE EXECUTIVE&AFA/CWA&AFGE&Air Carrier&Air Charter Safety Foundation&ALPA&APA&ARSA&ASAP&aSRS&Aviation Safety&aviation safety statistics&Enterprise Safety Management System office&Flight Safety Foundation&IATA&ICAO&NATCA&NBAA&PASS&QA/QC&RAA&safety assessment&Safety Culture&Safety DNA&safety review management&SMS&SMS- Top-Bottom Initiation, Design Program, Data, Systems&SWAPA&TWU
- ICAO’s Next SMS Iteration: Not FAA-Required, but Useful for Assessing Your Safety Culture, 19 Oct 2026 in A4A&AAAE&ACI&Administrator Bedford&AFA/CWA&AFGE&Air Carrier&Air Charter Safety Foundation&ALPA&APA&ARSA&ASAP&aSRS&Aviation Safety&Aviation Safety&aviation safety statistics&Flight Plan 2026&Flight Safety Foundation&GAMA&IATA&ICAO&NATCA&NBAA&NJASAP&Part 139&Part 145&PASS&Pilots&RAA&safety assessment&Safety Culture&Safety DNA&safety review management&SMS- Top-Bottom Initiation, Design Program, Data, Systems&speea&SWAPA&TWU
- DOT Secretary Calls for Faster FAA Type-Certification Reviews, but Setting Streamlined Processes or Revised Standards take longer; SKILLED ENGINEERS AND EXTERNAL EXPERTISE HELP NOW!!!, 18 Oct 2026 in A4A&AAM/UAM/eVTOL&Administrator Bedford&aeronautical engineers&AIA&AIAA&Air Carrier&Air Charter Safety Foundation&aircraft certification&ARSA&Aviation Safety&aviation safety statistics&BOEING&Certification (Parts 21-36)&DAR&DER&EASA&FAA&Flight Plan 2026&Flight Safety Foundation&GAMA&GE Aerospace&IATA&ICAO&NBAA&ODA&Part 23 Revision&Peoples Republic of China&Secretary Duffy&Type Certification
- FEAR of AI’s SMART—SAPIOMECHANOPHOBIA?, 14 Oct 2026 in A4A&abs-b&Administrator Bedford&AFGE&AI&Air Charter Safety Foundation&Air Space Intelligence&Air Traffic&air traffic controller&AOPA&ATC Human Factors&Aviation Safety&aviation safety statistics&aviation weather research&complexity&congestion&CONGRESS&FAA&Flight Plan 2026&Flight Safety Foundation&GAMA&innovation&NBAA&PASS&RAA&RTCA&SMART&Technology Introduction
- Enterprise Safety Management System Office Takes Early Swift, Needed Action—and a Lesson Learned, 13 Oct 2026 in A4A&AAAE&ACI&Administrator Bedford&Air Charter Safety Foundation&Air Traffic&Air Traffic&air traffic controller&AOPA&ATCA&Aviation Safety&Aviation Safety&aviation safety statistics&Centennial Airport (KAPA)&congestion&EAA&Enterprise Safety Management System office&FAA&Flight Plan 2026&Flight Safety Foundation&ICAO&NASAO&NATA&NATCA&NBAA&safety review management&SMS&SRA&U.S. Contract Tower Association
- FAA’s Shift on Remote MRO Policy Signals the Direction of Flight Plan 2026, 12 Oct 2026 in A4A&Administrator Bedford&AI&Air Charter Safety Foundation&AOPA&ARSA&ATEC&AUVSI&Aviation Maintenance Technician&Aviation Safety&Aviation Safety&EAA&FAA&Flight Plan 2026&Flight Safety Foundation&Flight Standards&Foreign Repair Stations&GAMA&General Aviation&IAM&innovation&NATA&NBAA&PASS&RAA&REMOTE DIAGNOSTICS&remote ID&Repair Stations&TWU
- FAA spotlights the dedication and innovation of its talented workforce, 11 Oct 2026 in News
- Passengers aboard FZ1073 averted disaster— Could passengers do the same aboard a U.S. aircraft?, 07 Oct 2026 in A4A&Air Carrier&Air Charter Safety Foundation&ALPA&ANAC&Aviation Safety&Aviation Safety&BRAZIL&cockpit privileges&DHS&DOT&EASA&Flight Safety Foundation&IATA&ICAO&International Aviation&pilot background check&Pilot Mental Health&Pilots&Royal Air Maroc&State&terrorist&TSA&UAE
- eVTOL Training Requirements and Outlook, 06 Oct 2026 in A4A&AAAE&AAM/UAM/eVTOL&ACI&Air Charter Safety Foundation&aircraft certification&Airways Design&AOPA&archer&ATP&automation&AUVSI&Aviation Safety&BOEING&Certification of Operator&DOT&EAA&eIPP&electric aircraft&eVTOL&FAA&FAA Certification of Aircraft&Flight Safety Foundation&GAMA&hydrogen&Infrastructure&innovation&Maintenance&NASAO&NATA&NBAA&PAMA&RAA&Secretary Duffy&Training (AAM/UAM/eVtol)&Trump Administration&vertiport