FAA announces its Much Needed Changes to NOTAMs
NOTAM is critical safety communication from FAA to pilots So much information is in this Notice that its value is diminished ATO COO Teri Bristol announces new format A NOTICE TO AIRMAN has been an…
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Reality check on FAA Seat Width/Pitch Evacuation tests at CAMI
New FAA study will look at relation between airplane seat size and evacuation speed Civil Aerospace Medical Institute has FlexSim “laboratory” Try to measure correlation pitch/width and evacuation time Configurations: 2 seats on each side…
Amazing Global Impact of WIA’s Girls in Aviation Day plus Secretary Chao’s Women in Aviation Advisory Board
Girls in Aviation Day 2019 Reaches 20,000 Attendees Largely Volunteer organization has Outreach Events around the globe and all across America Girls get first hand experiences about Aviation careers STEM, pilot/mechanics shortages benefit BIG!!!…
CONGRESS PASS the Aviation Funding Stability Act for FAA Safety Continuity
Back in February Chairman DeFazio introduced the Aviation Funding Stability Act Bipartisan HR support, a Senate Companion and every major Aviation Trade/Union Group support Not Passed yet It is rare, if not unique, to see ANY…
Rep. Case proposes to create 50 state FAAs regulating Heli Tours; consensus/voluntary rules more effective
Bill Would Effectively End Most Heli Tourism in U.S. Tour Helicopter fly no lower than 1,500′ AGL 55 dbA maximum noise over occupied areas Allow every state to impose greater restrictions “Citing a…
FAA issues NPRM on SST noise-BOOM
Congress made them do it– instruct FAA to move on SST and REDUCE NOISE NPRM on Flight test standards draws STRONG environmental response- BOOM Timing with strong anti noise coalition The Competition to Bring Back…
SOCAC from A to Z
DOT’s Cert Committee Encompasses Spectrum of Industry The U.S. Department of Transportation has selected officials representing a large swath of the aviation industry to make up its newly formed Safety Oversight and Certification Advisory Committee…
Thoughts on Thiart’s FAA modernization Op Ed
Why the FAA must be modernized Former Kansas 4th District Representative Points to problems with FAA Few Practical Solutions The Federal Aviation Administration should keep pace with airspace innovation ANALYSIS/OPINION: \ …