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Short Final: Mirage Alert
I was inbound for landing at Reid‐Hillview airport and had a traffic alert off to my left, 300 feet higher and faster. About a minute after the traffic alert the tower told me I had traffic above and to the left of me. I replied that I did not have traffic in sight. Tower said, […]
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uAvionix Gets FAA Airport Surface Situational Awareness Contract
uAvionix has won a contract to supply ADS-B-based systems to provide tower controllers with real-time positions of aircraft on airport taxiways, ramps and runways. The FlightLine system was picked as a cost-effective solution to boost situational awareness of surface movements for controllers through the agency's Surface Awareness Initiative. The first two deployments are at Austin […]
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Boom Authorized To Boom
For the first time in its history, the FAA has issued a special flight authorization to allow Boom Supersonic to break the sound barrier. The approval will allow the Colorado startup to fly its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft faster than Mach 1 up to 20 times over the next year in the Black Mountain Supersonic Corridor […]
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Two-Week ATC Application Window Opens Friday
The FAA has launched a barrage of social media posts aimed at gathering applicants for its next intake of air traffic controller trainees. The next application period begins Friday and lasts until May 8. The agency is short about 3,000 controllers and is under pressure to get those posts filled in light of a rash […]
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Van's Confident Of Bright Future
The bankruptcy consultant helping Van's Aircraft says he's confident the company will emerge from Chapter 11 and resume profitability. Clyde Hamstreet, of Hamstreet and Associates, said in a video update hosted by Van's that almost 85 of customers with deposits on kits and parts stuck with the company after its bombshell announcement late last year […]
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Aviation Safety
Air Show Arrivals
Ready for some impromptu formation flying? How about a few thousand friends to critique your landing?
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Haste Makes Waste
We may think we need to respond quickly, but abrupt control inputs at low speed usually are a bad idea.
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Wheel Chock Jumping 101
When you're not looking, line personnel may secure your airplane for you. Try as you might, it's not likely you can jump that chock.
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NTSB Accident Reports—April 2024
January 1, 2024, Mansfield, La. Beech C23 Sundowner The pilot later reported conducting a normal, full-flap landing to the runway. Upon touching down, the airplane's nose landing gear collapsed,… To continue reading this article or issue you must be a paid subscriber. Sign in Subscribe Subscribe to Aviation Safety Start a subscription to Aviation Safety […]
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Flight Training: Fatality Rates Are Improving
A new study shows an improved safety record has resulted from a wide range of industry changes.
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