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GAMA Leader Calls On Congress To Secure FAA Funding Stability
Yesterday (Nov. 30), General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) president and CEO Pete Bunce testified before the Aviation Subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The hearing, titled “Turbulence Ahead: Consequences of Delaying a Long-Term FAA Bill” addressed the importance of providing funding and leadership stability within the Federal Aviation Administration. In his […]
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Picture Of The Week: Dec. 1, 2023
Photo by Geoffrey Siehr
Take-off at dusk from Eloy Municipal Airport (E60) in my 2016 Czech Aircraft, Sportcruiser and heading back to my home base at Falcon Field (KFFZ) in Mesa, AZ. Photo was taken and slightly modified on my cell phone.
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NTSB Releases New Data On AUS Near-Collision
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released new details in its ongoing investigation of a near-collision between a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 and a FedEx Boeing 767 cargo plane at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), Texas, earlier this year. The agency collected roughly 3,000 pages of transcripts from interviews with the involved pilots and controllers and other factual […]
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FAA Wants To Increase Recording Times On CVRs To 25 Hours
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing to extend cockpit voice recorders (CVRs) recording time to 25 hours for all newly manufactured aircraft that require them, according to a press release issued today (Nov. 30). Existing regulations require CVRs, commonly known as black boxes, to record a minimum of two hours before new data begins to overwrite […]
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Tamarack-Modified King Air Logs A Pair Of Record Flights
Sandpoint, Idaho-based Tamarack Aerospace announced earlier this week it has received recognition from both the U.S. National Aeronautic Association (NAA) and the European Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) for record flights involving Tamarack's modified and upgraded Beechcraft King Air 350 twin turboprop. The King Air is equipped with Tamarack's Smartwing upgrade, which increases wing length and […]
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Aviation Safety
Download The Full December 2023 Issue PDF
Editor's Log
Unicom
Low performance
Checklists
Flight Controls
Accident Probe
NTSB Reports
Learning Experiences
Squawk Box
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Low-Performance Takeoffs
In real life, it's rarely a standard day. The differences can turn our high-performance airplane into a real dog.
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What Is A ‘Good' Checklist?
There are almost as many checklists as there are pilots flying, but they all may lack one critical feature.
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Flight Control Systems
They can be simple or complex, but they all have failure modes. Close inspection and regular maintenance are key to reliability.
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Fear Factors
Knowing how we respond to fear can help prevent panic, and turn a bad situation into one with a favorable outcome.
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