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March 12, 2020

Airborne 03.11.20: Massive Swift Fuels STC, AA Mech Jailed, AEA2020

Also: Student Charged with Bribing FAA Examiner, Boeing Fined, Stuart Airshow Fundraiser, AirVenture 2020 Upgrades

Swift Fuels has just announced that the company has slashed the price of its UL94 Avgas STC  to $100 for each piston aircraft. Swift Fuels is also rolling-out its new "FOREVER" Avgas STC certificate to all Avgas STC purchasers which entitles the holder to receive all future Avgas STC's issued by the FAA to Swift Fuels for specific aircraft and piston engines at no extra charge -- Forever! So, buyers get the UL94 Unleaded Avgas STC and the Forever Avgas STC certificate - together for $1

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AMA Drone Report 03.05.20: HUGE RID NPRM Response, AMA's Eval, RID-Now What?

Also: DJI Urges FAA To Reconsider, EAA To FAA: RID Overreach, Elon Musk On Future Fighters, UAV Pilots Picket FAA

Wow... just wow. The last count we have for the number of responses to the FAA’s poorly thought-out Remote ID NPRM now stands at an astounding 52,943... which may be a record... but we can't get the FAA to tell us if it is... or isn’t. It’s an astounding number and will require the Feds to undertake MONTHS of study to read through them all, catalog the trending data, and prepare a proper summary for the FAA to examine as they undertake the final rule-making process. A few t

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (03.12.20)

“Limiting personnel at the center will allow Ames medical personnel and public health officials to determine potential contacts and assess areas that may require additional cleaning and mitigate potential exposure to center personnel." Source: NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. A NASA employee at Ames has been diagnosed with the Coronavirus.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (03.12.20): Meter Fix Arc

A semicircle, equidistant from a meter fix, usually in low altitude relatively close to the meter fix, used to help CTAS/ERAM calculate a meter time, and determine appropriate sector meter list assignments for aircraft not on an established arrival route or assigned a meter fix.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (03.12.20)

Heinlein Society

The Heinlein Society exists to preserve the legacy renowned writer Robert Anson Heinlein left us in novels, essays, speeches, and short stories that remain as fresh as ever.

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