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March 20, 2021

Accident(s) Waiting To Happen: Frequency Allocation-Growing Concern for Aviation

"This Is Undoubtedly An Aviation Safety Matter..."

Recent concerns expressed by GA groups over jamming of essential GPS signals for the purpose of military exercises and testing spotlights a growing set of issues surrounding how radio frequency spectrum is controlled to maintain aviation safety, according to EAA's advocacy team. Aero-associations, last week, focused on intentional military jamming of GPS signals as part of training exercises over broad regions of airspace, but aviation groups have also been regularly alarmed by the increasing handover of frequency spectrum to commercial interests without regard for aviation safety.

He Heard A Sound That Resembled A Gun Shot And Immediately Observed The Propeller Stop Rotating

On March 3, 2021, about 1220 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 150 airplane, N60290, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Lodi, California. The instructor and pilot receiving instruction were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. According to the pilot receiving instruction, he had recently purchased the accident airplane, and this was his first flight with a new instructor. They departed the airport uneventfully and climbed to their cruise altitude, 3,000 ft mean sea level.