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April 03, 2012

Ten Complete Masters Instructor Course In March

Join Only About 700 Instructors To Complete Rigorous Course

Ten instructors completed their accreditation by Master Instructors LLC in the month of March. According to the orgainzation, fewer than 700 of the 96,000 registerd CFIs in the country have been so accredited. The last 17 National Flight Instructors of the Year were Master CFIs. In addition, the FAA has approved the accreditation as an alternate means for CFIs to renew their flight instructor certificates.

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St. Clair, MO, Mayor Sees Path To Airport Closure

Wants To Shutter St. Clair Regional Airport, Meets With FAA Officials In Washington, D.C.

St. Clair, MO, Mayor Ron Blum recently met with FAA officials in Washington, D.C., and returned saying that he has "a clear path for closure" of St. Clair Regional Airport (K39). FAA deputy associate administrator for airports Catherine Lang and others gave Blum four action items that would have to be addressed to move the closure forward.

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Buyer Sought For Lancaster, NY Airport

Current Owners Frustrated Over Taxes, Regulations, NIMBYS

Since being designated as a reliever airport for Buffalo Niagara International (KBUF), the owners of Buffalo-Lancaster (NY) Regional Airport (KBQR) say they have been the target of a determined group of city residents who have complained about noise and fought further growth of the facility. Couple that with high taxes and strict regulations, and the owners say the airport is on the market.

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Former Record Holder Unable To Get A Pilot Certificate Renewal

Rachel Carter Had Double Heart Valve Replacement At 19 Years Old

The young girl who at one time was the youngest to fly across the country on her own ... with her father in the right seat ... has been denied the renewal of her pilot certificate due to a double heart valve replacement eight years ago. FARs do not allow persons who have had such surgery to hold pilot certificates.

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Classic Aero-TV: Aspen Connected Panel-Seamlessly Integrate iPad In The Cockpit

Aspen Avionics Announces The Revolutionary Connected Panel Program

Uniform standards? Seamless integration? Interoperability? Increase the value of (and the ability to operate) our GA fleet? Ridiculous! GA has never been able to get its act together THAT much... so far... but maybe, just maybe,  its time that changed -- at least, if Aspen Avionics and their partners have something to say about it. It happened at Oshkosh... like most neat things that involve aviation... Aspen Avionics announced a (patent-pending) line of Connected Panel products that integrate aviation application data from personal handheld devices with certified avionics mounted i

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Terrafugia Marks First Flight Of Production Prototype

Company Says Its 'Flying Car' Is One Step Closer To First Delivery

The Transition Street-Legal Airplane is now a significant step closer to being a commercial reality, according to Terrafugia, the company producing the roadable S-LSA. The production prototype of the Transition Street-Legal Airplane completed its successful first flight at Plattsburgh International Airport in Plattsburgh, NY on March 23, 2012.

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