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May 02, 2013

'Draconian' Landing Fee Increase At Santa Monica Opposed By GA Industry

City Council Votes To Boost Fees By 250 Percent

After a meeting that lasted more than four hours on April 30, the Santa Monica City Council voted unanimously for a proposed 250-percent increase in landing fees at the city’s general aviation airport, Santa Monica Municipal Airport (KSMO). In public comments, NBAA argued the increase is unreasonable, and is considering administrative measures to halt the proposal, scheduled to become effective on Aug. 1.

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Eight Receive Master Instructor Designation In April

Designation Recognized By The FAA For CFI Renewal

Eight flight instructors completed the Master Instructors course to receive the prestigious designation in the month of April. The title has been earned by fewer than 700 of the 91,000 CFIs currently active in the country. 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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King Schools Releases Free Online Non-Towered Operations Course

Refresher For Pilots Who May Face Loss Of The Tower At Their Local Airport

Even though Congress recently passed legislation that may help keep contract towers open, pilots may still face the closure of towers at familiar airports. Those pilots will now have some free help from King Schools. John and Martha King, Co-Chairmen of King Schools, announced Tuesday that they have released a free online non-towered airport operations course.

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Brazil Validates DFC90 Autopilot In Cessna 182

Autopilot Provides Envelope Protection, Full-Time Envelope Alerting, And Straight & Level Capability

Avidyne has received Agência Nacional De Aviação Civil –Brasil (ANAC) validation for the installation of their DFC90 Digital Autopilot in Cessna 182-series aircraft when interfaced with the Evolution Pro Primary Flight Display (PFD) from Aspen Avionics of Albuquerque.

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AD: Diamond Aircraft Industries Airplanes

AD NUMBER: 2013-08-21

PRODUCT: Diamond Aircraft Industries Model DA 40 NG airplanes.

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ANN Guest Editorial: A Call For Reform in AOPA Leadership

Making The Orgnization Respond To Its Membership... And Not Just The Whims Of A Few

AOPA is a voluntary membership organization. What is not so widely acknowledged by members and management is that it's now under the thumb of corporate-style management and corporate bylaws. This has reduced the effectiveness and vitality of the organization by creating a firewall between members and management: the latter should be engaging the former to discern which steps will meet members' needs. Instead, management is traipsing down on a self-serving, ideological sidetrack that has AOPA rapidly changing from a service organization to an organization selling services.

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Two Fatally Injured In CA Mid-Air Collision

Three Aboard One Of The Aircraft Involved Survive Golf Course Landing

Two airplanes were involved in a mid-air collision Monday which resulted in the fatal injury of two people on board one of the airplanes. The second aircraft made an emergency landing on a golf course, and the three people on board all survived.

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