Offers Young People the Inspiration of Flight

EAA’s International Young Eagles Day, which focuses on flying thousands of kids as an introduction to aviation, returns on Saturday, June 12, at locations throughout North America. The return of the annual event comes after the COVID pandemic sidelined the all-volunteer effort in 2020. EAA chapters and members will fly kids ages 8-17 free of charge at local airports in their communities on that day, in activities that highlight the year-round program that has flown more than 2.2 million young people since its introduction in 1992. Thousands of those Young Eagles have become professional and recreational pilots, air traffic controllers, aviation technicians, and more after being inspired by their

Industry Seeks Simplified COVID Test for International Passengers

In response to a GA Coalition request, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance for pre-departure testing. The new CDC guidance permits results from certain COVID-19 home testing kits to be accepted for passengers entering the U.S. In a letter to the agency, the NATA, NBAA, and others stated, “[T]he need for pre-flight COVID-19 testing protocols is becoming more critical as travel continues to increase worldwide. However, current international protocols are burdensome, time consuming, and have inherent limitations in processing large numbers of travelers."

After Reaching 20,200 Ft, The Airplane Began To Descend On A Southeast Heading

On April 23, 2021, about 1701 central daylight time, a Piper PA-46-310P airplane, N461DK, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Danville, Arkansas. The pilot and three passengers sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. The airplane had departed the Muskogee-Davis Regional Airport (MKO), Muskogee, Oklahoma, about 1622 destined for Williston Municipal Airport (X60), Williston, Florida on an instrument flight rules flight plan. On the flight plan, the pilot indicated a planned cruise altitude of FL230.