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August 15, 2012

Distracted Flying May Have Contributed To Fatal Accident

Canadian Pilot Received Text Messages And Spent Nearly Half An Hour On The Phone While Flying

The Canadian Transportation Safety Board has release its final report in a fatal accident which occurred on November 30th of last year in which a pilot flying a Cessna 185E flew into the ground, resulting in his fatal injury.

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IMC Club Opens Additional Chapters Across The Nation

Six New Chapters Established From California To North Carolina

IMC Club International will be opening additional Chapters across the nation in the next few weeks. Pilots will gather at CP Aviation in Santa Paula, CA on August 25th; RedBird Skyport in San Marcos, TX on September 13th, and MotionAir Aviation on September 14th in Midlothian, TX for the inaugural meetings. Also, new Chapters and meetings are planned for North Carolina, Nevada, Michigan, Alabama and Nebraska.

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Atlantic City Air Show Plans For 1 Million People At Annual Event

Some Are Skeptical Of The Crowd Estimates

Organizers of the Atlantic City Air Show say the event this Friday could draw as many as 1 million people to the city, though some have said that number is greatly inflated.

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Aero-TV: Senator James Inhofe – Taking On The Bureaucracy (Part 2)

A Foot In The Door -- 25 Years After We Proposed The Need For A Pilot's Bill Of Rights... We Have One

US Sen. Jim Inhofe R-OK., a member of the Senate General Aviation Caucus and certified flight instructor with more than 10,000 flight hours, has announced that his Pilot's Bill of Rights S.1335 has been officially signed into law. Inhofe has worked to pass the legislation for the past year.  In the Senate where the bill enjoyed co-sponsorship by 65 other Senators, the measure passed by unanimous consent in June.  The House passed the measure by a voice vote. Yes, it's Done. Something we have advocated for over two decades is now law... but it

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Cessna Renames New Turbo Skylane Aircraft

Says New Moniker Better Reflects 'Innovative Features' Of The Updated Plane

Cessna  is renaming its newest single engine product. The jet-fuel burning turbo aircraft introduced at Oshkosh last month as the Turbo Skylane NXT will now be called the Turbo Skylane JT-A.

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FAA Changes Medical Rules For Transgender Pilots

Removes Some Specific Psychological Testing Requirements For Those Diagnosed With Gender Identity Disorder

New certification procedures released Monday by the FAA remove a requirement for additional psychological tests for pilots diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder that were not required for other pilots.

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