Week Of Online Amateur-Built Aircraft Forums Coincide With EAA's Founding Anniversary

Experts from every corner of the homebuilt aircraft community will bring their knowledge and information to aviation enthusiasts everywhere during the first EAA Homebuilders Week online event on January 26-30, 2021. The weeklong online event coincides with the 68th anniversary of the first Experimental Aircraft Association meeting on January 26, 1953. Homebuilders Week virtual presentations are open, free of charge, to everyone interested in building an aircraft.

The Mission Will Deploy 30 Satellites To Unique Orbits

Rocket Lab's next Electron mission will feature a diverse range of payloads from the United States, France and New Zealand. The mission, which will be Rocket Lab’s 16th Electron launch, will lift-off from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula during a 14-day launch window that opens on November 16 NZT / November 15 UTC. Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle will loft 30 satellites to a sun-synchronous orbit at 500 km altitude for a range of customers, including TriSept, Unseenlabs, Swarm Technologies, Te Punaha Atea - Auckland Space Institute, and Gabe Newell, co-founder of global gaming software company Valve. The satellites span a range of operations, from TriSep

The GDR Radios Are Designed To Interface To A Host Controller/Display

Genesys Aerosystems has received TSO approval for the Genesys Digital Radio (GDR) product line. The GDR is a family of 11 remote-mounted, software-definable radios that feature combined VOR/localizer/glideslope, marker beacon, VHF communication with a frequency range of up to 118-156 MHz, and optional embedded UHF 225-400MHz capabilities. The GDR radios are designed to interface to a host controller/display – including the Genesys IDU-680 EFIS – via RS-232 or ARINC-429 serial interfaces. The GDR's standard transmit power is 16-watts with a 25-watt option available for those operators requiring longer-range communications. The TSO approvals for the radio inc

The ARTEX ELT 4000 Emergency Locator Transmitter

ACR Electronics has received STC approval from the FAA for its new ARTEX ELT 4000 on Boeing 737 aircraft. In a critical milestone for the industry adoption of the alkaline battery-powered solution, the certification enables ACR to assist operators with lithium-reduction initiatives to convert and upgrade existing ELT platforms and new production at a fraction of the cost and time. Created specifically for the transport, rotorcraft, and business aviation market, the ELT 4000 utilizes a new patented alkaline battery system that exceeds all the latest ELT requirements, while making it exempt from FAA, EASA, and Transport Canada Special Conditions for Non-Rechargeable Lithium Battery Installations and o

From 2019: The Extra NG Is 'A Whole New Dimension Of Aerobatic Aircraft

Extra Aircraft unveiled its next generation of aerobatic aircraft during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. The company says the Extra NG is "a whole new dimension of aerobatic aircraft", featuring an all-carbon rigid base frame - a first in aerobatic aviation history. The airplane truly represents a "quantum leap forward" by offering its owner not just a stunningly beautiful silhouette, but also an ergonomically advanced cockpit. It is designed for maximum pilot comfort and equipped with state-of-the-art avionics. Improved aerodynamics p

Let The Congrats Begin... 'Airline Pilots Ready to Continue to Advance Aviation Safety'

Ya know that this was bound to start, in earnest, now that the general media has decided the election for us all... Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) president Capt. Joe DePete issued the following statement regarding the recent U.S. elections: “As the world’s largest nongovernmental aviation safety organization, ALPA looks forward to working with President-Elect Joe Biden and the newly elected Congress to strengthen the U.S. airline industry and protect the frontline aviation workers who have kept our economy moving during these unprecedented times..."

He Heard A “Metal Against Metal” Noise And The Helicopter “Jerked.”

On October 18, 2020, about 1059 eastern daylight time, a Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta, N566BC, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Winder, Georgia. The private pilot was seriously injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that he flew from Gwinnett County Airport (LZU), Lawrenceville, Georgia to Barrow County Airport (WDR), Winder, Georgia to practice takeoffs and landings. On the fifth circuit around the pattern, he performed a touch-and-go landing. After takeoff, as he was turning onto a left crosswind, he heard a “metal against metal&rdqu

AD 2020-23-04 Prompted By A Report Of Misassembled Impellers Onto The Shaft Of The Fuel Boost Pump

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation (Gulfstream) Model GVII-G500 and Model GVII-G600 airplanes. This AD requires revising your existing airplane flight manual (AFM) and airplane maintenance manual (AMM) to include information pertaining to the fuel boost pump. This AD was prompted by a report of misassembled impellers onto the shaft of the fuel boost pump during production. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products. This AD is effective November 24, 2020.

AD 2020-22-17 Requires Replacing And Prohibits Installing Affected Parts

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) Model PC-24 airplanes. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI identifies the unsafe condition as movement of the aft fuel pipe within the coupling, which can cause damage to the O-rings and lead to a fuel leak, fuel fire or explosion, and consequent loss of control of the airplane. This AD requires replacing and prohibits installing affected parts. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on thes

Aero Linx: The Australian Air Traffic Control Association Membership of Civil Air is governed by the Australian Industrial legislation and is currently available to current and former Australian Air Traffic Controllers, Trainee Air Traffic Controllers, Air Traffic Control support staff and Contract Civilian Air Traffic Controllers employed by the Australian Defence Department. The office is staffed by full time and part time employees who are responsible for different services available to Civil Air members.  For this reason any initial email enquiry to the Civil Air office should be addressed to the above email address and it will then be forwarded to the correct person for processing. 

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