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Flight Design pursues restructuring amid insolvency filing
Flight Design has filed for insolvency following liquidity issues. A restructuring process is underway, with operations and deliveries continuing as efforts to secure funding and investment progress.
Registration opens for Air Race Classic
Women pilots will take off June 17, from H. L. Sonny Callahan Airport in Fairhope, Alabama, for a 2,426 statute mile competition across nine states that ends at Felts Field in Spokane, Washington.
DC-3 Society takes off
The DC-3 Society is the first type club for the DC-3, which provides type-specific guidance for operating the DC-3 and its variants, including the C-47, as a way to maintain airworthiness for the models so that future generations can see them fly, according to officials.
FAA removes expiration date from CFI certificates
In essence, the new rule streamlines administrative processes without altering the core duties and responsibilities of flight instructors.
New surveillance system built to prevent runway incursions
The solar-powered system is called Simple, Affordable, Flexible, and Expandable Runway Status Lights (SAFE-RWSL). It uses Automatic Dependent Surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data and computer vision to activate runway lights in real time.
FAA releases updated AC on collision avoidance systems
An updated advisory circular has been released by the FAA focusing on the operational use of Airborne Collision Avoidance Systems (ACAS), including Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance Systems (TCAS).
Preserving the past, one image at a time
“This treasure trove of over 30,000 meticulously organized aviation photographs is set to be delivered to a professional digitization company soon, marking a significant step in ensuring these historic images are preserved and made accessible for generations to come,” officials noted in early December 2024.
Washington pilot earns Master Pilot Award
Pilot and airplane builder Harmon Lange received the FAA’s Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award on Dec. 19, 2024, recognizing over 50 years of safe flying and contributions to aviation. Lange, known for building six homebuilt airplanes and manufacturing landing gear for Van’s Aircraft and other aircraft, highlighted the importance of the friendships formed through aviation during the ceremony.