WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board has released preliminary aviation accident statistics for 2014 showing a slight increase in fatal general aviation accidents, from 222 in 2013 to 253 in 2014. The overall number of general aviation accidents decreased slightly from 1,224 in 2013 to 1,221 in 2014. Despite reporting fewer accidents, the accident rate for […]
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Limited spots remain for Fantasy Flight Camp
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — The Experimental Aircraft Association’s Fantasy Flight Camp returns Sept. 11-13, giving aviation enthusiasts the opportunity to discover more about and fly aboard two of EAA’s military AAC trainers — the Consolidated PT-3 (the only flying PT-3 in the world) and the North American T-6, also known as the “pilot-maker.” During […]
Are you NextGen ready?
As the deadline for equipping for the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) nears, GA pilots are scrambling to find out everything they need to know. What is certain is that by Jan. 1, 2020, aircraft operating in most US controlled airspace must be equipped with Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) Out avionics. The folks […]
Ulane tapped to head Colorado Division of Aeronautics
The Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) Division of Aeronautics has named David Ulane as the new Aeronautics Director. Ulane is a Metropolitan State University of Denver Aviation and Aerospace Science Program graduate and a licensed general aviation pilot, bringing with him more than 25 years of professional aviation knowledge and experience. He began his career at Denver’s […]
New hangars planned for Stinson Municipal Airport
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Western LLC has been granted a ground lease for a new corporate and executive hangar development at Stinson Municipal Airport (KSSF).Western intends to develop six corporate and executive hangars in its first phase. The six units total more than 63,000 square feet of hangar space. Four of the six hangars will have attached offices. Stinson Municipal Airport […]
NextGen finding program bundles Aspen and L-3 equipment
Aspen Avionics reports it is now included in the NextGen GA Fund’s new Jumpstart GA-IN program. The program is the second in a series of efforts to ease the financial burden of ADS-B compliance for general aviation. Aircraft owners can achieve compliance and get subscription-free ADS-B traffic and weather using Aspen displays, coupled with L-3’s Lynx NGT-2500 […]
Work on Pilot’s Bill of Rights to continue through August recess
Officials with the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) report they are continuing to push hard to bring the Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 (PBOR2) to a successful outcome in Congress. Thanks to the flood of calls from EAA members to their senators in support of PBOR2, the number of co-sponsors on the bill increased from 33 […]
Wildlife strike reporting on the rise
Wildlife strike reporting for both commercial and general aviation airports continues to increase, according to a new report by wildlife expert Dr. Richard A. Dolbeer. At the request of the FAA, Dolbeer recently published the wildlife report, which shows that 47% of the wildlife strikes that occurred from 2009 to 2013 were reported to the […]
Tax reallocation provides more funding for Washington state airports
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee recently signed the Transportation Appropriations Bill (Senate Bill 5988), which includes language to reallocate 100% of the existing annual state excise tax fees for aircraft to fund airport projects. Previously, 90% of aircraft excise tax funds were deposited into the General Fund, with only 10% percent going into the Aeronautics Account […]