Between November 25-30, EAA surveyed Zenith 601 XL and 650 owners to gauge their awareness of the special airworthiness information bulletin (SAIB) issued by the FAA, their awareness of the service directive/safety alert issued by AMD, and their intent to comply with both. EAA identified 165 owners of the 601 XL or the 650 within [...]
Midwest Airlines is offering special air fare discounts for EAA members and other aviation enthusiasts planning to attend EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010. The 58th annual edition of The World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration will be held July 26 - August 1 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.
Halfway through President Obama’s vacation in Hawaii, the large Temporary Flight Restriction over the island of Oahu continues to be a major hurdle for general aviation pilots and businesses on that Hawaiian island.
The next steps to upgrade wireless Internet access on the AirVenture site can now be made after an extensive study of guests and exhibitors gave important insights on how the resource is used during The World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration.
Got A Paper Certificate? Replace It Now
If your FAA pilot certificate is printed on paper, it’s going to expire on March 31, unless you replace it with a new plastic certificate. To get the new counterfeit-resistant certificates, you have to fill out a form and mail it to the FAA in Oklahoma City along with [...]
The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) is objecting to a bill in congress that would require an Airline Transport Pilot Certificate (ATP) as the minimum standard to act as a flight crew member for operations under Federal Aviation Regulations, Part 121, which applies to most scheduled airline services.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the world’s first mostly composite commercial airliner, flew for the first time today (December 15) from Paine Field’s Runway 34L in Everett, Washington. Boeing Chief Pilot Michael Carriker (EAA 505412) and Engineering Test Pilot Randy Neville were at the controls as 25,000 people, mostly Boeing employees, watched and cheered the 10:27 [...]
Aero-News.net is reporting that all new Rotax 912S engines and certain serial number ranges dating back to 2006 production have received approval for 2000 hours TBO (time between overhauls.)
Read the article here: http://www.aero-news.net/news/genav.cfm?ContentBlockID=3ddafdd2-4c95-4735-9693-205337f0aa9a&Dynamic=1
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (I-DNR) are investigating the shooting of an endangered whooping crane near the town of Cayuga in central Vermillion County, Indiana.
As 2009 winds down, this is a good time to make sure all of your Young Eagle registration forms have been returned to EAA headquarters. Check your flight bag, desk, or airplane seatback for any wayward forms and return them as soon as possible.
