Authorities in North Carolina are trying to figure out how and why the copilot of a CA 212 twin ended up in the backyard of a home in a suburb of Raleigh just before the pilot made an emergency landing at Raleigh International Airport. According to an ATC recording obtained by WR … | Continue reading
So many FAA promises have been broken on this fuel project, it's hard to find even a basic truth. Buckle down for eight more years of it. | Continue reading
A NOTAM is warning operators of all aircraft relying on GPS of widespread GPS outages starting next week throughout the Southwest and especially southern California. Although the FAA doesnt go into detail, it would seem the military is testing something that can disrupt GPS ov … | Continue reading
The FAA is investigating a made-for-streaming Red Bull stunt over the Arizona desert that went awry on Sunday. The agency told AVweb late Sunday that it had earlier rejected a request for an exemption from FAA regulations by organizers of the stunt. “The FAA will investigate Sund … | Continue reading
The FAA has thrown up roadblocks to GAMI's unleaded fuel at every turn. They still are. It's time for the agency to stop and do its job on this one simple task required by law. | Continue reading
The FAA has prepared samples of the NOTAMs it may start issuing starting Jan. 5 when 5G broadband service begins in 46 cities. If the NOTAMs are issued, they would drastically affect operations of airlines, commuter airlines and many charter and business aircraft. In a statement … | Continue reading
Skydivers often lead charmed lives, getting away with idiocies that would kill the less fortunate. This video of a King Air stall/spin is but one example and it's worth remembering. | Continue reading
The pilot of a King Air C90 that went into a spin while skydivers prepared to jump over South Africa on Oct. 14 says the plane departed controlled flight because too many jumpers got out of the rear exit at the same time. The dramatic video of the incident has gone viral and been … | Continue reading
The FAA plans to issue a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin and an Airworthiness Directive in coming days concerning the rollout of 5G cellular phone service in 46 major metropolitan areas of the U.S. on Dec. 5, according to Reuters. The actions are expected to limit the … | Continue reading
After more than three decades of research and development, general aviation finally has an approved unleaded 100-octane fuel. At AirVenture on Tuesday, the FAA formally awarded a supplemental type certificate (STC) to General Aviation Modifications Inc., the Ada, Oklahoma, compan … | Continue reading
Aircraft owners and pilots often bemoan the lack of new technology in aircraft engines and complain—accurately—that most airplane engines are basically 1960s tech. But as Paul Bertorelli points out in this video, it’s not for lack of trying. And it’s not necessarily the new engin … | Continue reading
The FAA has announced that the final rules covering remote identification of unmanned aircraft systems and drone operations over people will now go into effect on April 21, 2021. | Continue reading
The National Academies report on reducing lead in avgas is a trip through time. Unfortunately, it seems to always end back where it started. | Continue reading
Medical science has now confirmed what your family and friends have been telling you since the first time you strapped in and maybe before that. Your brain works differently than that of non-flying folks and contrary to what those in your immediate bubble might think, that’s actu … | Continue reading
Rolls-Royce has completed ground testing on the propulsion technology for an all-electric demonstrator aircraft. | Continue reading
The recently certified Pipistrel Velis Electro has completed flights intended to set records for electric aircraft. | Continue reading
California-based electric aviation company Ampaire flew its second hybrid-electric technology demonstrator for the first time last week. Ampaire’s “Electric EEL” is a converted Cessna 337 Skymaster powered by tail-mounted 310-horsepower Continental IO-550 and a 200kW—limited to 1 … | Continue reading
Days after the U.S. Air Force let an SBIR contracts to start ups Exosonic and Hermeus for potential Air Force One (and other executive use), Boom Supersonic announced it has similarly been tabbed to develop its upcoming Overture supersonic aircraft for that same role. | Continue reading
Pipistrel, the innovative Slovenian company that has been producing electric trainers for several years, now says it’s ready to take orders for a hybrid-electric eVTOL cargo carrier capable of delivering up to 1000 pounds (460 kg) over an unspecified distance. But the Nuuva V300, … | Continue reading
Airbus has agreed to pay penalties of €3.6 billion ($3.95 billion) to settle bribery and corruption investigations being conducted by the French Parquet National Financier (PNF), the U.K. Serious Fraud Office (SFO), and the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ). | Continue reading