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The danger to the flight training industry and our future pilots is clear. Donald Frano, a member of the Central Florida Pilots Association, posted a statement as an urgent warning about the increasing number of airports using or considering using a third-party vendor to send landing fees to pilots based on ADS-B data. This began in Florida and is a growing threat that the aviation community needs to stand up to and strongly oppose. Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS), Chair of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation, has thrown his full support behind the bipartisan Mental Health in Aviation Act (MHAA) by joining as a co-sponsor of the bipartisan legislation. The bill intends to destigmatize mental health issues in aviation, train aviation medical examiners, and make it overall easier for aviation professionals to seek and receive mental health treatment without fearing the loss of their careers. The Federal Go

Industrial Assets Support Production Of Aerostructures And Components

Airbus announced it has closed on the transaction with Spirit AeroSystems for the acquisition of six industrial sites that produce aerostructures and components for Airbus commercial aircraft programs.

Controller’s Expectation That VW02 Would Have Departed Sooner Led To An Inadequate Scan And Loss Of Situational Awareness

Analysis: A Robinson R-44 helicopter N744AF, VW02 (View 02), and a Diamond DA20-C1 Eclipse, N857PA were involved in a near midair collision (NMAC) approximately 1.7 miles west of the North Las Vegas Airport (VGT). At the time of the incident the VGT airport traffic control tower (ATCT) was staffed by two controllers with three personnel available. The local control 1 (LC1), local control 2 (LC2), local assist (LA1), and controller in charge (CIC) positions were all combined to the LC1 position. The ground control (GC), flight data (FD), and clearance delivery (CD) positions were combined at the GC position. According to ATC audio recordings and post event interviews, the LC1 controller had instructed N857PA to enter left traffic for runway 30L.

From 2024 (YouTube Edition): FlightFlix Has What You Need For Mounting Cameras

While weathering the brief storm at Sun ‘n Fun 2024, ANN Editor-in-Chief Jim Campbell hunkered down for a chat with President and Co-Founder of MYGOFLIGHT Nic Martinez, taking a spell to check out their high-quality action camera mounting systems. MyGoFlight brought out its recent portfolio additions from FlightFlix, a whole host of camera mounting solutions tailor-made for aviation. Whether strapping a camera to a strut, a wing, or a tie-down, they’ve got a system worth trusting with a few hundred dollars’ worth of camera. For those sick of seeing vibrations, jitters, and rattling throughout their flight videos, Martinez highlights their proprietary VibeX tech, a vibration dampening mounting system that almost does away with the shakes entirely.

Aero Linx: International Federation of Airworthiness (IFA) IFA uniquely combines together all those with responsibility for policies, principles and practices concerned with the continuing airworthiness of civil transport aircraft throughout the world. The International Federation of Airworthiness (IFA) is a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) dedicated to improving aviation safety by increasing international communication, awareness and cooperation on all airworthiness issues and particularly that of continuing airworthiness.

High Speed Taxiway A long radius taxiway designed and provided with lighting or marking to define the path of aircraft, traveling at high speed (up to 60 knots), from the runway center to a point on the center of a taxiway. Also referred to as long radius exit or turn-off taxiway. The high speed taxiway is designed to expedite aircraft turning off the runway after landing, thus reducing runway occupancy time. 

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“We respectfully call on the City of Mesa to: 1. Withdraw the landing fee proposal immediately 2. Engage with the aviation community before making decisions that impact safety, training, airport accessibility, and financial hardship to users. 3. Honor the historical legacy of Falcon Field and uphold its federal obligations as an open, public-use airport” Source: Arizona’s Falcon Field (FFZ) is looking to impose some landing fees of their own, and locals are putting up a fight. A petition to cease this punishing decision cites Falcon Field’s creation by the government itself in 1941, as well as its federally-funded, tax-paid public-use status.

Company Claims to Offer a Turnkey Solution for Buying and Owning Sport Aircraft

Gratia Aero believes it has cracked one of experimental aviation’s most persistent challenges: making sportplane ownership accessible. The company has turned itself into a coordinated ecosystem that considers not only buying and building a new plane, but also learning to fly it, maintain it, and insure it.

Strong Q&A Format Helps Pilots Cut Through Confusion

The AFE25 MOSAIC Town Hall turned out to be one of the weekend’s most substantive events, giving sport aviators a rare opportunity to question industry experts directly and get candid, practical answers about the rapidly evolving MOSAIC environment. Moderated by Aero-News Network Editor-in-Chief Jim Campbell, the Town Hall featured an experienced panel including Madison Nortz (EAA Government Advocacy), Meredith Holliday (Holladay Aviation), Travis Marshall (Pik West Insurance), and Ric Peri (AEA VP of Government & Industry Affairs). Between them, they brought deep operational, regulatory, insurance, and instructional perspectives to an audience hungry for clarity.