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August 14, 2021

EAA Urges Members To Take Action on Critical Flight Training Issue

'Unacceptable To EAA And The Rest Of The General Aviation Community, Says The Organization'

Despite the fact that Oshkosh is now done and that the FAA Administrator made some banal statements mollifying recent misguided decisions about flight training, EAA is asking its members to rally and provide a unified voice with our elected officials. Earlier this year, a federal court determined that compensated flight instruction in experimental, limited, and primary category aircraft, even instruction obtained in an individual’s own aircraft, was contrary to FAA regulation. While the FAA has used letters of deviation authority (LODAs) and exemptions to temporarily address the issue, a long-term fix is years away under the normal rulemaking process.

But… Pilot Is Charged With More Than A Craving For Sweets

Royal Canadian Mounted Police received a call on July 31st regarding a helicopter that touched down near Dairy Queen in Tisdale, Saskatchewan. Originally worried that there could be an emergency, due to the helicopter’s red color, onlookers watched astounded as a passenger exited and returned back to the Robinson R44 with an ice cream cake from Dairy Queen. The parking lot belonging to the town’s middle and high schools was empty when the pilot descended, blowing up clouds of dust and debris as it touched down. Luckily, it was a summer Saturday. The small town’s mayor, Al Jellicoe, watched the scene unfold.