Sudden Enforcement Of VA's 85/15 Rule For Flight Training May Reduce Pool Of Potential Helicopter Pilots
The U.S. House of Representatives is poised to drastically overreact to a loophole in the Post 9/11 GI Bill that Congress itself created. The changes likely to be enacted threaten the ability of veterans to join the aviation industry (especially the vertical-lift sector) — and may cause one of the best potential pools of new pilots to dry up.
Focus Is On Connectors That Could Overheat During Operation
The FAA has issued a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) following reports of possible overheated and melted connectors in the air conditioning wiring of some helicopters with Air Comm Corporation (Air Comm) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) installed.
A significant revision to airspace over the upper Midwest will take place in September, but its effects on business aircraft operators should be minimal, thanks in part to engagement efforts by NBAA.
FAA And EASA Both Greenlight Use Of The Full Flight Simulator
FlightSafety International and Embraer announce that the Legacy 650 simulator located at the Paris-Le Bourget Learning Center has been qualified to Level D by EASA and the FAA.
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