The FAA has selected four unleaded fuels for the first phase of testing at the FAA’s William J. Hughes Technical Center. The goal is for government and industry to work together to have a new unleaded fuel that reduces lead emissions for general aviation by 2018.
First Production Installation Slated For Later This Year
Quest Aircraft Company has received final approval from the FAA for the integration of the Garmin GFC 700 Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS) in the Kodiak. The GFC 700 is an attitude-based autopilot which integrates completely with the G1000 avionics systems and provides excellent stability and control of the aircraft. Deliveries of Kodiaks equipped with the Garmin GFC 700 will begin in the middle of the 4th quarter this year.
But Pilot Larry Glazer Did Not Declare An Emergency, Which Would Have Expedited Altitude Change
More details are emerging about an accident that appears to have fatally injured Larry Glazer of Rochester, NY and his wife Jane, who were flying from Rochester to Naples, FL Friday.
FAA Scanning The Internet For Violations Of Its Unmanned Aircraft Policy
Since 2012, the FAA has apparently been scanning the Internet for mentions of UAVs and sending the website owners polite but firm cease and desist letters if the flights appear to be commercial uses.
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