Piper PA-25 Pawnee Can't Swim, Pilot Is Fine After Swift Recovery

ANN E-I-C Note: In my younger years, I picked up a few extra flying hours, and a very small amount of money, towing banners at the Jersey shore. I rather liked the gig, and frankly had a ball with it even though I didn't do it that long. It's hard work on a pilot and an airplane, especially when you consider the fact that flying a draggy banner, some of them quite large, requires you to fly at fairly low air speeds (because that's all the airplane will do) and while carrying a fair amount of power. The engine works hard, doesn't get all the cooling it would flying at cruise speeds and can cook an engine under the worst of circumstances. It's pretty much a for

CAE Is Collaborating With Financial Institutions Around The World

CAE has launched a new financing initiative for aspiring pilots in collaboration with financial institutions around the world. With this initiative, CAE is connecting aspiring pilots with banking partners that offer specific financing solutions for pilot training, making the profession more accessible to those who wish to pursue their dream of flying for a living. Approved partners will speed up the processing of applications and will offer competitive rates. In addition, future CAE pilots will have access to a dedicated team that understands the reality of future pilots and a centralized point of contact in each of the participating banking institutions.

UAS Solutions Providers and End-Users will Gather Online Sep 15-17

With Commercial UAV Expo Americas slated for September 15-17, organizers of the event have announced that they are expecting the participation of thousands of UAS professionals from around the world. The 2020 edition of the event, originally scheduled to take place at Paris Las Vegas, will instead take place virtually due to ongoing health and safety concerns stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. Attendees represent industries such as construction, drone delivery, energy and utilities, forestry and agriculture, infrastructure and transportation, mining and aggregates, public safety and emergency services, security, surveying and mapping, and many more.

AD 2015-17-01R1 -- The FAA Is Issuing This AD To Remove AD 2015-17-01

The FAA is removing AD 2015-17-01, which applied to certain Airbus Helicopters Model AS350B, AS350BA, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350C, AS350D, AS350D1, AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1, AS355F2, AS355N, and AS355NP helicopters. AD 2015-17-01 required inspections of each tail rotor pitch horn assembly (pitch horn) for a crack, replacement of a cracked pitch horn, and a repetitive visual inspection of certain pitch horns. AD 2015-17-01 is no longer necessary because the cause of the unsafe condition has been removed from all affected helicopter models. Accordingly, the FAA is removing AD 2015-17-01. This AD becomes effective September 11, 2020.