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FAA Publishes Second Amendment to SFAR 118

Many Of The Challenges That Existed When The FAA First Issued The SFAR In April Remain Today

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a final rule on September 30, 2020, that further amends Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) 118. Aviation activity continues to increase, and the industry is beginning to address the backlog of required training, checking and testing requirements. However, many of the challenges that existed when the FAA first issued the SFAR in April remain today as the public health emergency continues. SFAR 118-2 is effective on October 1, 2020, and is available for public display in the Federal Register. It will publish on October 6, 2020.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (10.04.20)

Aero Linx: Farnborough Aerospace Consortium Welcome to FAC - the leading regional aerospace and advanced manufacturing hub covering the South and East of England. It enables its members to become more competitive and increase their market share through facilitating local and international trading, technology transfer and development, sharing of best practice and training plus lobbying at national level on key issues facing the sector.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.04.20): Gross Navigation Error (GNE)

Gross Navigation Error (GNE) A lateral deviation from a cleared track, normally in excess of 25 Nautical Miles (NM). More stringent standards (for example, 10NM in some parts of the North Atlantic region) may be used in certain regions to support reductions in lateral separation.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.04.20)

"The Cygnus spacecraft for this resupply mission is named in honor of Kalpana Chawla, who made history at NASA as the first female astronaut of Indian descent. Chawla, who dedicated her life to understanding flight dynamics, lost her life during the STS-107 mission when the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon reentering Earth’s atmosphere." Source: Quoted from a wonderful statement by the folks at Northrop Grumman who built the Cygnus vehicle that is preparing to deliver 8000 pounds of goodies to the ISS. We're grateful that NG remembered a fine person and a dear friend of ours... it was a most-deserved honor.