The Federal Aviation Administration has issued Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) 2022-24 alerting owners, operators, maintenance technicians, and inspectors of an airworthiness concern regarding Seamax Aircraft LTDA’s (Seamax’s) Model M-22 light-sport airplanes which incorporate the optional folding wing assembly. Specifically, subject SAIB provides procedures to inspect the aircraft’s wing strut attachment hardware for proper security.
The municipal leaders of Stillwater, Oklahoma assert the runway and taxiways of the city’s airport, Stillwater Regional (SWO), sustained significant damage when a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III carrying the U.S. Air Force Academy women’s basketball team allegedly landed without prior authorization on Sunday, 13 December 2022.
Aero Linx: Santa Clara Valley 99s
We are women pilots or future women pilots. Our members live, work & fly in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our local airports are San Carlos (SQL), Palo Alto (PAO), San Jose (SJC), Reid-Hillview (RHV) and Hollister (CVH). Currently, the Santa Clara Valley 99s has about 85 members; our membership includes professional airline pilots, flight instructors, FAA personnel, and women who work in other fields and fly for fun. Our members are also active in other aviation organizations...
Mountain Wave
Mountain waves occur when air is being blown over a mountain range or even the ridge of a sharp bluff area. As the air hits the upwind side of the range, it starts to climb, thus creating what is generally a smooth updraft which turns into a turbulent downdraft as the air passes the crest of the ridge. Mountain waves can cause significant fluctuations in airspeed and altitude with or without associated turbulence.
“Airmen who 'cannot complete the exam within 15 days of receipt of the letter must contact the Anchorage FSDO and temporarily deposit their airman certificate in accordance with paragraph 8.'”
Source: From yet another bizarre FAA letter targeting 140 pilots who had the misfortune to take a checkride with an Alaskan DPE targeted by the FAA for reasons not yet fully known.
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