Aero-News Analysis by ANN Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, and
CFI Robert Hadow (SAFE)
ANN has been monitoring a number of reports and conversations
concerning the FAA's forthcoming mandatory Photo ID requirements...
and the attendant 'Bravo Sierra' foisted upon aviation assuring us
that this is no big deal and of negligible cost -- or, to use
FAA-Speak, "is not an `economically significant regulatory
action'"
Aviation publications LOVE to write about all the new wiz-bangs
that are seen front and center is today's cockpits... the latest
generation of cockpit displays are about a slick as things get
these and look sexy as hell. BUT... what about the BEHIND the
scenes... those components that allow all those super-cool new
technologies to remain... well, super cool?
Layoffs And Innovation Both Prominent In GA In 2010
Nearly every legacy GA manufacturer suffered layoffs in 2010,
but there was also a sense of optimism and innovation at some of
the major trade shows and in the industry in general.
Our friends at Qref have been busy as 2010 came to a close. A
new Qref publication (ISBN 978-1-60786-902-3) features a 42-lesson
Instrument Rating Syllabus, 125 Instrument Rating/Proficiency Check
and Study Guide questions with detailed answers, 46 PTS Topic
Lesson Plans, and an Instrument Rating Checkride Checklist.
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