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January 10, 2014

Senators Urge Full Funding Of FAA Contract Towers

Inhofe, Manchin Send A Letter To Leadership Of Appropriations Committee And Its Transportation Subcommittee

U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) sent a letter Thursday to leadership members of the Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) and the SAC's Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (THUD) urging that members fully fund the FAA's Contract Tower Program.

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IMC Club President Pans FAA's ATD Policy Change

Says Safety Will Be Compromised By Discouraging Simulator Use

IMC Club International president Radek Wyrzykowski panned the FAA’s Notice of Policy Change in the Federal Register for the reduction of time allowed in FAA Approved Training Devices (ATDs) in a statement released Thursday. The policy change would cut to 10 the number of simulator hours that can be logged toward an instrument rating.

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