Org's Propose Extending Through March Provisions Of SFAR 118-2

EAA is among seven aviation organizations who have requested the SFAR introduced by the FAA to help pilots during the coronavirus pandemic be extended a third time as COVID-19 continues to impose widespread challenges to aviation. The groups proposed extending through March provisions of SFAR 118-2 that are currently set to expire at the end of January. The proposed extension, sent by the organizations in a letter last week, would give pilots with medical certificates or flight reviews expiring in February and March a two-month grace period. The extension also addresses instrument currency and knowledge exams set to expire from now until the end of March.

Another Major Sporting Event Gets The Airspace Restriction Treatment

General Aviation pilots who want to fly around Tampa, Fla., Feb. 3 – 9, 2021, will need to check out the FAA’s Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) for air traffic procedures for the area. Super Bowl LV is Sunday, Feb. 7, at Raymond James Stadium. Game time will be at approximate

HAI Addresses Pandemic Issues In Regards To New Orleans HAI HELI-EXPO 2021

HAI seems serious about having a LIVE Heli-Expo this year. HAI has just updated their communications about Heli-Expo with a message in which they mak it clear that they are committed to supporting the vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) industry by holding an in-person HAI HELI-EXPO 2021 in New Orleans March 22–25, with exhibits open March 23–25. “I want to be as transparent as possible in addressing the concerns of our industry,” says James Viola, president and CEO of HAI.

Loss Of Flight Track Data Coincided With The Accident Site Location

On January 4, 2021, about 0933 central standard time, a Hawker Beechcraft Corporation G58 airplane, N325GC, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Cash, Arkansas. The private pilot and passenger sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to flight track data, the airplane departed from the Jonesboro Municipal Airport (JBR), Jonesboro, Arkansas at 0927. After departure, the airplane flew southwest, climbed to about 2,300 ft msl, and then started to descend. The flight continued to track southwest until about 0932, when it turned right, and flew west-north-west briefly, until flight