Had Been Purchased At An Estate Sale, Went Down On Check-Out Flight
This is a cautionary tale with the message that, in the case of an airplane that has been sitting for a long, and indefinite amount of time, you can't just gas it up and go. Fortunately both people on board the Beech Sierra survived the accident with minor injuries.
The FAA and its largest union, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, AFL-CIO (NATCA) announced Wednesday they have reached a tentative agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) covering the air traffic control specialists assigned to the terminal and en route options, traffic management coordinators/specialists, air traffic controllers assigned to the flight service option, and Notice to Airmen specialists (NOTAMS).
Changes are being made to the flight test standards for instrument ratings and airplane and helicopter air transport pilot licences (ATPLs). The changes are being made to address an issue arising from the Airservices Australia Navigation Rationalization Project when, on May 26, 2016, 181 navigation aids will be decommissioned.
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