Says Future Airline Pilot & CFI Pipeline Directly Impacted By Inability To Secure Timely Checkrides
The Flight School Association of North America (FSANA) says it is continuing to receive reports from flight training providers around the country that sourcing of practical tests have become a burden to their models of providing flight training to its completion. FSANA has been working with the FAA and industry partners for almost two years to determine how big of a problem this really is and try to provide solutions. Unfortunately, the problem has gotten worse, not better.
Authorities Looking For Person Who Landed Stolen Plane On A Secure Coast Guard Beach Sunday
Authorities are still searching for the pilot of a Piper PA-12 that was landed on a secure Coast Guard beach in Cape May, NJ Sunday. The pilot fled on foot after landing the aircraft on the beach.
As permitted under the Bilateral Agreement for Safety of Aviation Safety between the EU and USA, an amendment to revision 6 of the Technical Implementation Procedures (TIP) for Airworthiness and Environmental Certification was signed by the EASA & FAA Certification Directors on Friday at the 17th Annual FAA-EASA International Safety Conference in Washington, DC. It enters into force on the date of signature.
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