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CA Pilot Flying For Wounded Warriors Fatally Injured In Accident

Was Helping Launch Gliders When The Plane Went Down

A San Diego area test pilot was fatally injured Thursday when the PA-25 Pawnee he was flying went down in the desert north of Los Angeles, CA.

Piper Apache Pilot Says He Collided With A UAV

Report Unconfirmed, But Airplane Damaged

There has been an unconfirmed report that a Piper PA-23-250 was involved in a mid-air collision with a small UAS near Lewis University in Illinois last week.

FAA Grants Section 333 Exemption For Powered Paper Airplane

Lawyer And Pilot Peter Sachs Receives Exemption To Fly A Paper Airplane Commercially

Make of this what you will. The FAA last week granted a Section 333 exemption to noted UAV advocate, lawyer, and commercial helicopter pilot Peter Sachs for his PowerUp 3.0 smartphone-controlled powered paper airplane.

FAA Updates NOTAMs For Obama Visit To Alaska

Multiple TFRs In Place Over The Next Several Days

The FAA has posted details for TFRs for President Obama's visit to Alaska this week. The NOTAMS cover the period from August 31- Sept. 2 at Anchorage, Dillingham, Kotzebue, and Seward in Alaska.

Newport, VT Man Faces Federal Charges After Airplane Accident

Accused Of Falsifying Medical Form In Order To Keep Flying

On August 17, 2015, Luc Quirion, of Newport, Vermont, was charged via criminal complaint and arrested by DOT-OIG agents for making a false statement to the Federal Aviation Administration.