Here’s a report that will have general aviation pilots shaking their heads in disbelief.
During a media event in Farmingdale, New York on Monday, Senator Charles Schumer called on the FAA to step up ramp checks of small airplanes, which he says might prevent accidents. According to the Senator, the number of ramp checks on GA aircraft in New York has fallen over the past 10 years. And, he says as the number of inspections has declined, "Long Island has been plagued with a series of small airplane crashes." Cessna Pilot Centers’ are using of the latest technology to give pilots convenient access to their online courses on an iPad even when they are offline. The Cessna pilot center Companion app, which is a free download from the Apple App Store, allows pilots to download lessons from their courses to their iPad. An attorney who has analyzed the new FAA rules regarding unmanned aircraft says the new UAS rules may have an adverse effect on the model airplane industry and model airplane flyers. Writing on the Drone Law Journal online, Loretta Alkalay says that the FAA has added
recreational UAV flying to Part 101 of the FARs which already governs tethered balloons unmanned rockets, kites, and similar aircraft. In other words, Alkalay says, a hobby flyer who does not meet the requirements for Part 101 would be assumed to be operating under Part 107, and failure to meet the requirements of Part 107, could result in penalties being imposed by the FAA. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 07.01.16 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Friday, July 1st, 2016... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Brianne Cross and Christopher Odom, and supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton, and Earl Downs, this episode covers:
- Schumer Calls For More Ramp Checks In New York
- Cessna Pilot Center iPad App Lets Pilots Download And Complete Lessons Online
- New UAV Rules May Have Significant Impact On Model Airplane Hobby
- Enhanced Vision System For Experimental And Homebuilt Aircraft Now Available
- Barnstorming: Schumer Is Wrong... Ramp Checks Will NOT Enhance Aviation Safety
- CAF Atlanta Warbird Weekend To Host AVG Flying Tigers 75th Anniversary
- President Of Virgin Galactic To Lead The Aerospace Corporation
- SmartLynx Airlines Receives Landmark 750th Fokker iPAD EFB Solution
- DARPA AFRE Program Envisions Hybrid Propulsion System
- Raytheon Completes Milestone For Next-Generation GPS Controls
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