The FAA is proposing to fix a technicality in the Federal Aviation Regulations that prevents pilots flying under BasicMed from operating, in most cases, as safety pilots under simulated instrument conditions.
The fix is included in a recently released notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that requires commercial balloon pilots to hold second-class medicals, to fulfill a Congressional mandate implemented after a high-profile accident several years ago. When the FAA created BasicMed in 2017, it directly copied the law passed by Congress that required the agency to do so. After a somewhat disappointing revelation of UFO activity in the summer of 2021, with some unusual footage and a few shrugs from the relevant authorities. After much buildup about answers, truth, and strange happenings, the end result was a bit underwhelming for those who imagined secret databanks of flagrant alien operations or mysterious, spooky phenomena. The Pentagon must take the occurrences seriously, however, as they have opened the Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group (AOIMSG). Tecnam’s P2010 TDI has been awarded a full Type Certificate in some great news for those wanting more general aviation
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Airborne 11.29.21 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Monday, November 29th, 2021... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Kimberly Kay. Kimberly is supported by ANN Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, as well as ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell. This episode covers:
- Fixing A Technicality -- FAA May Allow BasicMed for Safety Pilots
- Pentagon Creates New Org for UFO Analysis
- Tecnam P2010 TDI Certificated
- Heavy Airbus A340 Makes History in Antarctica
- UK Demo Team Red Arrows Gain Newbies
- Army Wants More Chinooks! Additional Chinook Helicopters Heading to Army SpecOps
- RCAF Honors First Female Tactical Helicopter Pilot Upon Retirement
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