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The FAA has published a rule that’s been long awaited by pilots, instructors, and flight schools that ease restrictions on transition training and other specialized instruction in experimental, primary, and limited category aircraft. The rule was proposed in the summer of 2023 and this issuance finalizes several changes to Parts 61 and 91. The FAA has issued an NPRM that will expand the models of Piper aircraft that are subject to the AD adopted by the FAA in January 2021. The AD requires wing spar cap inspections and was prompted by an accident invol
After The Airplane Exited The Left Side Of The Runway It Continued Into A Tree...
On September 25, 2024, at 1833 central daylight time, a Cirrus SR22 airplane, N565CP, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Lakeway, Texas. The pilot sustained minor injuries and the passenger sustained serious injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that he entered the traffic pattern at Lakeway Airpark (3R9), Lakeway, Texas. The closest weather reporting station indicated wind from 030° at 10 knots gusting to 16 knots, so he planned to land on runway 34.
Aero Linx: The Vertical Flight Society (VFS)
The Vertical Flight Society, formerly the American Helicopter Society (AHS), is the non-profit technical society for the advancement of vertical flight. It has 21 different technical committees and two dozen active chapters around the world.
Air Carrier District Office
An FAA field office serving an assigned geographical area, staffed with Flight Standards personnel serving the aviation industry and the general public on matters related to the certification and operation of scheduled air carriers and other large aircraft operations.
“Our focus this decade is to win the NASA Commercial LEO Destination (CLD) contract and build the successor to the International Space Station. To achieve this, we will first demonstrate our capability by building and operating the world’s first commercial space station, Haven-1, which is set to launch in 2025.”
Source: Max Haot, Vast CEO, a California-based space habitation technology company, that unveiled Haven-2, its proposed successor to the International Space Station (ISS) at the 75th International Astronautical Congress being held in Milan, Italy.
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