New Proposal Allows More Control By Individual Pilots And Their AMEs
More than a year of work focusing on the FAA’s sleep apnea policy has brought considerable revisions to the agency’s original draft that would have forced costly sleep studies on pilots even if they had shown no symptoms of the disorder.
Fourteen Associations Sign Letter To FAA Administrator Michael Huerta
A coalition of 14 General Aviation advocacy groups has sent a letter to the FAA calling on the agency to even more closely with the industry as the January 1, 2020 deadline for equipping with ADS-B Out (automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast) approaches. Cost and available options remain significant stumbling blocks for owners and operators.
Appreciates Efforts To Provide Greater Consistency In That Regard
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) issued a statement welcoming two developments last week in the effort to provide greater consistency in regulatory interpretation: a U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on the issue and the concurrent release of a detailed FAA plan to implement recommendations resulting from Section 313 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012.
Both Airplanes Ran Out Of Fuel, Total Of Five People Rescued
The U.S. Coast Guard had a busy day Sunday in Hawaii, with two airplanes running out of fuel in separate incidents, forcing them to ditch in the Pacific Ocean. In total, five people were rescued from the two incidents.
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