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November 15, 2024

New BasicMed Expansion Takes Effect

Loosens Restrictions on Passenger and Payload for Covered Aircraft

As of November 12, 2024, expansions to BasicMed operations have officially gone into effect. These are included in Section 828 of the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act (H.R. 3935), which was signed into law in May. The changes increase flexibility for recreational and personal flying while still keeping safety limits in place.

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Purdue Creates Magneto Safety Guard For Piper Archer

Patented Safety Clip On University Training Aircraft, Available For Licensing

Student pilots and their instructors and maintenance personnel at Purdue University now know with certainty that the magnetos are off in Piper Archers in the training fleet, thanks to a new safety device created by aviation experts at Purdue Polytechnic Institute. Michael Davis, director of aircraft maintenance, and Jon Ziulkowski, senior lecturer and Part 141 flight operations quality assessment manager in the University’s School of Aviation and Transportation Technology, designed and implemented their invention on all 18 Piper Archer aircraft in Purdue’s training fleet.

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NATA Releases Statement On Thune’s Election As Senate Majority Leader

Pleased About Aviation Advocate Becoming Leader Of Upper House

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) issued a statement regarding the election of South Dakota Senator John Thune as majority leader of the U.S. Senate in the next Congress. NATA CEO and President Curt Castagna’s statement: “NATA congratulates Senator John Thune on his election as Senate majority leader and looks forward to his collaborative leadership in the 119th Congress..."

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