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February 17, 2024

Able Flight Sees Largest Class Ever

10 Student Pilots Begin Training As Program Swells

Able Flight has seen its "greatest number of flight training scholarships for people with a disability in a single year," seeing 10 new recipients enter the training pipeline as the group heads into 2024. The Class of 2024 will now be on their way to one of Able Flight's 2 training locations for a 2-month training program. The members include Ian Azeredo of New Jersey, Andrew Daigneau of Indiana, Jake Simmons of Pennsylvania, Natallia Mirashnichenka of New York, Omar Duran of Florida, Susan Baldwin of Arizona, Jacob Robinson of North Carolina, Jordan Sprague of Indiana, Tim Riney of Florida and Tyler Pugeda of California. The class includes 4 military veterans and two women.

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Gannon University Offers Aviation & Business Management Major

Combined Biz/Flight Degree Prepares Students for Growing Industry

Gannon University, a Pennsylvania college, has unveiled a combination bachelor's degree in Aviation & Business Management. The new program "enables you to soar to new heights within the global and dynamic $150 billion aviation industry that employs more than 1.2 million people in the United States." Along the way, students snag incrementally more difficult and productive FAA licenses, leaving the program with up to a CFII Multi-license in the pocket.

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Another UAV-Related NPRM Up for Comment

New Rule to Fold In, Standardize Falsification Standards and Rules Across Title 14

The FAA has opened another Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to the public, again seeking to flesh out the legal framework surrounding uncrewed aircraft operations. The FAA seeks to combine disparate documentation standards, requirements, and regulations into a single unified rule for drone operators whether they operate under Part 91, 107, 137, and the like. The abstract says that the FAA "proposes to amend, restructure, and consolidate the falsification regulations presently located throughout title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations."

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NTSB Prelim: Grumman American Avn. Corp. GA-7

Both Fuel Samples Contained Water And Debris

On February 1, 2024, about 1330 eastern standard time, a Grumman American Aviation Corporation GA-7, N887CC, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Coatesville, Pennsylvania. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 positioning flight. The airplane was the subject of a restoration project, which was documented in a series of online videos, for the purpose of returning the airplane to service and reselling it. The purpose of the flight was to deliver the airplane to its new owner. According to company and airport employees at Chester County G. O. Carlson Airport (MQS), the pilot arrived around 1230

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