New Ruling Permits Online Aircraft Registration Submissions

The Federal Aviation Administration recently issued a new ruling that permits electronic issuance of aircraft registration and dealer's registration certificates. This shift eliminates the long-standing reliance on paper documents and snail mail, replacing them with instant electronic delivery.

Colts Neck Man Now Faces Up to Five Years in Federal Prison

Amid the chaos that overtook New Jersey late last year, a Colts Neck man decided to shine a laser beam at what he believed was one of the ‘unidentified’ drones. His luck quickly turned when the police came knocking, informing him that the drone he struck was actually a federal law enforcement helicopter.

Lack Of Understanding Of Data Sources And NTSB Process

ABC News presented a  chart illustrating how aviation safety reports submitted to the NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) are routed among NASA, FAA, and the aviation community. ABC then criticizes the FAA regarding its apparent lack of response to 15 reports specifically about air traffic in and around Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Washington, D.C.

Airworthiness, Performance Criteria Accepted By JCAB

SkyDrive announced it has been issued G-1 certification basis for its 3-seat eVTOL aircraft from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB), a significant waypoint representing an agreement regarding the specific airworthiness and performance criteria required in the company’s path to type certification of the SKYDRIVE.

Competition For Future Of Emergency Response

The GoAERO Prize, a $2 million international competition to create Emergency Response Flyers, announced 11 Stage 1 winners and an additional 14 U.S.-based university teams that will receive GoAERO awards with NASA support to take their prototype vehicles through to the final fly-off, and in partnership with Boeing, RTX, and Honeywell.

Spatial Disorientation During A Missed Approach In Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Analysis: A review of air traffic control (ATC) data showed that the airplane departed with an instrument flight rules (IFR) clearance for the destination airport. The pilot requested and was cleared for an RNAV (GPS) approach into the destination airport. When the airplane was descending through 3,500 ft msl , the controller instructed the pilot to report cancelling the IFR clearance and approved a radio frequency change. There was no further communication from the pilot; the ATC facility reported that radar contact was lost when the airplane reached 2,000 ft msl, which was normal for the approach.