Garmin taking orders now for GPSMAP 396 handheld ready to ship soon, with terrain warning and satellite weather … it plays music, too…
Lawsuit challenges FAA’s OK of $11 billion makeover plan for Los Angeles International, charging the Environmental Impact Analysis is inadequate…
The security rule that prevented passengers from leaving their seats within 30 minutes of Reagan Washington National Airport has been rescinded…
A medical helicopter with four on board, including one patient, crashed while trying to take off from a hospital roof in Valparaiso, Indiana, on Thursday afternoon. There were no serious injuries…
Extra Aircraft is unveiling its new aerobatic EA-300LP with a redesigned cowling for improved engine air flow and other refinements…
New King Schools program, Practical Risk Management For Takeoffs and Landings, qualifies pilots both for the FAA WINGS program and Avemco Safety Rewards…
Budget cuts threaten historic Full Scale Wind Tunnel at NASA’s Langley Research Center…
Observers say FAA seems unlikely to allow cellphones in flight.
On The Fly…
Key Takeaways:
- Garmin has launched the GPSMAP 396 handheld with terrain warning and satellite weather, while Extra Aircraft unveiled its new EA-300LP aerobatic plane and King Schools introduced a new pilot risk management program.
- Significant regulatory and legal developments include a lawsuit challenging the LAX makeover plan, the rescission of a security rule at Reagan National Airport, and the FAA's unlikelihood to permit in-flight cellphone use.
- Other aviation news includes a medical helicopter crash with no serious injuries in Indiana, and budget cuts threatening NASA Langley's historic Full Scale Wind Tunnel.
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