On The Fly…

FAA will allow lower minimums with enhanced-vision systems…Soaring Society’s Air Sports Expo set for Feb. 5-7 in Atlanta, Ga….The remains of two Navy pilots returned to U.S. from North Vietnam… FAA will run first course to certify amateur-built airworthiness reps…A strike on Thursday by Italian ATC stalled hundreds of flights…FAA has proposed an AD for some Garmin Mode S transponders…BRS Parachutes named 10th fastest growing company in Minnesota.

The FAA says it will allow aircraft with certain enhanced-vision systems to operate below minimums on some instrument approach procedures...

The Soaring Society of America will hold its Annual Convention and Air Sports Expo Feb. 5-7 in Atlanta, Ga....

The remains of two U.S. Navy pilots, who died when their A-6A attack jet was shot down over North Vietnam 31 years ago, have been returned to the United States for burial, the Pentagon said Friday...

The FAA will run its first course to certify amateur-built aircraft designated airworthiness representatives in Oklahoma City, Jan. 27-29...

An eight-hour strike on Thursday by Italian air traffic controllers stalled hundreds of flights...

The FAA has proposed a new Airworthiness Directive for some Garmin GTX 330/GTX 330D Mode S transponders, which would require a software upgrade. Garmin says it will offer the upgrade and installation free of charge...

Ballistic Recovery Systems was named 10th fastest growing company in Minnesota, with a 181 percent growth rate.