Ukraine’s government has announced it’s cutting training time for new F-16 pilots to fill cockpits faster. The air force has received dozens of Vipers in the last few months and the country is anxious to put them into action, but the pilot pipeline isn’t keeping up. “The basic training program needs to be optimized. This […]
A Tecnam P2006T was unable to maintain altitude on one engine when a flight instructor tried for a freeway landing in Larkspur, Colorado, last June 16, according to a preliminary report from the NTSB. The instructor and student took off just after 6 a.m. in the four-place twin, which is powered by 100-horsepower Rotax 912 […]
A father and 16-year-old daughter have been reported as those who died when an RV-10 crashed into a furniture factory near Los Angeles on Thursday. They were identified by Sports Illustrated, citing social media posts, as Pascal Reid, the registered owner of the plane and his daughter Kelly, a prominent high school athlete in their […]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has named the National Flight Training Alliance (NFTA) as its official industry partner to spearhead the modernization of Part 141 regulations governing flight training in the United States. NFTA says its role is to collaborate with flight training providers and the general aviation industry to support the FAA in executing […]
A new Seattle Times report took a deep dive into whistleblower complaints concerning the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Boeing—finding that the agency dismisses the majority of complaints it receives. Looking at data from 2020-2023, the report found that more than 90% of safety complaints ended with no violation found by the FAA. The Times […]
The Naples Airport Authority (NAA) introduced a new app to make it easier for disgruntled neighbors to file noise complaints. NAA partnered with EnviroSuite in developing the app, which allows users to report aircraft noise events directly from their smartphones. The Naples Airport is no stranger to noise complaints as it saw more than 123,000 […]
After more than four decades of serving the aviation community, Forge Flightworks announced it has closed its doors as of December 2024. The company, formerly known as Carpenter Avionics, was the largest avionics service center in the MidSouth. According to its website, as an FAA authorized repair station, Forge Flightworks specializes in the sale, installation, […]
Slovenian aircraft manufacturer Gogetair has taken a different approach to the issue of avgas availability worldwide. While there are a number of piston engines capable of operating on more readily available jet fuel, late last year, Gogetair flew its top-of-the-line G750 aircraft with a Turbotech TP-R90 turboprop engine. Rated at roughly 122 shaft horsepower, the […]
While much remains unknown about the fatal Jeju Air accident in South Korea, what is clear is the tragic role played by the localizer antenna installation off the end of the runway. The hardened structure surrounding the antenna undoubtedly contributed greatly to the destruction of the Boeing 737 as it skidded off the runway and […]
As the Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft (better known as the “Warthog”) is being phased out of U.S. Air Force service, increasing numbers of airframes are finding their way into storage at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona. The USAF relegated 39 of the popular A-10s to Davis-Monthan in 2024—more than double the […]
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