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When the FAA issued a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin in November that effectively grounded some Zodiac aircraft until they were modified, that bulletin did not apply to amateur-built airplanes, although at least one of the aircraft that had been involved in a fatal crash apparently involving aerodynamic flutter was amateur-built. This week, EAA published the […]

You might not think that Marines in Afghanistan would have much free time, but even under stressful conditions of deployment, 15 Marines are taking advantage of a chance to complete a free private pilot ground school and work toward passing their FAA knowledge test. Capt. Gabriel Glinsky, who is a CFI and the pilot of […]

Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing this page.If that doesn’t work, click here to download the video directly. It looks like a flying fish — or maybe the ambitious techno-art project of a geeky undergrad — but the beautiful lighter-than-air unmanned aircraft built by Sanswire Corp. is a serious project meant […]

The folks at Sonex have announced that they successfully tested the PBS TJ-100, a Czech-built small jet engine, on board their SubSonex single-seat aircraft, and they plan to begin flight tests soon. The aircraft was displayed at EAA AirVenture this summer with a different jet engine, a small Heward design derived from radio-controlled model aircraft […]

Are today’s airline pilots, churned out by “pilot mills” that train to minimum standards, up to the task once entrusted to ex-military pilots with millions of dollars worth of intense and highly competitive training? That’s one of the questions raised by a four-part series this week in The Buffalo News, an exploration prompted by the […]

It’s doubtful that increased security for airline travel will prompt a run on business aircraft but the Christmas Day attack on a Northwest Airlines flight may highlight the benefits of private air travel, according to a story in The Wichita Eagle. The Eagle quotes airline consultant Richard Mann as predicting that increased inconvenience in airline […]

The Allied Pilots Association, which represents American Airlines pilots, says most airborne flight crews weren’t notified of the Christmas Day terrorist attack on a Northwest Airlines A330. The group is calling for changes after what it describes as “communications failures” left the majority of airborne flight crews in the dark about the attempted bombing. In […]

EAA is moving forward with its effort to find a new president, and international executive search firm Korn/Ferry has been selected to help find and screen potential candidates, the organization announced last week. EAA also invited members and anyone else with an interest in the search to suggest names. Tom Poberezny announced in March that […]

If you’re not yet comfortable with the idea of unmanned aircraft operating in the U.S. national airspace system, well, that day gets closer all the time, and a recent test flight conducted by GE Aviation brought it even closer. Earlier this month, GE Aviation and AAI Corporation successfully flew the first “proof of concept” flight […]

AOPA says it’s following with interest the case of Super Cub allegedly stolen by a homeless man from a neighboring hangar at the organization’s home airport at Frederick, Md. “The Frederick airport, headquarters of AOPA, is a big proponent of Airport Watch,” Craig Spence, AOPA vice president of operations and international affairs, said in a […]