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Accident Report — Separation of bolt in elevator forces emergency — Cessna 421

At approximately 1350 mountain standard time, a Cessna 421 experienced the in-flight separation of the inboard half of the right elevator while en route from Idaho Falls, Idaho, to American Falls, Idaho. The commercial pilot,...

source: I Fly America

IFA Pilot Quiz — Historic aviation events

Here is a double quiz for you. Test your knowledge of these historic aviation events and also see if you can determine what connects all these questions. 1. What was the first city to call a field facility for flight an 'airport?' a. Atlantic City, N.J. b. Dayton, OH c....

source: I Fly America

You asked we answered — Your top basic-med questions

BasicMed Begins — These two small words have so much meaning for me and my fledgling aviation career. Did you know that a fledgling is a young bird learning to fly? Well, that's me. But in this case, I'm a young bird with medical issues — and I'm planning to...

source: By Jennifer Caron, FAA Safety Briefing

Competitive and affordable aircraft financing available

The IFA Aircraft Finance Program is offered through a leading aircraft financing company that specializes in financing for general aviation and business aircraft nationwide. The program provides fast, easy and competitive financing and refinancing for new and used aircraft,...

source: I Fly America

Three days in a (really) stinking airplane

Early one spring morning in 1931, a strange metallic rain began to fall on Jacksonville Beach, Florida. A single-engine Bellanca-Packard flying laps above the beach was dropping empty five-gallon Texaco cans. The airplane's two pilots were attempting to break the world aviation...

source: Air & Space Magazine

Long-term FAA reauthorization bill introduced in the House of Representatives

Leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee have introduced the bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (H.R. 4), a five-year bill to reauthorize the FAA. H.R. 4 was introduced in the House by the entire...

source: General Aviation News

New free weather products coming soon to ADS-B feed

Many thousands of general aviation pilots are benefitting from the free in-cockpit weather information broadcast over the FIS-B link accessible by 978-MHz universal access transceivers — what most of us call ADS-B In. Now, a host of new weather products are coming...

source: FLYING Magazine

Utah senator calls for a new class of pilot

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) says, "Innovation is key to competition and accessibility." The Utah senator yesterday introduced new legislation he calls the Aviation Empowerment Act. Should the act become law, Lee says it would create a new class of pilot by tightly defining a few...

source: FLYING Magazine

Cessna will offer epic Optix's low-cost HUD

Head-up displays, once and still the stuff of airline and military cockpits, will soon be an option in Cessna's single-engine aircraft line. Cessna will offer the new Epic Optix Eagle HUD, a low-cost combiner display that's capable of projecting not just basic flight data,...

source: AVweb

60 minutes addresses air safety, FAA responds

Allegiant Air, a regional carrier based in Las Vegas, Nevada, has the worst safety record of any U.S. airline, yet the FAA has failed to take any enforcement action against them, according to a 60 Minutes report that aired Sunday. Reporter Steve Kroft said Allegiant is one...

source: AVweb

Study: GA pilots need better weather info

General aviation pilots are not excelling when it comes to understanding weather information that's critical to flight safety, according to a recent study conducted at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. The researchers tested 204 GA pilots to measure their ability to...

source: AVweb

Q&A: Cataract surgery

Q. I understand that the FAA will not allow a pilot to fly using monovision corrective lens, (con-acts or eye glasses) where one eye is corrected for distance vision and the other is corrected for reading. What is the FAA position on cataract surgery, where this is done? A....

source: By Penny Giovanetti, D.O., Manager, Aerospace Medical Specialties Division, FAA Safety Briefing

Errare humanum est — To err is human...

This might come as a shock to you, dear reader, but someday, sometime — perhaps even within the next hour or so — you will make a mistake. Actually, this is highly likely because as humans, we make dozens of little mistakes daily. They are those innocuous little...

source: By Sabrina Woods, FAA Safety Briefing

Get your free I Fly America membership with FLYING magazine

Just for applying for the I Fly America American Express® Card provided by First Bankcard®, you get almost $30 in value through a free IFA membership ($15 value) that includes a one-year subscription to FLYING magazine ($14 value) (For U.S. customers...

source: I Fly America

61,000 rally for Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week

Participation in the 8th annual Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week grew by more than 15 percent — reaching more than 61,000 people in 2018, according to organizers. Event reports were received from 179 organizers in 33 countries. The 12,408 Fly It Forward flight reports...

source: General Aviation News

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Accident Report — Separation of bolt in elevator forces emergency — Cessna 421

IFA Pilot Quiz — Historic aviation events

You asked we answered — Your top basic-med questions

Competitive and affordable aircraft financing available

Three days in a (really) stinking airplane

Long-term FAA reauthorization bill introduced in the House of Representatives

New free weather products coming soon to ADS-B feed

Utah senator calls for a new class of pilot

Cessna will offer epic Optix's low-cost HUD

60 minutes addresses air safety, FAA responds

Study: GA pilots need better weather info

Q&A: Cataract surgery

Errare humanum est — To err is human...

Get your free I Fly America membership with FLYING magazine

61,000 rally for Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week

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