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News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

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FAA clarifies ‘polished frost’ rule

The FAA issued a new Safety Alert for Operators (SAFO 06014) that seeks to clarify the conditions under which pilots can take off with frost adhering to ai

Safety

November 6, 2006

Congressman introduces bill to ground MU-2 fleet

Despite the issuance by the FAA of a Special FAR (SFAR) mandating initial and recurrent training for MU-2 pilots, lawmakers still want the airplane grounde

Aircraft

November 6, 2006

Update on De-icing Holdover Times

Revised Flight Standards Information Bulletin for Air Transportation (FSAT) 04-05 updates de-icing holdover times for this winter’s flying season.

Safety

November 3, 2006

A Reminder about Flight Plan Suffixes

Effective January 5, when filing an FAA flight plan (with the exception of filing through DUATS and flight service stations), RVSM-compliant operators are

Safety

November 3, 2006

Videos

JFK To Get Infrared De-icing System

An infrared de-icing system is scheduled to be operational late this winter at New York John F.

Safety

November 3, 2006

A Winter Wakeup Call for Business Aviation

Seeing Susan Saint James on the Today show early last month remembering the life of her 14-year-old son, Teddy Ebersol–one of three people who died

Safety

November 3, 2006

UK wants to change ‘polished frost’ rule

The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is recommending that the FAA change its regulations to make it illegal for aircraft to take off with so-

Safety

November 2, 2006

When Birds Strike

You might want to think twice about taking off at 10 a.m.

Safety

November 1, 2006

International Operations Special Report: Fatigue and security top issues on conference agenda

International flying is up, probably.

Safety

November 1, 2006

International Operations Special Report: European operators report obstacles to international ops

Security, crew fatigue and the potential for bureaucracy to inhibit operations, particularly on longer flights outside the region, are among the greatest c

Safety

November 1, 2006

LABACE 2005: IS-BAO Workshop Draws Small Crowd

The Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition hosted its first IS-BAO (International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations) workshop thi

Safety

November 1, 2006

FSF will begin corporate FOQA demo next month

The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) has moved ahead on a program to demonstrate a corporate aviation application for flight-operations quality assurance (FO

Safety

November 1, 2006

VLJ parachute study falls short

Don’t expect to see Ballistic Recovery Systems (BRS) parachutes on the first crop of very light jets.

Safety

November 1, 2006

FAA Issues Another Primus Epic AD

After publishing a series of airworthiness directives earlier this year aimed at operators of certain aircraft equipped with Honeywell Primus Epic avionics

Safety

November 1, 2006

Firefighting Research Under Way

Australia has started a three-year research program to investigate the effectiveness of aerial “bush-fire” suppression.

Safety

November 1, 2006

Pilot vigilance can prevent icing accidents

As I prepared to pen yet another article dealing with winter operations, the realization hit me that we will likely have ice-related accidents.

Safety

October 31, 2006

Be Alert For Prying Eyes, Where You'd Least Expect Them

A disgruntled pilot reports that he ad visited a well known FBO at a busy, major-market airport recently and found  binder openly displayed on the cou

FBOs

October 31, 2006

Schedulers & Dispatchers Update: December 2005

Rudy’s Inflight Catering is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its White Plains, N.Y.

Safety

October 31, 2006

ASDE-X To Improve Runway Safety

Airport surface detection equipment model X (ASDE-X), designed to help controllers spot potential runway collisions, will be installed at 15 airports begin

Safety

October 31, 2006

AOPA asks FAA to retain some NDBs

In response to an FAA proposal to eliminate 479 “redundant” NDB approaches as a cost-saving measure, AOPA has given the agency a list of 57 NDB approaches

Safety

October 31, 2006

Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

Latest

FAA clarifies ‘polished frost’ rule

The FAA issued a new Safety Alert for Operators (SAFO 06014) that seeks to clarify the conditions under which pilots can take off with frost adhering to ai

Congressman introduces bill to ground MU-2 fleet

Despite the issuance by the FAA of a Special FAR (SFAR) mandating initial and recurrent training for MU-2 pilots, lawmakers still want the airplane grounde

Update on De-icing Holdover Times

Revised Flight Standards Information Bulletin for Air Transportation (FSAT) 04-05 updates de-icing holdover times for this winter’s flying season.

A Reminder about Flight Plan Suffixes

Effective January 5, when filing an FAA flight plan (with the exception of filing through DUATS and flight service stations), RVSM-compliant operators are

Videos

More Articles

JFK To Get Infrared De-icing System

An infrared de-icing system is scheduled to be operational late this winter at New York John F.

A Winter Wakeup Call for Business Aviation

Seeing Susan Saint James on the Today show early last month remembering the life of her 14-year-old son, Teddy Ebersol–one of three people who died

UK wants to change ‘polished frost’ rule

The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is recommending that the FAA change its regulations to make it illegal for aircraft to take off with so-

When Birds Strike

You might want to think twice about taking off at 10 a.m.

International Operations Special Report: Fatigue and security top issues on conference agenda

International flying is up, probably.

International Operations Special Report: European operators report obstacles to international ops

Security, crew fatigue and the potential for bureaucracy to inhibit operations, particularly on longer flights outside the region, are among the greatest c

LABACE 2005: IS-BAO Workshop Draws Small Crowd

The Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition hosted its first IS-BAO (International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations) workshop thi

FSF will begin corporate FOQA demo next month

The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) has moved ahead on a program to demonstrate a corporate aviation application for flight-operations quality assurance (FO

VLJ parachute study falls short

Don’t expect to see Ballistic Recovery Systems (BRS) parachutes on the first crop of very light jets.

FAA Issues Another Primus Epic AD

After publishing a series of airworthiness directives earlier this year aimed at operators of certain aircraft equipped with Honeywell Primus Epic avionics

Firefighting Research Under Way

Australia has started a three-year research program to investigate the effectiveness of aerial “bush-fire” suppression.

Pilot vigilance can prevent icing accidents

As I prepared to pen yet another article dealing with winter operations, the realization hit me that we will likely have ice-related accidents.

Be Alert For Prying Eyes, Where You'd Least Expect Them

A disgruntled pilot reports that he ad visited a well known FBO at a busy, major-market airport recently and found&nbsp; binder openly displayed on the cou

Schedulers & Dispatchers Update: December 2005

Rudy’s Inflight Catering is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its White Plains, N.Y.

ASDE-X To Improve Runway Safety

Airport surface detection equipment model X (ASDE-X), designed to help controllers spot potential runway collisions, will be installed at 15 airports begin

AOPA asks FAA to retain some NDBs

In response to an FAA proposal to eliminate 479 “redundant” NDB approaches as a cost-saving measure, AOPA has given the agency a list of 57 NDB approaches

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