With the debt crisis averted.. for now, the FAA’s funding status has regained prominence in the mainstream media. However, a series of press releases, news stories and the recently completed EAA AirVenture have me thinking. A July 28 press release from Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) titled, “Facts About FAA Partial Shutdown” includes 17 “facts.” Following […]
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Irony is Congress lecturing on financial stewardship
Ironic: A member of Congress lecturing the FAA Administrator on financial stewardship. From Tuesday’s (July 5) edition of The [Tacoma, WA] News Tribune: “We need to see a realistic strategy for funding NextGen,” she [Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash.] told FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt at a May hearing. “To date, the FAA has filled its budget […]
Quixotical Questions at the Atlanta FSDO
First, a permit is issued and then, as a condition of the permit, the inspection is made and a log book entry completed. Then flight can occur. That’s how it works. Except in Atlanta.
NextGen’s role in reducing noise
A generation’s worth of gains in aerodynamics and aircraft engine technology have dramatically reduced the number of people exposed to high noise levels near U.S. airports, but future noise reductions will depend largely on advances being developed through the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), according to FAA officials. In the late 1970s, noise from […]
AOPA calling for ‘greater flexibility’ on TTF issue
AOPA has sent a letter to the FAA calling for “greater flexibility in the pending policy” regarding through-the-fence (TTF) agreements at public-use airports on a story posted today on its website. An excerpt from the story… “In many ways, residential airparks or hangar homes can provide security and economic benefits to the airport and support […]
Want to be an air traffic controller?
The FAA is accepting applications from the general public for trainee air traffic controller positions through July 17. The job announcements include vacancies for both Terminal and En Route controller positions throughout the nation. The opportunity for the general public to apply for entry-level air traffic controller positions does not come along very often, according […]
FAA slates annual forecast conference
The FAA will hold its 34th Annual Aviation Forecast Conference March 31 and April 1 in Washington, D.C. This year’s theme is “Confronting New Realities: Energy, Economics and Efficiency.” At the two-day event, the FAA will release its Aerospace Forecast Fiscal Years 2009-2025, which provides the latest data about activity and growth in aviation products […]
ASTM guide in works for LSA manufacturers
ASTM International Committee F37 on Light Sport Aircraft is at work on a guide to help LSA manufacturers. ASTM WK22124, Guide for Compliance with Light Sport Airplane Standards, is designed to aid the industry in understanding how to use LSA standards to meet regulatory requirements, according to the FAA‘s Thomas Gunnarson. Current FAA regulations require […]
FAA names safety executives
FAA Acting Administrator Lynne Osmus recently made several key personnel changes in the agency’s aviation safety organization. Peggy Gilligan was named the new associate administrator for aviation safety. Gilligan has served as deputy assistant administrator for aviation safety since July 1995. Previously, she was chief of staff for four FAA administrators, served in the chief […]