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Not Snowbound For Long… Preparations Underway For 2014 Canada Fishing Fly-Out & You Are Welcome To Join Us!
by Dave Weiman Feeling a bit snowbound? Who isn’t. It has been a bitterly cold winter and many of us have been getting more hours shoveling out our hangars, than flight time, but not for long! Soon we will be … Continue reading
Cross-Country From The Midwest To The Southwest & West Coast… “If I Can Do It, You Can Too!”
by Mike Johnson With Editorial Assistance from Burgundy Johnson With friends now scattered across the country, and my wife, Burgundy, and I living in the Twin Cities, we decided to make the best use of my dad’s 1979 Rockwell Commander … Continue reading
Changes To The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) Class B Airspace Effective January 9, 2014
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MINN. – Effective January 9, 2014, the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Class B airspace has been changed as follows: • All changes are between the 20nm and 30nm rings (see diagram). • Lowered the floor from 7,000 ft. … Continue reading
HondaJet Achieves FAA Type Inspection Authorization… Honda Aircraft Company’s Customer Service Facility Receives FAA Part 145 Certification
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Honda Aircraft Company announced Dec. 20, 2013 two significant milestones in the development of the world’s most advanced light jet. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued the first Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) certificate for the HondaJet … Continue reading
Builder of Bugatti 100P Racer Replica Featured At EAA Wright Banquet
OSHKOSH, WIS. – Scotty Wilson (EAA 572551) of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was the guest speaker at the Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet at the EAA Museum in Oshkosh, Wis., December 13, 2013. Wilson describe his quest to build a one-of-a-kind replica of … Continue reading
U.S. Senate Intervenes On FAA’s Proposal On Sleep Apnea-Screening Policy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On January 16, 2014, Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and James Inhofe (R-OK) introduced a measure (S.1941) to require the FAA to follow the established rulemaking process as the agency seeks to implement its new obstructive sleep apnea … Continue reading
Posted in All Headlines, February/March 2014, Headlines, Uncategorized
Tagged Dr. Fred Tilton, Frank LoBiondo, James Inhofe, Joe Manchin, Mark Begich, NBAA, Sleep Apnea
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FAA Wants To Move Forward With Sleep Apnea Policy Without Going Through Rulemaking Process
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a hastily organized webinar held December 12, 2013, the Federal Air Surgeon said the FAA would move forward with implementing mandatory screening and testing for obstructive sleep apnea, despite opposition from the pilot and aviation medical … Continue reading
AOPA Insists FAA Withdraw Sleep Disorder Policy or Initiate Rulemaking
FREDERICK, MD – In a letter to FAA Administrator Michael Huerta, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is insisting that the FAA withdraw its new policy on obstructive sleep apnea or go through the rulemaking process. “We believe this … Continue reading
Posted in All Headlines, AOPA, February/March 2014, Headlines, Uncategorized
Tagged AOPA, Fred Tilton, Mark Baker, Michael Huerta, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorder
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EAA Says FAA’s Sleep Apnea Policy Would Set A Dangerous Precedent
OSHKOSH, WIS. – The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) has joined other general aviation organizations urging an immediate and indefinite hold on the FAA’s recently announced aeromedical guidelines on “sleep apnea.” The protocol, announced by Federal Air Surgeon Dr. Fred Tilton, … Continue reading
Posted in All Headlines, EAA & AirVenture, February/March 2014, Headlines, Uncategorized
Tagged Dr. Fred Tilton, Sean Elliott, Sleep Apnea
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