Tag Archives: FAA

It’s Just The Beginning

Posted on February 19, 2012 by mwflyer

by Chris Roy, Director Mn/DOT Office of Aeronautics It is always exciting to be at the start of a new year with all the promise of new opportunities and greater things to come. There are so many opportunities for us … Continue reading →

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MnDOT’S Janese Thatcher Named AMT of the Year

Posted on February 17, 2012 by mwflyer

ST. PAUL, MINN. – Janese Thatcher, Manager of Aviation Education, Safety, and Training for the MnDOT Office of Aeronautics, was selected by the National General Aviation Awards Committee as the recipient of the 2012 Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) of the … Continue reading →

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Consulting Dr. Google…

Posted on February 16, 2012 by mwflyer

by Dr. John Beasley, M.D. Aviation Medical Examiner Professor Emeritus and Clinical Professor Department of Family Medicine University of Wisconsin – Madison …at least that’s what we call it in the clinic when we go to the Internet when we … Continue reading →

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FAA Revises Its Dosing Interval Standard

Posted on February 16, 2012 by mwflyer

by Gregory J. Reigel Attorney At Law According to the latest edition of the Federal Air Surgeon’s Medical Bulletin, the FAA has revised the dosing interval standard (the time between taking medicine with known side effects until going flying) to … Continue reading →

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OKCITY’S Emergency & Post-Crash Survival Training For GA Pilots

Posted on December 6, 2011 by mwflyer

by Pete Aarsvold The FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI) located at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City, Okla., offers a one-day training course to familiarize U.S. civil aviation pilots and flight crews with the physiological and psychological stress … Continue reading →

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Laser Beams At Aircraft

Posted on October 27, 2011 by mwflyer

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is launching a new website http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/safety/report/laserinfo/ for pilots and the public to report incidents of lasers pointed at aircraft, which can distract or temporarily blind pilots. The FAA says laser incidents have … Continue reading →

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FAA Administrator Not Pleased With GA Accident Rate…. Has Ordered Study To Change Testing Standards

Posted on October 22, 2011 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman HARTFORD, CONN. – FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt told pilots and aircraft owners at the AOPA Summit, September 23, 2011, that he is concerned with the rising accident rate in general aviation, and has initiated a study to … Continue reading →

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AOPA Upgrades Legal Services Plan

Posted on October 20, 2011 by mwflyer

by Gregory J. Reigel Attorney At Law As you may know, one of the benefits you can add onto your AOPA membership is membership in the Legal Services Plan (LSP). Recently, AOPA upgraded the LSP to a two-tiered structure – … Continue reading →

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Costello Concerned About Inadequate Funding For NextGen

Posted on October 6, 2011 by mwflyer

WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Jerry Costello (D-IL), Senior Democrat on the Aviation Subcommittee, cautioned against reducing the priority of Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) funding at an Aviation Subcommittee hearing October 5, 2011. Costello emphasized that less funding now … Continue reading →

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FAA Administrator Not Pleased With GA Accident Rate…. Has Ordered Study To Change Testing Standards

Posted on September 23, 2011 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman HARTFORD, CT – FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt told pilots and aircraft owners at the general session at the AOPA Summit, September 23, 2011, that he is concerned with the rising accident rate in General Aviation, and has  … Continue reading →

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