FAA Restricts Aviation Airspace in The Middle East
Archives for » Page 54FAA issues advisories for civilian aircraft flying aviation airspace in the Middle East With all the recent tension and uncertainty in the Middle East, the FAA issued NOTAM advises caution on all U.S. civil aviation operators flying in the aviation airspace over the waters of the Persian Gulf, and the Gulf […]
Tracking Drones within the National Aviation Airspace System
Archives for » Page 54Unidentified drones in aviation airspace will now be more identifiable with a new FAA rule to track drones Last year, unidentified drones were flying in groups of ten or more in Colorado…at night. The FAA is trying to locate the person (or people) responsible for operating these drones within the affected […]
Uncontrolled Airport Procedures with the Help of an APU
Archives for » Page 54Uncontrolled airport procedures can be a little easier with an extra power source Life sure got a lot better when my boss bought a jet with an APU. I didn’t realize how spoiled I would become, and I’m not just talking about the environmental benefits. Yes, it’s amazing to crank up […]
Aviation Weather: A Weekend Story of Staying Ahead of Winter Weather
Archives for » Page 54Best to deal with aviation weather before it arrives Is it Spring yet? No, don’t answer that. I can see the date on my phone. Weather in the dead of winter and its affect on aviation are such a Debbie Downer. I’m sitting in my hotel room with one more day […]
Aviation Weather Wintertime Illusions
Archives for » Page 54Aviation weather calls for extra awareness of the possibility of whiteout and flat light I was driving home last December on a nice day in upstate New York when all of a sudden, a squall line came blasting through and my whole world disappeared in a sheet of white. I had […]
The Importance of Pilot Training Preflight Procedures
Archives for » Page 54Pilot training covers a lot that will keep both your flight and your pride intact A couple of weeks ago, I began to taxi toward the active runway and quickly noticed that the steering tiller had absolutely no effect on where the aircraft was heading. No matter how much I turned […]
ILS Approach Safety Increases with Wearable HUDs
Archives for » Page 54ILS approach safety may increase with advances to head-up display technology I saw a car commercial the other day that described the safety benefits of its Head-up Display (HUD) technology and I remember thinking it must be nice to be able to afford a Jaguar or high-end Mercedes – turns out […]
RVSM: Respect the Airspace
Archives for » Page 54Avoiding RAs in RVSM Airspace I just read an article about how a triple Resolution Advisory (RA) event recently occurred in RVSM Airspace. I honestly don’t know why this doesn’t happen daily – one thousand feet of separation is not very much and if pilots are not paying attention, it doesn’t […]
Pilot Medical: How a fume event may lead to permanent damage
Archives for » Page 54 The ability of an SMS to identify and eliminate hazards in corporate aviation may get a boost According to the FAA, the definition of a Safety Management System (SMS) is a “formal, top-down, organization-wide approach to managing safety risk and assuring the effectiveness of safety risk controls. It includes systematic […]
FAA First Class Medical Now Possible for Diabetic Pilots
Archives for » Page 54A diabetes diagnosis may no longer mean a loss of your FAA First Class medical When my best friend told me that her son was interested in becoming a commercial pilot, she was over the moon excited. With all the family travel benefits and sky high salaries, she thought her son […]