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House Overwhelmingly Passes Ultralight Aircraft Legislation

Mandatory AD on Certain Rotax 912, 914: Oil Pump Bolts

New AD on Old Thielert 1.7liter Engines

AD on Some Cirrus SR22T Aircraft

AD: Engine Pylon on several Schempp-Hirth Discus Motorgliders

AD: Certain Rotax 912 Crankshafts -- Mandatory Inspection Required Soon

Reno Air Racing: "officials say they must secure a number of permits "

FAA Clarifies Continental/Slick Magneto AD

Mandatory AD on Certain Rotax 912, 914-series Crankshafts

Thielert / Centurion 1.7 and 2.0 Clutch AD

Piper Suspends Altaire Program; 150 employees to become available soon

AD on PT-6A Models With Recent Sun Gear

AskBob Videos -- Straight from NBAA

Where's That Aircraft Registered? Updated list and explanation here.

Check you spark plugs: MSB on certain Cirrus SR22 turbo-powered aircraft; could apply to others

First-ever Diesel Win at Reno: SMA-Powered Big Frog NXT Wins Heat Race

Blue Thunder II: Ready for Reno

AIN link: ExxonMobil Exits U.S. GA Fuel Business

GAMA: 2010 was disappointing, but 2011 is worse, so far.

Jon Sharp, after 15 championships, retires; won't attend Reno this year.

Some ...active Airmen Registry certificates ...have outstanding warrants or are known fugitives

Knives "Not Main Concern" of TSA. Obviously.

Can't Stow a Class 2 EFB? See Proposed AC 120-76B, Section 9b. Your comments invited.

TSA "SPOT" Program: $1.4 billion so far. No terrorists, no progress: no surprise, No end in sight.

First Flight: (7-13-11) of new Zenith CH650B with 130hp ULPower (video)

U Maryland Team, Judy Wexler Claim Human-Powered Helicopter Record: Video, Story

Advanced Pilot Volunteers Needed for Upset Training

Download Your Oshkosh 2011 Site Map Now

AD on Newer Turbo'd TCM and Lycoming Engines

Been Flying Lately? Visit "Welcome Back, Pilots" and Enjoy Flight Again!

Rotax 912A AD Affects Eleven Engines: Too-Hard Washers

Relentless: Back and Badder (video)

Justice Done: Cirrus Cleared in Death of Corey Lidle & Tyler Stanger

Cessna Addresses Seat-Slip Problem With AD

U Maryland Team, Judy Wexler Claim Human-Powered Helicopter Record: Video, Story

OMASUD Skycar Earns FAA, EASA Certification

G650 Down in Test Flight at Roswell; Four Killed

Strip-Search Scanners: Not Just Offensive; also Ineffective: Congressional Testimony

Eclipse EA500s Now Limited to 30,000 ft: AD

Cirrus Bought by Chinese

Announced: Dates for Mid-America Alternate Engine Fly-In, Plus RSVP Form

If they ask why you fly, show 'em this video.

First Flight: Onex -- folding-wing aerobat flies over Oshkosh

Piper Severs Relationship with Czech PiperSport Manufacturer

HondaJet: First Flight of Conforming Aircraft!

Thirteen Columbia / Corvalis Aircraft Affected by new Wing AD

TCM Being Bought by Chinese, Staying in Mobile for Now

Alto 100 at CorbiAir: Newest SLSA

Strip-Search RADAR: Most of the Cost and Radiation, Not Much Security

Eight Corvalis/Columbia Aircraft Affected by Wing Delamination AD

Electric-Power Sonex Crow-Hops into History: OGE at Oshkosh!

Pilots: Smile, Drive, and Pay. It's for everyone else's good.

AD on Some Rotax 912 Engines and Spares Cases -- Possible Cracking

Case-Crack AD Covers Some Older Rotax 912-series Engines

Sikorsky X2 Hits 250kt TAS: World's Fastest Helicopter?

Prototype VP-2, World's Only Modern, Tested Flying Platform, Goes on Sale (video)

50 US Craft Affected by New Rotax Fuel Pump AD

What's That Mean? FAA's Acronyms, in Plain English (or close to it!)

Cessna Piston Singles, Some Light Twins: SAIB on "Water in Fuel"

EAA Announces Rod Hightower as New President, 3rd in Organization's History

Rotax Releases Revised Manual and Service Documents

Cheap and Easy Pilot Certificates?

SAIB Issued on Certain Rotax 912 Engines: Possible Fuel Pump Problem

Private-Built Rocket Carrying Student Payloads Achieves 70-mile Altitude

Solar Impulse: First Flight

Prop AD: McCauley on certain C-152s and other Lycoming O-235 powered airplanes

A&Ps and LSA: What, When, and How Much can you do? ATP found the answers.

New White Paper: Security Management Systems; scalable, and free (!) from NBAA

Russia's FA-22? Sukhoi T-50 First Flight

FAA's Carburetor Advice: SAIB

Cessna's C-162 Skycatcher LSA: First Delivery

Comment NOW on TSA's Untenable Repair Station Requirements (NPRM and comment link)

50 Years Ago: Flying a T-33 Through the Grand Canyon (video)

FAA: "Polished Frost" Now Prohibited (in most cases); Remains a Bad Idea (in all cases)

Gulfstream's New G650 Completes Abbreviated Initial Flight

TCM's Emergency Hydraulic Lifter AD

TSA's Latest Attack: See NPRM [Docket No. TSA-2004-17131] w/ URL for Comments

Factory Response to FAA's Move on CH601XL, 650

The Motorcycle Flies at Dusk

FAA: Don't fly your Zodiac CH601XL and CH650 until you read this (and fix that).

How to Lose Your License Through Overt and Dangerous Stupidity

Incredible Networking: ASA Saves Mercy Mission in Indonesia

TCM six-cylinder MSB goes AD

EAA eHotline: Reno Air Race Recap

FAA Finally Clarifies 51% Evaluations, Lifts Ban Imposed in February, 2008

EAA eHotline from Reno Air Races

First Production Cessna Skycatcher Flies Near its Chinese Factory

New Acoustic Anti-Collision Paradigm from Kansas U

"Wind Turbines: Problem for ATC?" -- Eurocontrol

Important Info on Bolts: Tension and torque don't necessarily equate

FAA Rules on Sport Pilot Training re. Private Certificate

Win $1.5 million -- NASA and CAFE Announce Green Aircraft Challenge

MGL Avionics Guides LSA Circumnavigation of the World

Video: Why Flying GA is Better than Part 121, if You're a Guitar

AMOC For Baron, Bonanza Circuit Breaker AD

New Top Management at Piper

TSA vs GA: "risks associated with general aviation are relatively limited" (pg 7)

DHS Sec Napolitano "Suggests" GA, Small Boat Owners Form Coalition

First Flight of First Emivest SJ30-2 Portends Serial Production

Twin-Engine Rotax Powered... Golf Cart (video)

Confirmed: Randy Babbit Heads FAA

Pinch Petrol, Win a Million Bucks: Draft Rules for NASA / CAFE Challenge Released

Piper Acquired by Imprimis

Cessna suspends Columbus jet project and Corvalis (Columbia) piston production

Cirrus Increases Production

"We Are Under Attack" Sun 'n Fun message from Piper President Jim Bass

NTSB Urges FAA to Ground XL601

Certain Warning and Marking LEDs May be Invisible to NVG Wearers: FAA

Possible Hybrid Power Breakthrough for Experimentals?

Log Time in The Spirit of St Louis (EAA replica, benefits to Lindbergh Foundation)

TSA's Attack on GA, Airports Rekindles in Colorado

Cessna Statement on C-162 SkyCatcher Program

Some Sport Pilot Instruction Won't Count Toward Private

Revised-Design C-162 Skycatcher Down; Pilot OK; No Comment Yet From Cessna

Creditors Petition for Eclipse Aviation Liquidation

TSA's List of Targeted GA Airports (246 Airports Affected in First Wave)

The Business Case for General Aviation: "No Plane, No Gain"

TSA's Plan Could Destroy GA: Read and Comment on Docket TSA-2008-0021

NBAA Merges Planned March "Light" Show Into Annual October Event

Judge Approves Sale of Eclipse Aviation's Assets

AeroCopter's Mono-Tilt-Rotor (MTR) VTOL with Electromagnetic Frictionless Tech

Why GA is a Threat and Needs to be Crippled: DHS Secretary Chertoff

DAHER Group confirms signature of SOCATA takeover deal with EADS

Superior Air Parts Petitions for Chapter 11 Protection

Embraer Phenom 100 Earns FAA Certificate; Deliveries Start Immediately

AIA: Jobs Available Soon, but Depend on Foresight Now (white paper)

Oshkosh Airventure 2009: New Improvements, Requirements, Restrictions: Plan Now!

Bruce Bohannon Retires Record-Setting Flyin' Tiger

Piper Matrix Earns EASA Certification, Leads Company's Piston Sales

Eclipse Aviation Files for Protection Under Chapter 11

U. of Michigan Students Set Fuel-Cell-Powered UAV Endurance Record

DHS Adds to GA Burden; Requirement Exceeds Airlines' in Some Ways

Stemme S6 Motorglider EASA Certified

Dornier Promises Modern Twin Turboprop Seaplane

Steve Fossett Discovery: Wreckage Found

AVweb: Cessna C-162 Prototype Wrecked After Unrecoverable Spin; Pilot OK

Reno Air Race Results: Reno Gazette Journal

First Flight: Way Cool Sikorsky X2

First Flight: First Production Citation CJ 4

Mooney Aircraft, Rolls-Royce to Explore RR500 Application

PiperJet: First Flight Video

RR500: New Turboprop from Rolls-Royce

Eclipse Founder Vern Raburn Edged Out

C-340 With RR 250 Power

FAA Releases Policy Revisions on 51% Rule

First Flight: IKON A5 Amphibian

Plans: EADS to Sell Socata to DAHER

First Flight: Cirrus SJ50, a.k.a. "The-Jet"

Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan™ Engine Cleared for First Flight

GE Finalizes Buy of Walter Engines

AOPA's Boyer Retiring; Fuller Takes Reins

F-35B First Flight

NextGen Shouldn't Wait

Rutan Steps Down at Scaled

AP Sensationalism Aside, Cialis Not For Pilots