Try That Instrument Approach Again
Imagine you just went missed on an approach down to minimums. Based on what the ATIS, ASOS, or AWOS indicated, it seems like the weather is just on the edge of you being able to break out and make a landing....
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Sustaining Our Fleet
Because of a happy combination of enthusiasm, economics, and encouragement, by far, the greatest number of aircraft in our current general aviation fleet was built from the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s. Traded frequently, relocated far and wide, and in various turns...
McFarlane Receives FAA-PMA Nod for Cessna Fuel Selector Valves
By Amy Wilder McFarlane Aviation has achieved a significant milestone by receiving FAA-PMA approval for two new fuel selector valves, part numbers MC0311070 and MC0311070-1, extending the lineup of options for Cessna owners. These valves serve as direct replacements for Cessna...
Whitaker Confirmed as Head of FAA
By Russ Niles The Senate confirmed White House nominee Michael Whitaker as the new FAA Administrator in a vote Tuesday. Whitaker seemed to breeze through the confirmation process, which was without the rancor and finger-pointing that marked the grueling questioning that...
FAA Extends MOSAIC Comment Period
By Amy Wilder The FAA has announced a 90-day extension for the comment period on its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) titled Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC), according to an Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) press release. Originally published on July...
A MOSAIC Q-and-A
I don’t know about you, but I can guess that MOSAIC fatigue is setting into a lot of quarters. Some pilots have done an extraordinary job of digging into the FAA’s 318-page Notice of Proposed Rulemaking document to distill essential parts...
Supplemental Oxygen for the Rest of Us
In the spring of 2003, a couple years after the introduction of the Cirrus SR22, a group of dedicated Cirrus pilots invited a team of aviation university researchers and FAA safety professionals to Las Vegas to conduct a two-day seminar on...
FAA’s MOSAIC Comment Window Is Soon Closing
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on ByDanJohnson.com. Recreational flying fans… I don’t know about you but I’m getting pretty tired of studying MOSAIC [FAA’s Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification proposed regulation]. It’s been on my mind every day since the...
Midwest LSA Day Two Report
At Midwest LSA Expo day two, I gave my first MOSAIC talk to a SRO room. The video turned out well, so following some editing on the Q&A session that followed, I pledge to get this up next week. My presentation was...
Opening Day at the Midwest LSA Expo
One sure way to know if a show works is to observe vendor participation over a number of years. As this is my 14th year attending the Midwest LSA Expo, I can tell you that 2023 represents a strong turnout. Companies...