The PURPLE UAS PORTAL matters— COULD IT DO MORE?
Wichita State University and a consortium of Kansas State as well as the Kansas Crewed and Uncrewed Aerial Systems Association announced (below) that a service labeled FIREPOINT is available to for...
View ArticleBipartisan Bill Revives Proven ATC Training—Let’s Get It Passed!
ATCer learning in cockpit and envisioning lesson in the tower Three Members of the House (Nellie Pou (D-N.J.), Rob Bresnahan (R-Pa.) and Hillary Scholten (D-Mich.),) have introduced H.R. 10303, the...
View ArticleNEW SCIENCE could eliminate the BOOM from civilian SST flights—but ARE THE...
Flight Global has published an enticing review of the potential of a next generation of supersonic flight. Hermeus, Overture and other enterprises proposing this dynamic addition for flight, THE...
View ArticleMexico Paid the FAA US$52.8M to Restore Its Safety Rating—Now It Wants to Cut...
A report, actually a complaint, argues that the proposed cut in Mexico’s AFAC + SENEAM the agencies responsible for safety oversight and air navigation. The Mexican trade association that represents...
View ArticleWith Boeing identifying Africa as the LEADING GROWTH MARKET—and the continent...
The news of Boeing’s issuing the below forecast of Africa’s aviation demand forecast is a HIGHLIGHT. the continent ranks near the top globally for growth in every major aviation forecast (Boeing,...
View ArticleINNOVATIVE system that promises to coordinate and avoid AIR TRAFFIC...
Following this brief introduction is a lengthy (~2,000 words), is an insightful article by AIM’s Editor-in-Chief that provides substantial information about an innovative COORDINATION & COLLISION...
View ArticleAir India’s new CEO is ready for an immense SAFETY TRANSFORMATION
The CEO of holding company, TATA Sons, announced that he had selected Tewolde Gebremariam to rescue the beleaguered airline, Air India. The recent history of the former national airline is replete...
View ArticleADDING another airport to the crowded DMV airspace may NEED study before ops...
Northern Virginia was the site of a proud announcement of the 1st FAA Part 139 certificate in 53 years. An FAA representative stated that “It’s a huge win for regional connectivity and for the local...
View ArticleeIPP’s test of remotely controlled hybrid-electric cargo aircraft is a...
According to the FAA, Louisiana can now claim North Carolina’s title “FIRST in FLIGHT” although with the modification by “remotely controlled hybrid-electric cargo aircraft.[1]” President Trump’s...
View ArticleFAA’s different policy on Planned Cockpit Rest
A WELL REGARDED STUDY FOUND THAT PLANNED COCKPIT RESTS CAN IMPROVE ALERTNESS AND PERFORMANCE has been adopted by many civil aviation authorities BUT NOT THE FAA. That’s curious; let’s try to find out...
View ArticleInfrastructure in the path to eVTOL and the Low Altitude Economy
INFRASTRUCTURE is widely recognized as one of the most difficult hurdles in building a national eVTOL economy because the sector cannot scale without technologically complex, fully approved...
View ArticleFAA NPRM proposes ON BOARD MEDICAL kits to be PERFORMANCE BASED- good idea?
The Federal Register of August 5 includes a NPRM that would amend the basic medicine, instruments and materials that are specifically required to be included in 14 CFR 121.803, Emergency medical...
View ArticlePast Pilot Training Enhancements provide CORNERSTONE to CONTINUOUS FUTURE...
Simple Flying has published a tremendously comprehensive article on the CURRENT STATUS OF THE PILOT TRAINING PEDAGOGY. By definition, a history looks only at the past. Aviation Safety has become more...
View ArticleUtah and Ampaire use eIPP to gain important eVTOL safety data, but are the...
Below is a report about Ampaire’s demonstration flights in Utah to provide data for the DOT/FAA eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP). The company’s EEL Grand Caravan replicated a series of future...
View ArticleCertification of Embraer’s Automated Take-off coordination ANAC-EASA-FAA will...
The Brazilian jet manufacturer has announced that its Embraer Enhanced Take-off System (E2TS) is soon to be certificated by Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC). While automated landing systems...
View ArticleEHANG’s “sandbox” VALIDATION of EH216-S by Sri Lankan Civil Aviation...
{footnote[1]lists the country’s industries.} EHANG is copying the US’s eIPP on an international basis. The company (PRC[2]) has entered into an agreement with the (CAASL) to engage in a sandbox...
View ArticleIt’s National Aviation Day- what’s that, why and what it means for today’s...
NATIONAL AVIATION DAY AUGUST 19, 2026 TODAY is designated a national day by Congressional Resolution, a Statute, and Presidential Proclamation. In celebrating it, here are some of the warp[1] and woof...
View ArticleFAA’s AC great advice for dealing with the Pilot-COMPUTER Interface
Pilot-Computer interface is one of the most exasperating aviation safety issues facing the industry today. The safety benefits of automation are obvious, but how well does the human function when the...
View ArticleMEXICO’s FAA is in trouble again and PAST HISTORY may have been a reason why
An astute Mexican reporter, below, has uncovered a repeat in his country’s aviation relationship with AFAC, the national aviation safety authority. Here is the reoccurring pattern between the FAA’s...
View ArticleA NC County, on its own, produces SIGNIFICANT PROOF OF NEW AVIATION USES just...
EIPP IS DOING ITS JOB[1] and this White House/DoT/FAA initiative is generating interest in eVTOLs, capturing data needed to certificate these innovative aircraft, drawing capital to the necessary...
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