Recently added articles from IFR:
Catching up with present.(REMARKS)
Jun 01, 2009; ... I often get a kick out of reading FAA documents designed to be cutting-edge. Recently, I got to see a PowerPoint presentation that was part of an official, FAA-designed, CFI recurrency program. It was utterly awful. Not only was much of the information useless--why does any GPS user need ...
Lost in space.(JUST AHEAD IN IFR)(instrument flight rules)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... LOST IN SPACE--In our continuing study of bow pilots botch perfectly ...
Crowded on final.(JUST AHEAD IN IFR)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... CROWDED ON FINAL--When there are a bunch of airplanes all competing for the ...
What is legal currency.(JUST AHEAD IN IFR)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... WHAT IS LEGAL CURRENCY?--Yeah, yeah, we can quote the regs too. But we keep ...
Push the wrong button and you crash after rotation?(BRIEFING)(aircraft accidents)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... The Detroit Free Press reported that the copilot of a Cessna Citation may have mistakenly turned on the aircraft's autopilot instead of its yaw damper, possibly leading to a fatal crash. The paper says a simulation by the NTSB's Recorded Radar and Airplane Performance Study Group shows the ...
Fly fast and green and you could bag $1.63 million.(BRIEFING)
Jun 01, 2009 ... The CAFE Foundation's Aviation Green Prize Challenge is offering $1.63 million to whomever can create the fastest, 100-mpg aircraft. The winner must cover a 200-mile closed course averaging at least 100 mph and 100 mpg at 4000 feet without running out of fuel before taxiing across the ...
Now you can find out who actually hit a bird.(BRIEFING)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... There was a big hubbub about how the FAA has been keeping data on bird strikes "protected from public disclosure." It turns out this wasn't all data--that's been publicly available since the information was first collected in 1990--but rather the personal information and details from each ...
CMAX for Avidyne displays gets a little cheaper.(BRIEFING)(aircraft displays)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Jepp charts displayed through Avidyne's CMax software is now standard on new EX500 and EX5000 MFDs. The upgrade option for existing MFDs has been reduced in price to $499, which may make for a better deal on some ...
Senior piloto ... have a cigar.(BRIEFING)(escorted trips to Cuba)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Technically, there's no rule saying you can't launch off the Florida coast and fly yourself the 80 miles to Cuba. But restrictions make it impractical and the unknowns would turn away all but the most adventuresome. Thierry Pouille is hoping to change that. His company, Air Journey, ...
A private-pilot passenger on a King Air successfully landed.(NOTAMS)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... A private-pilot passenger on a King Air ...
Cessna partners with AOPA to offer up to $25,000.(NOTAMS)(Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Cessna partners with AOPA to offer up ...
FAA to develop new rules for helicopter EMS.(NOTAMS)(Federal Aviation Administration)(emergency medical services)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... FAA to develop new rules for helicopter EMS ...
Seawind Aircraft is back.(NOTAMS)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Seawind Aircraft is ...
Cessna is suspending the development of the Cessna Columbus.(NOTAMS)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Cessna is suspending the ...
Airshow benefit for paralysed Aeroshell pilot Alan Henley. (NOTAMS).(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Airshow benefit for paralysed ...
Samson Motorworks released a new design.(NOTAMS)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Samson Motorworks released a new ...
Avidyne's Release 9 now STC'd.(NOTAMS)(supplemental type certificate)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Avidyne's Release 9 now ...
Bonanza successfully flies on switchgrass.(NOTAMS)(Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Bonanza successfully flies on ...
Cirrus suspends its LSA program.(NOTAMS)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Cirrus suspends its LSA program to focus ...
The edge of space now defined as 118 km.(NOTAMS)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... The edge of space now defined as 118 km instead of the ...