CBP Drone Ditches In Pacific

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droneThe FAA is taking too long to draft its rules for unmanned aircraft systems, and should go ahead and allow some limited UAS operations, the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International said this week. In areas such as around powerlines or pipelines and above rural farms, UAS operations could commence with little risk to manned aircraft or people on the ground, AUVSI said. “Each day that integration is delayed will lead to $27 million in lost economic impact,” said AUVSI president Michael Toscano. The FAA has been working on the rules since 2009, and the latest target date of this November is almost four years behind schedule. Also this week, a federally operated $12 million drone was lost when it ditched in the Pacific. 

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January/February 2014 issue of FAA Safety Briefing

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faa-safety-bulletin-headerThe January/February 2014 issue of FAA Safety Briefing explores the important role technology plays in keeping general aviation safe and efficient. Articles discuss the many benefits of emerging technologies as well as the potential safety hazards of being too technologically focused.

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Tickets still available for Bob Hoover tribute

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The aviation world will assemble Feb. 21 at Paramount Studios in Hollywood to honor Bob Hoover, the legendary pilot who was called the “greatest stick and rudder pilot who ever lived,” by Jimmy Doolittle. Some individual tickets are still available for the celebration of Hoover’s legacy, according to organizers. Known as the “Gentleman Pilot,” Hoover…

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Fate of California's Chicken Strip airstrip open for input

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Chicken StripPark Service offers five alternatives – January 29, 2014 

The fight to save California’s Chicken Strip, an uncharted 1,350-foot dirt strip that provides fly-in access to the warm springs area of Death Valley National Park, continues. The National Park Service is seeking public input to help inform and shape alternatives for a management plan and environmental impact statement for the area near the strip.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What's your story?

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We tell stories. In 2014 we want to tell your story. This year, we will dive deeper into fewer subject. Don’t worry, we’ll still deliver the news and information you read General Aviation News for. But there are a few topics we want to expand, and need your help. January was DESTINATIONS. We included a…

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Omnibus Spending Bill Contains Los Angeles Helicopter Noise Language

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Would Require The FAA To Reduce Noise From The Aircraft In The LA Area Beginning A Year After Passage – Buried in the 1,582 pages of the $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill passed by congress is a provision that would require the FAA to reduce helicopter noise in the Los Angeles (CA) area unless it can show “voluntary” efforts are effective in achieving that goal.

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