Archive for January 2010
FAAST – Airborne Pilot Deviation
What is an airborne pilot deviation? The actions of a pilot that result in the violation of a Federal Aviation Regulation while in flight. Such deviations could result in a loss of separation between one airplane and another, or with the next mountain peak!
Read MoreTSA’s latest target: Your mechanic
By aviation security expert David Hook, president, Planehook Aviation Services, LLC Remember the Large Aircraft Security Program (LASP) that the TSA proposed about this same time last year? Well, this time TSA is proposing something similar, but with a twist. The latest proposal has your aircraft mechanic in the agency’s crosshairs… read the rest of…
Read MoreOakland – Waterford students have eyes on the sky
Flight school new program for wannabe pilots
A handful of juniors at Waterford Kettering High School are proving to be high achievers — really high achievers. They soon will be soaring in single-engine Cessna 172s, as part of a new district program to cultivate wannabe pilots and aircraft mechanics before they even get out of high school.
FAAST – Safety Tips
A Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) advising pilots, owners, operators, and maintenance personnel of potential hazards of resetting an opened circuit breaker on General Aviation aircraft was published on December 23, 2009, and can be found at https://www.faasafety.gov/files/notices/2009/Dec/SAIB_CE-10-11.pdf or at http://rgl.faa.gov.This SAIB also gives in-flight recommendations and best practices regarding tripped circuit breakers, inspection and…
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