Aviation Interest

WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today took an important step to help improve safety in small aircraft by simplifying design approval requirements for a cockpit instrument called an angle of attack (AOA) indicator. AOA devices, common on military and large civil aircraft, can be added to small planes to supplement airspeed indicators and stall warning systems, alerting pilots of a low airspeed condition before a dangerous aerodynamic stall occurs, especially during takeoff and landing.

As a cornerstone of the Rialto Municipal Airport for over 36 years, Judy Scholl is relocating her aircraft and aviation legacy to a brand new hangar facility currently under construction at the San Bernardino International Airport. Judy, a pilot herself, has continued the legacy of her late husband Art Scholl by operating the Art Scholl Aviation facility, a full service fixed base operator based at Rialto airport.

The 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. 

The 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.

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…

Attached is the latest edition of the California Department of Transportation , Division of Aeronautics, Cal AERO Newsletter. Besides the always excellent aviation articles, guess who is featured in this edition? Go ahead and download it… you know you are curious…

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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Fascinating information from our own Jolie Lucas Region 3 VP, give it a read. Region 3 VP Jolie Lucas’ latest installment for AOPA Opinion Leaders: http://blog.aopa.org/opinionleaders/2014/01/15/lighting-up-the-brain-for-aviation/

By BRENT OWENS – If someone has never seen a light airplane before and decides that maybe this is something they are interested in, what is their first exposure? For many it will be via an Internet search engine or the newsstand. And what will our new pilot-to-be see when he or she looks? If…