Aviation Interest

Secretary Foxx Announces 10 New Members to – WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx today appointed 10 new members to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Management Advisory Council (MAC). The council advises the FAA on management, policy, spending and regulatory matters. (CalPilots Editor’s Note: The FAA needs a council that can help it move forward from its bureaucractic glacier like responses in Washington D.C.)…

Happy New Year from the California Pilots Association. May 2014 provide blue skies and tailwinds in the coming year…….

(With Apologies To Major Henry Livingston, Jr.) ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and out on the ramp, Not an airplane was stirring, not even a Champ.The aircraft were fastened to tiedowns with care, In hopes that come morning, they all would be there.

The fuel trucks were nestled, all snug in their spots, With gusts from two-forty at 39 knots. I slumped at the fuel desk, now finally caught up, And settled down comfortably, resting my butt.

When the radio lit up with noise and with chatter, I turned up the scanner to see what was the matter. A voice clearly heard over static and snow, Called for clearance to land at the airport below.

Ever wonder how Santa gets back home… What if he needs an shoot a approach? Check it out…

There are many unknown benefits of general aviation which need to be communicated. Here is an impressive video you may want to share. http://safeshare.tv/w/sOQkWdQUyp

If you’re like most people, you commuted to work this morning, set up shop, got involved with the projects on your schedule, took a lunch break, got back to work, and then commuted home again. The whole process took something like nine or 10 hours and in that time you were bombarded with messages, advertisements,…

Flying club raises money for Honor Flight – The Bakersfield Flying Club has raised more than $3,000 for Honor Flight Kern County in Calif. The month-long fundraiser includes a Christmas party raffle, with prizes ranging from three hours of instruction in the club’s Redbird FMX motion simulator to a Foreflight-equipped iPad Mini, Garmin navigational watch,…

Shell revealed today that it has developed a lead-free replacement for 100LL. The lead-free formulation, which comes after 10 years of “exhaustive R&D, as well as successful initial testing” by two OEMs, will now begin a strict regulatory approvals process, according to company officials. “We are proud of this first for Shell Aviation,” said Xinsheng…

Blog – During the holidays, Opinion Leaders blogger and psychotherapist Jolie Lucas’s counseling practice gets as busy as Oshkosh in July. She recommends clients find “something to be grateful for.” Lucas shares what she’s thankful for in aviation. Read more…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This could be the beginning of something big: The FAA has followed recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board and announced a program to check the weight of pilots in order to produce safer flight. The announced reason is that overweight people have a tendency to be more liable to suffer sleep…