http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/NASA-Tests-Drone-Traffic-System-226142-1.html NASA Tests Drone Traffic System By Mary Grady In the first and largest demonstration of its kind, staffers from NASA and the FAA last week flew 22 drones simultaneously from six test sites across the country to...

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/NASA-Seeks-New-Ideas-For-Airspace-Design-225402-1.html NASA Seeks New Ideas For Airspace Design By Mary Grady NASA has launched a prize challenge in search of ideas for how to create a new airspace system by 2035 that could accommodate up to 10 million...

FAA Registration Expired For Trump Jet http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/FAA-Registration-Expired-For-Trump-Jet-226087-1.html 1997 Citation X owned by Donald Trump has been flying with an expired FAA registration since Jan. 31, according to a story in today's New York Times. Flying with a...

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Some time back my acquaintance Sam was generous enough to let me fly his Czech Sportcruiser (which later became the Piper Sport, and then got dropped by them). I'd flow a Rotax 912 before (CTLS) and was familiar with how amazingly quiet and low vibration they were. I remember Sam telling me that...

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/NASA-ADS-B-Could-Allow-Drones-In-NAS-225878-1.html NASA: ADS-B Could Allow Drones In NAS By Mary Grady Large-scale drones could safely fly in the National Airspace System by using ADS-B technology, according to NASA researchers. The agency said recently...

I wonder if some pilots flying float planes ever land in the ocean, and based on very calm weather conditions and or waves, just spend the night there in a sleeping compartment. Then, next morning, off again. ---

I recently purchased some TEMPEST URHB32S Spark Plugs. In my order I received two Autolite XL by Unison Spark Plugs with the same PN. It is to my understanding that TEMPEST bought out Unison but as to whether these two Autolite XL's are airworthy or not I do not know. Anyone familiar with the...

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/GA-Groups-Protest-ATC-Changes-225545-1.html GA Groups Protest ATC Changes By Mary Grady Anticipating that Congress will consider changes to how the FAA functions and gets its funding in the upcoming session, 15 general-aviation advocacy groups signed on to a...

What is the diameter of the helium balloon needed to life 200 pounds total load? Thanks.

On Thursday, January 18, 2001 at 8:23:17 PM UTC-5, wrote: Please humor me... What's with this group known as the "Quiet Birdmen"? I'm a free-lance writer with little or no interest in aviation. However, through a fortuitous turn of events, I stumbled across...

http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/102/3222-full.html Under a new rule released today by the FAA, student pilots will no longer get their student pilot certificate from an aviation medical examiner. Instead, they can apply in person at a FSDO, through a designated pilot examiner, with a Part...

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Drone-Hits-Car-Head-On-225452-1.html Drone Hits Car Head On By Russ Niles Police in Belleville, Ontario, said Tuesday they can't find any laws to apply against the operator of a drone that was in a head-on collision with a car last Monday. The aircraft hit...

Well I guess bob Hoover was also a moron. He looped amd rolled everything he flew and also said any airplane could be rolled or looped as long as the g limits of the plane wasn't exlxceeded. And the positive g for the 150/152 is 4 g's im sure he didn't exceeded them. I have a 150h and I haven't...

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This video is truly scary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNPJMk2fgJU

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/100000-Drone-Detection-Contest-225359-1.html $100,000 Drone Detection Contest By Russ Niles MITRE Corporation has put a $100,000 bounty on misbehaving drones through a contest aimed at bringing them down. The not-for-profit think tank, which does a lot of...

Wondering if other CFIs would offer insight here. My solo student was in the pattern at an uncontrolled field. Second solo flight ever, calm day, no pattern traffic. Insurance requires a CFI to monitor solo students. The lookie-loos on the ramp notice a powered ram-air parachute approaching the...

On 11/26/2015 1:40 PM, wrote: On Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at 11:10:17 AM UTC-5, Larry Dighera wrote: http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/FAA-Drone-Recommendations-Released-225257-1.html For a minute there I was concerned there would be a deluge of...

http://www.gizmag.com/siemens-world-record-electric-motor-aircraft/37048/ Siemens' world-record electric aircraft motor punches above its weight COLIN JEFFREY APRIL 20, 2015 7 PICTURES Researchers working at Siemens say that they have produced an electric aircraft engine with a claimed...