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Training & Safety News

TSA proposes security program for repair stations

FAA-certificated repair stations, whether in the United States or abroad, would have some new security measures to follow if a proposal by the Transportation Security Administration goes into effect.

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IFR Insights: Regulations

The regulations may be black and white, but instrument flight is a world of grays. In this course, you’ll learn what it takes to stay safe while staying on the FAA’s good side (approx. 45-60 minutes).

Real Pilot Stories

Each Real Pilot Story is a true account of a good flight gone bad. Listen to pilots who really have “been there, done that” (and survived) tell their harrowing tales in hopes of helping the rest of us become better pilots. All presentations contain audio. In order to view the presentations, a Flash plug-in is required.

Hudson River rules take effect Nov. 19

ASF Seminar The New York City Class B Hudson River exclusion zone will become a special flight rules area on Nov. 19. While this may change how some pilots operate in the area, the airspace will remain open for pilots to get a bird’s-eye view of the famous skyline and Statue of Liberty.

Pilots strongly urged not to fly Zodiac CH601XL, CH650

In the wake of a Nov. 6 accident involving a Zodiac CH601XL, the FAA issued a special airworthiness information bulletin recommending that before further flight the aircraft be brought into compliance with a forthcoming safety directive/safety alert from Aircraft Manufacturing & Design, which manufactures the airplanes. AMD will post the directive on its Web site.

As deadline nears, GA groups seek future for training visa

When responsibility for the J-1 visa program shifts from the State Department to the Department of Homeland Security at the end of the year, the fate of the program--and the flight schools that depend on it--is still uncertain.

Training pioneer Sanderson dies

Aviation training pioneer Paul E. Sanderson, 86, died of natural causes on Oct. 23. He dedicated his life’s work to training pilots, developing flight training curricula, and serving the aviation community.

Olympic briefings to cover two-month TFR

A temporary flight restriction over the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and Paralympics will cover the area, including parts of Washington State, for nearly two months: from Jan. 29 to March 24.

Longtime CFI inspires airport community

Left to right: AOPA Executive Vice President of Communications Karen Gebhart; Richard Cornelius; Bo Cornelius, Richard's wife; NASCAR driver Bobby Allison; Jim O'Daniel. O'Daniel was Cornelius' flight instructor. For 37 years, Richard Cornelius, a CFI, CFII, and MEI, has guided hundreds of flight students through training and helped keep Shelby County Airport in Alabaster, Ala., abuzz with activity.

Tennessee aviation legend turns 100

Wednesday, Nov. 4, will get off to a special start for Evelyn Bryan Johnson, the legendary Tennessee flight instructor and designated pilot examiner who is better known to her many students over the years as “Mama Bird.”