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NEWS
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| Nall Report: Fatal accidents down, more flight hours flown |
| The number of fatal aircraft accidents in 2016 declined from 221 to 195, according to the AOPA Air Safety Institute's Joseph T. Nall Report, released October 11. Total accidents rose from 1,173 to 1,214 in 2016, the latest year for which accident data is available. Meanwhile, flight hours grew to 24.64 million from the previous year’s estimate of 23.98 million hours flown.
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| Policy that frees examiners of geographic limits extended |
| Designated pilot examiners can continue giving practical tests outside their assigned territories a year after the FAA eased a policy that limited DPE travel. Geographic constraints were relaxed in response to calls from the aviation industry to address localized examiner shortages.
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| Flex Air offers income share arrangement to pay for training |
| Flex Air, a training provider with locations in Kansas, California, and Texas, has begun offering an income sharing program as a way to pay for training. The company has partnered with Leif to launch and manage a program for students. "Income share agreements remove the burden of upfront tuition costs for students, who in exchange for their education, agree to pay a fixed percentage of their income for a fixed duration after graduation when they are earning income above a minimum threshold," Flex Air said.
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| Automated airworthiness certificate application system launches |
| The FAA has released a new automated tool that allows applicants for airworthiness certificates and some other permits to apply online for the documents they need. The new system is expected to help the agency track the effectiveness and efficiency of its aircraft certification services.
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| Tennessee flight school opens |
| Flying High Again has opened its doors at Smyrna Airport (MQY) in Smyna, Tennessee. The flight school offers training in Cessna 172s and calls itself “a new flight school with veteran instructors.” CFI Julie Claire Cornay told Fox17 Nashville that the program is “really focused on the student.”
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