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| Latest 'Nall Report' finds total accidents down, accident rates up |
| The AOPA Air Safety Institute released the thirty-first edition of the Joseph T. Nall Report, which analyzes general aviation accident data. The report found a decrease in total accidents during 2019. However, overall accident rates rose during 2019 because of a reduction in flight hours, resulting in a total accident rate of 4.88 per 100,000 flight hours and a fatal accident rate of 0.88 per 100,000 hours. Read the full report online.
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| Piper, Florida school team up to produce more A&Ps |
| Piper Aircraft in Vero Beach, Florida, is teaming up with a new school in Lakeland, Florida, to produce more airframe and powerplant mechanics for the aviation industry. After completing a 15-month A&P program at International AeroTech Academy, A&Ps can get placed at Piper's manufacturing facility and receive a signing bonus and additional funds that can be used to pay off tuition, according to Fox13News.com.
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| 'Turtle fliers' needed |
| General aviation pilots are needed to fly cold-stunned sea turtles from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to rehabilitation centers in the Southern and Western United States. The all-volunteer organization Turtles Fly Too seeks pilots from across the United States to donate their time, aircraft, and fuel to make turtle transports possible. Turtles Fly Too is often able to waive landing fees and make discounted fuel available to pilots. In-kind tax contribution letters are also provided to volunteer pilots.
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| FAA expands gliders' use of transponder code 1202 |
| The FAA says glider pilots flying under visual flight rules should squawk transponder code 1202 regardless of whether the flight is in communication with air traffic control in a procedural change that will take effect November 1. The use of transponder code 1202 for VFR glider flights not in contact with ATC was instituted in 2012 to differentiate gliders from powered aircraft flying VFR and squawking 1200.
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