Collision Avoidance

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Training Tips

| April 22, 2025

Fatal overtake

The climbing Cessna 172 was probably not visible from the overtaking Lancair 360 Mk II above it as the two aircraft converged at the outset of their third circuit around the pattern on February 19.

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Article

| January 28, 2025

NTSB: Wrong-runway lineup probable cause of midair

The NTSB determined that the pilots of a turbine-powered Piper Malibu Mirage and a Cessna Skyhawk that collided in July 2022 had a low probability of being able to see each other's aircraft in the final minute of their respective approaches to parallel runways.

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Training Tips

| November 25, 2024

uAvionix enhances surface awareness at Florida airports

Aviation technology company uAvionix said it entered contracts to install its FlightLine surface situational awareness system at six major airports in Florida. The new equipment is expected to be operational before Thanksgiving to help increase safety during the historically busy holiday travel period.

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Article

| July 18, 2024

EAA implements collision avoidance procedures

The rules have changed at the Fun Fly Zone at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in Wisconsin.

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Training Tips

| July 9, 2024

uAvionix enables ground surveillance for runway safety

uAvionix, an aviation technology company known for its ADS-B transponders and related equipment, said it delivered its surface situational awareness systems to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and Indianapolis International Airport. Air traffic controllers are to begin using the safety systems on June 30.

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Training Tips

| May 7, 2024

New findings shed light on drone encounters

Newly published research shows objective evidence that aircraft are most at risk of encountering uncrewed aircraft during departure and approach, and recommends mitigations to enhance separation.

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Advocacy

| June 21, 2023

FAA updates nontowered flight operations AC

Advisory circular 90-66C, relating to operations around nontowered airports, will replace an earlier version of the AC, with updates to reflect current procedures and best practices—notably including amended guidance on straight-in approaches.

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Article

| April 5, 2023

NTSB: Cirrus pilot erred before 2021 midair

The Cirrus SR22 was more than 50 knots faster than the maximum recommended approach speed on base to a parallel runway landing at Centennial Airport in Colorado, the NTSB noted in the final report on a May 2021 midair that remarkably left nobody seriously hurt despite significant damage to two airplanes, one of which touched down under parachute.

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Early Analysis

| March 13, 2023

Early Analysis Winter Haven Midair

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Early Analysis

| December 15, 2022

Update: Early Analysis Wings Over Dallas Midair

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Article

| December 13, 2022

Early Analysis: Power Line Strike on Final Approach to Montgomery County Airpark

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Article

| November 29, 2022

Early Analysis: Wings Over Dallas Midair Video

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Article

| November 8, 2022

FAA invites public comment on drone recommendations

The FAA will host a virtual public meeting on its social media platforms June 22 to discuss a rulemaking advisory committee’s recommended approach to flying uncrewed aircraft beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS). AOPA, among the dissenting members of the committee, continues to reiterate our stated objections.

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Article

| April 20, 2022

Iris Automation pairs up with TruWeather Solutions

Safety avionics technology company Iris Automation announced a collaboration with micro weather data and analytics firm TruWeather Solutions that seeks to close a gap in weather data and forecasting for low-altitude weather awareness and forecasting.

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Article

| March 23, 2022

Embraer, Iris aim to enable autonomy

Iris Automation announced its partnership with Embraer, as part of its Embraer Autonomous Systems project EASy, bringing another major aviation industry player into the thick of the race to enable fully automatic aviation.

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Article

| February 8, 2022

Test of Honeywell collision avoidance tech a success

The Honeywell IntuVue RDR-84K radar system enabled drones to maneuver to avoid midair collisions automatically during a series of tests.

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Advocacy

| November 4, 2021

Planned 5G rollout risks aviation safety

With smooth functioning of the national airspace system during the holiday travel season hanging in the balance, two of several companies authorized to activate 5G wireless networks in early December that could disrupt safe air navigation agreed to delay that activation by one month to further evaluate concerns that have been expressed by aviation advocates for years.

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Advocacy

| October 6, 2021

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.

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