The plot thickens -Commercial Drone Pilots Cheer Judge Finding Against FAA - but the FAA appeals
...raphers, surveyors and filmmakers who want to fly small drones in U.S. airspace are able to rejoice after a j...ned that this decision could impact the safe operation of the national airspace system and the safety of peop...Unseen Cuba .... Spectacular first ever aerial photographs of Cuba taken from a Trike
...ules written in the 1960s. Even though now you can go to Google Earth and see every square metre of Cuba, the military still tightly controls the airspace and its secrets." Jovai&scar...No transponders for Ultralights (still) !!! Through 2020 and beyond. Pheww!!!
...in the US. Think if every state had jurisdiction over their own airspace (like in Europe): Mode C...ch a system installed, balloon or glider may conduct operations in the airspace within 30 nautical miles of a...First Flight of the Year- 2013 and First World-Wide Virtual Trike Fly-In!!!!
YFT is having another First Flight of the Year 2013. Meet at YFT Hangar 19 at 0600 hours for a flight into D-Class airspace and then back to YFT for breakfast. All welcomeRestricted Airspace- Pilot Tips
Pilot's Tip of the Week (from Pilot Workshops) Restricted Airspace Subscriber Question: "When on a cross country trip, and you see a restricted area that you missed in your planning, what's the best way to find out whether to go thru or not?" - Doug D. ...Tags: Restricted Airspace, restricted airspace, airspace, restricted, pilot
Is Your Transponder “On?” New Regulations for Taxiing
Is Your Transponder “On?” You may be accustomed to switching your transponder to standby (STBY) mode while taxiing, but with the changes to the Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) in 2012, the FAA now recommends you activate your transponder p...Tags: Transponder, Regulation, Taxi, Standby, STBY, pilots, operate, airspace, systems, surface