Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM)
Here is a live page of the latest AIM at the FAA site. Always up to date!Tags: FAA, AIM, rules, flying
How do I certify a homebuilt trike?
This isn't specific to trikes, but I was having a conversation with Attawayl the other day about how to get a homebuilt trike certified. I figured no one is better at this than folks over at the EAA, and I found a pretty useful link over at their forum site. Turns out the EAA has a h...Tags: Home build, certification, airworthiness, inspection, FAA, FSDO
WTF: Judge Says FAA Lacks Clear Authority on Commercial Drones
"Decision Complicates Agency's Job of Creating Policies for Nascent Industry ..." So who's going to regulate them and keep them out of my windshield and my window? Alternate LinkTags: Drones, UAV, Ban, No Authority, FAA
EAA to pay for ATC at AirVenture through 2022- bad Precedent!!!
A nine-year deal struck Friday between the Experimental Aircraft Association and the Federal Aviation Administration will provide air traffic controllers for the EAA's AirVenture event through 2022. The deal will require the EAA to pay a similar fee to the $450,000 it paid last year for th...Tags: EAA, FAA, Air Venture, Osh Kosh, Sun n Fun
FAA proposes to add yet more restrictions - watch out SLSA and electric trikes!
The proposed policy effects everyone who owns a Special Light Sport Aircraft (SLSA) airplane, trike, glider, or powered parachute. It also effects anyone hoping to own an electric-powered experimental aircraft in the future. Because what this proposed policy does is direct FAA Safety Inspector...Tags: faa, slsa, rules
The FAA wants to regulate what you keep in your hangar - now is your chance to be heard...
Under Federal law, airport operators that have accepted federal grants and/or those that have obligations contained in property deeds for property transferred under various Federal laws such as the Surplus Property Act generally may use airport property only for aviation-related purposes unles...Tags: faa, hangar, regulation