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Cessna 150 landing - FAA issues SAIB CE-17-12 regarding C150, C152 aircraft

FAA Issues SAIB CE-17-12 For Certain Cessna 150 and 152 Models

The FAA feels that the airworthiness concern detailed in SAIB-CE-17-12 doesn’t warrant ...

Cessna 185 Skywagon in flight - FAA issues SAIB NE-17-11 regarding certain Continental Motors engines

FAA Issues SAIB For Continental IO-520, IO-550 Engines

The FAA feels that the airworthiness concern with Continental IO-520 and IO-550 series ...

2002 King Air B200 for sale by Textron Financial

Textron Financial to Auction 1976 Cessna 421C and 2002 King Air B200

Both the 1976 Cessna 421C and the 2002 King Air B200 are ...

May-June 2017 FAA Safety Briefing cover image of a drone pilot

May-June 2017 FAA Safety Briefing Focuses on ‘You and UAS’

Considering getting your Remote Pilot Certificate? The May-June 2017 FAA Safety Briefing covers ...

Pilot adjusting GPS on instrument panel of Cessna 421 - FAA Schedules 2017 GPS Interference Testing advisories

UPDATE: FAA Schedules 4 More Areas For GPS Interference Testing

5-22-17 – The GPS Interference Testing may lead to unreliable or unavailable ...

Cessna 182 on the runway at Truckee Tahoe Airport - FAA BasicMed Rule Now in Effect

FAA BasicMed Rule Now in Effect

With the FAA BasicMed rule now in effect, the agency has provided ...

Pilot adjusting GPS on instrument panel of Cessna 421 - FAA Schedules 2017 GPS Interference Testing advisories

UPDATE: FAA Schedules 4 New Periods of April 2017 GPS Interference Testing

4-27-17 – The GPS Interference Testing may lead to unreliable or unavailable ...

General aviation aircraft at a GA airport - Fairness For Pilots Act introduced in the House

Rep Graves Introduces Fairness For Pilots Act to the House

The Fairness For Pilots Act would provide more protections for pilots who ...

Beechcraft Debonair in flight, with an IO-470 engine, which might be affected by a recent Continental engine service bulletin being upgraded to mandatory

UPDATE: Continental Issues Statement on Recent Engine Service Bulletin

The Continental engine service bulletin MSB05-8B applies to various IO-470, IO-520, and ...

McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, one of the airports to have airspace upgrades as part of the FAA's Las Vegas Metroplex project

FAA Announces Public Workshop Dates for Las Vegas Metroplex Project

The FAA’s Las Vegas Metroplex workshops are meant to explain airspace issues they’ve ...