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IMC Club was organized in 2010 with the goal of building instrument flying proficiency through the sharing of real-world scenarios.

Post-accident examination of the engine revealed that all of the compressor turbine blades had separated.

Registered as N153RW, the single-engine turboprop was substantially damaged in the accident, which occurred in day VMC.

Draft document outlines means for operators to obtain initial operational RVSM authorization or amend an existing operational authorization.

Since its founding with one FBO in 2005, Rectrix now operates facilities in Hyannis, Worcester and Westfield, Mass., as well as Sarasota, Fla.

FAA said existing curriculum is “outdated, does not meet current industry needs and can be changed only through NPRM and comment rulemaking."

Accident caused by the crew "initiating and continuing a descent in IMC below the authorized altitude without visual contact with the runway environment."

N-numbered business jets and turboprops still have incurred fewer accidents year-over-year.

Regulatory deadlines approaching in the coming months

Of the 10 people aboard, three passengers died and the ATP-rated pilot and four passengers sustained serious injuries

Proposed AC is primarily applicable to Part 135 certificate holders operating 10 or more helicopter air ambulances.

NASA said its Aviation Safety Reporting System continues to receive a “significant number of incident reports related to checklist errors.”

Learjet conducted an “unexpected maneuver,” continuing a left-hand turn with an “excessive bank angle despite the loss of visual contact" with the fighter.

Discovery that all seven passengers on the airplane were in the U.S. illegally was made during an immigration inspection just before it was to depart.

A witness stated that the Sabreliner twinjet and Cessna 172 piston single did not appear to take avoidance actions before colliding.

Neither the toe brakes nor emergency braking slowed or stopped the Falcon 2000 from hitting a Falcon 50 and King Air C90.

The main focus of the new training standards is for those who intend to pursue a career as an airline transport-rated pilot.

Regulatory deadlines approaching in the coming months

NTSB says pilots of the Cessna 172 and Sabreliner that collided near San Diego Brown Field Municipal Airport on August 16 were in contact with the tower.

The pilot said that the autofeather system feathered the right propeller, but could not recall feathering the left engine.

Aircraft were attempting to land at at San Diego-Brown Field Municipal Airport when they collided.

Regulatory deadlines approaching in the coming months

Bills would repeal the state’s decade-old tax exemption on the sale of aircraft, maintenance and parts.

Notice is based on findings from an FAA/industry working group, recent and upgraded bird-strike statistics, and NTSB recommendations made in 2009.

Facility will comprise a two-story 13,000-sq-ft terminal, a 40,000-sq-ft hangar, 16,000 sq ft of shop/office space and 92,000-sq-ft ramp.

Airplane hit a near-vertical rock face in a nose-high, wings-level attitude at an elevation of 1,600 feet msl and came to rest upright on steep terrain.

According to AIN research, N-numbered business jets had not seen a fatal-free first half since 2009.

Upcoming regulations for the next year and beyond

Virtually every section of the 60-page document contains new or revised material.

Unit sales of WACs are down 73 percent since 2007.