Archer Hosts AAM Interagency Working Group

Urban air mobility (UAM) startup Archer Aviation has hosted a delegation from the Federal Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Interagency Working Group at its flight...

WAI Names Interim CEO

The Women in Aviation International (WAI) Board of Directors has appointed Stephanie Kenyon as interim CEO for the organization. Kenyon succeeds former CEO Allison...

Airbus Opens New Technology Development Center

Airbus announced on Tuesday that it has officially opened its new Wing Technology Development Centre (WTDC). According to the company, work at the facility...

Unlicensed Helicopter Pilot Died After In-Flight Breakup

The pilot of an amateur-built helicopter involved in a fatal crash didn't have a helicopter license but that's not what killed him according to...

Top Letters And Comments, July 7, 2023

This week's letters brought comments from readers about normalizing deviance, ATC communications, and Virgin Galactic tourist flights.

Normalizing Deviance

Humans are really good at rationalizing. We do it all the time, every time when...

Short Final: Name Change

Many years ago I was flying my Cessna 182 from the San Francisco Bay Area...
Helicopter Services Inc. (HSI) of Spring, Texas, has announced aircraft completion services are now available on its GSA/General Services Administration contract.
Airline Maintenance Service, Inc. has announced today the recent expansion of services to the Columbia Regional Airport.
While staying at a friend’s cabin on Cascade, ID, I heard “look at that rainbow!” The cabin overlooks the neighborhood airstrip and I ran down the hill to shoot pics before it disappeared. The combination of a distant storm, double rainbow, and golden hour made for some fantastic images. Taken with my iPhone. Copyrighted photo by Jesse Tait.
Not to leave well enough alone, the FAA has just updated the advisory circular on pattern flying. Straight-in approaches are to be discouraged. Let the games begin.

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