Blue Laser Attack Nets Two Years A Minnesota man whose laser attacks distracted and affected the vision of a Delta Air Lines crew was sentenced to two years in jail in a Wisconsin court last week. Nicholas James Link of Rochester, Minnesota, pleaded guilty in January[…] Read this article
Hiring An FAA Administrator Can Be Easy Breaking news: To the shock of few, FAA administrator nominee, Phillip Washington, withdrew his name from consideration for an underpaid government job (about $140,000/year plus free pens), overseeing the most complicated aviation system in the Universe. Stepping in to the[…] Read this article
Runway One's Custom Motion Simulators Increasingly, simulators are the way pilots learn to fly, even at the local flight school. The perennial chicken-egg argument is do you need a motion-base simulator or will a fixed sim do? If you want the former, a company called[…] Read this article
Poll: Do You Think SpaceX's Starship Will Eventually Reach Mars? Read this article
Cobra Slithers Over Pilot In Flight A South African pilot is being praised by authorities there after he made a safe emergency landing after a deadly Cape Cobra slithered under his shirt and went under his seat. Rudolf Erasmus and four friends were on board his[…] Read this article
Antonov Head Charged With Negligence In Loss Of An-225 Ukraine authorities have charged the former head of Antonov with “official negligence” for failing to get the An-225 out of the country before Russian troops invaded the airport where it was located in March of 2022. According to AirLive.net, the[…] Read this article
Vehicle Clips Medevac Helicopter At Accident Scene Just about every authority imaginable will likely be involved in the investigation of a collision between a vehicle and a medevac helicopter on a New Mexico highway on Friday morning. The helicopter had landed on Route 60 south of Albuquerque[…] Read this article
Top Letters And Comments, April 7, 2023 House Proposes Enabling 529 Funds For Aviation Career Education Options I’m a strong proponent of apprenticeship programs. It’s time we recognize that all careers don’t require a four year degree. Unfortunately our education system is a self perpetuating profit center[…] Read this article
