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World's Leading Independent Aviation News Service Volume 25, Number 45a November 5, 2018   View Online | Forward This Email help

Delta Exec Eyed As FAA Administrator   Russ Niles     The Wall Street Journal says retired Delta Air Lines VP and former pilot Steve Dickson is the new favorite to become the next FAA administrator.   Read more ADS-B Apocalypse   Paul Bertorelli   We're not quite there yet, but you can see if from here. Avionics shops are scheduling out two or three months for installation and that delay may soon grow.   Read more

Is Raising the LSA Weight Limit a Good Idea?   Paul Bertorelli     Late in 2018, the FAA confirmed that it's planning to raise the 1320-pound limit on light sport aircraft. But is that really a good idea? In this video report recorded at the Deland Sport Aviation Showcase, AVweb polled a few manufacturers to find out.   Read more One Dead, Two Safe In Midair   Russ Niles     One person died but two others were uninjured in a midair collision between a Piper Cheyenne and another unidentified aircraft near Canada’s capital city of Ottawa on Sunday.   Read more

Neil Armstrong Mementos Fetch $7.4 Million   Russ Niles     An ID plate from Apollo 11’s lunar module Eagle sold for $468,500 at an auction of 2,000 items of memorabilia owned by the first man on the moon Saturday.   Read more Short Final: Capital Idea!   Toward the end of my flight, I had the following exchange with air traffic control...   Read more

Terrorism By Homebuilt?   Russ Niles     Canadian prosecutors want the book thrown at a Quebec pilot whose beef against a utility company turned into what some suggested was an act of domestic terrorism using an Aerocruiser homebuilt, a kit aircraft he designed.   Read more FAA Relaxes Examiner Restrictions   Kate O'Connor     The FAA has issued a notice removing several regulatory restrictions identified as major contributors to increasingly long wait times for pilot practical exams. FAA Notice N 8900.485 gives designated pilot examiners (DPEs) the ability to conduct up to three tests and an unlimited number of retests per day and lets flight instructor applicants schedule practical tests directly with a qualified examiner without having to contact a Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) first.   Read more

Drone Goes 0-70 In 328 Feet   Russ Niles     Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) has added the aerial equivalent of drag racing to its popular World Drone Racing Championships and the new record holder got his specialized quadcopter to 114.2382 kmh (70.98 mph) in a 300-meter (328-foot) straight-line course.   Read more Sponsor Announcement Give the Gift of Life! Wings for Humanity is a non-profit humanitarian aid organization working in areas of the world where traditional transportation is unavailable. WFH regularly flies medical workers, medications, and supplies into areas where medical assistance and supplies are needed. Through your donation-in-kind (airplane, car, land, or other items of value), you can help save a life. For more information, call (414) 763-5781 or go to Wings4Humanity.org. Industry Round-up, November 2, 2018   AVweb Staff     This week, AVweb’s news roundup found reports of a new simulator for a Florida flight school, a scholarship for aspiring pilots, the launch of a STEM working group in the U.K., an AML expansion for fuel quantity senders and international garbage handling authority earned by a Washington FBO.   Read more

Picture of the Week, November 1, 2018     This is from a photo shoot we did this summer with a Boeing PT-17 Stearman flying in formation with a Stampe SV-4C over the outflow from the Myrdalsjokull Glacier in southern Iceland. Shot from a PA-12. Copyrighted photo by Distant Thunder Aviation Photography/Jonathan Apfelbaum.   Read more Top Letters And Comments, November 2, 2018     This week's letters brought comments from readers about training aircraft, proper use of tiedowns, NASA's quiet supersonic transport efforts and reminiscences of ATC in days gone by.   Read more

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