Trevor Jacob Goes Flying On Temporary Certificate The FAA has confirmed that Trevor Jacob, the California pilot who intentionally crashed a Taylorcraft for a YouTube video two years ago, has been issued a temporary pilot certificate. “His pilot application is working its way through our standard process.[…] Read this article
China Offers Taiwan Officer $15 Million For Chinook Taiwan has foiled a plot for the Chinese Navy to steal a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the Taiwanese military. According to an indictment made public on Monday, China reportedly offered Taiwanese Army Lt. Col. Hsieh $15 million to fly the[…] Read this article
FAA Authorization Likely To Be Extended To March 8 It would appear the long-awaited FAA reauthorization bill will be punted to the next session of Congress. Several outlets are reporting that Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Commerce and Infrastructure Committee, and Ranking Member Rep. Rick Larsen,[…] Read this article
Cracks Ground Coast Guard Spartan Fleet The Coast Guard has grounded all 14 of its C-27J Spartan maritime patrol aircraft after finding serious structural cracks on every one of them. The Coast Guard inspected the planes after the manufacturer Leonardo of Italy issued a service bulletin.[…] Read this article
