Tag: BREAKING
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GA groups tell FAA of threat to flight training
The fallout from a recent court decision regarding compensated flight training in Limited Category aircraft threatens the ability to train and maintain proficiency in a broad spectrum of aircraft, according to letter sent by several general aviation groups to the Federal Aviation Administration. The April 20 letter signed jointly by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA),…
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Retired SAAF and Indian Air Force pilots die
Major General Des Barker and former Indian Air Force fighter pilot Rama Iyer, died when the Patchen Explorer they were flying crashed on approach to runway 02 for the General Flying day at the SAAF Museum in Valhalla, Pretoria, on Wednesday 17 March. An eyewitness is reported to have noted that the engine of the…
