By an 87 to 8 vote, the Senate approved the Federal Aviation Administration bill on Thursday, which will fund the FAA for two years. Democrats claim the FAA bill is the new Congress’ “first jobs bill” and would save or create an estimated 280,000 jobs. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Wednesday passed their version of a bill, which includes $59 billion funding over four years. Read Full Story…
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Emergency AD on Wings for Cessna LC41 and LC42 Models
Monday, December 13th, 2010Emergency AD 2010-26-53 for Cessna Aircraft Model’s LC41-550FG and LC42-550FG
This emergency AD was prompted by a Cessna Model LC41-550FG that suffered a significant structural failure in the wing during a production acceptance flight test. The wing skin disbonded from the upper forward wing spar. The length of the disbond was approximately 7 feet. This condition, if not corrected, could result in catastrophic failure of the wing due to disbonding of the wing skin from the wing spar. We are evaluating this situation and may take additional AD action as necessary.
2010-26-53_emergency.pdfUpdate to Emergency AD on rotor hub for Bell 212 Helicopter
Wednesday, November 24th, 2010Update to Emergency AD on rotor hub for Bell 212 Helicopter
FAA issues first commercial reentry license
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010
The Space X Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral on June 4, 2010 in Florida, on its first test flight.
The Federal Aviation Administration today issued SpaceX the first-ever license for a commercially developed spacecraft to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere from orbit.
The license was needed for the company to complete its first operational flight of the Dragon spacecraft during a NASA demonstration mission targeted to launch Dec. 7.
Is Sir Richard Branson next? I hope! Read USAToday Article
FAA Aircraft Registry
Monday, November 8th, 2010Notice from the FAA sent today
AIRCRAFT MUST RE-REGISTER - If Issued Registration Before October 1, 2010.
The Re-Registration and Renewal of Aircraft Registration rule went into effect on October 1, 2010. Aircraft registrations issued on or after this date will expire after three years when they may be renewed. Aircraft registered before October 1, 2010, are required to re-register during the next three years according to the schedule provided in 14 CFR Part 47.40. Reminder notices will be sent using the address of record, make sure your address is up to date.
The first group of aircraft to be re-registered are those aircraft that have a current registration issue date during the month of March, from all years. Application for re-registration of these aircraft should be made between November 1, 2010, and January 31, 2011. Making an early application will ensure the new certificate of registration can be delivered before the old certificate expires on March 31, 2011.
More information about these and other changes can be found at http://registry.faa.gov/aircraft.asp.
Questions may be directed toll free to 866-762-9434.
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