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Many pilots pursue a seaplane rating as an add-on to their private pilot license or commercial pilot license and many would agree, it’s a bucket list item for nearly every pilot out there. Earlier this year, I checked that item off of my list and completed two days and seven hours of seaplane flying, along [...] The post Seaplane Flight Training – Just Add...

The Federal Aviation Administration has issued Type Inspection Authorization for the G5000 integrated flight deck on the Beechjet 400A and Hawker 400XP aircraft. TIA initiates the formal FAA flight evaluation of the G5000 flight deck modernization program, indicating this program is in its final stages of certification. Type Inspection Authorization requires intensive examination of the modernized [...] The post Beechjet G5000 Retrofit Enters Final Certification...

It’s sometimes difficult to imagine what aircraft navigation was like decades ago. With little more than paper sectionals and charts, a stopwatch in hand, and eyes peeled in search of landmarks below, it’s hard to think that flying could have been a relaxing activity. Fortunately, the introduction of GPS marked the beginning of an industry-wide [...] The post Aera 660 – An Old Partner...