Flying Magazine
JULY 22, 2025
Signed on July 18 and unveiled at EAA AirVenture on Tuesday in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the rule marks the most sweeping update to this segment of general aviation since 2004, the agency said. The two-person occupancy limit remains, but eligible aircraft now include a broader range of configurations, including helicopters and powered-lift.
Aerotime
MARCH 17, 2025
He recognized that there was an opportunity to disrupt the general aviation and flight training market with a clean-sheet aircraft and enrolled his co-founder, Champenois, in the effort. It also has double slotted flaps to enhance lift and control when landing, as well as non-exploding fuel tanks.
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Northstar VFR
MAY 26, 2025
When deployed, they increase the wings lift and drag, allowing the airplane to fly safely at slower speeds. When flaps extend, they increase the camber (curvature) of the wing, which boosts the amount of lift the wing generates. On takeoff , flaps help the airplane become airborne sooner by increasing lift.
Plane and Pilot
MAY 31, 2025
1 cause of general aviation accidents remains loss of control (LOC). However, these preventable accidents can happen anywhere in our aviation world. One sunny upstate New York afternoon, he lifted off gracefully for a local flight. Not surprisingly, the No. Sadly, theres an average of about one LOC event a week.
AV Web
JULY 22, 2025
. “Generally, this rule provides broad regulatory relief to the public. That is, under this rule, manufacturers of light-sport category aircraft may design and manufacture a broader array of aircraft, including rotorcraft and powered-lift. This creates what can be called Sport Pilot 2.0,
Learn to Fly
JULY 30, 2025
Though most of the new and revised rules won’t go into effect until October, with some waiting until July of 2026, MOSAIC should make a huge difference in the future of general aviation. Lifts the two-seat aircraft restriction. Replaces the 1,320 lb (1,430 lb for seaplanes) maximum with performance-based criteria for aircraft.
Air Facts
APRIL 14, 2025
By far the best and most appropriate way to consider the utilization of visual angle of attack indicators (VAOAI) in general aviation is using the techniques of systems engineering. The system for VAOAI is pretty much all of general aviation and not just the hardware on the airplane.
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