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April First Friday in Downtown Lakeland Tied to Fly-In | TheLedger.com
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Published: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 11:42 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 11:42 p.m.
April’s First Friday in Downtown Lakeland will be much more than dining, strolling and shopping.
On April 2, First Friday will take on an aviation theme, with a fly-by evening formation by Ye Mystic Krewe, hot-air balloon rides, music by the U.S. Air Force rock band Reserve Generation, a hot-air balloon glow and night air show over Lake Mirror.
The events are a tie-in to Sun 'n' Fun, which is April 13 to 18. Admission to First Friday is free.
Events begin at 6 p.m., with balloon glow at 8:15 p.m. and air show at 8:45 p.m.
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FAA Tweaks Sport Pilot Ticket for the Better – Jetwhine – AirSpace
Posted by: | CommentsFAA Tweaks Sport Pilot Ticket for the Better
The FAA published the final rule on 22 proposed improvements to sport pilot certification and operation in the February 1, 2010 Federal Register . It’s taken me a month to brew the courage to read it because I felt that a number of them would take Read More…
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AOPA Online: Sport pilot changes take effect April 2
Posted by: | CommentsSport pilot changes take effect April 2
By Sarah Brown
The FAA has finalized revisions to the sport pilot regulations that will expand the operating window for sport pilots in mountainous terrain and allow Part 141 training programs to use light sport aircraft, among other changes.
The agency proposed 22 regulatory changes in 2008 in an effort to align the requirements for sport pilots and instructors with those for other certificates. AOPA supported some of the changes, disputed others, and suggested further modifications. The FAA considered comments from AOPA, the Experimental Aviation Association, National Association of Flight Instructors, Aero Sports Connection, and many pilots and has published a final rule that will go into effect April 2.
Letters: Pilots face pressure to fly – Opinion – USATODAY.com
Posted by: | CommentsAs a captain with a major U.S. airline, I would like to add my observations to the coverage of Colgan Flight 3407. Much has been said of the implied shortcomings of the flight crew. However, as reported in USA TODAY's story “Air tragedy could lead to better pilot training,” there is more to this than a supposedly incompetent flight crew (News, Tuesday).
If Capt. Marvin Renslow acted improperly, we do him and all the victims of this tragedy a disservice by not indentifying and correcting the root causes of this accident. Two items jump to mind:
• As regional aircraft have increased in complexity, our training programs have not kept up. Today's regional aircraft are more sophisticated than the Beech 1900s I flew as a commuter pilot.
• A living wage must be provided for our regional pilots.
If these two aviators were suffering from fatigue, it was driven by the financial pressures placed upon them to fly. Airline management should look in the mirror to see what really caused this tragedy.
Universal standards
Robert Loutzenhiser – Tooele, Utah
As a regional pilot, I have a big problem with the statement that “standards often are not as rigorous as the bigger airlines' ” in the article “Air tragedy could lead to better pilot training.” In aviation we all use one book for our rules and regulation: the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR).
All airlines — in fact, all pilots — use FAR. Numbers don't always matter regarding experience. I'll trust my life to the pilot who flies four or five times a day to an airport that has a short runway in the mountains with 2 miles of visibility over the pilot who takes off from Los Angeles International Airport, flies direct to John F. Kennedy International Airport, and goes to his hotel without a care in the world. Who would you say has more experience?
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