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    Boeing Studies Pilotless Next Jetliner

    http://www.reuters.com/article/us-boeing-airshow-autonomous-idUSKBN18Z12M
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    VA Governor Flys In Autonomous Aircraft

    https://generalaviationnews.com/2017/05/25/video-virginia-governor-first-to-flying-in-autonomous-aircraft/?utm_source=The+Pulse+Subscribers&utm_campaign=76667625ae-TPOA_20170526&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_62525a9780-76667625ae-95105
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    Startos 714 At Oshkosh

    This is the VLJ to own. Sure the Cirrus is great but this plane is 413ktas @ FL30, Ceiling FL410 1500nm range. Price around $2.2m but that is a guess. Now after 33 flights and 52 hours in the air the FAA removed the initial flight limitations and the aircraft is now able to pursue more...
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    Checklist Thread

    Failure to Remove Gust Lock Bends 172 https://generalaviationnews.com/2017/05/23/failure-to-remove-gust-lock-bends-172/?utm_source=The+Pulse+Subscribers&utm_campaign=f8a6ed320f-TPOA_20170524&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_62525a9780-f8a6ed320f-95105
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    Socata TB-20 Crash In Sierras

    Couple found dead in plane wreckage under up to seven feet of snow in the Sierras West of Truckee. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4531064/2-dead-plane-wreckage-snow-California.html#newcomment
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    Garmin HUD For G3000

    Garmin just announced a new HUD for G3000 and G5000 panels. Will be looking for the Cirrus SF50 to incorporate since the core of the SF50 panel is the G3000...
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    Final Cessna Citation Mustang

    Cessna has made their last Mustang and pulled down the Mustang web page. The Mustang was the only Cessna product most closely competitive with the Cirrus SF50. Cessna Citation M2 is twice the money, same number of seats and 9 feet wider wingspan...
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    BasicMed: One Pilot’s Story

    The comments on this (from General Aviation News) are comprehensive. Many questions raised here (POA) are answered and beyond. Including the comparison between current AME exams and BasicMed. Special Issuance problems. Safety Pilot scenarios etc. Worth a read and worth tracking...
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    BasicMed Huge Hit

    Almost 4,000 have signed up already in the first week. https://generalaviationnews.com/2017/05/04/pilots-flock-to-basicmed/?utm_source=The+Pulse+Subscribers&utm_campaign=57cc0cf326-TPOA_20170505&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_62525a9780-57cc0cf326-95105
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    CA Man Gets Prison for Piloting Private Jets without a Type Rating

    On April 27, 2016, Arnold Gerald Leto III was arrested on federal charges of illegally piloting a Cessna Citation from Los Angeles to Las Vegas without a type rating for the aircraft. Leto got 10 months in prision and a $5,500 fine...
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    Mooney CEO Resigns

    Mooney informed employees by email that CEO Vivek Saxena and the company “have decided to part ways,” ending a tenure that lasted less than a year. At Sun ‘n Fun earlier this month Saxena told reporters that Mooney planned to shelve the proposed M10 light trainer and apply what it learned...
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    Evolution Best in Two Classes?

    The Evolution (formerly Lancair) Turboprop/Lycoming arguably offer the best price/performance of anything in their respective classes (propjet/piston single). Both are based on the same robust Utility class airframe/carbon fiber kit. Both are pressurized and offer an optional BRS chute and...
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