24Jan 2014 by D. Londal

Detroit Class B to Change April 3rd.

Aviation News, Training
Changes to our airspace are here!! Where we are accustomed to the 4,000' Class B Shelf, it will become 3,500'. New shelves at 4,000' and 6,000' have been added above KVLL reaching out to 30 miles from DXO.  That now includes PTK and ARB. Make sure you update all of your charts, and if you are in doubt of what this means to you and your flying it would be a great time to check in with one of our instructors. See the details at the following links. Federal Register Posting AOPA Summary
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01Mar 2013 by D. Londal

Summer Flying in Northern Michigan??

Aviation News
Temporary MOA Published in AOPA ePilot: VOLUME 15, ISSUE 9 — March 1, 2013 The U.S. Air Force is requesting to establish a temporary military operations area (TMOA) in northern Michigan from Aug. 5 through 16 in support of Exercise Northern Strike, a training exercise that will include abrupt maneuvering from the AH-1/UH-1, UH-60, A-10, F-16, and B-52. The Grayling TMOA would be established between the Grayling Aerial Gunnery Range (R-4201A/B) and Pike West Military Operations Area from 5,000 feet msl up to but not including Flight Level 180. It would be active from 8:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. Central Daylight Time and other times by notam. (more…)
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08Sep 2012 by D. Londal

Updated AIM Information

Aviation News, Training
Updated AIM Information Notice Number: NOTC4145 Recently a pilot informed us of changes to the Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) concerning the use of lights and transponder while moving on the surface of an airport. This pilot learned from a Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE). Although it is your individual responsibility to stay aware of procedures in the AIM, we thought you would want to know about this particular safety initiative! The AIM, which is available at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/aim/Index.htm, is updated in February and July of each year, and included in the last February change was an updated description of the “Operation Lights On” pilot safety program. In section 4-3-23, Use of Aircraft Lights, paragraphs (c), (e), (f) and (g) describe the use of lights while on an airport. We invite you to…
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