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  1. This month I have the contract to do some communications tower inspections. Part of the work involves flying a drone up and down the towers, getting closeup aerial views of the antennas and other appurtenances, and so forth. My FAA Part 107 certificate for commercial operation of a drone is current, but I had to buy a new drone in order to get one with Remote ID, the FAA’s required beacon that uniquely identifies each drone. You can buy add-on modules to retrofit older drones with Remote ID, but I’m not going to mess with that. A new and better drone is fun, and this gig gave me the excuse I needed to buy one.

    I spent the weekend getting it registered with the FAA, labeling it, purchasing insurance, and downloading the apps to coordinate flight operations with current airspace rules (which can change, so you have to check before each flight if you’re doing it right).

    Tomorrow: first flight tests. If the check-out flights go well, I’m hoping to have time to do the first tower inspection, too.

    #drone #FAA

  2. Airbus A321, with 224 passengers & 7 crew members, was leaving on Flight 4345 to #LAX when the collision took place, acc/to statements from #FrontierAirlines & the #FAA.

    Smoke was reported from inside the plane & the passengers were safely evacuated using emergency slides as a precaution.

    The FAA said Saturday morning that the plane “struck a person on Runway 17L” as it was taking off & that the agency was investigating.

    #FederalAgencies #DOGE #MassLayoffs #Trump #FederalGovernment

  3. Airbus A321, with 224 passengers & 7 crew members, was leaving on Flight 4345 to #LAX when the collision took place, acc/to statements from #FrontierAirlines & the #FAA.

    Smoke was reported from inside the plane & the passengers were safely evacuated using emergency slides as a precaution.

    The FAA said Saturday morning that the plane “struck a person on Runway 17L” as it was taking off & that the agency was investigating.

    #FederalAgencies #DOGE #MassLayoffs #Trump #FederalGovernment

  4. Airbus A321, with 224 passengers & 7 crew members, was leaving on Flight 4345 to #LAX when the collision took place, acc/to statements from #FrontierAirlines & the #FAA.

    Smoke was reported from inside the plane & the passengers were safely evacuated using emergency slides as a precaution.

    The FAA said Saturday morning that the plane “struck a person on Runway 17L” as it was taking off & that the agency was investigating.

    #FederalAgencies #DOGE #MassLayoffs #Trump #FederalGovernment

  5. Airbus A321, with 224 passengers & 7 crew members, was leaving on Flight 4345 to #LAX when the collision took place, acc/to statements from #FrontierAirlines & the #FAA.

    Smoke was reported from inside the plane & the passengers were safely evacuated using emergency slides as a precaution.

    The FAA said Saturday morning that the plane “struck a person on Runway 17L” as it was taking off & that the agency was investigating.

    #FederalAgencies #DOGE #MassLayoffs #Trump #FederalGovernment

  6. Airbus A321, with 224 passengers & 7 crew members, was leaving on Flight 4345 to #LAX when the collision took place, acc/to statements from #FrontierAirlines & the #FAA.

    Smoke was reported from inside the plane & the passengers were safely evacuated using emergency slides as a precaution.

    The FAA said Saturday morning that the plane “struck a person on Runway 17L” as it was taking off & that the agency was investigating.

    #FederalAgencies #DOGE #MassLayoffs #Trump #FederalGovernment

  7. WTF?

    A #FrontierAirlines plane struck & killed a person on the runway as it was taking off from Denver International Airport [#DIA] late Friday, authorities said.

    The pilots aborted the takeoff, & the plane was evacuated after an engine fire.

    #FAA #FederalAgencies #DOGE #MassLayoffs #Trump #FederalGovernment
    nytimes.com/2026/05/09/us/fron

  8. WTF?

    A #FrontierAirlines plane struck & killed a person on the runway as it was taking off from Denver International Airport [#DIA] late Friday, authorities said.

    The pilots aborted the takeoff, & the plane was evacuated after an engine fire.

    #FAA #FederalAgencies #DOGE #MassLayoffs #Trump #FederalGovernment
    nytimes.com/2026/05/09/us/fron

  9. WTF?

    A #FrontierAirlines plane struck & killed a person on the runway as it was taking off from Denver International Airport [#DIA] late Friday, authorities said.

    The pilots aborted the takeoff, & the plane was evacuated after an engine fire.

    #FAA #FederalAgencies #DOGE #MassLayoffs #Trump #FederalGovernment
    nytimes.com/2026/05/09/us/fron

  10. WTF?

    A #FrontierAirlines plane struck & killed a person on the runway as it was taking off from Denver International Airport [#DIA] late Friday, authorities said.

    The pilots aborted the takeoff, & the plane was evacuated after an engine fire.

    #FAA #FederalAgencies #DOGE #MassLayoffs #Trump #FederalGovernment
    nytimes.com/2026/05/09/us/fron

  11. WTF?

    A #FrontierAirlines plane struck & killed a person on the runway as it was taking off from Denver International Airport [#DIA] late Friday, authorities said.

    The pilots aborted the takeoff, & the plane was evacuated after an engine fire.

    #FAA #FederalAgencies #DOGE #MassLayoffs #Trump #FederalGovernment
    nytimes.com/2026/05/09/us/fron

  12. With #SanDiegoInternationalAirport so close to #Downtown, the #FAA has imposed a 500ft or 152m height restriction on buildings within 2.3mi or 3.7km of the airport. In reality, less of restriction, permits may be allowed if the FAA deems it safe. That has yet to happen. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #photos #trivia #funfacts

  13. With #SanDiegoInternationalAirport so close to #Downtown, the #FAA has imposed a 500ft or 152m height restriction on buildings within 2.3mi or 3.7km of the airport. In reality, less of restriction, permits may be allowed if the FAA deems it safe. That has yet to happen. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #photos #trivia #funfacts

  14. With #SanDiegoInternationalAirport so close to #Downtown, the #FAA has imposed a 500ft or 152m height restriction on buildings within 2.3mi or 3.7km of the airport. In reality, less of restriction, permits may be allowed if the FAA deems it safe. That has yet to happen. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #photos #trivia #funfacts

  15. With #SanDiegoInternationalAirport so close to #Downtown, the #FAA has imposed a 500ft or 152m height restriction on buildings within 2.3mi or 3.7km of the airport. In reality, less of restriction, permits may be allowed if the FAA deems it safe. That has yet to happen. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #photos #trivia #funfacts

  16. With #SanDiegoInternationalAirport so close to #Downtown, the #FAA has imposed a 500ft or 152m height restriction on buildings within 2.3mi or 3.7km of the airport. In reality, less of restriction, permits may be allowed if the FAA deems it safe. That has yet to happen. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #photos #trivia #funfacts

  17. “ “This is very normal. … The problem is, this is going to happen more and more and more because drones are the new normal; #drones are going to be operating,” Ritondale said.

    He said the 10-day #NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) shutdown of airspace over #ElPaso made little to no sense considering the size and population of the city. He speculated that communications became muzzled from #JointTaskForce Southern Border up to #NORTHCOM, and then within the #DOW, the base command within #FortBliss, and then with the #FAA.”

    Last February, NOTAM for 10 days? …more drones. ✈️🛸

    #USA / #Texas / #UAS / #UAP <military.com/daily-news/2026/0>

  18. Feds Will Start Charging Companies Like SpaceX For Rocket Launches

    Rocket companies will soon be required to pay a user fee for the skies as the Federal Aviation…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Space #FAA #RocketLaunches #Science #spaceX
    newsbeep.com/us/610512/

  19. LIVE: News conference on US air traffic control modernizations

    U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Federal Aviation Administrator Bryan Bedford hold a news conference on air traffic control modernizations. #USA #Transportation #AirTraffic #Modernization #FAA #SeanDuffy #BryanBedford #Aviation #live #Reuters #News Keep up with the latest news from around the world:

    fllics.com/en/video/live-news-

  20. LIVE: News conference on US air traffic control modernizations

    U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Federal Aviation Administrator Bryan Bedford hold a news conference on air traffic control modernizations. #USA #Transportation #AirTraffic #Modernization #FAA #SeanDuffy #BryanBedford #Aviation #live #Reuters #News Keep up with the latest news from around the world:

    fllics.com/en/video/live-news-

  21. LIVE: News conference on US air traffic control modernizations

    U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Federal Aviation Administrator Bryan Bedford hold a news conference on air traffic control modernizations. #USA #Transportation #AirTraffic #Modernization #FAA #SeanDuffy #BryanBedford #Aviation #live #Reuters #News Keep up with the latest news from around the world:

    fllics.com/en/video/live-news-

  22. LIVE: News conference on US air traffic control modernizations

    U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Federal Aviation Administrator Bryan Bedford hold a news conference on air traffic control modernizations. #USA #Transportation #AirTraffic #Modernization #FAA #SeanDuffy #BryanBedford #Aviation #live #Reuters #News Keep up with the latest news from around the world:

    fllics.com/en/video/live-news-

  23. LIVE: News conference on US air traffic control modernizations

    U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Federal Aviation Administrator Bryan Bedford hold a news conference on air traffic control modernizations. #USA #Transportation #AirTraffic #Modernization #FAA #SeanDuffy #BryanBedford #Aviation #live #Reuters #News Keep up with the latest news from around the world:

    fllics.com/en/video/live-news-

  24. “It's Not Legal”: #PalmBeach airport renamed after #DJT irks local pilot who files #lawsuit against #FAA over the renaming...

    Premise of suit is that #HomeRule grants local #government authority over county-owned facilities, and that even if local county commissioners supported renaming the airport, it would not be legally binding. 

    simpleflying.com/pilot-lawsuit

  25. “It's Not Legal”: #PalmBeach airport renamed after #DJT irks local pilot who files #lawsuit against #FAA over the renaming...

    Premise of suit is that #HomeRule grants local #government authority over county-owned facilities, and that even if local county commissioners supported renaming the airport, it would not be legally binding. 

    simpleflying.com/pilot-lawsuit

  26. “It's Not Legal”: #PalmBeach airport renamed after #DJT irks local pilot who files #lawsuit against #FAA over the renaming...

    Premise of suit is that #HomeRule grants local #government authority over county-owned facilities, and that even if local county commissioners supported renaming the airport, it would not be legally binding. 

    simpleflying.com/pilot-lawsuit

  27. “It's Not Legal”: #PalmBeach airport renamed after #DJT irks local pilot who files #lawsuit against #FAA over the renaming...

    Premise of suit is that #HomeRule grants local #government authority over county-owned facilities, and that even if local county commissioners supported renaming the airport, it would not be legally binding. 

    simpleflying.com/pilot-lawsuit

  28. “It's Not Legal”: #PalmBeach airport renamed after #DJT irks local pilot who files #lawsuit against #FAA over the renaming...

    Premise of suit is that #HomeRule grants local #government authority over county-owned facilities, and that even if local county commissioners supported renaming the airport, it would not be legally binding. 

    simpleflying.com/pilot-lawsuit

  29. Big scoop from my colleague @willguisbond: the #FAA is quietly developing a new #AI-powered software tool for air traffic management that could fundamentally change how the U.S.#airspace system operates. #Palantir, #Thales, #AirspaceIntelligence all bidding. #ATC #aviation theaircurrent.com/air-traffic-

  30. For the #Drone pilots in the US who have been following along with the ICE NOTAM that basically said you can't fly anywhere in the US because there could be an ICE agent present, the FAA has released an update.

    It's better, but still terrible.

    rcfp.org/wp-content/uploads/20

    #drones #fpv #FAA

  31. Pelaajia houkutellaan nyt lennonjohtajiksi

    Yhdysvalloissa on krooninen pula lennonjohtajista ja nyt FAA houkuttelee nimenomaan pelaajia valitsemaan lennonjohtajan uran. FAA:n mukaan pelaamisessa ja lennonjohdossa on paljon samaa: nopeita reaktioita vaaditaan ja monimutkaisten syy-yhteyksien päättelykyky pitää olla kunnossa.

    dawn.fi/uutiset/2026/04/12/pel

    #faa #pelaaminen #lennonjohto #uutiset

  32. NASA and the US Federal Aviation Administration have released a five-year strategy proposing computer simulations to speed up certification of metal 3D printed components in aircraft. The 195-page report involved Boeing, Lockheed Martin, GE Aerospace and Honeywell. Virtual testing could replace some physical tests, cutting development time and costs for aerospace. #3Dprint #3Dprinting #Aerospace #NASA #FAA #Certification #Aviation 3dprintingindustry.com/news/ca

  33. Sound like a job for ICE - NOT!

    Re ICE @ US Airports: ICE agents will "support operational needs directed by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), including line management and crowd control within the domestic terminals," nbcnews.com/politics/politics- #AirTravel #ICE #DHS #FAA #Airports #AirportSecurity #Fail #Idiots #TSA #USGov