Talking Points for Select Regulatory Updates September 2025
This is a monthly list of select regulatory and safety items of interest to General Aviation users, especially FAASTeam Volunteers in the Orlando District. Sources are in the public domain. This is not a forum to debate reg’s or policy, nor discuss specific accidents or enforcements. Common, Open sources including, but not limited to…(See end of this report for numerous additional Internet links):
- FAA Safety Briefing magazine
- Official FAA or US Government websites
- AOPA / other reliable government / industry watchdog publications
- AvWebFlash (avweb.activehosted.com@s5.acemsrve.com; on behalf of editor@avweb.com )
- AIN Online (www.ainonline.com)
- FlightSafetyInfo.org (Flight safety information subscription newsletter): www.fsinfo.org
- FlightAware (support-newsletter@flightaware.com)
- Official current FAR’s free on-line: Visit the Dynamic Regulatory System (DRS) https://drs.faa.gov/browse for the current Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) and other Agency regulatory documents. Get some practice navigating this site before you really need it; it is not intuitive.
Selected Regulatory and Other Updates:
- Public meeting held to discuss proposed Daytona Class-C airspace changes. On Tuesday 9 September, the FAA held an informal public hearing to introduce and discuss a series of proposed changes to the Class-C airspace at Daytona Beach International Airport (KDAB). The screen shot below depicts the proposed changes, including a new ceiling of 5000 MSL:
It was clear that stakeholders attending from Spruce Creek and elsewhere were not pleased with the proposal. The meeting, lasting just over two hours, was held remotely and is now posted on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBCfi6AUVY8 . The next steps are for the FAA to continue to receive public comments through COB on 9 Oct. The address to use for comments is 9-AJO-DAB-Class-C-Comments@faa.gov. Thereafter, an environmental assessment will take place, followed by a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM). - House passes pilot mental health bill.
AOPA and numerous other outlets are reporting that the House of Representatives passed the Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2025, which would give pilots more options to seek care and reduce the stigma around mental health treatment. The bipartisan bill, H.R.2591, was introduced by Reps. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) and Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) and passed by a voice vote on September 8. It directs the FAA to modernize its medical certification process to better support pilots and air traffic controllers who seek treatment. Specifically, it would:
- Require the FAA to revise regulations over the next two years to encourage voluntary disclosure of mental health conditions and treatment.
- Require annual reviews of the special issuance process to expand treatment options and approved medications.
- Provide nearly $14 million annually through 2028 to recruit and train more aviation medical examiners, including psychiatrists, to help reduce the current backlog of special issuance applications.
- Provide $1.5 million annually through 2028 to launch a public information campaign to reduce stigma, raise awareness of available services, and build trust with pilots and air traffic controllers.
- Implement recommendations from the 2024 Mental Health and Aviation Medical Clearances Rulemaking Committee.
- Embry-Riddle research project aims to improve radio communications. AOPA ran another interesting story on September 11 that ERAU is engaged in research with Boeing to improve comprehension of radio communications. Many have wished for technology that could somehow clear up the messages coming through headsets and speakers to make them easier to comprehend. The good news is that researchers at ERAU are developing a system that uses artificial intelligence to clarify aviation radio communications. While many other areas of aviation, from navigation and autopilots to flight logging and data collection, have benefited from evolving technology and automation, radio communication has changed little over the decades, according to Andrew Schneider, an assistant professor in the College of Aviation who directs the university’s Speech and Language AI Lab. But that is changing. “We see an opportunity here for another leap forward to help controllers and pilots have safer radio communication,” Schneider said. The system uses speech recognition technology to transcribe spoken radio transmissions into text. After that, the text is processed and refined using standard terminology. The Embry-Riddle technology also formats spoken numbers and call signs, removes extraneous words, and flags possible errors. Two grants totaling $30,000 from the university’s Boeing Center for Aviation and Aerospace Safety have helped support Schneider and Liu’s research. “We simply couldn’t have launched this work without that support — it enabled us to move from concept to reality,” Schneider said. FMI: https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/september/11/embry-riddle- researchers-seek-to-ease-aviation-radio- communications?utm_source=epilot&utm_medium=email
- FAA opens bid process for sweeping ATC overhaul. Speaking of ATC, AOPA reports that The FAA has opened bids for its ambitious effort to modernize the U.S. air traffic control system—which will reshape how flights are managed and will lead to greater reliability and fewer delays.
The contract winner is expected to be announced in late October. The FAA issued a Request for Solutions (RFS) to select a single “integrator” to manage the overhaul, with the goal of improving safety and reliability across the national airspace system. The project will be divided into two phases. The FAA expects all work to be completed in three and a half years—without compromising the “integrity, safety, or operational reliability” of the existing system. Earlier this year, Congress provided $12.5 billion to get the modernization project started. It is expected that a total of $31.5 billion will be needed to build a comprehensive, modernized, brand-new ATC system. The first phase includes the replacement of equipment and technology that will serve as the “backbone for modernization.” The second focuses on the broader “modernization, integration, and transformation” of the NAS, which could include new ATC facilities. While the solicitation covers only phase one, the FAA wants bidders to outline how their plans facilitate the implementation of phase two. The selected integrator will be responsible for the modernization of communications, surveillance, and automation equipment—a massive undertaking that covers multiple legacy systems and more than 74,000 pieces of equipment, including radar and telecommunications systems. FMI: https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2025/september/04/faa-opens-bids-for- sweeping-atc-overhaul?utm_source=ebrief&utm_medium=email# - Kissimmee – Gateway Airport Manager comments on landing fees issue. In an effort to provide balance to the controversial issue of using ADS-B data to generate landing fees, this story is less a regulatory update, and more a story about a guest editorial recently published in General Aviation News. KISM Airport Director Shaun J. Germolus published his editorial comments defending the use of ADS-B data as a labor-saving way of generating necessary revenues to help keep the airport operating and modernized. He details the need for landing fees and states that collection of landing fees has long been authorized. Recall that KISM city managers approved the use of ADS-B-derived landing fees; soon thereafter, the House and Senate introduced bills to prohibit such practices; those developments were previously reported in this newsletter. FMI: https://www.generalaviationnews.com/2025/09/11/proposed-ads-b-bill-will-harm- aviation/?utm_source=TPOA&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20250912
- FAA awards type certificate to Bristell B23 for trainer market.
Here is your cool pic of the month! AvWeb reports that BRM AERO, the Czech-based manufacturer of Bristell Aircraft, announced its two-seat Bristell B23 has received Type Certification from the Federal Aviation Administration under Part 23 regulations. The approval marks the company’s first FAA-certified B23 model and positions the B23 for entry into the U.S. training market. The aircraft, already certified under EASA CS-23 in Europe, has logged more than 1,100 deliveries worldwide since 2009. The company says there are nearly 100 other Bristell aircraft already operating in the U.S., used by both private owners and flight schools. FMI: https://avweb.com/aviation-news/bristell-b23-receives-faa-type- certificate/?oly_enc_id=6088E0246256I1A - UAS update: Pentagon begins new “Top Drone” school for drone pilots. The Pentagon recently marked a significant step forward in drone warfare and defense innovation by holding its very first “Top Drone” school for operators. The event unfolded last month as a key component of the Defense Department’s Technology Readiness Experimentation, widely known as T-REX.This semiannual showcase, held at Camp Atterbury in Indiana, is designed to evaluate and validate prototypes that are meant to address urgent gaps across military services and combatant commands.
FMI: https://www.commondef.com/2025/09/pentagon-launches-first-top-drone-school-to- sharpen-drone-operator-skills/#google_vignette - AAM update: New hybrid electric flight partnership.
On 9 Sep, AvWeb published a story indicating that GE Aerospace and BETA Technologies have announced a new partnership to develop a turbogenerator for hybrid electric flight for both defense and civil applications. The agreement, announced last week, includes a $300 million equity investment by GE Aerospace in BETA, subject to regulatory approval. The partnership combines BETA’s experience in electric aircraft design and manufacturing with GE Aerospace’s expertise in turbines, certification and large-scale electrical power systems.The hybrid solution will integrate GE Aerospace’s CT7 and T700 engines with BETA’s high- performance permanent magnet generator technology. According to GE Aerospace, the system is expected to provide longer range, higher payload and faster speeds compared to aircraft in the same segment. FMI: https://avweb.com/aviation-news/ge-beta-hybrid-electric-flight- partnership/?oly_enc_id=6088E0246256I1A - SMS required for repair stations holding EASA approval. AIN Online ran a story on 10 Sep that NBAA is warning U.S.-based Part 145 repair stations holding EASA approval that they must soon have a safety management system (SMS) in place. Repair stationsare required to update their EASA supplement by Oct. 10, 2025, and achieve full SMS integration by Dec. 31, 2025, according to NBAA. FMI: https://mail.yahoo.com/n/folders/27/messages/14549?.src=ym&reason=myc
- GAJSC Topics of the Month (NPP14) for FY-2026. The new list of Topics of the Month (TOM’s; NPP14) and Airworthiness Topics of the Quarter (TOQ’s; NPP41) from the General Aviation Joint Safety Committee (GAJSC) for FY-2026 have been released, with most of the support media in draft form. Reps can download this media off the FAASTeam National Collaborative Center (NFRCC) atFAASafety.gov. Volunteers who mail me a USB flash drive with at least 1 GB of capacity can obtain the full catalog of media, including NPP14 and NPP41, for the current year. Previous years are available, depending on memory capacity. Here are the topics of the month (TOM’s) for FY-26; I can provide a slightly more detailed description with your download (and available on request!). Big FAASTeam advises that the TOM / TOQ media for FY- 2026 will soon be finalized; editor will obtain these as soon as practicable.Sep 2025: Safety Wire.Oct 2025: Human Performance.Nov 2025: CFIT.Dec 2025: Winter Ops.Jan 2026: Risk Management.Feb 2026: Multi-Engine Transition. Mar 2026: Human Factors and WINGS. Apr: 2026: Angle of Attack Awareness.May 2026: Owner-Operator and Mechanic Relations. Jun 2026: Hindsight Bias. Jul 2026: Tailwheel Endorsement. Aug 2026: Pre-and In-Flight Wx Resources Sep 2026: Advanced Air Mobility.
- GAJSC Airworthiness Topics of the Quarter (NPP41) for FY-2026. Along with the Topics of the Month shown above, national FAASTeam also publishes a series of Airworthiness Topics of the Quarter. For FY-26, the selected topics are as follows:a. First Quarter (Oct – Dec): Wiring. b. Second Quarter (Jan – Mar): Airworthiness. c. Third Quarter (Apr – Jun): Field Approvals. d. Fourth Quarter (Jul – Sep): Helicopter Mx Accidents.The same structure surrounds these topics as for Topics of the Month. In other words, resources are available; just add speaker and venue! Note: all FY-23 thru FY-25 topics available. Contact the Orlando FSDO FPMs for more info!
- National FAASTeam issues revised logo apparel policy.
In August, the national FAASTeam office published a series of slight revisions on FAASTeam-logoed apparel for use at official FAASTeam functions. Khaki or white are the preferred shirt colors, along with dark blue for the trousers or skirt. The major change is that the customer can obtain apparel and embroidery from sources other than Lands End, as long as the logo and its placement comply with the standards. FMI: On the web at NFRCC, Libraries, Resource Documents, FAASTeam Logo Wear for Reps Info R2. You can request this as a PDF from me. - FAA Safety Briefing magazine. The September/October 2025 issue of FAA Safety Briefing magazine explores the tremendous variety of general aviation and focuses on the new perspectives and skills you’ll need to consider when moving on to a different type of flying. FMI: You can view the magazines past and present on-line at https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-safety-briefing-magazine or via www.faasafety.gov.
Attention FAASTeam Lead Reps: If you have not been receiving these magazines lately, but expected to, contact your FPM. Also, please let the FPMs know if your needs change. - Airmen Certification Standards (ACS) and Practical Test Standards (PTS) updates. Make sure you go to your next Practical Test armed with the latest ACS or PTS as appropriate!!! The FAA is gradually replacing all PTS with the new and improved ACS; only a few PTS have not yet been converted. All current ACS’s can be found at this website: http://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/acs/ . An ACS Companion Guide for Pilots is available to help explain ACS and integrate ACS into one’s training plans: https://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/acs/acs_companion_guide_pilots.pdf .No new ACS’s or PTSs this month.Airmen Testing Community Advisory website: https://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing . The national ACS Focus Team encourages and invites all users of the ACS to please let them know if you see any possible problems or issues with the ACS, or questions not covered already in the Airman Certification Standards FAQ link on the webpage above. You do not have to go through anyone or any organization to reach the ACS Focus Team – just send an email to: 9-AVS-ACS-Focus-Team@FAA.gov The ACS Focus Team welcomes your feedback.PTS. PTS’s are still around! The link to Practical Test Standards (PTS) is at the end of this report in the FAA resources section. Although many PTS are still in use, they are not being substantially updated, and ACS will eventually replace all PTS pubs.
- Regulatory trivia. Question: Is there a course for WINGS credit that addresses the MOSAIC rule?Answer: Yep! Check out the NAFI – MOSAIC or Sport Pilot 2.0 for CFIs and Pilots course (ALC-1369). The course pre-dates the official roll-out of the MOSAIC rule, but the rule was pretty much ready by then. The course is worth MK2 credit.FMI: www.faasafety.gov
- Runway Safety Action Team (RSAT) Calendar (NPP05). FY-26 RSAT calendar is pending. When available, we will publish latest information on upcoming RSAT’s within the Orlando District. Airports highlighted in green and bearing a -V suffix are virtual (Zoom or equivalent) events, not in-person meetings.FAASTeam Lead Reps: Please note the airports within your area. Please work well ahead of the schedule: Submit the associated SPANS message 3 weeks prior to any RSAT meeting in your area of responsibility. Set up any virtual event as a webinar in SPANS and obtain the meeting link from ATC. Contact the ATM for the airport or contact the FPM at the Orlando FSDO for more info relating to the RSAT’s at the airports in your area. RSAT info can and does change!!! Data courtesy of FPM Javier Calderin, Orlando FSDO.
- Florida Airshows and Aviation Events calendar. Also, AIN Online is a worldwide source. Another overall source for Florida: https://floridareview.co.uk/florida-events/florida-air-shows Here is the latest compilation of known shows and events coming up within Florida. Cancellations will be shown in strike-through font. As always, be vigilant for associated TFR’s with any airshow, rocket launch, racing event, wildfires or VIP visits (see Review of Current TFR’s below). Please check the official show websites for more info. Boldface means the event is within the Orlando FSDO. ICAS source: https://www.airshows.aero/Page/ASCalendar ;
2025:
Air Dot Show Orlando (KSFB), 25 – 26 Oct
Jacksonville Beach Sea & Sky Airshow (Jax Beach), 25 – 26 Oct
Florida International Airshow (KPGD), 1 – 2 Nov
Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show (KNPA), 7 – 8 Nov
Stuart Airshow (KSUA), 7 – 9 Nov
Franklin County Freedom Festival (Apalachicola), 14 – 16 Nov
Ocean Reef Air Show (Key Largo), 5 – 6 Dec
2026:
Aerospace and Aviation Day (KSFB), 24 Jan
Daytona 500 Flyover (KDAB), 15 Feb
Planes, Tunes, and Barbecue (Tavares SPB), 27 – 28 Feb (?????)
Gator Fly-In Armed Services Appreciation Day (KGNV), XX Mar
Space Coast Warbird Air Show (KTIX), 21 – 22 Mar
Gulf Coast Salute Air Show (Panama City Beach), 11 – 12 Apr
Salute to Spaceflight 250 (Cocoa Beach), 11 – 12 Apr
Air-Space Expo (Kennedy Space Center), 11 – 12 Apr
Sun-n-Fun Aerospace Expo (KLAL), 14 – 19 Apr
Air Dot Show Fort Lauderdale (Ft. Lauderdale), 9 – 10 May
Vero Beach Air Show (KVRB), 16 – 17 May
Hyundai Air and Sea Show (Miami Beach), 24 – 25 May
Melbourne Air Show (KMLB), 6 – 7 Jun
Tallahassee Balloon Festival (North Florida Fair), 13 Jun
Pensacola Beach Air Show (P’cola Beach), 18 – 19 Jul
Air Dot Show Orlando (KSFB), 17 – 18 Oct
NAS Jacksonville Air Show (KNIP), 17 – 18 Oct
Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show (KNPA), 6 – 7 Nov
Florida Int’l Air Show (KPGD), 7 – 8 Nov
Vintage Weekend Ocean Reef Air Show (Key Largo), 4 – 5 Dec - Current GA aeronautical charts & pubs for central Florida. Make sure your chart database is current. Here are the current and future Dates of Latest Editions (DOLE’s) for the 56-day aeronautical pubs. Most pubs are on a 56-day cycle, and digital pubs follow suit: 2025: 7 Aug; 2 Oct; 27 Nov.These dates cover the following pubs and their digital equivalents on your EFB:
IFR Low Alt En-route Charts (e.g., L-23);
IAP’s – US Terminal Procedures Publication (e.g., SE-3);
Chart Supplement (formerly the A/FD) [Man, I sure miss those back-cover indices!]
Jacksonville and Miami VFR Sectionals;
Tampa / Orlando and Miami Terminal Area Charts.
FMI: Check out the following website for current chart editions: https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/productcatalog/doles/Also: Check out the following official website as a navigation training resource: https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/digital_products/aero_guide/ for a link to all chart symbology used for all FAA aeronautical charts and pubs. - Review of current TFR’s. Football season is starting up again now. The ones shown in the screen shots below were valid just within Florida at the time of final editing, but can and do change or expire, and this newsletter is not to be construed as an official source. Also check “USA” NOTAM FDC 0/0367 to be sure of details; see note “a” below. Note the long-term TFRs over Mar-A-Lago and a new one, FDC 5/9325 still over Alligator Alcatraz. Always check NOTAM’s each time before you fly! FAA’s official TFR NOTAM website is http://tfr.faa.gov/tfr2/list.jsp . Others are available as well, including via www.1800wxbrief.com , www.AOPA.org/go-fly/tfrs and on many flight planning apps. In flight, contact with ATC including VFR flight following, or contacting Flight Service could be helpful. For planning info regarding other Special Use Airspace, visit www.SUA.FAA.gov.
a. Nationwide: “USA” NOTAM FDC 0/0367 covers flights near “qualified stadiums” (defined in the NOTAM) during certain sporting events. Going to the Bahamas or across the ADIZ? Check this one out: “USA” NOTAM FDC 2/8783, covers operations across the ADIZ. b. UAS Operators: Check out the following:
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- FDC 3/9568, covering UAS ops near naval submarine bases (Kitsap, WA and Kings Bay, GA). This NOTAM replaces FDC 1/8373.
- FDC 3/0104, covering UAS ops near DOE energy facilities and DOD mobile assets, including convoys and ships. This NOTAM replaces FDC 1/8374.
- FDC 3/2496, addressing UAS restrictions near “National Defense Airspace”. This NOTAM replaces FDC 1/0488.
- FDC 3/6405, addressing UAS ops over the territorial and navigable waters of the US.
- FDC 3/4452, addressing UAS ops in the vicinity of Cape Canaveral and Kennedy Space Center
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- GA awards update. Now is the time to prepare nominations for next year’s cycle. The process now turns to preparation of nominations for the 2026 cycle. The Orlando district has produced many national honorees, including Obie Young, Walt Schamel, Vicki Sherman, the late Rock Rockcastle, and three national winners since 2017: Mark Ducorsky (2017 Rep of the Year), Ron Timmermans (2021 CFI of the Year, Flight Instructors’ Hall of Fame) and Bob Raskey (2023 CFI of the Year). FMI: www.generalaviationawards.com . The award calendar is shown here, and it generally remains perennially stable:
- Contacting Bob Jex. Bob Jex, editor of this newsletter, has a new e-mail, effective now: bob.jex@yahoo.com. Please update your contact info and use this new address as the primary. I am slowly transitioning away from earthlink.net, so for the time being, both addresses work.
Archived Links to select official pubs and sites of interest:
Each story above contains a reference link when available. Looking for a particular web resource not listed? Ask me and I’ll look for it. Once I find it, I’ll list it here! E-mail requests to bob.jex@yahoo.com . New listings in yellow for first month or so.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); see elsewhere within this newsletter
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- Orlando FSDO website: https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/field_offices/fsdo/orl
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- FAASTeam Website (center of FAASTeam universe): www.faasafety.gov
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- Dynamic Regulatory System (DRS): drs.faa.gov/browse (Relocated link)
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- Airmen Inquiry portal: https://amsrvs.registry.faa.gov/airmeninquiry/
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- FAA introduction for international audiences: https://avssp.faa.gov/avs/afsfaast/asw/Hughes%20Inbox/Videos/We%20Are%20Aviation%20Safety.mp4
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- News, press releases, fact sheets, FAA Safety Briefing, social media: https://www.faa.gov/news/
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- Another source of FAA information including videos: www.medium.com/faa
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- FAA publication sign-up, for free subscriptions on a wide variety of information: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USAFAA/subscriber/new?preferences=true#tab1
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- FAA Newsroom: A very broad source of FAA news, fact sheets, speeches, testimony, social media: https://www.faa.gov/newsroom
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- Airport funding (Bipartisan Infrastructure Law): https://www.faa.gov/bil/airport-infrastructure ; search by relevant filters, including state or even airport ID.
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- FAA information on relevant COVID-19 issues: https://www.faa.gov/coronavirus/
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- Unleaded AvGas link: https://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/avgas
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- Media / NGO coverage on unleaded AvGas over the years: https://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/avgas/media https://www.aopa.org/advocacy/100-unleaded-avgas?_gl=1*1oqz114*_gcl_au*NTU2ODA4MjU0LjE3MzgwNjg1OTQ.&_ga=2.47614759.1268920621.1740398802-1115559188.1738068595
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- FAA 5G on-line resource: https://www.faa.gov/5g
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- Pilot Training resource link: https://www.faa.gov/pilots/training/
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- Airman Testing: https://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/
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- Chart Supplement (formerly called the Airport / Facility Directory or AFD): https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/digital_products/dafd/
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- Special Use Airspace short-term schedule: https://sua.faa.gov/sua/siteFrame.app Zoom in on areas of interest; click for pop-up schedule
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- Aviation Training Handbooks (Free to download!): https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/
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- FAA website for Draft Orders, Notices, and Handbooks Open for Comment: https://www.faa.gov/aircraft/draft_docs/afs_orders/
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- FAA website for NPRM’s, Final Rules: https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/rulemaking/recently_published/
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- CFI “no-expiration”-certificate NPRM updates: https://bit.ly/3wla3sP
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- Legal Interpretations search site (to help clarify regulatory issues): https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/agc/practice_areas/regulations/Interpretations/
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- FAA Safety Briefing magazine: www.faa.gov/news/safety_briefing
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- Fly Safe fact sheets (Genesis for many GAJSC TOM’s): https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/safety-briefing/faa-safety-briefing-fact-sheets
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- UAS (drones) link: www.faa.gov/uas
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- UAS Registration: https://faadronezone.faa.gov
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- Drone Dispatch (UAS News): Drone Dispatch (faa.gov)
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- ADS-B Service Availability Prediction Tool (SAPT): https://sapt.faa.gov/default.php
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- Also contains ADAPT, RAIM Prediction, and RAIM Summary info.
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- ADS-B Service Availability Prediction Tool (SAPT): https://sapt.faa.gov/default.php
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- Runway Incursion prevention series: www.faa.gov/go/FromTheFlightDeck.
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- Runway Safety Pilot Simulator: www.runwaysafetysimulator.com
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- Weather cameras (WCAM) program: www.weathercams.faa.gov
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- Birdstrike website: https://wildlife.faa.gov/home
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- Noise complaints: https://noise.faa.gov/noise/pages/noise.html Just remember, the FAA does not regulate noise in most GA aircraft!
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- Laser strike public reporting: https://www.faa.gov/aircraft/safety/report/laserinfo
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- Accident Lessons Learned database: https://lessonslearned.faa.gov
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- Flight Standards Position Reports (NOTAL): FS Position Reports (faa.gov)
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- Safety Alerts and Charting Notices page: Safety Alerts and Charting Notices (faa.gov)
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- (For the AOPA equivalent product, go to http://download.aopa.org/advocacy/0403_icao_tip_card.pdf)
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- Instrument Flight Procedures (IFP) support (IAP’s, etc.): https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/procedures/application
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- UAS Remote ID briefing: https://www.faa.gov/uas/getting_started/remote_id
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- UAS Data Delivery Site, or UDDS: https://udds-faa.opendata.arcgis.com/
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- UAS Airspace card:

- UAS Airspace card:
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- Jobs link: https://www.faa.gov/jobs/ and www.usajobs.gov
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- AME Guide (Medication deferral guidance for AME’s): https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/offices/aam/ame/guide/pharm/dni_dnf/
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- Chart Supplement; Comments or Corrections: E-mail: https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/
Snail-Mail:
FAA, Aeronautical Information Services 1305 East West Highway
SSMC-4, Suite 4400
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281 Ph: 800-638-8972
They have an approx. 2-mo-prior publication cut-off date.
Federal Register (Exit pipe for all federal regulations)
https://www.federalregister.gov
Another broad-based, multi-agency regulatory updates website: www.regulations.gov
MOSAIC Proposed Rule:
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- Full NPRM as published in the Federal Register: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/07/24/2023-14425/modernization-of-special-airworthiness-certification
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- NAFI archived MOSAIC webinar with EAA’s Sean Elliott on 19 Mar 2025: https://www.mentorlive.site/program/90.html
New CFI Rule (Effective 1 Dec 2024): https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/01/2024-22018/removal-of-expiration-date-on-a-flight-instructor-certificate-additional-qualification-requirements#:~:text=The%20final%20rule%20also%20adds,is%20discussed%20in%20section%20III.
Also, AOPA offers a FAQ adjunct to assist the transition to the new CFI rule: https://www.aopa.org/training-and-safety/cfis/flight-instructor-resources/faa-ruling-on-removal-of-the-expiration-date-on-cfi-certificates
Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM)
https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/aim_html/index.html
GAJSC – General Aviation Joint Safety Committee
NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS)
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- Report form for online submission: https://asrs.arc.nasa.gov/report/electronic.html
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- “Callback” newsletter: https://asrs.arc.nasa.gov/publications/callback.html
Space Operations
General public interest websites:
Worldwide launch schedule: https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
Space Station (ISS) flyover schedule: https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/
COVID-19 / Public Health (A very select few offerings here)
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- CDC COVID Graphics, by State and County: CDC COVID Data Tracker: County View
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- FAA Mask Policy: Mask Guidelines (faa.gov)
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- Florida stats, access to other states and world (need to use Google, not Internet Explorer): https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/96dd742462124fa0b38ddedb9b25e429
General Aviation Awards Info, Nomination Procedures, List of National Winners, etc.
www.generalaviationawards.com (or .org)
State of Florida (FDOT)
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- FDOT Bureau of Aviation: https://www.fdot.gov/aviation
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- Florida Airports Directory and Florida Aeronautical Chart: https://www.fdot.gov/aviation/directory.shtm
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- Airshows within Florida: https://floridareview.co.uk/florida-events/florida-air-shows
Local Airports (Landing Fee candidates): Public Meeting Info at County / City level Information on upcoming meetings and meeting minutes are posted online at the websites for each political subdivision. In addition to the respective local Airport Advisory Committees at each airport, this is where the public can attend and speak at meetings affecting a given airport. The airports listed below are considering adopting landing fees.
KDED: DeLand City Commission; first and third Mondays (https://www.deland.org/512/City-Meetings)
KORL: Orlando City Council; second Mondays or additional Mondays as published online (https://www.orlando.gov/Events/City-Council-Meeting) .
KFIN: Flagler County Board of County Commissioners; first and third Mondays (https://www.flaglercounty.gov/departments/administration/upcoming-bocc-agendas) KISM: Kissimmee City Commission; first and third Tuesdays (https://www.kissimmee.gov/My-Government/City-Meetings),
KOMN: Ormond Beach City Commission; first and third Wednesdays (https://www.ormondbeach.org/122/Agendas-Minutes-Meeting-Recordings)
Sun-n-Fun select web links:
Aviation Community Service
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- Florida Aviation Network (FAN; project of the National Aviation Safety Foundation, NASF): www.floridaaviationnetwork.com
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- National Aviation Safety Foundation (NASF): www.nationalaviationsafetyfoundation.org
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- Angel Flight Southeast (Non-emergency medical transport): www.angelflightse.org
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- Pilots N Paws (Pet rescue): www.pilotsnpaws.org
WINGS Industry Network:
https://www.wingsindustry.com/
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- EZ WINGS; WINGS credit assistance app: https://www.ezwings.net/
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- WINGS Industry Network “Insights” archives: www.wingsindustry.net
WINGS Sweepstakes info and entry forms: https://www.mywingsinitiative.org/
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA)
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- Air Safety Institute (ASI) In-Person Seminars: Either https://www.aopa.org/forms/event-calendar/SAFETY_SEMINAR or www.airsafetyinstitute.org/seminars
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- Rusty Pilot Seminars (RPS) and other AOPA events: https://hangar.aopa.org/events/category/52
Seaplane Operations
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- Seaplane Pilots Association: www.seaplanepilotsassociation.org
Helicopter Safety
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- US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST): https://ushst.org/ This is an excellent repository of a series of safety video series called 56 Seconds to Live, which is of value to all pilot communities.
National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI): https://www.nafinet.org
Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE): http://ww2.safepilots.org
National Flight Training Alliance (NFTA): https://www.nftaus.org/
Flight School Association of North America (FSANA): https://fsana.com/
Aeronautical Knowledge Training (ORL FAASTeam Library)
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- Orlando Executive Airport FAASTeam Library: http://www.fsr- inc.org/FAAST/Seminar/Notice.aspx
Open source Aviation Accident Reports:
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- FAA Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing (ASIAS) https://www.asias.faa.gov/apex/f?p=100:1:::::: ; In the “What’s New” section on the left side, FAA-derived preliminary (last 10 days in which a reportable event was received) accident and incident reports are available by clicking on “Accident and Incident Preliminary Reports”. A grid is presented with info sorted by aircraft manufacturer.
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- NTSB:
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- Aviation Accident Database and Synopses: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/index.aspx
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- GA Accident Visualization Tool, including tutorials on how to use this resource: www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Pages/GeneralAviationDashboard.aspx.
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- GA Safety section, including run-down on fatal GA Accidents in past week: https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Pages/GA.aspx
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- See also AIN Online,com for recent accident / incident summary involving business aviation, charters, airlines
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- NTSB:
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- Kathryn’s Report: http://www.kathrynsreport.com/
UAS Reporting (non-FAA)
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- Unmanned Safety Institute: www.unmannedsafetyinstitute.org (unconfirmed link)
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- Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI): www.auvsi.org
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- UAS Industry news and product reviews: https://dronedj.com/
Islands of the Bahamas / Bahamas Ministry of Tourism
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- Official site: https://www.bahamas.com/
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- For FAA Caribbean VFR Sectional charts, check out https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/productcatalog/vfrcharts/caribbean/
What else do you want to see listed here??? Let me know and I’ll look it up!