The FAA Safety Team will hold a Pilot-Controller Forum featuring presentations and a question-answer session On Wednesday February 10, 2021 at 18:00 Hawaiian Standard Time. This should be an outstanding session, featuring controllers from Hawaii Control Facility, Honolulu Tower, and John Rogers Field (Kalaeloa Airport) discussing a multitude of emergent and chronic issues. Don’t miss […]
Read moreSupport the Honolulu City Council Resolution to encourage the DOTA to save Dillingham Airfield
A City Council Resolution to encourage the DOTA to save Kawaihapai Airfield, otherwise known as Dillingham Airfield will be heard on Tuesday January 12, 2021 at 9:00 am. Get everyone you know and who supports the continued operation of the airfield to contact their council member and send in testimony to the council in general […]
Read moreUse of COVID-19 Vaccines by Pilots and Air Traffic Controllers
The COVID-19 public health emergency has driven extraordinary global efforts to develop an effective and safe vaccine. Some of the vaccines in clinical testing are using novel technology, such as mRNA. The vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech has been made available to the American public under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the Food […]
Read moreHNL Ground Radar to be upgraded with Taxiway Arrival Prediction Software to prevent wrong-surface Landings on Taxiways
On Tuesday, December 15, 2020, the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport ASDE-X ground radar will be updated with ATAP (ASDE Taxiway Arrival Prediction software) to prevent wrong-surface landings on taxiways, If an arriving aircraft (fixed wing or helicopter) 3000 ft. or below lines up with a protected taxiway for 20 seconds or longer in the taxiway alert […]
Read moreWant to build your Skills and maintain Proficiency? Join the FAA WINGS program!
Flight Instructors have the challenging role to lead student pilots along a path to proficiency. We ensure their safety along that path and strive to teach them what they’ll need to know to pursue a safe and rewarding lifetime of flying. Hopefully, they have taught their students that the path to proficiency doesn’t end with […]
Read moreVFR Arrival and Departure procedure updates for PHNL
The latest Pacific Chart Supplement (Dec 10 to Feb 4, 2016) features updates to some of the new arrival and departure procedures (PUNCHBOWL departure, TRIPLER arrival). The textual description is reproduced below and a generic description with graphic illustrations is shown under “Instructional Resources”.
Read moreCOVID-19 Screening Procedures for General Aviation Inter-Island Flights
As of June 16 2020 State of Hawaii Governor Ige has lifted the inter-island travel ban without a required 14-day prior quarantine. Instead, the state Department of Transportation will now require thermal screening at airports for everyone traveling inter island. HDOT will also require travelers to fill out a new form that will now also […]
Read moreA low cost option to receive the HNL D-ATIS on your iPhone
I’ve been asked by some of you how I manage to get the Honolulu D-ATIS on my iPhone without having to listen to the “drunken Swede” recording on 127.9. It’s available on the most expensive ForeFlight plan, but I’ve been working with a small developer to provide it on a low cost app that I […]
Read moreFAA issues new Guidance on sharing Aircraft Operating Expenses
One of the ways to get into hot water with the FAA without busting an airspace, a runway incursion, or deviating from a clearance is to accept compensation for a flight conducted under part § 61. However, it is also known that the FAA allows cost-sharing under specific circumstances. The question of which expenses can […]
Read moreFlight Reviews, Currency requirements, and Aviation Medical during the COVID-19 Pandemic
If you have taken the stay-at-home rules of the Hawaii Governor seriously you may be out of currency for almost all of part 61 requirements by now. The FAA recognizes that the COVID-19 pandemic is putting undue strain on pilots and has issued a Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) to provide “regulatory relief to persons […]
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