Radar Sweep: This week in general aviation


GA leaders honored for fighting human trafficking: https://bit.ly/43wxz3c

Positive signs aplenty for business aviation: https://bit.ly/47AG4g3

AOPA’s Rodney Martz retires from PIC: https://bit.ly/4owO0F0

Happy International ATC day!

ATC are the unseen heroes guiding thousands of flights each day and, in the U.S., the FAA manages over 16 million flights annually, making air travel the safest mode of transportation in the world.

Thank you ATC for keeping our skies safe!

AOPA Top News this week:
Bill to protect FAA: https://bit.ly/4mDXxsz
Push for revisions to proposed drone rule: https://bit.ly/3WcAZE8
Santa Monica celebrates first responders: https://bit.ly/4pGsMpt
Triple Tree: https://bit.ly/42Hyxt2

An air traffic controller in Fresno, CA, guided two USAF pilots to a safe landing after an in-flight refueling incident left them with minimum fuel, and a hydraulic failure. He and other controllers were celebrated for professionalism under pressure. https://bit.ly/4ns6hTS

AOPA Top News this week:
National Champtionship Air Races completed: https://bit.ly/4nHmNz1
FAA plans public eVTOL trials: https://bit.ly/4n8xfiS
FAA grows list of schools offering enhanced ATC training: https://bit.ly/46bQKBd
Bristell Trainer certified: https://bit.ly/4ngJPwS

The mayor of Pembroke Pines, Florida, spoke passionately at a recent town hall. North Perry Airport, he said, was no longer compatible with his city. Read more: https://bit.ly/47G0vZD

Top News this week:
Beta, GE Enter Partnership: https://bit.ly/4gnfp9l
Aviation Weather Staffing Concerns: https://bit.ly/3K67cdD
House Passes Pilot Mental Health Bill: https://bit.ly/3K2YuwG
Researchers Seek to Ease AV Radio Communications: https://bit.ly/3I954kQ

AOPA has reached out to Westchester County Airport FBO Million Air requesting justification following the announcement of a more than double increase in tiedown rates. https://bit.ly/3I8clkY

The LeRoy W. Homer Jr. Foundation, named in honor of the first officer aboard United Airlines Flight 93, will hold its second annual 5K run and one-mile walk on September 7, in honor of the victims of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Read more: https://bit.ly/3ValT1E

AOPA Top News this week:
Everglades Airpark to Remain Open: https://bit.ly/46fwuh4
Joby minimizes noise in aircraft: https://bit.ly/3HXACKo
FAA has opened bids to modernize ATC: https://bit.ly/4mHEcY6
Swift Fuels gets ASTM approval: https://bit.ly/4mlrLjX

Pilots who have previously flown subject to more rigorous medical scrutiny are unlikely to encounter difficulty maintaining their insurance coverage if they opt to qualify medically with only a driver's license, according to one industry expert. Read more: https://bit.ly/3UV01Y3

Decommissioning of Alaska NDB/DME proposed–The FAA is looking for input regarding the prospect of decommissioning the nondirectional beacon and distance measuring equipment at Iliamna Airport. Read more: https://bit.ly/4n6n7GX

AOPA Top News this week:
MOSAIC grants older pilots options: https://bit.ly/4lThc7g
AOPA takes STEM curriculum to TN: https://bit.ly/4g1FlHF
Hartzell brings electric turbo wastegates to aviation: https://bit.ly/4n8AVkw
Sporty's offers new ATP test prep: https://bit.ly/45EncMp

Perched on the scenic banks of the Rappahannock River in Middlesex County, this full-service, public-use airport offers everything you need to land smoothly and launch into something truly special. Read more: https://bit.ly/4n88Mdp