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F-104S ASA-M Starfighter makes first post-restoration flight on April 28th, 2023.

AVweb AOPA is warning flight instructors they can’t provide instruction for free in limited, experimental and primary category aircraft without risking sanctions from the FAA. AOPA says the agency has gone after CFIs who have given instruction as volunteers, citing regs that say money doesn’t have to change hands for them to have received “compensation.” According to AOPA, FAA prosecutors told a court that Advisory Circular 61-142, which covers expense sharing in private aircraft, says such intangibles as goodwill and the prospect of future rewards count as “compens...

The groups are urging the FAA to rethink its recent guidance on compensation for flight training in warbird and other aircraft.

GA Groups: FAA Flight Training Policy Changes Threaten Safety GA Groups: FAA Flight Training Policy Changes Threaten Safety Thom Richard's beautiful TP-40 Warhawk, American Dream, on its take off run. (photo by George Land) PRESS RELEASE – EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (June 9, 2021) — Federal Aviation Administration policy interpretations on flight training arising out of a recent court decision will have a chilling impact on general aviation safety and create a bureaucratic nightmare for pilots and federal officials, according to numerous GA groups including the Experiment...

NBAA was pleased that the FAA made some modifications in its final pilot records database rule as a result of industry concerns.