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The July/August 2024 issue of FAA Safety Briefing magazine explores the critical role flight instructors play in keeping the National Airspace System safe and preparing the next generation of pilots. Feature articles focus on instructional best practices...
Sierra Space is applying to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for a Vehicle Operator License to land its Dream Chaser vehicle at the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) and Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) to provide payload and cargo return services to potential government and private sector users. Sierra Space's Dream Chaser is a reusable reentry vehicle capable of carrying payloads to and from low Earth orbit. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has contracted with...
A special flight authorization, issued on official FAA letterhead stationery, allows a foreign-registered civil aircraft that does not have the equivalent of a United States standard airworthiness certificate to be operated within the United States.
An FAA special airworthiness certificate (FAA Form 8130-7) is an FAA authorization to operate an aircraft in the US airspace in one or more of the following categories, governed by the applicable sections of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR):
A standard airworthiness certificate (FAA Form 8100-2, displayed in the aircraft) is the FAA's official authorization allowing for the operation of type certificated aircraft in the following categories:
General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) is a medium sized, primarily commercial airport that is situated just west of Lake Michigan and five miles south of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The airport is home to the General Mitchell Air National Guard Base on the eastern side of the airport. A complex system of TWYs provides access to all services on the airfield.
An airworthiness certificate is an FAA document which grants authorization to operate an aircraft in flight. Issuance of airworthiness certificates is governed by Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) Subpart H, Airworthiness Certificates.
There are two different classifications of FAA airworthiness certificates:
Oakland County International Airport (PTK) is the second busiest airport in the state of Michigan, behind Detroit (DTW). The airport supports numerous flight schools, recreational general aviation, corporate aviation, air cargo, seaplanes, and helicopter operations. View a printable Pilot Handbook of the PTK information found on this Web page.