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Third Class Medical Reform

Nov 30, 2016  

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re probably aware that Congress finally passed third class medical reform into law last July.  They gave the FAA one year to implement the law. The latest FAAST Blast from the FAA includes this paragraph, entitled FAA Making Progress on New Pilot Medical Qualifications: The FAA is working to implement Section 2307 of […]

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Sorry, no FNL Pilots Association Christmas Party this year

Nov 30, 2016  

In years past we held our Christmas party in the modular terminal building, but that’s now occupied by Greenride. Last year we co-hosted the party with EAA Chapter 515 at Rick Raez’s home.  But this year we weren’t able to secure a spot. EAA Chapter 515 and jetCenter have sent out invitations and are hosting their own holiday gatherings — […]

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Airport Emergency Drill

Nov 30, 2016  

As a part of the Federal regulations to keep our airport’s Operating Certificate, FNL is required to perform an annual review of their emergency response. This includes everything from snow and ice removal to emergency training. Usually they create an event and with the help of a table top unit, they work through how to solve the problem, but every […]

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