Entries by Miami Flight Academy

News and Updates – ADS-B Rebates Have All Been Reserved

The last few hundred of the $500 Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) rebate reservations offered to general aviation aircraft owners by the FAA are gone.Since launching the program in September 2016, the FAA has offered 20,000 rebates to qualified applicants.Should any of the reservations be returned, the agency will make them available each Wednesday at…

Speech – Rising to Meet the Challenge

Acting Administrator Daniel ElwellAsheville, NCRemarks as DeliveredGood morning, Paul, and thanks for that kind introduction. Its good to be here in Ashevillealthough I suppose its good to be anywhere thats not D.C.I joke about that, but its actually true, and not just because D.C. is a fishbowl. Its good to get outside the beltway because…

News and Updates – FAA Statement on UAS Detection Systems at Airports

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) understands airport safety and security concerns raised by the malicious or errant use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The agency shares these concerns.In order to support the safe integration of UAS detection systems into the airport environment, the FAA provided important information and continues to work closely with airport operators…