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FAA relaxes BasicMed operational limits to allow pilots to fly larger aircraft

Aerotime

Pilots cannot fly for compensation or hire and are restricted to flying at or below 18,000 feet altitude and at a speed no greater than 250 knots. RELATED FAA announces new record for commercial space operations in FY2024 The post FAA relaxes BasicMed operational limits to allow pilots to fly larger aircraft appeared first on AeroTime.

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Practical Guide to Drone Laws & Regulations for Remote Pilots

Plane and Pilot

We will break federal regulations into five categories: Registration Operating rules Operational limits Part 107 certification Privacy and safety Registration Like crewed aircraft with their tail numbers, called “N-numbers,” most drones require a registration number.

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How to get started learning to fly

Flight Training Central

You are, however, limited to flying Light Sport Aircraft (LSAs), defined as a maximum of 1320 lbs. maximum weight and 120 knots maximum speed (a Cessna Skycatcher, for example). There may be an option to obtain a special issuance medical certificate or obtain a medical with certain operating limitations.

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V-Speeds Explained (Vx, Vy, Va, Vs, Vfe, Vmc, Vno, Vne, etc)

Pilot Institute

V-speeds can be defined using any type of airspeed, such as knots or miles per hour, but the designation remains V unless a Mach number is used then it becomes M. VLO Maximum landing gear operating speed. VMO Maximum operating limit speed. In the Cessna 172, you can fly with 10 degrees of flaps below 110 knots.

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MOSAIC on the Horizon

Plane and Pilot

The trouble is this openness only applies to the aircraft approval, and not to the regulations governing pilot certification or operating limitations. The proposal floated by the FAA has stall speeds capped at 54 knots calibrated airspeed in the clean (or no-flaps) configuration. The FAA kept that as an inside job.