🖐️ Welcome, Aviators

From billion-dollar buzzsaws pretending to be air taxis, to FAA safety briefings that read like passive-aggressive reminders, the skies are as dramatic as ever.

We’ve got rule rewrites, Diamond aircraft masochism, and a GA market that’s growing just fast enough to not help you. Also, a joke,

Buckle up—because as always, general aviation is one part dream, two parts duct tape, and just a sprinkle of goose-induced chaos.

From JFK to Manhattan in 10 Minutes or Your Eulogy’s Free

Archer and United want you to skip the soul-crushing traffic and instead yeet yourself across NYC in a battery-powered buzzsaw with wings. The Midnight eVTOL promises a 10-minute trip from JFK to Manhattan—assuming the FAA signs off and the laws of physics don’t file a complaint. It's quiet, it's electric, and it’s perfect for rich people who are tired of waiting in line like peasants. Safety? TBD. Thrill? Guaranteed.

Read the story: Axios

⚖️ FAA Regulatory and Safety Updates

Old Dogs, New Regs: FAA Attempts Flight School Makeover

In a shocking turn of events, the FAA has acknowledged that flight training might benefit from rules written after the invention of the internet. Teaming up with the NFTA, they're dusting off Part 141 regs—last updated when VHS was king—and pretending it's a revolution. Expect bold changes like “logic,” “modern tools,” and “not torturing CFIs with paperwork.” Miracles may include fewer students crying in ground school.

Read the story at FAA News

🦺 Safety Initiatives

FAA Says Runway Excursions and Bird Strikes Are Still... Bad, Actually

The FAA’s newest Safety Briefing is here to remind pilots that runways are not suggestions, deer don’t file flight plans, and hitting a goose at 90 knots is still frowned upon. It also encourages adventurous types to go explore new public-use airports—because nothing says “fun weekend” like landing at a strip you just Googled five minutes ago.

Read the story at FAA Safety Briefing

🧑‍✈️ Pilot Training and Resources

Premier’s New Flight School Promises Dreams, Debt, and Maybe a Certificate

Premier Aircraft Flight Training just opened a new flight school, offering the full buffet of ratings—from “I just like buttons” to “I fly in clouds on purpose.” Their programs even include Diamond aircraft, for those who enjoy sleek glass cockpits, impossible-to-reach circuit breakers, and sitting shoulder-to-shoulder like you're in a glider for ants. Perfect if you’ve ever thought, “I want my flight training to feel like a Scandinavian design experiment with wings.”

Read the story at General Aviation News

📈 Market Trends and Analysis

Billions Coming to General Aviation, But Good Luck Finding a Mechanic

Apparently, general aviation is on track to be worth $34.9 billion by 2033—because nothing says "growth" like 2.98% a year and still flying planes older than your flight instructor. Experts blame “tech advancements” and “increased demand,” but let’s be honest: it's mostly rich people buying Cirruses and everyone else installing glass panels into glorified lawnmowers with wings.

Read the story: General Aviation News

😆 Joke Time

Why don’t pilots ever play hide and seek?

Because good luck hiding when they announce every move on the radio three times.

“Uh, yeah, this is whiskey tango foxtrot six-niner, turning base to final into the closet… still looking for a good hiding spot… over.” 🛩️

🛬 That’s a Wrap—Go File a Flight Plan for Your Feelings

Another week of GA chaos, and somehow you're still here—either brave, bored, or too deep into your student loan to quit now.

Go ahead, reward yourself with a $100 hamburger that now costs $187.43 thanks to inflation.

See you next week, assuming your alternator doesn't quit and the FAA doesn't "modernize" anything else.

Love ya, mean it.
Tony