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The following are some of the activities that normally fall within the scope of general aviation, which encompasses all civil aviation other than scheduled air service: Aerial firefighting Aerial photography
January 5 – A Cessna 172 stolen and flown by a teenager crashed into the side of the Bank of America Tower in downtown Tampa, Florida. April 18 – A Rockwell Commander A112 crashed into the Pirelli Tower in Milan, Italy. July 10 – A Sikorsky H-34 crashed and sank into the Brookville Reservoir in Brookville, Indiana.
The Federal Aviation Regulations ( FARs) are rules prescribed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) governing all aviation activities in the United States. The FARs comprise Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations ( 14 CFR ). A wide variety of activities are regulated, such as aircraft design and maintenance, typical airline flights ...
The XFA was a single-bay biplane with an all-metal fuselage and metal laminate skin. The construction of its fuselage was innovative in that instead of using lap jointing, the edges of each panel were bent inwards, with the rivets fastening them on the inside, instead of being visible on the surface. It had a gull-type upper wing which was ...
Aviation in India. Aviation in India can be broadly divided into military and civil aviation. India has an extensive civilian air transportation network and is amongst the fastest-growing aviation markets in the world according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The first commercial aviation flight in India took place on 18 ...
Civil aviation includes three major categories: Commercial air transport, including scheduled and non-scheduled passenger and cargo flights. Aerial work, in which an aircraft is used for specialized services such as agriculture, photography, surveying, search and rescue, etc. General aviation (GA), including all other civil flights, private or ...
Website. dgca.gov.in. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation ( DGCA) is a statutory body of the Government of India to regulate civil aviation in India. It became a statutory body under the Aircraft (Amendment) Act, 2020. The DGCA investigates aviation accidents and incidents, [2] maintains all regulations related to aviation and is ...
