Last year, the FAA acknowledged errors had crept into the updated FAA Order 8130.2G, Airworthiness Certification of Aircraft and Related Products, chapter 4, section 10, and promised to remedy them. Subsequent meetings between the FAA and industry groups, including both EAA and CJAA, resulted in an 8130.2G Deviation Letter that was distributed to the FSDOs late last year.

Jan 4, 2012 - Reserve Mar 15-18 for the 2012 CJAA Convention!

An invitation to host the 2012 convention has been secured (and accepted) from Luke AFB in Phoenix (F-16s). The dates are Thu, Mar 15 to Sun, Mar 18, 2012. We will have base tours, 72 on base rooms and access to O’Club facilities.

Commander Brig. Gen. Harris will make a decision next week regarding Classic Jets on field.

Jan 4, 2012 - The local Reno newspaper is reporting that Reno Air Racing Association president and CEO Mike Houghton has announced that the 49th annual edition of the Air Races will be conducted Sept 12-16, 2012. If the races are not allowed, then it will be a memorial, Houghton said.

Reno Gazette-Journal article

Jan 3, 2012 - The FAST organization has just published their Formation Pilot's Knowledge Guide. This 98-page document (8M PDF download) diagrams and describes every aspect of formation flight. Contents include:

Jan 1, 2011 - Happy New Year! If you're one of the many whose program letter comes due at the first of the year, please don't forget to update and submit it.

If you're a member of EAA Warbirds, they have a set of Program Letter templates available online. Templates are available for Annual Renewal, Event List Change and Initial Certification Application/Major Change and should simplify your filing. More information at:

The staff and members of CJAA wish you and yours the merriest of holiday seasons!

Dec 19, 2011 - CJAA members should be receiving their CJAA Jet Journals right about now. They were mailed three days ago and there have been several reports from across the country that they're being delivered. This 36-page issue is chock-full of photos and articles about restoring, owning and operating our Classic Jets, as well as a little humor - Aviation humor of course!

Among the many articles are:

Dec 17, 2012 - CJAA Jet Blasts are the premier CJAA member event* – They feature a number of aircraft, a larger number of pilots and support personnel, a suitable base of operations, two-three days of flight and flight training, and some fun socialization after hours. And for 2012 we already have three on the books.

The locations are selected to provide a good flying environment and the dates are selected to prevent overlap with local airshows. The three Jet Blasts already on the books are: