Sun, Jul 19, 2020
It was a matter of time... but the US Air Force Thunderbird airshow performance at the upcoming July 22 Wings Over Warren Airshow has been cancelled after a Thunderbird crewmember was found to have been exposed to COVID-19 and has tested positive.
As a result, the Thunderbirds have stood down for this event. Col. Brian L. Rico, commander of the 90th Maintenance Group at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, confirmed the news... The long awaited update to the nearly legendary Microsoft Flight Simulator launches on August 18. And it can't come too soon for the thousands who have been awaiting this version. MFS developers note that they, "...have been thrilled and humbled by the support and dedication that has fueled the Flight Sim community for the past 38 years. Since the launch of the very first Microsoft Flight Simulator in 1982, we knew it was finally the right time to develop the next-generation version of Microsoft Flight Simulator..." The NTSB has determined during a public board meeting held this week that Atlas Air flight 3591 crashed in Trinity Bay, Texas, because of the first officer’s inappropriate response to an inadvertent activation of the airplane’s go-around mode, resulting in his spatial disorientation that led him to
place the airplane in a steep descent from which the crew did not recover. The accident happened Feb. 23, 2019, when the Atlas Air Boeing 767 cargo jet entered a rapid descent from about 6,000 feet and impacted a marshy bay about 40 miles from Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 07.17.20 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Friday, July 17th, 2020... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Sophie Hurlock. Sophie is supported by ANN Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, as well as ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell. This episode covers:
- Thunderbirds Forced To Drop Out of Airshow - Due To COVID
- Microsoft Flight Simulator Set For Launch
- F/O, Captain Actions, Av-Industry Practices, Led to Fatal Atlas Air Crash
- First Lot Of F-15EX Fighter Aircraft Approved and Funded
- EAA Aviation Museum Reopening To Public August 3
- New CEO For Virgin Galactic Hails From Disney?
- Bombardier's Safety Standdown 2020 Goes Virtual
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again tomorrow, for the next edition of "Airborne Unlimited" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, tomorrow!
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