Tenth Air Medical Base Throughout Minnesota And Wisconsin

Life Link III plans to open a new air medical base in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. This new base, which marks the company’s tenth air medical base throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin, is scheduled to begin 24/7 operations starting in spring 2021. This base will be located at the Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport, which allows the company to support the growing needs of this area and Life Link III’s consortium member-owners.

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Attorney General William Barr, Director of the FBI, Christopher Wray, Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers, and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Michael Sherwin, announced new charges against a former Libyan intelligence operative, Abu Agela Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi, aka, “Hasan Abu Ojalya Ibrahim” (Masud), for his role in building the bomb that killed 270 individuals in the destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland on Dec. 21, 1988. Pan Am Fligh

FedEx Originally Announced The Purchase Agreement With ATR In November 2017

FedEx Express has taken delivery of their first ATR 72-600F aircraft for its feeder aircraft network. The delivery of the new state-of-the-art freighter was made from ATR to FedEx in Toulouse, France. “The arrival of the first ATR 72-600F is a major milestone in the modernization of our feeder aircraft fleet, and it positions us strongly to continue growing our global footprint and serve more customers in locations that aren’t always accessible by our larger jet fleet,” said Scot Struminger, EVP and CEO of Aviation, FedEx Express.

Will Support Vital Aircraft Restoration Projects

After successfully achieving the $20,000 goal for the annual campaign, the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) has set a stretch goal to raise $40,000 online as part of the 12 Planes of Christmas Campaign supporting aircraft restoration efforts. The Restoration Grant Fund has played an integral part in restoring and maintaining several warbirds in the CAF’s fleet of historic aircraft. These aircraft are a signature part of the nonprofit’s collection and are fundamental to fulfilling its mission. With locations across the U.S., several of which include museums, the CAF has an educational impact across the country.

From 2014: Communications, Even in The Midst Of Transportation, Remains A CRITICAL Biz-Tool

An important issue in business aviation is called connectivity. Business flyers need to stay connected for business and Bendix King is offering some solutions. While at the 2014 NBAA Business Aviation Convention, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, met with Jim Zanino, the BendixKing vice president of sales, to talk about AeroWave. Simply put, AeroWave is the Bendix King system that allows business travelers to stay in contact while in flight.  Zanino says the idea behin

“The arrival of the first ATR 72-600F is a major milestone in the modernization of our feeder aircraft fleet, and it positions us strongly to continue growing our global footprint and serve more customers in locations that aren’t always accessible by our larger jet fleet. The ATR 72-600F was constructed with input from FedEx engineers every step of the way, so we’re proud and excited to finally take possession of this impressive aircraft.” Source: Scot Struminger, EVP and CEO of Aviation, FedEx Express, discussing the first ATR-600F to be delivered to them for future freight services.

FAA Begins Scoping Period for Environmental Review at SpaceX Launch Site

The (FAA) is holding a public scoping period for the draft Environmental Assessment (EA) related to plans by SpaceX to apply for licenses for suborbital and orbital launches of its Starship/Super Heavy project at its facility in Boca Chica, Texas. The scoping period will help the FAA in determine the scope of issues for analysis in the draft EA. The FAA requests public comments on potential alternatives and impacts, and identification of any relevant information, studies, or analyses of any kind concerning impacts affecting the quality of the human environment. The FAA also invites comments on its consideration of preparing a Programmatic EA for this effort.

Power, Pulchritude and Performance: Flight Testing the Pipistrel Panthera, Part 5 ANN E-I-C Note: Slowly… but… surely… the flight test series progresses… to the point where we are nearly finished. Let’s look at low-speed handling and landing manners before we get ready for the final report card, in Part Six. Thanks for sticking with us through all this… it’s been a zoo at ANN HQ (in a good way—BUSY!), but I wanted to make sure this was all presented as expertly as possible… which took more time than I readily had. On to slow flight! I was really curious about this regime… as I had seen some amazing video of an IO-390 po

Engine Experienced A Partial Loss Of Engine Power Shortly After Takeoff

On December 10, 2020, about 1500 mountain standard time, a Cirrus Design Corp. SR22, N577CP, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Ogden, Utah. The pilot was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. A friend of the pilot reported that the pilot told him the engine experienced a partial loss of engine power shortly after takeoff from runway 17, and that the airplane would not climb.

Aero Linx: International Aeronauts League Welcome to the International Aeronauts League. The IAL was established in 2004 to support the art, science and sport of aerostation, called ballooning, through the medium of the World Wide Web. There are no bricks, mortar, meetings or bylaws associated with the League. The concept is simple, straightforward, and economical. Membership in the League costs nothing.  Non-pilots, novice and expert pilots, and the just plain curious are welcome to join.  Members have access to a full featured bulletin board and electronic mail reflector that allows near real-time dialogue between members.   In addition, feature news articles, file sharing and c

Autorotation A rotorcraft flight condition in which the lifting rotor is driven entirely by action of the air when the rotorcraft is in motion. a. Autorotative Landing/Touchdown Autorotation. Used by a pilot to indicate that the landing will be made without applying power to the rotor. b. Low Level Autorotation. Commences at an altitude well below the traffic pattern, usually below 100 feet AGL and is used primarily for tactical military training. c. 180 degrees Autorotation. Initiated from a downwind heading and is commenced well inside the normal traffic patte