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August 20, 2022

Santa Cruz County Mid-Air Claims Three Lives

Cessna 340 and Cessna 152 Reportedly Collide on Approach

An aircraft accident at Watsonville Municipal Airport in central California’s Santa Cruz County has left three dead. The decedents’ identities have yet to be disclosed. No ground injuries were reported. The accident occurred shortly before 15:00 on Thursday, 18 August 2022 in the coastal town of Watsonville—approximately ninety-miles south of San Francisco.

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Candidate Moon Landing Regions Announced

Artemis III to Land Near Lunar South Pole

NASA, has identified 13 candidate landing regions near the lunar South Pole. Each region encompasses multiple potential landing sites for 2025’s Artemis III mission, which is planned to be the first instance in which the program delivers human beings to the lunar surface. The regions of the lunar south pole are scientifically significant insomuch as they harbor permanently shadowed environs rich in resources, and terrain unexplored by humans.    

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Glacial Melt Reveals Aircraft Lost 54-Years Ago

Swiss Police Warn of Probable Additional Wreckage Discoveries

Extreme summer heat saw glaciers throughout the Pyrenees, Pennie, Apennine, and Carpathian mountains melt to extents unprecedented in modern times. In the Swiss Alps, glacial melting revealed the wreckage of a plane gone missing over fifty-years ago. Cognizant of ongoing glacial melt, Swiss authorities warn that aircraft wreckage discovered by mountaineers should not be approached or handled. 

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Airborne 08.12.22: Snowbird Grounding, AEA 2Q Report, Paul Allen’s Warbirds

Also: $10-Million eVTOL Deposit, Clay Lacy Expands, VNY Runway Reopens, Artemis Launch Date

The CT-114 Tutor aircraft flown by the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Snowbirds flight demonstration squadron have been ordered grounded until a deliberate, detailed, and broad airworthiness risk-assessment can be completed. The move was ordered by the Operational Airworthiness Authority for the RCAF, Maj. Gen. Iain Huddleston. AEA represents nearly 1,300 member companies in more than forty countries. Their Avionics Market Report for 2022’s second-quarter showed an 11.7% increase in avionics sales over the previous quarter, and a 19.9% increase over the

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Airborne 08.12.22: Snowbird Grounding, AEA 2Q Report, Paul Allen’s Warbirds

Also: $10-Million eVTOL Deposit, Clay Lacy Expands, VNY Runway Reopens, Artemis Launch Date

The CT-114 Tutor aircraft flown by the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Snowbirds flight demonstration squadron have been ordered grounded until a deliberate, detailed, and broad airworthiness risk-assessment can be completed. The move was ordered by the Operational Airworthiness Authority for the RCAF, Maj. Gen. Iain Huddleston. AEA represents nearly 1,300 member companies in more than forty countries. Their Avionics Market Report for 2022’s second-quarter showed an 11.7% increase in avionics sales over the previous quarter, and a 19.9% increase over the

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Emirates Suspends All Flight Operations to Nigeria

Nigerian Banks Refuse to Repatriate Over $600-Million

Emirates, the world’s fourth-largest airline and one of the United Arab Emirates’ two flag-carriers, has announced it will suspend all flight operations to Nigeria—Africa’s richest and most populous nation—on 01 September 2022. The move follows numerous attempts to recover $85-million of more than $600-million in Emirates earnings being held by the regime of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari.

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Classic Aero-TV: 1928 Gipsy Moth - One of the Many Great Wonders of OSH19

From 2019 (YouTube Version): One Man's Journey To An Award-Winning Vintage Airplane

When Michael Maniatis came across the 1928 de Havilland Gipsy Moth he brought to AirVenture 2019, it was in pieces in a barn in Canada and was barely recognizable as an airplane. This year, it was one of the stars in the Vintage area, and became an award-winner.

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FAA Awards $2.7-Million to Drone Research

Recipient Universities to Examine UAV Relevance to Emergency Response

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $2.7-million to further research pertaining to the means and methods by which Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV)s may be applied to disaster preparedness and emergency relief efforts. The research to which the FAA’s 2.7-million will be plied seeks to determine the degree—if any—to which UAVs benefit personnel responding to varied natural and man-made disasters. Also of salience to researchers is the efficacy and efficiency of the procedures by which federal, state, and local disaster preparedness and emergency organizations coordinate their UAV operations.

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NTSB Prelim: Air Tractor Inc. AT-802A (A1); Air Tractor Inc. AT-802 (A2)

Pilot Of The AT-802A Pitched Up At The End Of His Application Run And Collided With The AT-802

On July 26, 2022, about 1702 central daylight time, an Air Tractor AT-802A airplane, N749LA, and an Air Tractor AT-802 airplane, N214RL, were involved in an accident near Portland, Arkansas. The AT-802A was destroyed, and the AT-802 was substantially damaged. The pilot of the AT-802A was fatally injured, and the pilot of the AT-802 was seriously injured. Both aircraft were operated as Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 137 aerial application flights.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (08.20.22)

Aero Linx: Flying Physicians Association (FPA) FPA members are physician-pilots promoting safety, education and human interest projects relating to medicine and aviation. FPA organizes regional chapter meetings and an annual national meeting offering a unique combination of continuing medical education (CME), presentations by world-class aviation figures, and varied charitable and recreational opportunities.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (08.20.22): Designated Common Traffic Advisory Frequency

Designated Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF) Area In Alaska, in addition to being designated for the purpose of carrying out airport advisory practices while operating to or from an airport without an operating airport traffic control tower, a CTAF may also be designated for the purpose of carrying out advisory practices for operations in and through areas with a high volume of VFR traffic.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (08.20.22)

“Developing a blueprint for exploring the solar system means learning how to use resources that are available to us while also preserving their scientific integrity. Lunar water ice is valuable from a scientific perspective and also as a resource, because from it we can extract oxygen and hydrogen for life support systems and fuel.” Source: From an explanation offered by NASA chief exploration scientist Jacob Bleacher, following the first Moon landing targets announced for a future Artemis Moon landing.

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