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January 17, 2023

Tragic... At Least Sixty-Eight Lives Lost in Nepalese ATR-72 Accident

A Surplus of Aftermath, a Dearth of Answers

Sixty-eight lives have been confirmed lost after an ATR-72-500 operated by Kathmandu-based Yeti Airlines went down in a gorge while attempting to land at a newly-opened airport in the resort town of Pokhara, Nepal. The instance occasions the Central Asian country’s deadliest aircraft accident in three decades. The accident’s cause is unknown and remains under investigation.

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Let's Make A Deal: Russia Amenable to Trading Stolen Satellites for Soyuz Parts

Necessity, the Mother of Humility

Roscosmos, the Russian state-owned space corporation and overseer of all Russian Federation space flights, cosmonautics programs, and aerospace research, has indicated it may be willing to return 36 communication satellites Moscow pilfered from OneWeb, the London-based satellite communication company. In exchange for its munificence, Roscosmos seeks to take possession of Soyuz rocket parts currently being held in French Guiana.

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Airborne 01.09.23: P-51 v Piper, Artemis Inspection, Lead-Free Avgas

Also: Dramatic Helo Rescue, Hot Spots Standardized, NASA's 747SP, Blackhawk Aerospace Acquired

Ask any taildragger pilot about the issues inherent in taxiing the average conventional geared airplane around a busy ramp... like the Pitts Special, Cessna 195, Russian SU26/29/31 Sukhoi series... or... the P-51 Mustang. So... as the year was coming to a close, two aircraft met in the worst possible way... the oft-warned nose to tail collision. A North American P-51D Mustang, N3333E, nicknamed 'Glamorous Glenn III', ran into the aft section of a Piper PA-46-600TP M600, N282TX, during taxi at Houston Executive Airport, Texas. Inside the Multi-Payload Processi

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Airborne 01.09.23: P-51 v Piper, Artemis Inspection, Lead-Free Avgas

Also: Dramatic Helo Rescue, Hot Spots Standardized, NASA's 747SP, Blackhawk Aerospace Acquired

Ask any taildragger pilot about the issues inherent in taxiing the average conventional geared airplane around a busy ramp... like the Pitts Special, Cessna 195, Russian SU26/29/31 Sukhoi series... or... the P-51 Mustang. So... as the year was coming to a close, two aircraft met in the worst possible way... the oft-warned nose to tail collision. A North American P-51D Mustang, N3333E, nicknamed 'Glamorous Glenn III', ran into the aft section of a Piper PA-46-600TP M600, N282TX, during taxi at Houston Executive Airport, Texas. Inside the Multi-Payload Processi

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (01.17.23)

Aero Linx: OX5 Aviation Pioneers Official Site of The Ox5 Aviation Pioneers Organization. The OX5 Aviation Pioneers is seeking aviation/history minded men and women to join them in keeping the OX5 engine and early USA aviation history alive.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (01.17.23): Oceanic Airspace

Oceanic Airspace Airspace over the oceans of the world, considered international airspace, where oceanic separation and procedures per the International Civil Aviation Organization are applied. Responsibility for the provisions of air traffic control service in this airspace is delegated to various countries, based generally upon geographic proximity and the availability of the required resources.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (01.17.23)

JFK ATC: "Sh#t! Delta 1943 cancel takeoff clearance! Delta 1943 cancel takeoff clearance!” Delta 1943: “Rejecting.” JFK ATC: “Alright, whew, Delta 1943. Delta 1943, are you able to taxi, or do you need a couple of minutes to run checks?” Delta 1943: “Yeah we can get off the runway Delta 1943.” Alertness on the controller’s part and the Delta air-crew’s excellent airmanship and solid training saw the 737 come to a controlled and linear stop within approximately three-hundred-meters of the American 777. Against a backdrop of glowing-hot brake pads, down-spooling turbofan engines, and thundering heart

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