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Airborne Affordable Flyers 01.05.23: LODA Relief!, AirVenture 2023, Dark Aero!

Also: Scalewings Speeds Up, CubCrafter Skis, Young Eagles Program, Electric Race

We are pleased to report the elimination of a particularly onerous bit of FAA decision-making... by virtue of an act of Congress. H.R. 7776, the “James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023” -- which was passed by both the House and Senate and signed into law by the President just before year's end. The FAA policy, established in July 2021, required certain aircraft owners and flight instructors to obtain a letter of deviation authority (LODA) prior to providing flight training in experimental aircraft—including the owner

Airborne 01.11.23: Scalebirds P-36, Aerobility, NWOC Warbird Conference

Also: Super Bowl LVII TFR, EAA Canadian Council, FAA-Korea Coop, ERBS Reentry

The Scalebirds P-36 test aircraft has been flying for a while now and as most flight test programs prove, there is always room for tweaking. The P-36 is turning out to be a solid attraction for warbird enthusiasts on a budget, powered by an uncommon Verner 7U Radial engine and designed for light aerobatics. Andy Braybrook, a 35-year-old Grantham, UK man, has been picking up the basics of aviation thanks to the disabled flying charity, Aerobility. A motorcycle accident 6 years prior caused Braybrook to suffer a spinal cord injury at the 7th cervical vertebra, putting him in a

Vertical Flight Society Spin-Off Announced

H2eVTOL Council now HYSKY Society

On 20 January 2023, the Vertical Flight Society announced its H2eVTOL Council—an open forum for hydrogen in aeronautics powertrain applications—had been spun off into an independent non-profit organization to be known henceforth as the HYSKY Society.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (01.22.23): Final Monitor Aid

Final Monitor Aid

A high-resolution color display that is equipped with the controller alert system hardware/software used to monitor the no transgression zone (NTZ) during simultaneous parallel approach operations. The display includes alert algorithms providing the target predictors, a color change alert when a target penetrates or is predicted to penetrate the no transgression zone (NTZ), synthesized voice alerts, and digital mapping.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (01.22.23)

Aero Linx: The Funk Flyers Owners Association The Funk Flyers Owners Association is an organization for Funk aircraft owners to help get to know one another. To help them maintain their aricraft, exchange ideas and information and to locate sources of supplies for parts. The goal of the Funk Aircraft Owners Association is the restoration, preservation, flying and exhibition of one of the best and safest light planes ever manufactured.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (01.22.23)

"In its FY2023 budget estimate, FAA itself described the NOTAM repository as ‘failing vintage hardware’ and requested almost $30 million to accelerate the modernization of the Aeronautical Information Management Program that encompasses the NOTAM system." Source: From a recent Congressional Research Service report that details the proposed 2023 FAA budget, mentioning that the FAA described the NOTAM system in no charitable terms even before the latest fiasco.