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March 09, 2023

One More Time... FAA Issues Cirrus SF50 AD

Autopilot, Auto-Throttle, and BPRS Anomalies Observed

Compelled by reports of an accident and an incident resulting from uncommanded in-flight activation of the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) autopilot mode, the FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Cirrus Design Corporation Model SF50 airplanes.

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Turbulence or Trim Anomaly?

NTSB Investigating Possible Challenger 300 Trim Issue

On Friday, 03 March 2023, a Bombardier Challenger 300 business jet traveling from Keene, New Hampshire’s Dillant–Hopkins Airport (EEN) to Virginia’s Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO) encountered severe, possibly extreme turbulence that claimed the life of one of the aircraft’s three passengers. In addition to examining atmospheric phenomena for purpose of better understanding the ostensible turbulence event, NTSB investigators are “now looking at a reported trim issue that occurred prior to the in-flight upset.”

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Aero-TV: Korean War Hero Twice Reborn

The Life, Death, Life, Death, and Life of a Glorious Warbird

In 1981, business-owner Jim Tobul and his father purchased a Chance-Vought F4U Corsair. More accurately, the two men purchased three truckloads of parts that, over the following decade, they fashioned into a flying warbird. That Jim Tobul is an FAA-certified A&P/IA and pilot was critical to the endeavor, but not so critical as the father-and-son team’s passion for aviation, the Corsair, and the history embodied in the aircraft to which they dedicated vast tracts of their lives.

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Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight to Honor Vietnam Vets

AirVenture Tribute Returns for 9th Year

Among the most emotional and poignant traditions of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) annual AirVenture fly-in will again be observed in 2023. One-hundred Vietnam War veterans will be honored on 28 July with a Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight by which they will be transported from Oshkosh, Wisconsin’s Wittman Regional Airport to Washington D.C.

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EAA Webinars Draw Thousands

Virtual Ultralight Days a Resounding Success

Lovers of Low and Slow were captivated by the EAA’s Virtual Ultralight Days, which returned in 2023 with 15 webinars over three-days in late February. The presentations highlighted the joys of ultralight flight to the more than five-thousand enthusiasts who availed themselves of live webinars featuring a variety of ultralight topics, including how to get started in the endeavor of ultralight flying, maintenance tips, and airport operations.

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Klyde Morris (03.03.23)

Klyde Has Exquisite Taste In Aero-Models...

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (03.09.23)

Aero Linx: Civil Aeronautics Administration (Taiwan)

The Republic of China set out to build its civil aviation industry early after the country was established. In the eighth year of the R.O.C., an aviation governmental agency was already set up to take charge of the country’s aviation affairs. In the 18th year of the R.O.C., the agency became a sub-unit of the Ministry of Transport and Communications. After the Second World War, to develop and manage civil aviation businesses, on January 20, 1947, the Civil Aeronautics Administration was founded in Nanjing under the MTC, listed as a third-rank central governmental agency under the Executive Yuan. The Administration’s rules for

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (03.09.23): Flight Service Station (FSS)

Flight Service Station (FSS)

An air traffic facility which provides pilot briefings, flight plan processing, en route flight advisories, search and rescue services, and assistance to lost aircraft and aircraft in emergency situations. FSS also relay ATC clearances, process Notices to Air Missions, and broadcast aviation weather and aeronautical information. In Alaska, FSS provide Airport Advisory Services.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (03.09.23)

“The enormity of this event is hard to comprehend. You know, we’re thinking ‘we’re in Southern California’, but yet we have had an inundation that has really, really generated a severe amount of anxiety, frustration and difficulty, especially to the victims and those who are actually trapped in their own home.” 

Source: State Assemblyman Tom Lackey, discussing the rare snowfall in southern California that left members of some affected communities stranded, with rescue arriving in t

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