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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh To Honor Apollo 11 Mission 50th Anniversary

Astronaut Michael Collins To Highlight Event July 26th

Apollo 11 command module pilot Michael Collins will be the featured guest as EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019 commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, which in July 1969 marked the first time men landed on the moon and returned safely. EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019, the 67th annual Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in convention, is July 22-28 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Airborne 04.03.19: Enhanced TBM 910, New Pipers, GEICO Skytypers

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Daher unveiled its 2019 edition of the TBM 910 Tuesday morning at Sun 'n Fun in Lakeland, FL. In a new step designed to increase functionality for operational safety improvements on the TBM product line, the TBM 910 now has an automatic icing detection system that provides automated protection while keeping the pilot fully in the loop. When icing or ice accretion is detected by and external sensor, and if the pilot does not take action, the system will activate deicing devices such as the

Klyde Morris 04.05.19

You Might Want To Sugar-Coat It Just A Little, Klyde

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (04.05.19)

"Time is needed for additional work by Boeing as the result of an ongoing review of the 737 MAX Flight Control System to ensure that Boeing has identified and appropriately addressed all pertinent issues. Upon receipt, the FAA will subject Boeing’s completed submission to a rigorous safety review." Source: FAA statement on Boeing's MCAS software update.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (04.05.19): VMC. Minimum Control Airspeed

This is the minimum flight speed at which a light, twin-engine airplane can be satisfactorily controlled when an engine suddenly becomes inoperative and the remaining engine is at takeoff power.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (04.05.19)

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