The Swiftness of the Still

The 2022 MultiGP Drone Racing Championship will be held from 18 through 23 October at the No Quarter Ranch drone field in Citrus Springs, Florida. The event’s Sport Class championship will take place 18 and 19 October with the 20th held in reserve as a rain delay day. The Pro Class event will commence on 20 October and conclude in grand fashion on 22 October—with the 23rd held in reserve as a rain day. The final date on which event tickets may be purchased is Friday, 14 October 2022.

Investigation of Deadly 04 September Accident Ongoing

The National Transportation Safety Board and the U.S. Navy will attempt to recover the wreckage of a floatplane that went down off the coast of  Whidbey Island in Washington State’s Puget Sound. The investigation of the 04 September accident—which claimed the lives of nine passengers and veteran pilot Jason Winters—is ongoing, as are preparations for the recovery of the lost aircraft, a 1967 de Havilland DHC-3 Otter, registration N725TH. The recovery effort—which is to commence on 26 September—will see the U.S. Navy endeavor to raise the aircraft from approximately 190-feet of cold, turbid water by means of a crane, a barge, and

New Machines to Support Air Force and Navy Operations

On 16 September 2022, Brazil’s armed forces—through the nation’s Combat Aircraft Program Coordinating Committee (COPAC)—acquired 27 H125 helicopters for purpose of bettering the volume and quality of the rotary-wing training undertaken by the Brazilian Air Force and Navy. The H125 will be produced by Airbus Helicopters’ Brazilian subsidiary Helibras at the company’s facility in Itajubá.

Hellenic Air Force Readies for Turkish Aggression

Following years of financial crisis and forced savings, Greece has embarked on a multi-billion-dollar modernization of its armed forces—primarily to counter the burgeoning Turkish threat. In addition to French Rafale fighter jets and FDI frigates, the Greek government is upgrading 83 of its legacy F-16 fighters to the Block 72 Viper variant—the most advanced version of General Dynamics’ timeless fighter in service in Europe.

Klyde Understands that Local Traffic is A Heckuva Motivator...

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Aero Linx: Austro Control There are as many as 4,000 controlled flights in Austrian airspace on some days, often at altitudes of 10,000 metres or more. Few would suspect how much painstaking and stressful work on the ground goes into managing these traffic flows safely and efficiently ? from the moment when an aircraft’s engines are started up through to the point when it leaves Austrian airspace. Aided by state-of-the-art technology, our air traffic controllers bring planes into the right airways and ensure that they keep their distance from others. Around the clock, 365 days a year. More than 1 million flight movements in Austrian airspace are being handled by Austro Control each year.

Marker Beacon An electronic navigation facility transmitting a 75 MHz vertical fan or boneshaped radiation pattern. Marker beacons are identified by their modulation frequency and keying code, and when received by compatible airborne equipment, indicate to the pilot, both aurally and visually, that he/she is passing over the facility.

"This joint procurement contract represents the realization of a project that will equip both the Brazilian Air Force and Navy with modern aircraft that will meet the needs of the Forces for the next thirty-years.” Source: Lieutenant Brigadier Carlos de Almeida Baptista Junior, Commander of Brazil’s Air Force, commenting as Brazil’s armed forces—through the nation’s Combat Aircraft Program Coordinating Committee (COPAC)—acquired 27 H125 helicopters for purpose of bettering the volume and quality of the rotary-wing training undertaken by the Brazilian Air Force and Navy.