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October 23, 2023

Zenith’s Kit Aircraft Building Workshop Returns to Lakeland, Florida

December 2023 Event to be Followed by Zenith Fly-In

Zenith Aircraft Company is returning to central Florida on 01 and 02 December 2023 for purpose of hosting its popular hands-on kit aircraft building workshop. Subject workshop will be held on the SUN ’n FUN Expo campus (site of the annual Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo), and followed immediately by an informal regional Zenith fly-in gathering.

Onward, Toward The Stampede City

On 20 October 2023, Canada’s federal government issued a news release in which an assortment of the nation’s Ministers and managers set forth: “The aviation industry in Alberta and across Canada is growing, resulting in increased demand for pilots and skilled aviation professionals in the air transportation and aircrew industries. The Government of Canada is investing in Alberta’s aviation sector to support the increasing need for pilots and a flight-ready workforce while creating good paying jobs and diversifying Alberta’s economy ...

Airplane Subsequently Impacted An Embankment In A Right-Wing, Nose-Low Attitude About 15 Feet Below The Top Of A Plateau

On October 1, 2023, at 1608 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 177RG (file photo, below), N545PZ, owned and operated by Lake Placid Air Service was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Lake Placid, New York. The pilot and pilot-rated passenger sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 aerial photography flight. The purpose of the flight was to photograph the accident airplane while airborne for later publication in a magazine article. According to witnesses, there were two airplanes that made up the flight. The lead airplane was a Beech A36 w