On 17 April 2023, following six-months of painstaking research undertaken by one of the world’s preeminent military aviation historians, the Commemorative Air Force’s Capital Wing proudly announced a World War II combat warbird had been added to its fleet—more or less. The aircraft in question, a Stinson L-5 Sentinel dubbed Gayle Ann, has been a part of the CAF’s Ghost Squadron—the organization’s fleet of historic aircraft—for nearly thirty-years. Nobody, however, knew the little plane had seen combat.
Jackie Ruiz Takes on Teddy Bear Delivery Challenge in Cross Country Flight
Naperville-based marketer, entrepreneur, author, pilot, and motivational speaker Jacqueline S. Ruiz has been making a tour throughout the American Midwest, handing out teddy bears along the way. Her goal will be to place 400 bears to 400 new homes and smiling children, stopping at schools, airports, and museums wherever her route takes her. The journey was conceived as a way to celebrate her upcoming 40th birthday, planning out a 1,100-nm trip from Kansas, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.
On 20 April 2023, Continental announced its Jet-A piston engine family had collectively accumulated north of ten-million flight hours. The engine-maker declared, also, that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) had extended the Time Between Replacement (TBR) interval of its CD-170 engine from 1,200 to 1,800 hours.
Witness Reported That Nearly 6 Minutes After The Initial Impact, An Empty Parachute Could Be Seen Descending Through The Clouds
On April 2, 2023, at 0950 Pacific daylight time, a Cirrus Design Corporation SR22, N424SW, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Oxbow, Oregon. The pilot and the passenger sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.The accident airplane departed Caldwell Executive Airport (EUL), Caldwell, Idaho about 0930 under visual flight rules, with the intended destination of Lewiston Nez/Perce County Airport (LWS), Lewiston, Idaho.
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