A Visit To Battle Creek Turns Up Some Surprises

The Aero-News advance crew is now in Oshkosh... and thanking the good Lord that two Oshkosh winters did no discernible damage to our headquarters building located next tot he the EAA Press Building. The trip was a tough one... a fairly over-loaded van, and LOTS of rain enroute made for tough slogging and oft-repeated wishes for an airplane with real cargo capacity. Still... we made it... but it was one of the last stops on the journey that made the whole trip quite an adventure. ANN had received an invite from Waco Aircraft to visit their new HQ in Battle Creek, MI, where they have made serious upgrades and improvements to what had always been a cool little airplane company.

This Year Marks The 19th Annual Edition Of The AEA Pilot's Guide

One of the Oshkosh's best freebies will return to Wittman Field next week! Published annually by the Aircraft Electronics Association, the 2021-22 edition of the AEA Pilot's Guide will be unveiled with free distribution at the Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture Oshkosh in Wisconsin, July 26 through Aug. 1. AEA staff members will distribute thousands of complimentary copies to pilots and aircraft owners at the AEA's AirVenture booth, No. 2035/2036 in Hangar B at Wittman Regional Airport.

The Airplane Entered A Right Descending 270° Turn From About 2,100 Ft MSL

On June 1, 2021, about 1720 eastern daylight time, a Beech A23, N8780M, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Pinnacle, North Carolina. The student pilot was fatally injured and the flight instructor sustained serious injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. A review of preliminary Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data revealed that the flight departed runway 22 at Smith Reynolds Airport (INT), Winston Salem, North Carolina about 1641. The airplane made a right turn and tracked northwest, then east, performing a series of turns, climbs, and descents, consiste