As Special Olympics Airlift Prep Continues, Lucky Participant Gets to Be Dove 1
Textron Aviation has announced that bottling company Coca-Cola Consolidated has received the Special Olympics Airlift's premier call sign, "Dove 1" for their flight next June. The Airlift is a project closely intertwined with Textron, frequently assisting in organizing and collating a wide variety of private owners and operators willing to lend their aircraft, services, and time to take competitors to the Special Olympics. It's no easy feat to choreograph a variety of aircraft, creating a roster of departures and runway assignments for Airlift participants. The ferry flights will take place on June 4, with the return on June 12 as the athletes are taken home, hope
Sun ‘n Fun 2022 may be the week for you to get MORE than your average Mustang fix. In addition to Lee Lauderback and the Stallion 51 TF-51 Mustang, which will be on display and fly in the airshow throughout the week, there are now TWO major Mustang replica programs scheduled to be seen at Lakeland in an area that may well be called Mustang Alley from here on out. Titan Aircraft will display their all-metal T-51 Replica alongside the Scalewings composite SW-51. The Robinson R44 helicopter has been featured at the Heli-Expo 2022 Helicopter Institute booth, sporting a newly released
Sun ‘n Fun 2022 may be the week for you to get MORE than your average Mustang fix. In addition to Lee Lauderback and the Stallion 51 TF-51 Mustang, which will be on display and fly in the airshow throughout the week, there are now TWO major Mustang replica programs scheduled to be seen at Lakeland in an area that may well be called Mustang Alley from here on out. Titan Aircraft will display their all-metal T-51 Replica alongside the Scalewings composite SW-51. The Robinson R44 helicopter has been featured at the Heli-Expo 2022 Helicopter Institute booth, sporting a newly released
“So, What Do You Think Of That B.W.M. Over There?”
By Wes Oleszewski, Aero-News NetworkSpaceflight Analyst
Back in 2010 I was at the Kennedy Space Center’s press site covering the STS-135 launch for the Aero-News Network. Of course, while doing that you spend a lot of time simply waiting for things to happen. In that process I was chatting with a well-known space reporter who had been covering such events for many years. Our conversation touched on the Obama administration’s recent defunding of NASA’s Constellation program. The reporter thumbed toward the recently constructed mobile launcher that had been intended for the also de-funded Ares-I vehicle and asked me, “So, wha
WAI Grants Almost 1/2 Million Dollars in Scholarships, Inducts 3 Aviators into Hall of Fame
Women in Aviation International has successfully held their 33rd annual conference, once again celebrating and boosting women in aviation. This year, the group took to the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee, from March 17-19 for a slate of speakers, exhibitors, and educational sessions. Once through with the education, the conference concluded with scholarship awards, and inductions into the Pioneer Hall of Fame. The conference is one of the best places to rub elbows with the movers and shakers of every segment of aviation, from business, to mainstream carriers, to the engineering side of aerospace. The conference is
New Product Introductions Session Available Online for Live Announcements
The Aircraft Electronics Association new product session is on track for the 65th annual AEA International Convention & Trade Show, kicking off on March 28 and continuing nearly a decade and a half of ANN service to the avionics community with upscale LIVE web programming. The program continues the aviation industry’s longest running annual live web programming series. The New Product Introductions session will be home to a series of new product announcements, from a long slate of businesses and industry names. The Session will include dozens of companies, from Avidyne to Viavi Solutions, with
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EAA's Youth Outreach Program Returns After Years of Postponement
The Leesburg, Florida chapter of the EAA, number 534, is back in action for the local Young Eagles Program after years of COVID cancellation. The children showed up to Leesburg International Airport for a flight with EAA volunteers, exposing them to the wide world of aviation and hopefully setting them on the path of an enthusiast for life. Kids 8 to 17 are eligible for flights at Young Eagles Day at their local EAA chapters across the country, usually completed in light, single engine fixed wing aircraft.
ALPA Applauds DOT Position, Citing Public Funding During Pandemic
The Air Line Pilots Association has commended the Department of Transportation on its work in ensuring continued airline service to small and rural communities throughout the US. ALPA noted the recent taxpayer subsidies issued to SkyWest in recent years, bolstering their bottom line and hopefully maintaining service to those areas that might otherwise be unprofitable. The airline recently notified the Department of Transportation of its intent to discontinue Essential Air Service to 29 cities, citing problems in staffing flights amidst a small but growing pilot shortage. The Department rejected that plan, demanding the airline continue service to each city until a replacement i
From 2016 (YouTube Version): Looks Like A Jet, Flies Like A GA Airplane…
While at Sun ‘n Fun 2016, ANN News Editor, Tom Patton, saw a light-airplane that looked like a stylized F-15. The airplane is called the PJ-II “Dreamer”. To get the details, Tom talked with Len Bechtold, who designed the engine for the aircraft, as well as the technical director of design, Ben Kolotilin. The Design of this fascinating airplane originated in Russia and has now been brought to the United States with the hopes of placing it into production. Kolotilin explains that the intent was to produce a stylized fighter-like airplane with flying characteristics
As The Pilot Attempted To Increase The Throttle Input, The Engine Did Not Respond
On March 8, 2022, at 1417 mountain standard time, a Cessna P210N airplane, N210GE, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Englewood, Colorado. The pilot and flight instructor both sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that the flight was cleared for an instrument approach as they neared the intended destination airport. The initial portion of the approach was uneventful. After contacting the control tower, the controller requested that they sidestep to the parallel runway for landing.
AD 2022-07-05 Identifies The Unsafe Condition As The Length Of The Ripcord Between The Pins Being Too Long
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2022-05-09, which applied to certain MARS A.S. emergency parachutes. AD 2022-05-09 required removing emergency parachutes with certain manufacture dates or serial numbers from service. Since the FAA issued AD 2022-0509, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) superseded its mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) to correct an unsafe condition on this aviation product. The MCAI identifies the unsafe condition as the length of the ripcord between the pins being too long, which could cause a malfunction of the emergency parachute. This AD retains the actions required by
Aero Linx: International Transportation Safety Association (ITSA)
ITSA is an international network of heads (Chairpersons, Directors or the equivalent) of independent safety investigation authorities (SIA). ITSA covers all modes of transportation, including aviation, marine, railways, road transport, pipelines and underground infrastructure. Some ITSA member authorities are single mode, i.e. their remit is limited to one mode of transportation, while others are multimodal. ITSA aims to bring together the heads of safety investigation authorities from different regions in the world and modes of transportation...
Maximum Authorized Altitude
A published altitude representing the maximum usable altitude or flight level for an airspace structure or route segment. It is the highest altitude on a Federal airway, jet route, area navigation low or high route, or other direct route for which an MEA is designated in 14 CFR Part 95 at which adequate reception of navigation aid signals is assured.
“So, what do you think of that B.W.M. over there?” “B.W.M.?” I frowned in reply. “Yeah,” he smirked, “Big Waste of Money.” Considering that the Obama administration had, literally with the stroke of a pen, recently wasted more than 11 billion dollars in spaceflight investment that had actually passed through Congress by a margin of about 400 to 8 votes, that restatement seemed quite out of place. “It’ll only be a waste when they take a torch to it,” was my reply.
Source: Part of the narrative from an intriguing story by ANN's Space Correspondent (and sometimes 'spacy' correspondent) describing his study of the transtion form the ARES of old to today's SLS... such as it is.
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