Fri, Oct 31, 2025
Purdue University’s Research Foundation and the Archaeological Legacy Institute have confirmed that they will be putting their quest to find Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra aircraft on hold until next year.

The announcement blamed seasonal weather that would jeopardize the expedition if it continued to wait for Kiribati’s green light. SpaceX is clipping the wings on its Starlink Mini users. The company announced that starting November 7, 2025, the maximum supported operating speed for its Roam, Local Priority, and Global Priority plans will drop from 550 mph (471 knots) to 450 mph (391 knots). The change comes as part of what SpaceX calls “ongoing efforts to optimize network performance.” Months after the Federal Aviation Administration pulled her medical on bogus mental health-related claims, Xyla Foxlin has returned to the skies. While this is an exciting development, the Mental Health in Aviation Act remains in Congressional limbo… meaning the work is far from over. OK.... with a little over a week to go, it’s time to get serious! Thanks to the folks at Sun n Fun, we have a highly professional online ticketing apparatus at our disposal for next month’s Affordable
Flying Expo. And we have other good news... use the code “AFE2025” and you can get $5 OFF the adult ticket price of $15 or even more for a three day pass. Check out https://affordableflying.net/attend/ and click the ‘Purchase Tickets’ icon. We’ll see you November 6th, 7th and 8th!!! All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-Unlimited!!!

Airborne 10.30.25 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Thursday, October 30th, 2025... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Holland Lee. Holland is supported by ANN Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, as well as ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell. This episode covers:
- Purdue Pushes Earhart Search to 2026, Citing Red Tape and Weather
- SpaceX Shrinks Starlink Mini’s Speed Limit by 80 Knots
- Pilot Mental Health Advocacy is Paying Off: Welcome Back, Xyla!
- Textron Says Beech M-346N Will Be Built In Wichita
- Metro Gains H160 EMS STC, Buys 12 H140s
- Danny Maldonado Named President & CEO Of Bell
- Don’t Forget! Affordable Flying Expo Tickets NOW On Sale!
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