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Aero-TV At OSH21: Van's Reveals Upcoming RV-15 Backcountry Kit

For The First Time, Vans Shares Details On RV-15

Van's brought almost their entire line of kits to Oshkosh. That included one RV-8 that was brought in from a customer. Van's Vice President, Greg Hughes, speaks with us about what's next for the company, and the upcoming addition to their fleet. “On Monday, we had our ‘What's new and happening at Van's Aircraft’ forum, and we let the cat out of the bag, or opened the curtain a little bit, to tell people about the RV-15, which is the next model coming from Van's Aircraft. What we have announced to date is that it will be a high wing, all metal, backcountry capable airplane. The init

Virgin Galactic Grounded

"May Not Return The SpaceshipTwo Vehicle To Flight Until The FAA Approves The Final Mishap Investigation Report..."

After a number of inflight issues have become public, the FAA has finally stepped in and grounded Virgin Galactic. This occurred as details about the flight that carried Richard Branson, and others, to a point short of the Karman Line ran into problems that have just recently come to light. A New Yorker story by Nicholas Schmidle (who wrote the recently published "Test Gods" revealing a number of problems inherent in the VG program) was the first to note the hastily rescheduled Unity 22 that carried Branson encountered issues with its attitude and the parameters established for a proper ascent and return to their base. In t

Gulfstream G700 Sets International City-Pair Speed Records

Test Aircraft Connects Savannah, Doha and Paris

The Gulfstream G700, set its first ever city-pair speed records from Savannah to Doha, Qatar, and then from Doha to Paris. The G700 is the largest in the Gulfstream’s fleet. The record breaking flight connected Savannah to Doha, a distance of 6,711 nautical miles, at an average speed of Mach 0.88 in 13 hours and 16 minutes, according to the company. The aircraft then set another city-pair record from Doha to Paris, flying 2,953 nm in 6 hours and 15 minutes at an average speed of Mach 0.90. For the Savannah to Doha flight, Gulfstream fueled the G700 with a blend of sustainable aviation fuel. Carbon offsets are being applied for both flights.

Airborne-Flight Training 08.26.21: iAero Initiative, SEMO Flt School, Virtual HS

Also: Helicopter Student Funding, GAMA Aviation Design, CAF Cadets, Oklahoma Aerospace Institute

iAero Airways has provided new hire training to the first graduates of their partnership with Southwest Airlines Destination 225° Employee Pathway. The first two cadets now serve as first officers for iAero Airways. The pilots received their ATP certificate along with a Boeing 737 type rating from the FAA. The initiative between iAero and Southwest provides the opportunity for aspiring pilots to meet their goals and ultimately take flight with Southwest. Southeast Missouri State University has a new aviation program and this semester’s students wi

Airborne-Flight Training 08.26.21: iAero Initiative, SEMO Flt School, Virtual HS

Also: Helicopter Student Funding, GAMA Aviation Design, CAF Cadets, Oklahoma Aerospace Institute

iAero Airways has provided new hire training to the first graduates of their partnership with Southwest Airlines Destination 225° Employee Pathway. The first two cadets now serve as first officers for iAero Airways. The pilots received their ATP certificate along with a Boeing 737 type rating from the FAA. The initiative between iAero and Southwest provides the opportunity for aspiring pilots to meet their goals and ultimately take flight with Southwest. Southeast Missouri State University has a new aviation program and this semester’s students wi

Kirby Chambliss Named To International Aerobatic Hall Of Fame

Chambliss Has Been A Member Of IAC Since 1986

The International Aerobatic Club has named the recipient of its 2021 IAC Hall of Fame Recipient, awarding Kirby Chambliss the honor. The Hall of Fame was formed in 1986, the same year Chambliss joined the IAC. “I don’t ever remember saying I wanted to be a pilot, I just always wanted to be a pilot,” Chambliss says. HIs backstory is quite interesting, as he began flying at just 13 years old. At 21 he became a corporate pilot and was sent to a 10-hour aerobatic course with Duane Cole to train in a Decathlon. At that point his love of aerobatics became an obsession.

Bristow And Electra Work Together For eSTOL Certification

The Firms Will Collaborate To Market And Develop The Aircraft

Bristow Group and Electra.aero, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to pursue a Joint Development Agreement and Purchase Agreement. The two firms will work together on the technical development, marketing and certification of Electra’s hybrid-electric short take-off and landing aircraft, seeking to collaborate on 50 aircraft. In addition to seeking certification with the FAA, EASA and Transport Canada the two companies also aim to focus on “middle mile” logistics.

Delta Air Lines Orders 30 More Airbus A321neo Aircraft

The Company Has 155 On Order To Meet Future Demand

Delta Air Lines has ordered 30 additional Airbus A321neo aircraft to help meet upcoming demands, bringing the total aircraft of this type that are currently on order to 155 A321neos. Mahendra Nair, Delta’s Senior Vice President, Fleet and TechOps Supply Chain speaks on the upcoming order and partnership with Airbus, “Adding these aircraft strengthens Delta’s commitment to replacing older fleets with more sustainable, efficient jets, and offering the best customer experience in the industry,” Nair says. “Delta appreciates the extensive partnership with the Airbus team in support of our strategic growth plans, and we look forward to continuing to work together thro

Sonaca Aircraft Names New CEO

Laurent Maroy Will Move Into Operations, International Distribution

Sonaca Aircraft has named Laurent Maroy, 42, as its new Chief Executive Officer. Laurent Maroy joined Sonaca group in 2013 and has a wide variety of skill sets as he held various positions in national and international levels within the company. In Belgium he worked at Sonaca groups headquarters as Airbus Program Manager before moving to Romania to start up and develop Sonaca Aerospace Transylvania’s business. In the USA, he worked at a subsidiary of Sonaca group called LMI Aerospace as a Business Unit Leader.

NTSB Prelim: Rotorway Exec 162F

Just After The Helicopter Flew Over A Tree Line, He Heard A “Loud Sound” And “Watched The [Rotor] Just Stop

On August 7, 2021, at 1810 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Rotorway Exec 162F, N162KJ, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident in Argyle, New York. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. A witness located about ½-mile north of the accident site observed the helicopter flying southbound at an estimated altitude of 50-75 ft above the ground. He stated that he believed the helicopter was “having issues, as (it) could not stay up in the air, it was almost like it was bouncing.”

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (09.03.21)

Aero Linx: International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO is funded and directed by 193 national governments to support their diplomacy and cooperation in air transport as signatory states to the Chicago Convention (1944). Its core function is to maintain an administrative and expert bureaucracy (the ICAO Secretariat) supporting these diplomatic interactions, and to research new air transport policy and standardization innovations as directed and endorsed by governments through the ICAO Assembly, or by the ICAO Council which the assembly elects.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (09.03.21): Radar Required

Radar Required A term displayed on charts and approach plates and included in FDC NOTAMs to alert pilots that segments of either an instrument approach procedure or a route are not navigable because of either the absence or unusability of a NAVAID. The pilot can expect to be provided radar navigational guidance while transiting segments labeled with this term.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (09.03.21)

Aero-News Quote of the Day "Virgin Galactic may not return the SpaceShipTwo vehicle to flight until the FAA approves the final mishap investigation report or determines the issues related to the mishap do not affect public safety." Source: From a statement by the FAA, after details about serious problems with Virgin Galactic's first passenger flight came to light.

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September 03, 2021

Aero-TV At OSH21: Van's Reveals Upcoming RV-15 Backcountry Kit

For The First Time, Vans Shares Details On RV-15

Airborne 09.03.21: Virgin Galactic Grounded, G700 Records, Kirby Chambliss

Virgin Galactic Grounded

"May Not Return The SpaceshipTwo Vehicle To Flight Until The FAA Approves The Final Mishap Investigation Report..."

Gulfstream G700 Sets International City-Pair Speed Records

Test Aircraft Connects Savannah, Doha and Paris

Airborne-Flight Training 08.26.21: iAero Initiative, SEMO Flt School, Virtual HS

Also: Helicopter Student Funding, GAMA Aviation Design, CAF Cadets, Oklahoma Aerospace Institute

Airborne-Flight Training 08.26.21: iAero Initiative, SEMO Flt School, Virtual HS

Also: Helicopter Student Funding, GAMA Aviation Design, CAF Cadets, Oklahoma Aerospace Institute

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Kirby Chambliss Named To International Aerobatic Hall Of Fame

Chambliss Has Been A Member Of IAC Since 1986

Bristow And Electra Work Together For eSTOL Certification

The Firms Will Collaborate To Market And Develop The Aircraft

Delta Air Lines Orders 30 More Airbus A321neo Aircraft

The Company Has 155 On Order To Meet Future Demand

Sonaca Aircraft Names New CEO

Laurent Maroy Will Move Into Operations, International Distribution

NTSB Prelim: Rotorway Exec 162F

Just After The Helicopter Flew Over A Tree Line, He Heard A “Loud Sound” And “Watched The [Rotor] Just Stop

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (09.03.21)

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (09.03.21): Radar Required

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