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Scottish International Airshow Cancels, After Support Withdrawal Ambush

"South Ayrshire Council Released A Statement About The Airshow Without Our Knowledge"

The Scottish International Airshow has bit the dust for this next year, and some of the details behind that situation raise a lot of questions. National Museums Scotland is part of the brain trust behind the event and confirmed that the event, originally scheduled for July 2021 in East Lothian, has been cancelled. Since 2014, the Scottish International Airshow has been bringing the very best in flight displays to Scotland. After the close of the Leuchars Airshow in 2013, organizers decided to bring the Scottish public a new airshow, based in Ayrshire. The first show, in 2014, attracted 60,000 spectators at the Ayr Low Green.

AeroCruze 230 Certification List Expanded

Aircraft Equipped With Legacy KFC 200 Autopilots May Benefit From Upgrade

BendixKing has expanded the number of aircraft that can be upgraded to its newest AeroCruze 230 autopilot. Now, owners of aircraft equipped with BendixKing's KFC 200 autopilots can install the AeroCruze 230 (KFC 230). The AeroCruze 230 autopilot is a replacement for both the KFC 150 and KFC 200 autopilots and is the only touchscreen autopilot in general aviation, giving owners an affordable, quick upgrade path for their legacy autopilot. It offers several advanced safety features, including Automatic Wings Level, which allows pilots to quickly bring the aircraft under control with the touch of a button when experiencing an unusual attitude or inclement weather.

Klyde Morris (11.06.20)

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BMAA: Department For Transport Issues Guidance On National Restrictions For GA

'Private Pilots Should Not Undertake Any Sport Or Leisure Flying, In Line With The Requirement To Stay At Home'

Our friends at the British Microlight Aircraft Association let us know that new restrictions in the UK appear to include GA. They tell us that, 'National restrictions are in place in England to reduce day-to-day contact between people and help stop the spread of coronavirus. Private pilots should not undertake any sport or leisure flying, in line with the requirement to stay at home without reasonable excuse. General Aviation (GA) flying for the purposes of work, where it is not reasonably possible to work or provide those services at home, is permitted. Social distancing measures should be in place and observed at all times.

Classic Aero-TV: Aero-Ingenuity – One Man’s Quad-Rotor Odyssey

From 2015: Some Guys Just Know How To Max Out Their Capabilities... And Their Enjoyment... Of Sport Aviation

While ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, was hanging around E-Fest 2015, he saw a lot of interesting aircraft and met with some very stimulating people. Towards the end of the show Jim ran into a gentleman that was simply known as “Quad Guy,” and he could be likened to a Marvel Comics superhero. A superhero, at least, as it relates to flying quadcopters.

New Commercial Spaceflight Standard Supports Suborbital Vehicle Safety

'New Standard Helps Provide The Framework For Consistent Occupant Safety'

A new standard developed by ASTM International's commercial spaceflight committee (F47) establishes a failure tolerance for suborbital vehicles specific to situations of occupant safety. Failure tolerance, also known as fault tolerance, is the ability of a system to continue satisfying safety or operational objectives in the event one or more components fail.

Genesys-Metro Collaboration Earns Transport Canada Approval For Airbus EC145e

The IDU-450 & IFR HeliSAS Equipped Airbus EC145e Now IFR Certified In Canada

Genesys Aerosystems and Metro Aviation have earned Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) certification for the Genesys IFR avionics suite on the Airbus EC145e. The FAA previously certified the avionics suite in 2019. The Genesys avionics suite certified on the EC145e includes four IDU-450 displays in a dual-sided PFD/MFD format with dual redundant ADAHRS, and dual GPS/FMS. The IDU-450 is a lightweight (4.5 lbs) EFIS display that offers high-resolution LCD glass depicting 3D Synthetic Vision, Highway-In-The-Sky (HITS), Enhanced HTAWS, Integrated FMS, Hover Vector, and many more features. In addition to the night-vision capable displays, the suite includes the IFR Heli

Airborne 11.02.20: EAA B-17 Is Back, PAL-V Flying Car, Gulfstream Upgrades

Also: Ligado Protested, National Model Aviation Museum, Virgin Galactic, DA40 NG To Caribbean

EAA's B-17 Aluminum Overcast is officially back in action after a successful stop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, last weekend that saw 109 prospective riders pre-book and 14 total flights, despite tricky weather on Friday in partnership with EAA Chapter 33. According to EAA Manager of Air Tours Kristy Busse in a quote "I can tell you that the unseasonably cold temperatures, in the 30s each day, did not deter our visitors from coming off of the airplane smiling ear to ear from their recent experience." After

NTSB Prelim: Cessna 172

The Airplane Had Climbed To 1,025 Ft MSL, Then Entered A Descending Left Turn Before The Data Ended

On October 25, 2020, at 1052 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172H, N724BC, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Dunnellon, Florida. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. The pilot, who was also the owner of the airplane held a private pilot certificate for single-engine airplanes with an instrument rating. A review of preliminary air traffic control (ATC) communications and radar data provided by the FAA revealed that the pilot was not in communication with ATC; however, radar data indicated that the airplane departed to the sout

AD: Airbus SAS Airplanes

AD 2020-22-16 Required Revising The Existing Maintenance Or Inspection Program, As Applicable

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2017-25-04, which applied to certain Airbus SAS Model A318 series airplanes; Model A319-111, -112, -113, -114, -115, -131, -132, and -133 airplanes; Model A320-211, -212, -214, -231, -232, and -233 airplanes; and Model A321-111, -112, -131, -211, -212, -213, -231, and -232 airplanes. The FAA is also superseding AD 2019-03-17, which applies to certain Airbus SAS Model A318 series airplanes; Model A319-111, -112, -113, -114, -115, -131, -132, and -133 airplanes; Model A320-211, -212, -214, -216, -231, -232, -233, -251N, and -271N airplanes; and Model A321 series airplanes. AD 2019-03-17 required revising t

AD: Austro Engine GmbH Engines

AD 2020-22-14 Requires Engine Modification By Installing A Waste Gate Controlrod Fail-Safe Bridge And New Spring-Loaded Circlip

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2018-07-16 for all Austro Engine GmbH model E4 and E4P diesel piston engines. AD 2018-07-16 required initial and repetitive replacement of the waste gate controller and the control rod circlip. This AD retains the requirements of AD 2018-07-16 and requires engine modification by installing a waste gate controlrod fail-safe bridge and new spring-loaded circlip that terminates the initial and repetitive replacement requirements of AD 2018-07-16. This AD was prompted by the development of a modification of the waste gate control rod by adding a fail-safe bridge and spring-l

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (11.06.20)

Aero Linx: AVSIG Yes, after 260 dog years, AVSIG is onto Forum Platform 3.0. We mothballed our UBB-based place at the stroke of midnight on the first of the year, so if you’ve spent the past six months trying to reply to those threads about the return of LORAN or Mel Tillis and Charles Manson departing this world on the same day, give up: your situation is hopeless. You can still read all messages (2004-17) … just keep your UBB-era login handy for the member sections. (New AVSIG Members will also be issued a login for our legacy forum, enabling full access to all SIG II threads, including the internet’s most amusing discussion about airplanes on tread

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (11.06.20): Enhanced Flight Vision System (EFVS)

Enhanced Flight Vision System (EFVS) An EFVS is an installed aircraft system which uses an electronic means to provide a display of the forward external scene topography (the natural or man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevation) through the use of imaging sensors, including but not limited to forward-looking infrared, millimeter wave radiometry, millimeter wave radar, or low-light level image intensification. An EFVS includes the display element, sensors, computers and power supplies, indications, and controls. An operator’s authorization to conduct an EFVS operation may have provisions which allow pilots to conduct IAPs when the r

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (11.06.20)

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November 06, 2020

Airborne 11.06.20: AirCar Flies!, Blue Angels, Gone West: Audrey Poberezny

Scottish International Airshow Cancels, After Support Withdrawal Ambush

"South Ayrshire Council Released A Statement About The Airshow Without Our Knowledge"

AeroCruze 230 Certification List Expanded

Aircraft Equipped With Legacy KFC 200 Autopilots May Benefit From Upgrade

Klyde Morris (11.06.20)

Klyde Is Amazed At What Can Happen In a Broom Closet...

BMAA: Department For Transport Issues Guidance On National Restrictions For GA

'Private Pilots Should Not Undertake Any Sport Or Leisure Flying, In Line With The Requirement To Stay At Home'

Classic Aero-TV: Aero-Ingenuity – One Man’s Quad-Rotor Odyssey

From 2015: Some Guys Just Know How To Max Out Their Capabilities... And Their Enjoyment... Of Sport Aviation

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New Commercial Spaceflight Standard Supports Suborbital Vehicle Safety

'New Standard Helps Provide The Framework For Consistent Occupant Safety'

Genesys-Metro Collaboration Earns Transport Canada Approval For Airbus EC145e

The IDU-450 & IFR HeliSAS Equipped Airbus EC145e Now IFR Certified In Canada

Airborne 11.02.20: EAA B-17 Is Back, PAL-V Flying Car, Gulfstream Upgrades

Also: Ligado Protested, National Model Aviation Museum, Virgin Galactic, DA40 NG To Caribbean

NTSB Prelim: Cessna 172

The Airplane Had Climbed To 1,025 Ft MSL, Then Entered A Descending Left Turn Before The Data Ended

AD: Airbus SAS Airplanes

AD 2020-22-16 Required Revising The Existing Maintenance Or Inspection Program, As Applicable

AD: Austro Engine GmbH Engines

AD 2020-22-14 Requires Engine Modification By Installing A Waste Gate Controlrod Fail-Safe Bridge And New Spring-Loaded Circlip

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (11.06.20)

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (11.06.20): Enhanced Flight Vision System (EFVS)

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (11.06.20)

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