On June 12, 1955, The Cessna Skyhawk Took To The Skies For The First Time

Textron is celebrating the 65th anniversary of the first flight of the most popular single-engine aircraft in aviation history, Textron Aviation's Cessna Skyhawk. Since the aircraft first took to the sky, more than 45,000 Skyhawks have been delivered to customers around the world-more than any other aircraft in the industry and solidifying the Skyhawk as the aircraft of choice for pilot training. "On June 12, 1955, the Cessna Skyhawk took to the skies for the first time, paving the way for more than six decades of piston innovation and leadership," said Chris Crow, vice president of Textron Aviation Piston Sales. "The aircraft quickly established its place as the ultimate tr

We Know That This Is A Difficult Year For Our Airshow Community...

The International Council of AirShows tellls ANN that 'due to the ongoing effects of COVID-19, the Canadian Forces CF-18 Hornet Demo recently announced the cancellation of its 2020 performance season. With most of the shows on their schedule already cancelled because of the pandemic, the team decided to end their season entirely.' The team posted a statement noting, "Unfortunately, due to uncertainty regarding COVID-19, the cancellation of most air shows on our 2020 schedule and to protect the health and safety of spectators and our team members, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 CF-18 Demo Team season...

Commercial Crew Program Manager Gets A Promotion

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine Friday selected Commercial Crew Program Manager Kathy Lueders to be the agency’s next associate administrator of the Human Exploration and Operations (HEO) Mission Directorate. Since 2014, Lueders has directed NASA’s efforts to send astronauts to space on private spacecraft, which culminated in the successful launch of Demo-2 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 30. “Kathy gives us the extraordinary experience and passion we need to continue to move forward with Artemis and our goal of landing the first woman and the next man on the Moon by 2024,” said Bridenstine.

The NTSB Will Host A Virtual Board Meeting About A Much-Discussed Accident

The National Transportation Safety Board is scheduled to hold a board meeting July 14, 2020, 9:30 a.m. (EDT), to determine the probable cause of the Feb. 23, 2019, Atlas Air flight 3591 crash into Trinity Bay, Texas. The accident happened when the Atlas Air Boeing 767 cargo jet entered a rapid descent from about 6,000 feet and impacted a marshy bay about 40 miles from Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport. The two pilots and one non-revenue, jumpseat pilot were fatally injured. The airplane, which was carrying cargo from Miami to Houston for Amazon.com Inc., and the US Postal Service, was destroyed.

Klyde Can See Where Common Sense Simply Is NOT Going To Fly...

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From 2019: New AirCam Option Allows For The Installation Of A Third Seat

The recently announced Aircam 'Gen-3' model airframe now has the option of incorporating a third seat located behind the second seat as well as a 220-pound gross weight increase from the current 1,680-pound max gross weight -- totaling up to 1,900 pounds. The new jump seat can be readily converted between cargo usage or the carrying of a third passenger. And yes; the full enclosure canopy can be added to the Gen-3 AirCam with the third seat -- which Lockwood notes was designed from the start to accommodate the third seat. Despit

In Keeping With Tradition, the GPS III Satellite Was Named "Katherine Johnson"

The United States Space Force's Space and Missile Systems Center's Global Positioning System (GPS) III program reached a major milestone with the successful core mate of GPS III Space Vehicle 08 at Lockheed Martin's GPS III Processing Facility in Waterton, Colorado, April 15. With core mate complete, the space vehicle was named in honor of a NASA trailblazer. The two-day core mate consisted of using a 10-ton crane to lift and complete a 90-degree rotation of the satellite's system module, and then slowly lowering the system module onto the satellite's vertical propulsion core. The two mated major subsystems come together to form an assembled GPS III space vehicle.

Collaboration Will Deliver The Ability To Track And Manage UAV Operations Anywhere

Altitude Angel and Inmarsat are collaborating to develop and deliver advanced flight tracking and management capability for UAVs. The two companies will build on Altitude Angel's GuardianUTM platform to jointly develop a 'Pop-Up UTM' capability that can be deployed anywhere it is required to manage Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) UAV flights, without the need for ground-based communications infrastructure. By utilising Inmarsat's sector-leading global network of satellites and leveraging its substantial experience in Air Traffic Management (ATM) communications, Altitude Angel's Pop-Up UTM can be accessed rapidly and deployed worldwide.

Witness: "Engine Did Not Sound Like It Was Operating Properly"

On June 5, 2020, about 1925 eastern daylight time, an experimental, amateur-built Challenger II, N850RW, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near WurtsboroSullivan County Airport (N82), Wurtsboro, New York. The pilot was seriously injured, and the passenger was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to a witness, after liftoff the airplane departed N82 toward a ridgeline southeast of the airport; however, it remained just above the treetops and failed to climb, and the engine did not sound like it was operating properly.

Aero Linx: The Peachtree DeKalb Airport Association (PDKAA) The Peachtree DeKalb Airport Association (PDKAA) represents a diverse aviation community comprised of pilots, businesses, and general aviation enthusiasts who are dedicated to the purpose of promoting general aviation and the DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK), providing a voice in matters concerning the airfield and its use by everyone. The Association is a member-supported organization committed to supporting both aviation and non-aviation industries at PDK. Our membership is active in the community through such efforts as volunteering for Angel Flights, Running the parking shuttles during PDK Good Neighbor Day Open House and any other airport

Class D (Airspace) Generally, that airspace from the surface to 2,500 feet above the airport elevation (charted in MSL) surrounding those airports that have an operational control tower. The configuration of each Class D airspace area is individually tailored and when instrument procedures are published, the airspace will normally be designed to contain the procedures. Arrival extensions for instrument approach procedures may be Class D or Class E airspace. Unless otherwise authorized, each person must establish two-way radio communications with the ATC facility providing air traffic services prior to entering the airspace and thereafter maintain those communications while in the airspace. No separat

“Kathy gives us the extraordinary experience and passion we need to continue to move forward with Artemis and our goal of landing the first woman and the next man on the Moon by 2024. She has a deep interest in developing commercial markets in space, dating back to her initial work on the space shuttle program. From Commercial Cargo and now Commercial Crew, she has safely and successfully helped push to expand our nation’s industrial base. Kathy’s the right person to extend the space economy to the lunar vicinity and achieve the ambitious goals we’ve been given.” Source: NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, after selecting Commercial Crew Program Manager Kathy Lueders to be the agency’s next associat