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Sat, Sep 30, 2023

Classic Aero-TV: Simply Extraordinary – The Wright B Flyer Program

From 2018 (YouTube Version): Wright 'B' Flyer Organization Is Preserving Aviation History

Wright "B" Flyer Inc. is an all-volunteer, membership-based, not-for-profit corporation located on the Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport near Dayton, Ohio. They fly one Model B look-alike during the summer months, curate a hangar that doubles as a museum. The flying airplane, No. 001, is available for fly-overs and static displays at public and private events. Honorary Aviator Members, who pay the $100 membership fee, are eligible for a free orientation flight at the facility in Dayton.

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Sat, Sep 30, 2023

NTSB Final Report: Martin Richard B Sonex

The Airplane Came To Rest Inverted. Trees In The Immediate Vicinity Were Up To About 100 Ft Tall.

On September 10, 2023 about 1200 eastern daylight time, an experimental Sonex airplane, N569SX, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Dowagiac, Michigan. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot departed Dowagiac Municipal Airport (C91), Dowagiac, Michigan, about 1100, for a local area flight. An alert notice (ALNOT) was issued at 2021 when the pilot had not returned. The accident site was located on September 14th in a heavily wooded area about 4 miles northnortheast of C91.

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Sat, Sep 30, 2023

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (09.30.23)

Aero Linx: The Luscombe Endowment 

The Luscombe Endowment is here to support public inquiry into things related to the Luscombe aircraft; Aircraft operation, Aircraft maintenance, and the history of the Luscombe Aircraft Company(s). You will find a large archive of technical resources, links to our affiliates, and links to historical events as well as items of curiosity or inquiry that have been brought to our attention.

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Sat, Sep 30, 2023

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (09.30.23): Speed Segments

Speed Segments Portions of the arrival route between the transition point and the vertex along the optimum flight path for which speeds and altitudes are specified. There is one set of arrival speed segments adapted from each transition point to each vertex. Each set may contain up to six segments.

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Sat, Sep 30, 2023

ANN FAQ: Airborne Partnership Initiative Partner Input

It's A Collaboration, And We Want To Hear From YOUR Organization

It is no longer enough, in our view, to build a successful business... but to build a successful structure by which this business (and our valued partners) can collectively have a positive impact on the industry that wasn’t possible, individually.

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Sat, Sep 30, 2023

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (09.30.23)

“With the steadfast support of Daher as the TBM manufacturer—along with the vital contributions of many volunteers—TBMOPA has evolved a comprehensive safety program that can be of significant benefit to members in maintaining their aircraft and aviator skills at the highest level, while also serving as a model for other general aviation owner/operator associations.”   Source: Outgoing TBMOPA chairman Andrew Cragg discussing the happenings at the 2023 iteration of the annual convention of the TBM Owners and Pilots Association (TBMOPA).

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Fri, Sep 29, 2023

Diamond DA42-VI Makes First SAF-Powered Flight

Diamond Aircraft and Austro Engine Anticipate Increasing Availability of ASTM D7566 SAF

A Diamond DA42-VI training aircraft powered by Austro Engine AE300 powerplants burning Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) executed a number of circuits around Germany’s Bremen Airport (BRE). The flight—a joint-undertaking of Lufthansa Aviation Training GmbH, Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH, Austro Engine GmbH, World Fuel Services Europe Ltd., and Bremen Airport—occasioned the first flight-operation of a DA-42-VI powered solely by SAF.

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Fri, Sep 29, 2023

U.K. CAA Certifies M24C Gyroplane Night VFR Retrofit

Utility of Magni Gyro Gyroplane Model Broadened

The United Kingdom’s  Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has approved a modification protocol by which Magni Gyro’s M24C autogyro may be granted approval for night flight operations. The modification—designated AAN 29276 Addendum 2—comprises the introduction of a dedicated avionics suite, appropriately-adapted instrument panels, and new internal and external lights. So retrofitted, Magni Gyro’s M24C autogyro may be operated, by qualified pilots, under Night VFR conditions.

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Fri, Sep 29, 2023

NTSB Undertakes Record Hiring

Upping the Rank and File

For purpose of contemporaneously keeping pace with emerging technologies and reducing the duration of investigations, the National Transportation Safety Board dramatically increased hiring in 2023. By the end of the prevailing fiscal year, NTSB personnel will number 433—a significant increase from the agency’s August 2019’s roster of 397 employees.

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Fri, Sep 29, 2023

NTSB Final Report: Alisport SRL Silent 2 Electro

'Felt As If The Empennage Was Rocking/Twisting From Side-To-Side'

On September 7, 2023, at 1625 central daylight time, a Alisport SRL Silent 2 Electro, N321AD, was involved in an accident near Giddings, Texas. The pilot was uninjured. The glider was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot stated that the glider was in normal straight-ahead cruise flight at approximately 81 kts and 4,800 ft when the cockpit began to shake violently and noisily side-to-side.

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