Flyovers Will Take Place Over The Next Two Weeks

In a show of national solidarity, the Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, and the Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, will conduct a series of multi-city flyovers over the next two weeks. America Strong is a collaborative salute from the Navy and Air Force to recognize healthcare workers, first responders, and other essential personnel while standing in solidarity with all Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’re excited to fly over cities across America as our way of saying thanks to the healthcare workers, first responders, and all the people who selflessly run into the breach working to keep America strong,” said Gen. Dave Goldfein, Chi

Founder's Innovation Prize Grand Finale Also Part Of Theater In The Woods Schedule

If we get the all-clear to head to Oshkosh, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2020 will continue the tradition of legends, personalities, and history makers at Oshkosh evening programs, as this year's Theater in the Woods schedule brings together notable guests from the worlds of aviation and spaceflight throughout the week. The 68th annual Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in convention is scheduled for July 20-26 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Float-Equipped Biplane Turns Heads At AirVenture

WACO Aircraft brought its latest airplane, the YMF-5F Floatplane, to AirVenture this summer. When the aircraft was introduced last year, the company said that the combination of a new 300 HP engine, the new MT constant speed propeller and Aerocet 3400 Amphibious floats helped make this ambitious project a reality. This blending of equipment has allowed WACO to build a great performing, exceptionally fun, and beautiful WACO Amphibious float plane, the YMF-5F (The "F" is for Float, and Fun).

PRINDT Surrendered Its Certificate And Has Appealed

The FAA has issued an emergency order revoking the repair station certificate of Puerto Rico Industrial Non Destructive Testing (PRINDT) of Carolina, Puerto Rico. PRINDT falsified maintenance records, used unqualified personnel, and performed inspections on items it wasn’t authorized to work on, the FAA alleges. Between March 4, 2019 and Sept. 16, 2019, PRINDT knowingly falsified maintenance records by stating it performed six Lycoming airplane engine inspections in accordance with the engine manufacturer’s instructions, the FAA alleges...

'Air Medical Services Need Support To Ensure Their Sustainability'

Noting that, "In order to ensure the readiness necessary to meet the emergency healthcare needs of the communities air ambulances serve now and once the crisis lifts, air medical services need support to ensure their sustainability for the duration of this public health emergency, These communities are counting on the uninterrrupted access to emergency air medical services now and in a postCOVID-19 world," the Association Of Air Medical Services has begun a campaign to address some of their concerns.

New Lightweight, Rapidly Deployable, Fully-Automated Reconnaissance UAS

AeroVironment has unveiled Quantix Recon, the company's new lightweight, rapidly deployable, fully-automated reconnaissance UAS that provides ground forces with on-demand actionable intelligence by delivering high resolution, georeferenced terrain, vegetation and infrastructure imagery. Quantix Recon’s design combines the vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) advantages of a multirotor drone with the range, speed and efficiency of a fixed-wing UAS, resulting in what AeroVironment describes as a unique hybrid VTOL design. Built to operate fully autonomously during flights, Quantix Recon can survey up to 1.6 square kilometers (0.6 square miles), or 20 linear kilometers (12.4

Pilot Encountered An Area Of Unexpected Sink

Location: Townsend, TN Accident Number: ERA20CA151 Date & Time: 04/10/2020, 1040 EDT Registration: N711MK Aircraft: Pipistrel SINUS Aircraft Damage: Substantial Defining Event: Loss of lift Injuries: 1 None Gliders are a ball... so long as you leave yourself plenty of leeway to reach a landing area in the event that you lose lift... A case in point: The pilot of the motor-glider reported that, while enroute on a local flight he encountered an area of unexpected sink. Turning toward an area where lift was expected, additional sink was encountered. When the motor-glider was about 300 ft above the trees, the propeller was unf

Aero Linx: Space Medicine Association (SMA) The Space Medicine Branch was founded in 1951 as the first constituent organization of the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA). In 2006, the organization changed the name to the Space Medicine Association (SMA) since being an organization under the Aerospace Medical Association was no longer a sensitive issue. The association was founded for the express purpose of advancing the science and art of space medicine and the biological sciences, with special emphasis on the problems facing humans in the space environment.

Final Approach Point The point, applicable only to a nonprecision approach with no depicted FAF (such as an on airport VOR), where the aircraft is established inbound on the final approach course from the procedure turn and where the final approach descent may be commenced. The FAP serves as the FAF and identifies the beginning of the final approach segment.

“AeroVironment’s Quantix Recon is a low-cost reconnaissance solution that can be in the air within minutes, capturing high-resolution georeferenced imagery of hard to access areas or dynamically changing environments.” Source: Rick Pedigo, vice president of sales and business development for AeroVironment, discussing AeroVironment's recently unveiled Quantix Recon, the company's new lightweight, rapidly deployable, fully-automated reconnaissance UAS that provides ground forces with on-demand actionable intelligence by delivering high resolution, georeferenced terrain, vegetation and infrastructure imagery.