Safety Investigator Describes Two Relevant Case Studies

The National Business Aviation Association hosted a Single-Pilot Safety Standdown in conjunction with its Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) happening this week at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Nevada.

From 2023 (YouTube Edition): The Best of the Eighties in the Early Twenties

It can be argued with confidence that the father of the Ultralight aircraft from which the Light-Sport Aircraft sector arose was Chuck Slusarczyk (slew-ZAR-chick), who created the Hawk—an inspired syncretism of the hang-glider, the J3 Cub, and Daedalus’s better ideas. The CGS abbreviation by which the Hawk moniker is most-often prefixed derives of Mr. Slusarczyk’s earlier business, Chuck’s Glider Supplies, which worked in the medium of hang-gliders.

Airplane Continued Descending In The Left Turn Before Entering A Tightening Spiral And Impacting The Ground

On September 18, 2025, at 1456 eastern daylight time, a Cirrus SR22T, N218VB, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Franklin, North Carolina. The private pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Preliminary air traffic control information provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) indicated that the pilot was on an instrument flight rules flight from John C. Tune Airport (JWN), Nashville, Tennessee to Macon County Airport (1A5) Franklin, North Carolina.

Aero Linx: Airports Council International Europe (ACI Europe) We represent over 600 airports in 55 countries. Our members facilitate over 95% of commercial air traffic in Europe. Air transport supports 14 million jobs, generating €851 billion in European economic activity (5% of GDP). In response to the Climate Emergency, in June 2019 our members committed to achieving Net Zero carbon emissions for operations under their control by 2050, without offsetting. Based in Brussels, we lead and serve the European airport industry and maintain strong links with other ACI regions throughout the world.

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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. 

“Recent U.S. government policy updates emphasizing investment in domestic drone manufacturing align perfectly with our joint venture objectives, positioning us to meet critical national security needs while strengthening America's defense industrial base." Source: Dr. Chirinjeev Kathuria, Executive Chairman of AIRO Group, commenting on AIRO Group Holdings and Bullet, a Ukrainian developer of turbojet-powered unmanned interceptor systems, signing an LoI, or Letter of Intent, to form a 50-50 joint venture to produce and deploy Bullet’s combat-proven fixed-wing UAV technology across the U.S., NATO defense markets, and Ukraine.

Descends To 10,000 Feet, Diverts To RAF Mildenhall Base

The U.S. Air Force C-32 transporting Secretary of War Pete Hegseth from Europe back to the states declared a general emergency over the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland after departing from Brussels where he attended a meeting of NATO Defense Ministers.

"Rook" Among Candidates Being Interviewed By Duffy

After being named by President Trump, then having his nomination rescinded, Jared ‘Rook’ Isaacman is back in the running to become the permanent head of NASA. Secretary of Transportation and NASA Acting Administrator Sean P. Duffy is currently interviewing candidates for the top job at the space agency.

Utilized For Test Pilot Training, Cargo And Personnel Transport

Pilatus announced it has handed over a PC-12 to the German Armed Forces’ Technical and Airworthiness Center for Aircraft and Aeronautical Equipment (WTD 61). The versatile single-engine turboprop powered aircraft will be stationed at the Ingolstadt/Manching air base in Germany and will be used to train test pilots as well as transporting personnel and material.