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Martin Sonka has won the 2018 Red Bull Air Race World Championship following a nail-biting final race in Fort Worth, Texas. The pressure could not have been higher for the Czech pilot, who was last to fly and had to win the race to win the overall Championship. “This race was incredible. It couldn’t end up better than this,” he said afterwards. "It was a beautiful race with everything in it. As I came into the last flight I had a clear head. I knew that Matt Hall had flown a fast round, s

Producing Maps And Damage Assessments Using Satellite Data

For the past two weeks NASA scientists and satellite data analysts have been working every day producing maps and damage assessments that can be used by disaster managers battling the Woolsey Fire near Los Angeles and the Camp Fire in Northern California. The agency-wide effort also deployed a research aircraft over the Woolsey Fire on Nov. 15 to identify burned areas at risk of mudslides in advance of winter rains expected in the area.

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The Canadian Transportation Safety Board has issued a letter to Transport Canada concerning the in-flight breakup of a Quad City Challenger II Advance Ultralight aircraft that resulted in the fatal injury of the pilot in July. The TSB determined that the bracket securing the right front lift strut to the fuselage failed while in flight as the result of metal fatigue. The failure caused the right wing to separate from the aircraft. According to the report, the bracket had accumulated 402.2 hours when the failure occurred. The fatigue crack began at the bolt hole, and a "significant number" of secondary an

Aero Linx: The Lake Amphibian Club The Lake Amphibian Club is an organization of Lake aircraft owners and aficionados which provides fellowship and communication for owners and future owners of Lake Amphibians. We have nearly 400 members in North America, Europe, Australia and throughout the world. The club is dedicated to the promotion of safety, knowledge, & proficiency through exchange of information. This is accomplished via a newsletter which is published six times a year, and through a very active members-only internet discussion forum. There is now an accumulation of over 1350 pages of newsletters going back over 28 years. This resource contains a wealth of information concerning the operat

Automatic Carrier Landing System U.S. Navy final approach equipment consisting of precision tracking radar coupled to a computer data link to provide continuous information to the aircraft, monitoring capability to the pilot, and a backup approach system.

"Therefore, it is vital that you as a single pilot, to ensure you are qualified for the intended flight, meet all regulatory requirements, and have the self-discipline to follow industry recommended safety procedures to minimize CFIT. There are technologies that can help, including onboard alerting equipment. Air traffic control can act as an external warning too. However, external factors like fatigue, distraction, time pressure, procedural non-compliance, and more, can punch holes in your defense. Realize that errors can happen, and layer redundancy into your operation. Verify your checklists, prepare for the unexpected. Fly rested, remain alert, undistracted, and focused on the operation. Don’t become complac