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December 02, 2022

Jet It CEO Disparages HondaJet Reliability

Honda Aircraft Company Claims 99.7% Dispatch Reliability

In a letter sent to his company’s fractional share owners, Jet It founder and CEO Glenn Gonzalez—a former Honda Aircraft Company sales director—excoriated his former employer, stating Jet It has done its “best to shield you from Honda’s ineptitude.”

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Aero-TV: Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In Readies for 49th Anniversary

1974-2023

Sun ’n Fun Aerospace Expo (stylized SUN 'n FUN) is a Lakeland, Florida-based nonprofit dedicated to the promotion of aviation education. The organization is best known for its annual fly-in—which is considered by pilots and aviation aficionados to be early spring’s premier airshow and weeklong hootenanny. In 2014, Sun ‘n Fun introduced the Aerospace Center for Excellence (ACE), a 14-building aerospace STEM facility located on the Sun ‘n Fun’s Expo Campus.

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Airborne 11.23.22: Tamarack Records, Sporty's PJ2+, LATAM A320neo Collision

Also: ANN Turkey Day!, ALPA v Pilot Shortage, Eco Caravan, New Petrel XP

Tamarack Aerospace has submitted a claim this week to the NAA and the European FAI for two city-pair flight records. The first—a 15 October, non-stop 2,033-nautical-mile flight from Spokane, Washington (GEG) to Orlando, Florida (MCO) in a King Air 350 retrofitted with Tamarack’s innovative Performance SMARTWING technology—was completed in a brisk 7-hours and 46-minutes. porty's unveiled the newest rendition of their handheld radio systems with their PJ2+, improving upon the portable backup with more usability than ever before. The new model features 6 watts of peak tran

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Airborne 11.21.22: Balloon Medical Regs, Area 51 Website Raid, A/C Registration

Also: Dutch Court Rules On Malaysia Downing, Air Cargo To Double?, Airbus A330 SAF, Alto's 100th

After negative media attention following a somewhat unique 2016 commercial balloon ride accident, the FAA has adopted a final rule requiring commercial hot-air balloon pilots to hold medical certificates when flying paying passengers. The rule mandates a second-class medical certificate, the same standard required for other commercial pilots. Agents of the Air Force and FBI raided two homes owned by Joerg Arnu, the proprietor and webmaster of Dreamland Resort, a website that focuses on Area 51. Arnu reported that his homes in Las Vegas and Rachel, Nevada had

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Airborne-UnCrewed 11.22.22: Archer Midnight, UAV Organ Transport, Eco Caravan

Also: ‘Airborne-NextGen’ Coming Soon, XQ-58 Autonomous Aircraft, ispace Mission 1, Cornwall Spaceport

Archer Aviation has unveiled its production aircraft, Midnight, a pilot-plus-four-passenger eVTOL aircraft during its Open House event in Palo Alto, CA. Midnight is the evolution of Archer’s demonstrator eVTOL aircraft, Maker, which has validated its twelve-tilt-six configuration and key enabling technologies. A group of three organ procurement organizations—San Antonio’s Texas Organ Sharing Alliance (TOSA), Houston’s LifeGift, and Oklahoma City’s LifeShare—have teamed with the Matador Unmanned Aerial System Con

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (12.02.22)

Aero Linx: USAF PIlot Application Portal We employ some of the most advanced aircraft in the world to complete our missions and defend our country. Utilizing extraordinary skill and precision, Air Force Pilots push each aircraft’s limits with complete control. While successfully completing their missions is paramount, their role as leaders and character models, training and commanding crews, is just as important. These skilled professionals deploy around the world to wherever there’s a need as fighters, trainers, bombers, advisers and more.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (12.02.22): Lateral Navigation (LNAV)

Lateral Navigation (LNAV) A function of area navigation (RNAV) equipment which calculates, displays, and provides lateral guidance to a profile or path.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (12.02.22)

"Competition this year was tough. All schools in the region sent their best, and it showed. Because of our continuous practice and team depth, we were able to put several individuals in the top 10 in every event, which gave us the win this year. The team overcame many obstacles, kept a positive mental attitude and came out on top.” Source: Eagles Flight Team Coach Rich Garner, commenting on how flight teams from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University won at this year's 2022 National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) SAFECON regional competition, taking 1st place in each of their respective regions.

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