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Klyde Morris (02.28.21)

Klyde's Love Affair With The TSA Lives On (NOT!)

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Classic Aero-TV: ‘Have it Your Way!’ – The SPA Panther

From 2014 (YouTube Version): A New Single-Seat SportPlane Shows Great Potential For Serious Fun

While at the Sport Aviation Expo 2014, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell stopped by to talk with Dan Weseman, the president of Sport Performance Aviation. Sitting on display was their snappy looking single place light sport airplane that seems to be cut from a different cloth than most other LSA’s on display. Called the Panther, the airplane is being produced only in a kit version at this time. It is designed for someone to certify as an experimental amateur built airplane that complies with the LSA definition. It’s also designed for the person

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (03.01.21)

Aero Linx: Flying Wings of Louisiana (Flying Wings) Flying Wings of Louisiana (Flying Wings) was approved November 2, 2018 as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Flying Wings goal is to ensure that pediatric cancer patients will always have access to the regional medical care they need. By providing free air transportation to the patient and a family member, Flying Wings will provide a safe and comfortable flight at no charge to the families.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (03.01.21): Fly Heading (Degrees)

Fly Heading (Degrees) Informs the pilot of the heading he/she should fly. The pilot may have to turn to, or continue on, a specific compass direction in order to comply with the instructions. The pilot is expected to turn in the shorter direction to the heading unless otherwise instructed by ATC.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (03.01.21)

“As a watchstander this is the type of outcome we want to see with every case. Both the Coast Guard and our partners train together for incidents like this and once the call came in we were able to quickly mobilize a robust response and rescue the pilots.” Source: Lt. j.g. Makenzy Karnehm, a Coast Guard Joint Rescue Coordination Center watchstander, who was a part of the rescue of two pilots forced to ditch in waters off Lanai in their single-engine DA40.