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All News

March 10, 2023

Startling... Reno Air Races to End After 59 Years

1964–2023; Beloved Mother of Rare Bear, Dreadnaught, and Voodoo

On 09 March 2023, the Reno Air Racing Association’s Board of Directors announced with leaden hearts that after nearly sixty-years of exhilarating air-racing in northern Nevada, 2023’s event will be the last National Championship Air Races held at the Reno-Stead Airport (4SD). In a letter addressed “To Our Loyal Fans and Passionate Community,” the race’s board of directors stated: “While we knew this day might come, we had hoped it wouldn’t come so soon.”

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U.S. Authorizes Seizure of Russian-Owned Boeing 737

DOJ Alleges Violations of Trade & Import Sanctions

On Wednesday, 08 March 2023, the United States announced the unsealing of a warrant for the seizure of a Boeing 737, registration RA-73455, owned by PJSC Rosneft Oil Company (Rosneft), a Russian integrated energy company headquartered in Moscow, Russia, and headed by Russian oligarch Igor Ivanovich Sechin.

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NAA President and CEO Steps Down

Greg Principato to Retire

Founded in 1905, the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) is the oldest national aviation club in the United States and among the world’s oldest such organizations. On 08 March 2023, the NAA announced that Greg Principato, its president and CEO since 2016, will retire from the association effective 15 September 2023.

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Launch Customer for All-Electric eDA40 Named

Lufthansa Aviation Training-Diamond Sign LOI

Diamond Aircraft, the Chinese-owned, Austrian-built manufacturer of general aviation aircraft, and Lufthansa Aviation Training (LAT), the flight-academy subsidiary of German flag-carrier, Lufthansa, have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) expressing the two entities’ intention to jointly explore and develop means by which flight-training may be undertaken more sustainably.

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Airborne-Flight Training 03.02.23: SAFE Alarm, Lacy Scholarship, EAA LTF Effort

Also: UND Adds Aerospace Engineering, NBAA Scholarships, Flt School Threatened, John King on MOCA

The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators set forth that the aviation industry is suffering an epidemic of flight-test applicants failing to even qualify for their written tests and check-rides. Attendees of a 2022 OSH meeting of senior [FAA] Designated Pilot Examiners (DPEs) and FAA personnel estimated that—owing to incorrect endorsements and/or inadequate pilot experience—one-in-five check-ride applicants never even qualifies to start his FAA Flight Test due to incorrect logbook endorsements. Clay Lacy Aviation has bolstered its commitment t

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M.S. Flight Simulator Reno Air Races Series 2 Announced

A Matter of Virtual Velocity

The next phase of the Microsoft Flight Simulator (MSFS) Reno Air Race series is set to begin at 11:00 PST on 17 March 2023. On 25 January, an exhibition match featuring prominent Twitch and YouTube content creators from the Microsoft Flight Simulator community was presented to wide acclaim. The upcoming event, entry in which was open to the general public, offers flight-simulator aficionados of all derivations and skill-levels opportunity to race for glory, bragging rights, and nifty prizes.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (03.10.23)

Aero Linx: American Yankee Association/Grumman Owners & Pilots Association The purpose of this organization shall be to bring together in good fellowship those who share a common bond of affection and interest in the American Yankee, Model AA-1, and its descendants, models AA-1A, -1B, -1C, -5, -5A, -5B, GA-7, AG5B and Tiger aircraft. Furthermore, it is to provide a forum for owners and pilots of Grumman American aircraft to exchange information on parts and aircraft availability and to further the education and exchange of methods, ideas and modifications concerning the operation, maintenance and characteristics of these aircraft.  

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (03.10.23): Oceanic Airspace

Oceanic Airspace Airspace over the oceans of the world, considered international airspace, where oceanic separation and procedures per the International Civil Aviation Organization are applied. Responsibility for the provisions of air traffic control service in this airspace is delegated to various countries, based generally upon geographic proximity and the availability of the required resources.  

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (03.10.23)

“While we knew this day might come, we had hoped it wouldn’t come so soon.”

Source: The Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority, citing the region’s significant growth, amongst other concerns, has sounded the beloved event’s death knell. However, after the fashion of the truly and inveterately impassioned, the Reno Air Racing Association’s Board of Directors has expressed confidence the event will continue.

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