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Airborne 05.20.22: Jessica Cox v JFK, Starliner!, AF Goes Hypersonic

Also: CAF B-25 Miss Mitchell, Centenarian Skydive, USAF & Drone Racers, S Korea Bell 505s

A model-C Ercoupe, N26R, owned and operated by Jessica Cox of ‘RightFooted International’ and motivational documentary ‘RightFooted’, was almost destroyed in the brief minutes it sat on the ramp at the John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York. The source of the destructive force was a business jet performing a 360-degree turn in the vicinity of the Ercoupe. Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner is FINALLY in orbit, heading for the International Space Station following the launch Thursday of the next-generation spacecraft on a U

Oklahoma Legislates Aviation For High School

Oklahoma Legislators Sign Bill For High School Aviation Curriculum

It was three years in the making, but Oklahoma’s High Schools can finally celebrate the culmination of this milestone legislative action that will permit high schools across the state to introduce aviation into the curriculum. The “You Can Fly” High School Curriculum has been well received across the state, and the legislation encourages its qualification as core credit while also providing additional options for students.

Spaceforce Thinks Commercially For ISR

Spaceforce System Command’s 2-Day Look At Exploiting Commercial Technology For ISR

The United State Spaceforce Command, led by Lt Gen Michael Guetlein (pictured), took a hard look, over a two-day period, at the possibility of using commercial satellite and traditional commercial equipment for Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) purposes, but more importantly, how that could be applied to military operations. A particular point of interest was the ability to collect data (such as radar imagery, radio-frequency signals, maritime, and aerial traffic) from multiple sources in real-time, and translate that into useful intelligence, aka tactical space-based ISR.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.28.22)

Aero Linx: The Australian Society of Air Safety Investigators (ASASI) The Australian Society of Air Safety Investigators (ASASI) was formed to better serve and represent the views of Air Safety Investigators in Australia.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.28.22): Decision Height (DH)

Decision Height (DH) With respect to the operation of aircraft, means the height at which a decision must be made during an ILS or PAR instrument approach to either continue the approach or to execute a missed approach.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (05.28.22)

"There's nothing inherently wrong with old aircraft — if an aircraft was well-designed originally and then maintained properly throughout the years, you can get a lot of use out of it..." Source: Dan Grazier, senior defense policy fellow at the Center for Defense Information at POGO, explaining why the US Air Force is starving its aging fleet of A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft of critical maintenance and upgrades, thereby surreptitiously circumventing Congressional mandates to preserve the uniquely capable, much-loved warplane—so indicates a recent report by the nonprofit, Project on Government Oversight (POGO).