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Report Chides FAA for 737 MAX Debacle

Upcoming Congressional Decision Critical for Boeing

A report commissioned by the Federal Aviation Administration may influence a crucial, looming decision about Boeing's not-yet-certified-to-fly 737 MAX 10. The March 2022 report is highly critical of the FAA’s exemption of early, 737 MAX models from best-practice pilot-warning systems. The as of yet uncertified MAX 10's crew-alerting system has been upgraded but still falls short of complying with the current, best-practices safety regulations.

AeroTV at SnF22: Sonex To Tackle the One Week Wonder

Sonex Program Proves Refuted Notion

The business of building an airplane is a complex, convoluted, nigh-impossible undertaking best left to aerospace engineers and multinational corporations, yes? The folks at Sonex, the Oshkosh-based manufacturer of kit aircraft such as the Waiex-B, Sonex-B, and Onex, disagree—emphatically. To prove their assertion, Sonex owner Mark Schaible and the Sonex team have devised a compelling exercise they call One Week Wonder. The appositely named endeavor is a seven-day undertaking during which volunteers assemble a genuine, operational, Sonex, Waiex-B aircraft from the selfsame kit the company provides its customers.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (06.10.22)

Aero Linx: Army Aviation Medicine Association (AsMA) The Army Aviation Medicine Association is the subset of members of the SoUSAFS that are also members of the Aerospace Medical associatino (ASMA) and is a constituent organization of ASMA with separate Bylaws and governance IAW with the constitution and Bylaws of the Aerospace MEdical Association... The purposes of the Association are to represent the interests of the U.S. Army aviation medicine community within the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA), and to provide a forum in which members of AsMA who are affiliated with Army aviation may gather at the annual AsMA meeting.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (06.10.22): Tetrahedron

Tetrahedron A device normally located on uncontrolled airports and used as a landing direction indicator. The small end of a tetrahedron points in the direction of landing. At controlled airports, the tetrahedron, if installed, should be disregarded because tower instructions supersede the indicator.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (06.10.22)

“This historic flight, of an all-electric helicopter with a certifiable electric engine, was an important step towards obtaining aircraft certification. We are excited to expand the flight tests to greater distances and demonstrate safe, reliable all-electric flight." Source: Tier 1 Engineering President Glen Dromgoole in a statement about magniX, the Washington State-based, Singapore-owned manufacturer of electric aircraft motors having announced the successful first flight of an all-electric Robinson-44 helicopter powered by a magniX electric propulsion unit (EPU).