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Nighthawk Flight Systems, Inc. has announced that it is the new exclusive manufacturer and technical service provider for all legacy Sandel Avionics displays. Nighthawk asserts it is committed to carrying on Sandel’s tradition of quality, reliability, and value. Sandel’s legacy displays are renown for full-sunlight, edge-to-edge optical clarity, optional night-vision goggle compatibility, and flexible Smart I/O that interfaces with most legacy and modern avionics. Tamarack Aerospace exhibited a King Air 350 kitted-out with the company’s SMARTWING tec

Electric Flight Orchestra…

NASA’s Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) program seeks to hasten humankind’s transition from conventional, fossil-fuel-burning aircraft to ostensibly greener machines powered by Electrified Aircraft Propulsion (EAP) technologies. In collaboration with private industry partners, the space agency conducts ground and flight-tests of extant aircraft retrofitted with electric propulsion systems.    

Of Wheels and Wings

Able Flight is a North Carolina-based non-profit organization about the laudable endeavor of enabling people with disabilities to pursue flight as a hobby, or train for aviation industry careers. The organization has happily and proudly announced that six wheelchair-bound graduates of its flight-training program will be honored at a pilot-wings pinning ceremony at EAA AirVenture. The event will take place at Oshkosh’s Theater in the Wood’s on Tuesday, 26 July at 10:00. Among the new pilots are a U.S. military veteran wounded in combat, and another veteran disabled by an accident.

Backcountry Capability: Uptown Style

Daher, the French industrial conglomerate and parent company of the SOCATA and Quest aerospace concerns, has debuted its new Kodiak-900—a single-engine, STOL turboprop—at AirVenture 2022. The new aircraft is a larger, faster version of Daher’s popular Kodiak-100, and joins its robust progenitor and the TBM-910 and 960 turboprops atop Daher’s line of innovative, practical, and stylish machines.    

Play it Again, HAL

Seattle tech titan, Microsoft, has launched a software platform that enables drone operators to train the artificial intelligence systems of their autonomous air-vehicles. Subject platform—dubbed AirSim—constitutes, in effect, a simulator for drones. AirSim facilitates training scenarios too risky to be attempted in actuality, such as operations near power-lines, nuclear reactors, or Gary, Indiana.

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Nighthawk Flight Systems, Inc. has announced that it is the new exclusive manufacturer and technical service provider for all legacy Sandel Avionics displays. Nighthawk asserts it is committed to carrying on Sandel’s tradition of quality, reliability, and value. Sandel’s legacy displays are renown for full-sunlight, edge-to-edge optical clarity, optional night-vision goggle compatibility, and flexible Smart I/O that interfaces with most legacy and modern avionics. Tamarack Aerospace exhibited a King Air 350 kitted-out with the company’s SMARTWING technolo

Aero Linx: The Australian Society of Air Safety Investigators (ASASI) The Australian Society of Air Safety Investigators (ASASI) was formed in 1978 after an inaugural meeting held in Melbourne, Victoria. ASASI was formed to better serve and represent the views of Air Safety Investigators in Australia. Since then ASASI has grown to a membership of 150 plus and now hosts a biennial conference in conjunction with the New Zealand Society of Air Safety Investigators (NZSASI). ASASI is affiliated with ISASI.

Jamming Denotes emissions that do not mimic Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals (e.g., GPS and WAAS), but rather interfere with the civil receiver’s ability to acquire and track GNSS signals. Jamming can result in denial of GNSS navigation, positioning, timing and aircraft dependent functions.

“It is not lost on us that Tom’s passing occurred on the opening day of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, the event he led into world prominence as its chairman beginning in the 1970s, Tom’s legacy is tremendous in the world of aviation with his personal achievements as well as the growth of EAA, especially the development of the current EAA Aviation Center in Oshkosh, the Young Eagles program, and the creation of Sport Pilot nearly 20 years ago. He will be greatly missed but more importantly, he will be remembered for all that he did for EAA and aviation. Our deep condolences and prayers go to Tom’s wife, Sharon, and his daughter, Lesley, and the rest of the Poberezny family.”   Source: Jack J. Pelto