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Aero-TV: Of Rotors, Ribs, World Records, and a Growing Phenomenon

Indiana’s Rotors ‘n Ribs Helicopter Fly-In Celebrates 7th Year

Held annually for the last seven-years at Indiana’s Goshen Municipal Airport (GSH), Rotors ‘n Ribs is an eponymously-accurate event comprising an aggregation of helicopters, helicopter pilots, first-rate barbecue ribs, and a slew of family-friendly, rotary-wing-themed attractions. “It’s been so successful that it has become one of the largest helicopter-only fly-ins in the country. It has gained national recognition in the helicopter industry” stated Goshen Municipal Airport manager and longtime helicopter pilot Randy Sharkey, who found

Airborne 07.03.23: Icon Down--Again, Virgin Galactic, FAA Mis-Tweet

Also: Joby Flight Testing, FAA OSH Research, LEMO-Ready Handheld, ATC Staffing Woes

The pilot and sole occupant of a single-engine ICON A5 that went down in east-central Minnesota’s Mille Lacs Lake on Friday, 30 June 2023 has been identified as 47-year-old Ryan Comer of Blane, Minnesota. Mille Lacs County Sheriff Kyle Burton reported personnel of his department recovered Mr. Comer’s body from approximately 26-feet of water... After 19 years, Virgin Galactic, the California-based spaceflight subsidiary of Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, has actualized its founder’s ambition to transport paying passengers to the edge of space... thou

Airborne 07.03.23: Icon Down--Again, Virgin Galactic, FAA Mis-Tweet

Also: Joby Flight Testing, FAA OSH Research, LEMO-Ready Handheld, ATC Staffing Woes

The pilot and sole occupant of a single-engine ICON A5 that went down in east-central Minnesota’s Mille Lacs Lake on Friday, 30 June 2023 has been identified as 47-year-old Ryan Comer of Blane, Minnesota. Mille Lacs County Sheriff Kyle Burton reported personnel of his department recovered Mr. Comer’s body from approximately 26-feet of water... After 19 years, Virgin Galactic, the California-based spaceflight subsidiary of Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, has actualized its founder’s ambition to transport paying passengers to the edge of space... thou

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (07.12.23)

Aero Linx: Lake Amphibian Club This website is created and sponsored by the Lake Amphibian Club, to help spread the word about these wonderful, versatile amphibians that can land just about anywhere, making traveling in small aircraft adventurous, safe, and just plain fun. The public portion of the site includes a tremendous amount of information about Lakes, that should help anyone interested in the planes learn more about them.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (07.12.23): Radar Service Terminated

Radar Service Terminated Used by ATC to inform a pilot that he/she will no longer be provided any of the services that could be received while in radar contact. Radar service is automatically terminated, and the pilot is not advised in the following cases...

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (07.12.23)

“We’re pleased to see this new facility join our worldwide network of final assembly sites which will comprise four FALs in Hamburg, Germany; two in Toulouse, France; two in Mobile, Alabama, United States; and two in Tianjin, China—all them capable of assembling the A321.” Source: Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury, speaking about their having christened a new A320-family Final Assembly Line (FAL) in the south-central French city of Toulouse.