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OSH23 Morning Brief: Day Five -- What A Week!, SnF24, Scalebirds, Extra 330 SX

The Final Day Of Morning Brief Goodness!

Join us for our latest Oshkosh 2023 Morning Brief, live from Wittman Field! We'll have news from the day before, a little weather report, live interviews, and a look ahead and the day's events to come! What a week! And, of course, it ain’t over. Not by a long shot... with a lot of warbird action scheduled for today and a MASSIVE night airshow on tap for Saturday... there is plenty of aviation goodness to be had for the next few remaining days.

Airborne 07.19.23: Cicaré 8 Heli, Kodiak-100/Hartzell 5, Beech Denali

Also: Hartzell Everywhere, Second Gulfstream G800, UAL-Pilots Agreement, Pilot Retirement Age

Cicaré USA’s Cicaré 8 helicopter has achieved certification under the LTF-ULH regulations for ultralight helicopters (under 1320-pounds maximum take-off weight). The helicopter is the first to be certified under the new weight class. Daher has delivered a unique Kodiak-100 to the North Carolina Forest Service’s Aviation Division (NCFSAD). By taking delivery of the high-wing, single-turboprop-engine utility airplane, the NCFSAD earned the distinction of being the world’s first operator of a Kodiak-100 equipped with a composite five-blad

Airborne Affordable Flyers 07.20.23: MOSAIC!!!, TX Stallion, Dynon D30

Also: Cicaré 8, Bushliner 1850, Hummingbird Heli, OSHKOSH Pressers

Long, long overdue, the FAA is about to publish the NPRM outlining what they envision for MOSAIC. MOSAIC—an acronym denoting Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certificates—proposes to “enable enhancements in safety and performance and increase privileges under a number of sport-pilot and light-sport aircraft rules.” Ostensible enhancements under the rule include: increasing suitability for flight training, limited aerial work, and personal travel. Hoping to take advantage of the tenets of what may come about due to MOSAIC, Texas Aircraft Manufacturing has pa

Airborne 07.19.23: Cicaré 8 Heli, Kodiak-100/Hartzell 5, Beech Denali

Also: Hartzell Everywhere, Second Gulfstream G800, UAL-Pilots Agreement, Pilot Retirement Age

Cicaré USA’s Cicaré 8 helicopter has achieved certification under the LTF-ULH regulations for ultralight helicopters (under 1320-pounds maximum take-off weight). The helicopter is the first to be certified under the new weight class. Daher has delivered a unique Kodiak-100 to the North Carolina Forest Service’s Aviation Division (NCFSAD). By taking delivery of the high-wing, single-turboprop-engine utility airplane, the NCFSAD earned the distinction of being the world’s first operator of a Kodiak-100 equipped with a composite five-blad

Airborne Affordable Flyers 07.20.23: MOSAIC!!!, TX Stallion, Dynon D30

Also: Cicaré 8, Bushliner 1850, Hummingbird Heli, OSHKOSH Pressers

Long, long overdue, the FAA is about to publish the NPRM outlining what they envision for MOSAIC. MOSAIC—an acronym denoting Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certificates—proposes to “enable enhancements in safety and performance and increase privileges under a number of sport-pilot and light-sport aircraft rules.” Ostensible enhancements under the rule include: increasing suitability for flight training, limited aerial work, and personal travel. Hoping to take advantage of the tenets of what may come about due to MOSAIC, Texas Aircraft Manufacturing has pa

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (07.28.23)

Aero Linx: American Navion Society Welcome to the American Navion Society. Your society is here to support the Navion community. We are your source of technical and operating information and social activities for the Navion in all its variants: canopy, L-17, Rangemaster, D-16 and Camair twins. Whether you are an owner, potential owner, enthusiast or just want explore this marvelous aircraft, please browse our site. Our forum is open for anyone to join the discussions. We encourage all owners to join the Society but with or without a Navion everyone is eligible.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (07.28.23): Execute Missed Approach

Execute Missed Approach Instructions issued to a pilot making an instrument approach which means continue inbound to the missed approach point and execute the missed approach procedure as described on the Instrument Approach Procedure Chart or as previously assigned by ATC. The pilot may climb immediately to the altitude specified in the missed approach procedure upon making a missed approach. No turns should be initiated prior to reaching the missed approach point. When conducting an ASR or PAR approach, execute the assigned missed approach procedure immediately upon receiving instructions to “execute missed approach.”