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March 29, 2021

National Air and Space Museum Receives $5 Million Gift For Wright Exhibit

David M. Rubenstein Funds New Wright Brothers Gallery Anticipated To Open in 2022

The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum has received $5 million from David M. Rubenstein in support of the newly redesigned "The Wright Brothers & the Invention of the Aerial Age" exhibition. The gift will contribute to the safe preservation and display of the 1903 Wright Flyer, one of the Smithsonian's iconic artifacts and the centerpiece of the gallery. The redesign of the exhibition is part of the museum's ongoing transformation of all its galleries in the flagship building in Washington, D.C., and is scheduled to open in 2022.

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FAA Summarizes Policy On Use of COVID-19 Vaccines by Pilots and Controllers

AAM Will Monitor The Patient Response To Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson Vaccines

The COVID-19 public health emergency has driven extraordinary global efforts to develop an effective and safe vaccine. Some of the vaccines in clinical testing are using novel technology, such as messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA). The vaccines produced by Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson have been made available to the American public under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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Fatal Midair Air-Tour Collision Subject of Upcoming NTSB Meeting

2019 Accident Involved DHC-2 Beaver And A Float-Equipped DHC-3 Turbine Otter

The National Transportation Safety Board has announced its intent to hold a public board meeting April 20, 2021, 0930 Eastern time, to determine the probable cause of a fatal midair collision involving two air tour operators in Alaska. On May 13, 2019, a float-equipped de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver and a float-equipped de Havilland DHC-3 Turbine Otter collided in flight about eight miles northeast of Ketchikan, Alaska. The DHC-2 pilot and four passengers suffered fatal injuries; the DHC-3 pilot suffered minor injuries, nine passengers were seriously injured, and one passenger suffered fatal injuries.

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CAP and USAF Training Builds Up Texas Flight School

The Air Force Has Partnered With The Civil Air Patrol In Flight Training Efforts

Flight training staged by the Civil Air Patrol and U.S. Air Force at US Aviation Academy and Denton Enterprise Airport is bringing a considerable amount of activity to Denton from March 22 to April 2, 2021. The Air Force has partnered with the Civil Air Patrol to train active duty Department of the Air Force officers and enlisted Airmen and Space Professionals interested in becoming a rated officer. The Denton chapter of Civil Air Patrol personally reached out to USAA to rent classroom and ramp space for the Air Force’s flight training.

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NTSB Prelim: Beech C23

When She Saw The Airplane, It Was “Tilted To The Left” As It Descended Into The Trees

On March 4, 2021, about 1510 eastern standard time, a Beech C-23, N67013, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Purcellville, Virginia. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to a witness, she heard the airplane take off from runway 19 at Krens Farm Airport (14VA), Hillsboro, Virginia, and looked back to watch it depart. When she saw the airplane, it was “tilted to the left” as it descended into the trees. She heard the engine the entire time and stated that it made “traditional engine noises.” In

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