New Textron Offering to Enter South American Market
Textron Aviation, the parent company of Beechcraft, Hawker (formerly), Cessna, and Lycoming, announced on 08 August 2023 that Cessna’s new SkyCourier twin utility turboprop has been awarded type certification by the National Civil Aviation Authority of Brazil (ANAC), thereby heralding the aircraft’s entrance into Brazil’s dynamic and expansive aircraft market.
Famed B-29 Doc and C-47 That’s All … Brother Featured
The B-29 Doc History Restored Tour will travel the Western U.S. with stops in St. George, Utah, and Chino, California between 07 and 10 September 2023. The C-47 known as That’s All…Brother—the lead aircraft by which the first Allied troops were delivered to Normandy on D-Day, 06 June 1944, will join the B-29 Doc for both tour stops.
Helicopter Gyroplane Collision Remains Under Investigation
The NTSB has released its preliminary report on a 29 July 2023 accident in which a Rotorway 162F helicopter and an ELA ECLIPSE 10 gyroplane, registrations N193AZ and N221EL respectively, collided mid-air in VMC conditions in the vicinity of Oshkosh, Wisconsin’s Wittman Regional Airport (OSH).
Bell 407 and Sikorsky Skycrane Collide over Riverside County
A mid-air collision involving two firefighting helicopters claimed the lives of three crew-members on Sunday, 06 August 2023. The helicopters, a Bell 407 spotter aircraft and a water-dropping Sikorsky Skycrane, were fighting a wildfire in the vicinity of the Cabazon, an unincorporated community in the Golden State’s Riverside County. The Bell 407 landed safely. The Skycrane, regrettably, impacted ground; a post-impact fire set off an additional four-acre fire.
Addison, Texas School Authorized to Perform CFI Check-Rides
The Federal Aviation Administration has granted Thrust Flight, the Addison, Texas-based flight academy, Examining Authority germane to the school’s Part 141 Certified Flight Instructor curriculum. Examining Authority enables designated academy personnel to perform check-rides for enrolled students pursuing Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) certification. Such discretion is only afforded flight-schools that demonstrably and consistently provide their students high-quality ground and flight training. Thrust Flight is among only a few institutions in North Texas to receive Examining Authority.
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