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September 27, 2023

Trucker Ticketed for Destroying Helicopter

Of Bent Iron and Bitter Irony

The driver of a semi-truck hauling a reportedly-new $30-million Sikorsky S-92 helicopter failed to adequately contemplate his load’s vertical dimension relative the height of an Interstate 12 overpass in the vicinity of Denham Springs, Louisiana.

Lethality at a Fraction of 5th Gen. Operational Costs

The high operating costs of 5th generation fighter aircraft have many current and prospective operators seeking means by which to mitigate the number of training hours logged aboard subject assets and transfer learning events to so-called surrogate training aircraft with dramatically-lower operating cost but comparable performance envelopes and avionics systems. In 2020, cognizant of the challenges inherent the training of future generations of test pilots, the International Test Pilots School (ITPS) undertook development of a 5th Generation Surrogate Training Aircraft (5STA).

Air Traffic Controllers Hiring Act of 2023 Submitted

For purpose of requiring the FAA to dramatically step up its hiring of new air traffic controllers, Indiana senior Republican Senator Mike Braun has introduced the Bipartisan Air Traffic Controllers Hiring Act of 2023. If enacted, the bill submitted by the popular conservative senator on 21 September 2023 would require the FAA to undertake the maximum yearly hiring—some 1,800 applicants—at the FAA’s Oklahoma City Academy. Additionally, the bill’s text clarifies maximum hiring is subject to the availability of appropriations and does not authorize specific funding levels.