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NTSB Prelim: RANS S-12

On May 3, 2020, at 1110 mountain daylight time, a Rans S-12, N427LB, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Delta, Colorado. The private pilot sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The airplane owner stated the pilot had been restoring the airplane since its purchase in June 2018. The owner said that he talked to the pilot on the day before the accident, and the pilot told him that he was close to having the airplane flyable. The owner asked the pilot to call him if he was going to fly the airplane so that he could watch the flight, but he was not contacted by the pilot.

Airborne-Flight Training 05.20.20: Sporty's Resumes, RRA Motor-Glider, Texas A/C

Also: EAA Confirms COVID-19 SFAR Problems, Tech School Revoked, Rudy Frasca Goes West, FAA Examiner Bribe Attempt

We’re a few steps closer to ‘normalcy.’ With many Ohio businesses open and others preparing for a restart, Sporty's Academy tells us they have resumed training operations last week. Sporty's maintenance staff has carefully examined the entire fleet and cleared each aircraft for return to service, but also notes that each pilot should do the same for themselves as they prepare to return to the flight deck. In light of the new reality, Sporty's has made changes. Getting a pil

Liberty University Offers Combined-Av Degree

New Aviation Degree Combines Flight, Aircraft Mechanic Training Into Four-Year Program

Beginning this Fall, the Liberty University School of Aeronautics will offer a versatile new degree that combines flight training and maintenance. The Bachelor of Science in Aviation Technology provides students with the requirements needed to pursue their commercial pilot license and aviation mechanic certification. Steven Brinly, chair of aerospace technology, said the degree is unique because it qualifies students in both areas in four years rather than the more traditional five-year track for the combined degree.

Commercial UAV Expo Americas 2020 Goes 'Virtual'

FAA Administrator Stephen M. Dickson to Keynote

Like many events these days, Commercial UAV Expo Americas 2020 is going virtual. “Due to ongoing health and safety concerns stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the commercial drone community we serve have made it clear that it would be impossible to hold the live event as originally planned. In the interests of ensuring our community still has an opportunity learn from and connect with each other, we have reimagined Commercial UAV Expo Americas as a fully virtual event taking place September 15-17, 2020,” said Lisa Murray, Group Director at Diversified Communications, organizer of Commercial UAV Expo Americas. These are the same dates the live event had been scheduled for in L

Classic Aero-TV: Czech Sport Aircraft - 'Americanizing' A Prominent LSA

From 2017: Company Now Marketing Under Its Own Brand…

The Czech Sport Aircraft Company has had a presence in the U.S. market for some time, most notably, perhaps, as it's brief association with Piper, when it was marketed as the Piper Sport LSA. That partnership didn't work out as either company had expected, but the company is back with the Cruiser Aircraft, which it now plans to market in the U.S. under its own brand. At the Sebring Sport Aviation Expo in January, Czech Sport Aircraft CEO Martin Jurik told ANN news editor Tom Patton that when he was hired to operate the company in 2

Geronimo! Airbus A400M Completes Full Paratrooper Simultaneous Dispatch Cert

Testing Involved More Than 1,000 Jumps

The Airbus A400M new generation airlifter has successfully achieved certification of the simultaneous paratrooper dispatch capability and completed the full industrial development of the type’s paratrooping deployment capacity, with a maximum dispatch of 116 paratroopers using both side doors (58 + 58). The certification fight test, completed in May 2020 in coordination with the French Armament General Directorate (DGA) and supported by the French and Belgian Armed Forces, combined an extensive paratrooping campaign of more than 1,000 jumps along with the implementation of new capability development methodologies based on recording and 3D modelling of paratrooper jump trajectories.

Space Station Astronauts Open NASDAQ Trading

American ISS Astronauts Treated To Singular Honor

It's been quite a few days for the space program and, in particular, two NASA astronauts who rode the SpaceX Crew Dragon to Orbit and docking this week, making history and restoring national pride in the US Space program. Darlings of the media, and feted worldwide, one of the latest honors for these men, as well as their American ISS crew mate was to get the nation's business off to a solid start on Tuesday. NASA astronauts Robert Behnken, Douglas Hurley and Chris Cassidy appeared on Nasdaq’s large television screen above Times Square in New York on June 2, 2020. The three astronauts, part of the International Space Station’s Expedition 63 crew, rang the ship’s bell onboard the st

Presto-Changeo... DFS Completes 8 Day Falcon 900B Cargo Conversion

Aircraft Is Being Used To Transport Fabric Needed For The Production Of Face Masks

Dassault Falcon Service (DFS) recently completed the conversion of a Falcon 900B from passenger configuration to full cargo in record time. The conversion, involving a company-owned aircraft, took eight days from reception of the order to approval by French Civil Aviation authorities, granted under a fast-track exemption. The project entailed stripping passenger seats and furnishings and installing equipment to stow and secure freight. No major modifications to access doors or other systems were undertaken and the conversion is readily reversible back to passenger configuration. The modification involved customer service, engineering and operating teams from DFS as

FAA Warns Pilots Against Unlawful Charter Ops

"Unauthorized 135 Operations Continue To Be A Problem Nationwide"

The FAA has been cracking down, aggressively, against unlawful and unlicensed aircraft charter scams and schemes -- and a recent advisory letter to pilots drives that point home. "The FAA recognizes that there is a trend in the industry towards using computer and cell phone applications to facilitate air transportation by connecting potential passengers to aircraft owners and pilots willing to provide professional services. Some of these applications enable the provision – directly or indirectly – of both an aircraft and one or more crewmembers to customers seeking air transportation...

Because They Can... Frontier Wants To Take Your Temp

Frontier Airlines Begins Temperature Screenings for All Passengers and Crew

Frontier Airlines has nnow instituted temperature screenings for all passengers and crew prior to boarding flights. Anyone with a temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher will not be permitted to travel. Additionally, the airline continues to require face coverings for all passengers and crew, and face coverings must be worn throughout the entire flight. “Temperature screenings are the latest addition to our comprehensive, multi-layered approach to supporting the health and well-being of everyone onboard our aircraft,” said Frontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (06.09.20)

Aero Linx: Texas Aviation Association In 1999 there was a grass roots effort to save Robert Mueller Airport in Austin, Texas. “Friends of Robert Mueller” was formed after it was learned that the city of Austin planned to close the airport and move all commercial and general aviation facilities to the new Austin Bergstrom International Airport. “Friends of Robert Mueller” successfully raised awareness of the impending loss of facilities but could not save Mueller and Austin Executive airports, both of which closed in the summer of 1999. The city of Austin chose not to provide any hangars for general aviation at the new airport and most of the hundreds of displaced general aviat

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (06.03.20): Compulsory Reporting Points

Compulsory Reporting Points Reporting points which must be reported to ATC. They are designated on aeronautical charts by solid triangles or filed in a flight plan as fixes selected to define direct routes. These points are geographical locations which are defined by navigation aids/fixes. Pilots should discontinue position reporting over compulsory reporting points when informed by ATC that their aircraft is in “radar contact.”

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (06.03.20)

“By combining these two areas into a single degree, we are providing our students with a diverse set of skills that will enable them to both fly and maintain aircraft. In today’s aviation profession, these are two highly sought-after skill sets that are now available through one program.” Source: Steven Brinly, chair of aerospace technology, discussing the Liberty University School of Aeronautics plan to a versatile new degree that combines flight training and maintenance, this fall. The Bachelor of Science in Aviation Technology provides students with the requirements needed to pursue their commercial pilot license and aviation mechanic certification.

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NTSB Prelim: RANS S-12

Airborne-Flight Training 06.03.20: Combo-Aero Degree, USAF Goes Short, UND Restart

Airborne-Flight Training 05.20.20: Sporty's Resumes, RRA Motor-Glider, Texas A/C

Also: EAA Confirms COVID-19 SFAR Problems, Tech School Revoked, Rudy Frasca Goes West, FAA Examiner Bribe Attempt

Liberty University Offers Combined-Av Degree

New Aviation Degree Combines Flight, Aircraft Mechanic Training Into Four-Year Program

Commercial UAV Expo Americas 2020 Goes 'Virtual'

FAA Administrator Stephen M. Dickson to Keynote

Classic Aero-TV: Czech Sport Aircraft - 'Americanizing' A Prominent LSA

From 2017: Company Now Marketing Under Its Own Brand…

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Geronimo! Airbus A400M Completes Full Paratrooper Simultaneous Dispatch Cert

Testing Involved More Than 1,000 Jumps

Space Station Astronauts Open NASDAQ Trading

American ISS Astronauts Treated To Singular Honor

Presto-Changeo... DFS Completes 8 Day Falcon 900B Cargo Conversion

Aircraft Is Being Used To Transport Fabric Needed For The Production Of Face Masks

FAA Warns Pilots Against Unlawful Charter Ops

"Unauthorized 135 Operations Continue To Be A Problem Nationwide"

Because They Can... Frontier Wants To Take Your Temp

Frontier Airlines Begins Temperature Screenings for All Passengers and Crew

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