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March 24, 2021

Airborne 03.24.21: Special Olympics Airlift, Sportys Airport Woes, B-17 v Bird

Also: Ultimate Bad Reg?, Van's Aircraft, Soyuz Repositioned, Hartzell Engine Technologies

Next year is the 2022 Special Olympics USA games and Textron is asking for help transporting the athletes... Textron has started work on what they call (rightfully), the "company’s signature industry endeavor" — the Special Olympics Airlift (SOA), by starting the call for Cessna Citation, Beechcraft King Air, Beechcraft Premier, Beechjet and Hawker owners and operators to help transport more than 4,000 athletes and coaches from across the nation to the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games in Orlando, Fla. A zoning change might pave the way for a planned community pretty close to the Sporty's home airport and that means trouble! The Clermont County Airport business community

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Prepped For First Solo? NASA Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Readies For Flight

"Once We Start The Deployment There Is No Turning Back"

NASA is targeting no earlier than April 8 for the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter to make the first attempt at powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet. Before the 4-pound rotorcraft can attempt its first flight, however, both it and its team must meet a series of daunting milestones. Ingenuity remains attached to the belly of NASA’s Perseverance rover, which touched down on Mars Feb. 18. On March 21, the rover deployed the guitar case-shaped graphite composite debris shield that protected Ingenuity during landing. The rover currently is in transit to the “airfield” where Ingenuity will attempt to fly. Once deployed, Ingenuity will have 30 Martian days, or

Textron Launches 2022 Special Olympics Airlift

Textron Aims To Recruit 228 Aircraft Owners For Massive Airlift

Textron has started work on what they call (rightfully), the "company’s signature industry endeavor" — the Special Olympics Airlift (SOA), by starting the call for Cessna Citation, Beechcraft King Air, Beechcraft Premier, Beechjet and Hawker owners and operators to help transport more than 4,000 athletes and coaches from across the nation to the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games in Orlando, Fla. Since the first Special Olympics Airlift in 1987, nearly 10,000 athletes and coaches from across the United States have been transported to Special Olympics World Games and USA Games.

Airborne-Special Edition 02.11.21: Aviation Safety Resources' Larry Williams

Also: Next-Gen Airplane Parachutes, Lighter, Smaller, and More Cost-Effective, Coming Soon

ANN’s Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell has an interesting background as a test pilot... But one of the most exciting programs he was part of …..was flying and testing the first early generation of emergency airframe parachute systems on several different Cessnas, while working with two separate development programs. The technology has progressed so much since then, but the next generation of airframe recovery parachute systems is undergoing preparation for the civilian market and beyond... promising bette

First ANG F-35 Pilot Graduates from USAF Weapons School

Active Duty, Air National Guard And Air Force Reserve Officers Are Eligible To Apply

Nationally recognized as the first Air National Guard (ANG) unit to be tasked with the F-35A Lightning II mission, Vermont’s 158th Fighter Wing now welcomes another title: home of the first ANG F-35 pilot to graduate from the U.S. Air Force Weapons School. Active duty, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve officers are eligible to apply for admission to the U.S. Air Force Weapons School. After a highly competitive selection process, accepted students face roughly 6 months of the world’s most advanced training in weapons and tactics employment. This grueling, graduate-level classwork is designed to create tactical experts in various different combat

US Navy Recovers Downed MH-60S Helicopter from Record Depth

Air Crew Was Able To Escape The MH-60S Before It Sank And No Lives Were Lost In The Accident

NAVSEA’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) recovered a downed Navy MH-60S helicopter from a depth of 19,075 feet off the coast of Okinawa, Japan Thursday, March 22nd. The helicopter, a twin-engine Sikorsky Seahawk, crashed into the Pacific Ocean last year while operating from the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19). The air crew was able to escape the MH-60S before it sank and no lives were lost in the accident. Responding to a U.S. Pacific Command Fleet request, SUPSALV located and documented the wreckage using side-scan sonar and photographs of the helicopter as it lay on the ocean floor during North Pacific operations last spr

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Columbia Helicopters Unveils Multi-Mission Helicopter Program

The Aircraft Also Offers Internal Cargo Loading Using A Roller Floor System

Columbia Helicopters has unveiled a Multi-Mission Helicopter Program, featuring the Columbia Model 234 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter. "With larger and more intense events taking place with increased frequency around the world, such as fires, floods, hurricanes, and other natural disasters, demand is on the rise for helicopters with increased year-round, interchangeable capabilities," says Santiago Crespo, Columbia Vice President of Growth and Strategy.

Classic Aero-TV: The Sikorsky HoverFly - CAF's Amazing Heli-Restoration Project

From 2017 (YouTube Version): Not Everything At Heli-EXPO Was Brand New…

People attend shows like Heli-EXPO to see what is the latest and greatest in aircraft and associated systems and equipment. But not everyone exhibiting at the show in Dallas in March had something brand new on display. Such was the case with the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), which is dedicated to restoring and flying vintage military aircraft. At their booth, attendees saw the bones of an iconic rotorcraft, the Sikorsky Hoverfly.

Hartzell Engine Technologies Becomes GAMA Member

"Our Team Has Made Amazing Strides In Positioning H.E.T. For The Future"

Representatives of Hartzell Engine Technologies, LLC (HET) have noted that the company has become a member of GAMA. "I can say for everyone at Hartzell Engine Technologies, we are very proud to be a member of this excellent organization," stated Keith Bagley, president of Hartzell Engine Technologies (HET). "Even with the unfortunate impact of COVID, our team has made amazing strides in positioning HET for the future. Over the past several years, we have successfully completed and integrated a number of key acquisitions into our Montgomery-based facility."

DARTdrones Donates Training to Wings for Val Foundation Scholarship Winners

Foundation Honors The Legacy Of Navy LT Valerie Cappelaere Delaney

DARTdrones has awarded scholarships to young women in aviation through the Wings for Val Foundation. The Wings for Val Foundation honors the legacy of Navy LT Valerie Cappelaere Delaney who was an EA-6B Prowler jet pilot. Every year, multiple scholarships are awarded to women pursuing careers in aviation. Announced at the Women in Aviation Virtual Conference, this year's scholarship recipient, Abigail Wells, is a Molecular Biologist/Geneticist under contract to NOAA's Northwest Fisheries Center in Seattle, Washington.

Airborne-Unmanned 03.16.21: Final Drone Regs, LiquidPiston, EASA Airpt Incidents

Also: Axon and Skydio, CBP Del Rio, Sagetech and American Aerospace, Sun ‘n Fun Digital Daily

The final rules requiring remote identification of drones and allowing some flights over people, over moving vehicles and at night under certain conditions will go into effect on April 21, 2021. Remote ID requires identification of drones in flight as well as the location of their control stations or takeoff point. It provides crucial information to our national security and law enforcement partners, and other officials charged with ensuring public safety. Airspace awareness reduces the risk of drone inte

NTSB Prelim: Beech 35

Recently Purchased By The Pilot And Was Being Transported To The Pilot’S Home Residence

On March 6, 2021, about 1340 central standard time, a Beech 35 airplane, N3394V, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Palestine, Texas. The private pilot sustained serious injuries and the private pilot-rated passenger sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was recently purchased by the pilot and was being transported to the pilot’s home residence in the greater Dallas, Texas area. The pilot reported that while enroute, the engine lost power.

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AD 2021-05-10 Requires Repetitive Functional Tests Of The APU Fuel Feed Line Shroud

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Canada Limited Partnership Model BD-500-1A10 and BD-500-1A11 airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report that threaded fuel couplings were incorrectly installed at final assembly and in service. This AD requires repetitive functional tests of the auxiliary power unit (APU) fuel feed line shroud, a general visual inspection of the APU fuel feed line shroud for any loose couplings; and tightening any loose couplings, which would terminate the repetitive functional tests. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products. This AD is effective April 26, 2021.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (03.24.21)

Aero Linx: European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) Founded in 1955 as an intergovernmental organisation, the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) seeks to harmonise civil aviation policies and practices amongst its Member States and, at the same time, promote understanding on policy matters between its Member States and other parts of the world. ECAC's mission is the promotion of the continued development of a safe, efficient and sustainable European air transport system.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (03.24.21): DME Fix

DME Fix A geographical position determined by reference to a navigational aid which provides distance and azimuth information. It is defined by a specific distance in nautical miles and a radial, azimuth, or course (i.e., localizer) in degrees magnetic from that aid.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (03.24.21)

“As a whole, this operation was fast-paced and entirely successful. Our efforts validated the Navy’s deep ocean search and recovery requirements. The capability to recover the airframe and make it available to determine the cause of the accident is a huge plus helping to ensure Naval Aviation safety." Source: Bryan Blake, SUPSALV’s Deep Ocean Program Manager, commenting on an amazing salvage operation that recovered a Navy helicopter from nearly 4 miles of water so that a proper accident investigation could take place.

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