The Airplane Made An Uncommanded Right Yaw And Roll, And He Was Unable To Maintain Control Of The Airplane

On November 11, 2025, about 1750 central standard time, a Cirrus SR20, N866CD, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Chesterfield, Missouri. The pilot and copilot received minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that during the night flight, they were on approach to the destination airport and continued to descend with the flaps set to 50%. He slowed the airplane below 100 knots indicated airspeed (KIAS) and extended the flaps to 100%. Shortly after, they heard a “bang” from the front of the airplane and the engine RPM increased.

Aero Linx: Florida Antique Biplane Association "Biplanes.....outrageous fun since 1903."  That quote really defines what the Florida Antique Biplane Association (FABA) is all about. Our members are dedicated to preserving pre-1950 Biplanes, while aviating around the gorgeous state of Florida to fly-ins hosted by fellow members. Our FABA Fly-in season starts in October and concludes before the Florida thunderstorm season kicks in. Each month, through May, one of our members hosts a fly-in at often unique destination airports, many times a private grass strips perfect for our vintage craft.

Wind Shear Escape An unplanned abortive maneuver initiated by the pilot in command (PIC) as a result of onboard cockpit systems. Wind shear escapes are characterized by maximum thrust climbs in the low altitude terminal environment until wind shear conditions are no longer detected. 

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“Working closely with the Polish Armed Forces, we’re focused on disciplined execution to help enhance Poland’s defense capabilities and keep up with the strong demand for the most advanced attack helicopter.” Source: Christina Upah, Vice President of Boeing’s Attack Helicopter Programs, discussing the Polish Armed Forces having finalized a deal with Boeing for 96 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters in a contract worth $4.7 billion. The order is the largest in the program’s history by a foreign nation and was accomplished under the U.S. government’s Foreign Military Sales process.

"Intense Solar Radiation May Corrupt Data Critical To The Functioning Of Flight Controls"

An inflight incident that took place on a JetBlue flight from Cancun, MX, to Newark, NJ, on October 30 has resulted in serious cautions for the 11,300 aircraft in the Airbus A320 series. The scheduled flight, Flight 1230, required an emergency landing at Tampa, FL, with several people requiring hospitalization after a flight control issue and an sudden uncommanded pitch change. Airbus released a statement concurrent with an EASA Emergency AD, stating "Analysis of a recent event involving an A320 Family aircraft has revealed that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls. Airbus has consequently identified a significant number of A320 Family aircraft currently in-service which may be impacted...

Marshall Aerospace Gets Nod For Complex Replacement Procedure

Fat Albert, the perhaps the world’s most well-recognized C-130 Hercules support aircraft for the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron, is headed to Marshall Aerospace in Cambridge, UK, to have its entire center wing box replaced. This is a complex engineering procedure some liken to spinal surgery.

FAA's MD-11 Grounding Pushes Western Global Airlines to Furlough Pilots

Western Global Airlines (WGA) is facing its most severe operational crisis to date after the federally mandated grounding of all MD-11 aircraft pushed the company to furlough all pilots assigned to its aging tri-jet fleet. The FAA’s order was issued on November 8 following the deadly UPS MD-11 crash at Louisville’s Worldport hub.

Aviation Workers Spent More than 40 Days Working Without Pay

The US aviation system was pushed to its breaking point during the 43-day shutdown, and unions are urging Congressional action to prevent a repeat by passing the Aviation Funding Stability Act. This would allow the FAA to borrow funds from the Airports and Airways Trust Fund to keep critical employees paid for 30 days in the face of another shutdown.

State-Of-The-Art Research Aircraft To Be Propulsion System Testbed

Diamond Aircraft announced that the Technical University of Dresden has taken delivery of a state-of-the-art research aircraft, the DA62 MPP or multi-purpose platform. The twin-engine aircraft will be utilized as a flying laboratory to conduct research in hydrogen-based propulsion systems.