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December 15, 2024

Philippine Mars Prepares for Final Journey

Beloved Aircraft Slated to Depart Sproat Lake on December 15

Coulson Aviation recently shared the flight itinerary for the Philippine Mars aircraft’s final relocation to the Pima Air and Space Museum. SKYTRAC is supporting the journey for real-time public tracking. The Martin JRM Mars is a four-engine cargo flying boat designed to serve the United States Navy.

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FAA Honors Jimmy Buffett’s History In Florida And Aviation

Parrothead Pilots Appreciate Updated Procedures At Sunshine State Airports

Pilots who are fans of the late great singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett are now able to pay homage to him when flying the JESTR ONE arrival into Palm Beach International (KPBI) or departing on the BUFFT ONE departure out of Key West International (KEYW) airports in Florida. The FAA published the updated procedures on October 31, 2024, to give a nod to the original Parrothead who had a huge influence in Florida and on a generation of pilots and others who enjoyed his fun-loving music and lifestyle.

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San Francisco USCG Helo Pilot Receives DFC

Displayed Heroism During Rescue In Yolo County, California

Lt. Cdr. Jacob Conrad, a San Francisco-based U.S. Coast Guard helicopter pilot, was presented a Distinguished Flying Cross by Rear Adm. Joseph Buzzela, Commander, USCG District Eleven, who presided over the ceremony held on December 12, 2024 at the Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco.

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Lufthansa Invests Heavily In Updating Simulator Visuals

Technologically Advanced Systems Provide Better Realism And Training

Lufthansa Aviation Training (LAT) says it is going to make the largest investment in its history to modernize all 21 of its full-flight simulators in Europe. The company will be updating the visuals with cutting edge tech that provide much higher resolution and more realistic scene rendering of surfaces, light reflections, and ground crew movements.

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Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 Successfully Demos Radar

UAS Integrated With Ground And Maritime Moving Target Indicator Capabilities

The Schiebel Group, based in Vienna, Austria, announced the successful demonstration of its CAMCOPTER S-100 uncrewed aerial system(UAS) integrated with the IMSAR NSP Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). The demo displayed the system’s Ground and Maritime Moving Target Indications capabilities during an intensive week-long trial at the Foremost UAS Test Range in Western Canada.

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Aircalin Orders Two Airbus A350-900 Aircraft

South Pacific Carrier Expands Long-Haul Fleet

Aircalin, the international air carrier of the South Pacific French Territory of New Caledonia, has placed an order with Airbus for two of its A350-900 long-range aircraft as it bolsters its fleet adaptation and the expansion of its long-haul capacity. The airline currently has two A330neo aircraft in its widebody fleet.

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Joby Completes Flight Tests In Korean Contest

First Electric Air Taxi To Finish Flights In K-UAM Grand Challenge

Joby announced it successfully completed the flight tests as part of the Korean K-UAM Grand Challenge to support the development of air taxi service in the Korean market. The Challenge was launched in 2023 by the South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (MOLIT) to encourage the commercialization of air taxis in the country.

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Aireon Files Plans For Space-Based VHF Services

Coalition Intends To Explore VHF Comms And Surveillance Service

Aireon announced it has filed its plans with spectrum license regulators for an enhanced constellation of satellites with VHF and automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) payloads to enable robust and reliable communications and surveillance service from space for aircraft around the world, with particular focus on oceanic and remote environments where ground infrastructure is unable to consistently support efficient operations.

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Klyde Morris (12.13.24)

Oh Sure... Blame it All On Klyde!

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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Bahrain Orders 9 Airbus H145 Helicopters

Ministry Of Interior Will Use For Law Enforcement And Aeromed Services

Airbus Helicopters announced a contract with His Excellency Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, the Minister of Interior of Bahrain, for the purchase of nine H145 helicopters. The aircraft will be operated by the Police Aviation Command for law enforcement missions as well as emergency medical services in the kingdom.

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Classic Aero-TV: The DroneVolt Ag Program - Honest Work For Tomorrow's UAVs

From 2017 (YouTube Version): Heavy-Duty Industrial Drones Do More Than Provide Images…

Sometimes it seems like the popularity of small drones circles around the drone’s capability of providing photographic imagery but that’s not all they are used for. While at the Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas in January 2017, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, talked with a company by the name of Drone Volt that shows us the incredible capabilities that drones provide in other industrial applications. Jim talked with Dan Roe, who is the Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Dro

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NTSB Prelim: Gulfstream AM Corp Comm Div 690D

Airplane Landed About 950 Ft Short Of The Runway Threshold In Soft Terrain

On December 02, 2024, about 1530 Pacific standard time, a Gulfstream AM CORP COMM DIV 690D, N29GA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Spokane, Washington. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that, during the RNAV (GPS) instrument approach to runway 04L at Felts Field Airport (SFF), Spokane, Washington, the airplane was about 100 ft above ground level, he added power, and both engines were unresponsive.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (12.15.24)

Aero Linx: Angel Flight East Angel Flight East (AFE) is a 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the community by facilitating free air transportation for children and adults with medical conditions who need to get to treatment far from home. AFE serves the Northeastern region of the United States, and for destinations beyond our reach, we link with other volunteer pilot organizations...

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (12.15.24): ARTS IIIA

ARTS IIIA The Radar Tracking and Beacon Tracking Level (RT&BTL) of the modular, program mable automated radar terminal system. ARTS IIIA detects, tracks, and predicts primary as well as secondary radar-derived aircraft targets. This more sophisticated computer-driven system upgrades the existing ARTS III system by providing improved tracking, continuous data recording, and fail-soft capabilities.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (12.15.24)

“By modernizing the visual systems of 21 full flight simulators, we are once again underlining LAT's commitment to always supporting our customers in their training with state-of-the-art technology and equipment of the latest technical standard. Source: Jens Jährling, Senior Director of Training Devices & Infrastructure for LAT, as Lufthansa Aviation Training (LAT) says it is going to make the largest investment in its history to modernize all 21 of its full-flight simulators in Europe.

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