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December 05, 2024

Airborne-Flight Training 12.05.24: Single-Pilot, EAA Ray Foundation, Elektra

 Also: DPEs & Basic Med, ERAU ATC Program, Snead State, RCAF PC-21s

 

 

Airbus continues to push out ever-more outlandish proposals to see its concept of extended Minimum Crew Operations (eMCO), which is nothing more than a euphemism for single-pilot operations, become reality for widebody aircraft filled with passengers during cruise flight. The EAA Ray Aviation Scholarship program has been making a difference since 1963 for young people pursuing aviation careers and has recently passed a significant milestone, as 600 scholarship recipients have completed flight training and earned pilot certificates. Elektra Solar recently put the first aircraft from its Elektra Trainer Fixed-Gear (FG) family into service. The electric aircraft will

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Jared Isaacman Nominated For NASA Administrator

Pilot, Entrepreneur, Polaris Dawn Astronaut Passionate About Spaceflight Enterprise

Entrepreneur, pilot, philanthropist, and passionate spaceflight advocate Jared Isaacman has been nominated to be the next administrator of NASA, announced on Truth Social by President-elect Donald Trump. Isaacman brings an exceptional passion for aviation and spaceflight to the table. As a 16-year-old he founded Shift4, an online payment service which turned into a multibillion-dollar enterprise. He has used his wealth to subsequently become a pilot and eventual founder and CEO of Draken International, a defense aerospace company that provides aviators and aircraft in training roles for the U.S. military.

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Neptune Converts Airbus A319 for Aerial Firefighting

Transitioned Fleet Expected to Enter Service by 2027 Wildfire Season

On December 3, Neptune Aviation Services revealed that it has begun transitioning its aerial firefighting platform to the Airbus A319. The provider is working alongside Aerotec & Concept to convert the aircraft, slated for completion by 2027’s wildfire season. Neptune currently utilizes a fleet of around nine BAe 146 tankers.

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AURA AERO’S INTEGRAL E Conducts Maiden Flight

Two-Seat Trainer Has Aerobatic Capability

INTEGRAL E, the all-electric version of AURA AERO’s two-seat aircraft, made its maiden flight on December 3, paving the way for decarbonizing light aviation. When the aircraft enters service it will have a flight duration of about an hour and will be able to recharge in under 30 minutes.

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Airbus And EASA Plow Ahead With Single-Pilot Airline Ops

Radio-Equipped Toilet In Cockpit Is Latest Idea

Airbus continues to push out ever-more outlandish proposals to see its concept of extended Minimum Crew Operations (eMCO), which is nothing more than a euphemism for single-pilot operations, become reality for widebody aircraft filled with passengers during cruise flight. The company is hoping that eMCO will be an attractive cost-saving measure for airlines which would no longer require three or four pilots on  long- and ultra-long-haul routes.

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Heart Aerospace Gears Up for First Fully Electric Flight

Heart X1 to Take Debut Flight in Early 2025 in Plattsburgh

Heart Aerospace recently confirmed plans to send its fully electric demonstrator aircraft, the Heart X1, for its first flight in early 2025. The experimental aircraft will be departing from New York’s Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG). The Heart X1, or Experimental 1, is on a path to becoming the largest fully electric aircraft to ever take flight.

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Kansas Air Guard Airman Receives Medal Of Excellence

Saved A Man’s Life, Didn’t Think Much Of It

Tech. Sgt. Ryan Ewing’s primary job in the Kansas National Guard is a boom operator in a KC-135 refueling jet, but it was the medical skills he learned in the Guard that surely came in handy when he saved a man’s life. Ewing, a member of the Guard for eight years, was in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for annual simulation training at General Mitchell Air Force Base and was heading out of his hotel to meet his crew for dinner and baseball. He heard a yell from the hotel lobby.

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Redmond PD Celebrates New BVLOS Waiver for Drone Ops

‘Monumental’ Grant Helps Ease Pressing Staff Shortage

Redmond Police are celebrating the FAA’s decision to grant them a beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) waiver for expanded drone operations. This helps to ease tensions caused by the department’s staff shortage. Certified officers can now pilot response missions without requiring a secondary observer.

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Airborne 11.25.24: No 2025 CF-18 Demos, Privatization--Again?, USAF Silver Star

Also: USAFA Hotel FlightSims, Medevac-King Airs, University of Dubuque, Trump’s Transportation Secretary Pick

The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) announced it will stand down its typical CF-18 Hornet Demonstration Team in 2025 due to its imminent fleet transition to the CF-35A aircraft. “The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) is on the cusp of a period of modernization not seen since the Second World War. This period will impact nearly every fleet of aircraft and all members of the organization. Bill Schuster, former Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, has reintroduced his push to separate ATC and state. If

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NTSB Prelim: Honda HA420 (HondaJet)

Airplane Maintained Runway Heading And Struck The Airport Perimeter Fence Located About 600 Ft Beyond The Departure End

On November 5, 2024, at 1639 mountain daylight time, a Honda HA-420, N57HP, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Mesa, AZ. The pilot and three passengers were fatally injured, one passenger was seriously injured, and the single occupant of an automobile was fatally injured. The airplane as operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the survivor, the occupants were flying from Falcon Field Airport (FFZ), Mesa, Arizona, to Provo Municipal Airport (PVU), Provo, Utah to attend a college basketball game.

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Classic Aero-TV: ‘A Dream Come True’ – Zenith’s One-Week-Wonder

From 2014 (YouTube Edition): One of 2014's Most Enjoyable Events Continues To Empower Sport Aviation

Sebastien Heintz, the president and owner of the Zenith Aircraft Company said it was like a dream come true. What he’s talking about in this video is the special event that took place at EAA AirVenture 2014 called, the One Week Wonder. EAA AirVenture has, for many years, offered training forums covering various subjects in all skill sets needed for home-building an airplane. At EAA AirVenture 2014, a new idea was tried when a building cent

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (12.05.24)

Aero Linx: Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre Visit the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre. The only museum of its kind in Canada. A world class museum connecting people of all ages to Canada’s exciting bushplane and forest protection heritage. Whether you’re a seasoned aviation enthusiast or a curious newcomer, prepare to be inspired by the stories of skyborne adventurers who have shaped the course of history.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (12.05.24): Chaff

Chaff

Thin, narrow metallic reflectors of various lengths and frequency responses, used to reflect radar energy. These reflectors, when dropped from aircraft and allowed to drift downward, result in large targets on the radar display.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (12.05.24)

“It’s a very emotional day for all the AURA AERO teams. The first flight of INTEGRAL E is a huge step forward, not only because the INTEGRAL family is now complete, but also because this aircraft is one of the first to address, in an electric version, many of the needs expressed by training schools and flying clubs. We are very proud of what we have achieved in six years and of the commercial success of the INTEGRAL family. Decarbonization of aviation is now a reality!” Source: Jérémy Caussade, President and co-founder of AURA AERO, effusively describing his feelings after the first flight of the Integal E.

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