Popular Aircraft Will Fly From Beale AFB For Weeklong Display

EAA announced that the U.S. Air Force will bring one of its most popular high-altitude ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance) aircraft, the Lockheed U-2 “Dragon Lady” to this year’s AirVenture Oshkosh Fly-in and Convention for the week of July 21-27 at Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

The Bell 206L-4 Helicopter Had Three Adults and Three Children On Board

A Bell 206L-4 helicopter with three adults and three children on board came apart and crashed into the Hudson River on April 10. There were no survivors. Footage of the event shows the entire tail section and main rotor breaking off and the fuselage descending rapidly towards the water below.

Jet Rebuilt For $11.7 Million, Saving USAF And Taxpayers $63 Million

It’s one thing to cannibalize a damaged aircraft for parts to repair other ones, but it’s quite another to take two substantially damaged jets – basically destined for the scrap heap – and fashion them into one fully operational F-35 Lightning II. But that’s exactly what the Air Force did. And in the process it built a new (sort of) jet for just $11.7 million, saving taxpayers a cool $63 million.

Two Planes Bump Wings at DCA, One With Several US Reps On Board

Two American Airlines aircraft on the ground at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) decided to give each other a high-five on April 10, forcing both planes to return to their gates. One of the jets had at least six Congressmen on board, drawing in more attention than the incident likely requires.

Personalized Service Provides Guidance, Coaching, Tools For Pilot Careers

Response Aviation Search, a talent acquisition firm for the aviation industry for 35 years, announced the launch of a new service, Career Navigator, designed to provide pilots a personalized approach to strategic guidance, coaching, and the tools they need to compete in the growing and rapidly evolving industry, with a focus on Part 91/135 flight operations.

Updated Universal InSight Suites For Dash 8 100 And 200 Models

De Havilland Canada (DHC) announced it is developing an upgrade for the avionics in its Dash 8 100 and 200 aircraft models to the Universal Avionics InSight suite. The update will replace the existing systems utilizing aging CRT displays and other components that are getting harder to repair or replace.

Signature Chief Commercial Officer With Extensive BizAv, Commercial Experience

Corporate Angel Network (CAN) announced that Derek DeCross, Chief Commercial Officer of Signature Aviation, has been elected to the Board of Directors of CAN, a nonprofit organization that utilizes corporate aircraft to provide free transportation to treatment centers for cancer patients.

From 2016 (YouTube Edition): Fly Along With Chief Pilot Hissem…

Goodyear’s Wingfoot One Zeppelin is not the blimp (Navy slang, “Poopy Bag”) that you have known from the past. It’s a modern lighter-than-air machine, and this video will provide a fascinating insight as to how it operates and what makes it work. Your guide in this captivating video is Spirit of Goodyear chief pilot, Gerald Hissem. The first part of the video discusses the operational requirements of the zeppelin, and you’ll probably hear things that you have never thought of before. Hissem formats his discussion by describing

Pilot's Continuation Of An Unstabilized Approach And His Failure To Monitor The Aircraft's Altitude And Airspeed... 

Analysis: The pilot reported that, after entering the traffic pattern before landing, the local tower controller asked him if he could accept a short approach to the arriving runway to accommodate other arriving traffic, and the pilot accepted. As the pilot maneuvered the airplane from the base leg to final approach, he allowed the airplane to descend below the intended glidepath, and he inadvertently allowed the airplanes airspeed to decay...

Aero Linx: West Michigan Aviation Academy West Michigan Aviation Academy (WMAA) is a tuition-free public charter high school for grades 9-12. We are located on the campus of the Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, MI. Our vision is to provide an innovative, professional and welcoming environment that inspires growth and ignites a passion for lifelong learning. With a curriculum rich in aviation, STEM (science, technology, engineering, math), and robotics, WMAA provides a unique educational opportunity for students to focus specifically on high-growth employment fields during their high school education. This better equips them to pursue higher education or technical degree

Descend Via An abbreviated ATC clearance that requires compliance with a published procedure lateral path and associated speed restrictions and provides a pilot-discretion descent to comply with published altitude restrictions.

“‘Frankenjet’ is fully operational and ready to support the warfighter. This is the first F-35 ‘Franken-bird’ to date. This is history,”  Source: Lockheed Martin engineer Scott Taylor. Lockheed collaborated with the Joint Program Office on the project that resulted in the Air Force recently unveiling a fully operational f-35 built out of the remains of two aircraft from Florida and Utah and affectionately(?) nicknamed the “Frankenjet.”