Wed, Apr 30, 2025
"In my opinion, if this isn't an excessive fine, I don't know what is... The odds are good that we're gonna be seeking review in the United States Supreme Court. So we gotta muster our resources and proceed forward."
Source: Robert John, Pilot Kenneth Jouppi's attorney. The Fairbanks pilot is being forced to forfeit his Cessna 206 Stationair after ‘knowingly’ using it to transport a six-pack to a dry village… 13 years ago. The case has been through the weeds since then and may now be on its way to the Supreme Court.
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Tue, Apr 29, 2025
Fatal Mistake Occurred During Annual Flight Evaluation
The pilot of the U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter involved in the midair collision with a commercial airliner in January reportedly disregarded an instruction to change course in the final seconds prior to the crash.
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Tue, Apr 29, 2025
To Support Testing Innovative ‘Ultra Quiet’ Electric Jet Engine
Whisper Aero, Tennessee-based ultralight aircraft company and maker of next-gen ultra-quiet propulsion systems, and Tennessee Tech University announced they have secured a grant of $500,000 to advance the company’s electric jet motor idea from concept onto the testing phase.
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Tue, Apr 29, 2025
Program Of Record Milestone Feted In Ceremony At Assembly Plant
Bell Textron and Boeing Company commemorated the impending completion of the CV-22 Program of Record (POR) for the U.S. Air Force. The companies celebrated the V-22 Osprey production milestone during a ceremony at the Bell Amarillo Assembly Center in Texas on April 18.
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Fri, Apr 25, 2025
From 2021: The Inside Skinny On What Being An ANN Oshkosh Stringer Is All About
By ANN Senior Stringer Extraordinare, Gene Yarbrough
The annual gathering at Oshkosh is a right of passage or a pilgrimage to Mecca for many. However the rank and file public rarely have the opportunity to experience the FULL Oshkosh experience. Oshkosh, like onions and ogres, is a multi-layered microcosm within the enigma of the greater Wisconsin county in which it transpires. The Aero-News Network stringer has opportunity, and if so inclined, the access to every aspect of general aviation including the "behind the scenes" view few even know exist.
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