Aero Linx: Beech Aero Club The Beech Aero Club (BAC) is the international type club for owners and pilots of the Beech Musketeer aircraft and its derivatives, the Sport, Super, Sundowner, Sierra, Duchess and Skipper, aka Beech Aero Center aircraft. It traces its roots to the Spring of 1999 when James Fairhurst contacted Bob Steward for help in starting an e-mailing list for owners of the Beech Musketeer. James met Bob through the Grumman Gang, a similar mailing list for owners and pilots of Grumman aircraft.

Dead Reckoning Dead reckoning, as applied to flying, is the navigation of an airplane solely by means of computations based on airspeed, course, heading, wind direction, and speed, groundspeed, and elapsed time. 

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“This vote sends an undeniable message to Air Transat management: We are unified, resolute, and have earned a contract that reflects today’s industry standards, not the standards from 2015. The 98 percent participation rate alone demonstrates the depth of frustration among our members, who are tired of flying under a decade-old and outdated collective agreement.” Source: Capt. Bradley Small, Air Transat MEC chair, commenting as Air Transat pilots have voted overwhelmingly to strike if continuing negotiations with Air Transat management fail to produce 'a modern contract.' Of the 98 percent of eligible pilots who could vote, 99 percent voted in favour of a strike, if necessary. This result provides the Air Transat Master Executive Council (MEC) with the authority to declare a strike when legally permitted, which could be as early as the morning of December 10.

First Two Of Ten Ordered In Modernization For State-Of-The-Art Training Environment

Tecnam, Italian manufacturer of piston aircraft, announced the delivery of the first two of ten Tecnam P-Mentor aircraft to the Florida Flyers Flight Academy, signaling the beginning of an ambitious fleet modernization program designed to provide students a seamless state-of-the-art training experience.

Software Patches Mitigate Damaging Effects Of Intense Solar Radiation

Airbus released an update on the deployment of precautionary fleet measures on its approximately 6,000 A320 family of aircraft. The actions were required after several aircraft experienced an unexpected loss of altitude and Airbus issued an Alert Operators Transmission (AOT). Upon inspection, Airbus engineers traced the anomalies to corrupted altitude data believed to be caused by intense solar radiation that affected software vulnerabilities feeding the altitude data to aircraft systems.

High-Risk Middle East Raid Destroyed Ballistic Missile Production Facility

Lt. Col. William “Skate” Parks was awarded the Silver Star, one of the country’s highest honors for valor in combat, after he purposely flew his four-ship of F-16s into a heavily defended air-defense zone in the Middle East to draw enemy fire and clear the way for the rest of the strike force to destroy ballistic missile production facilities.

Features Partnerships With Related Ross, Magic City, And Hard Rock Stadium

Archer Aviation announced its plans for the development of an air taxi network in the Miami metropolitan area that will transform how people move across the rapidly-growing region.

Manufacturer Expects to Bring in 1,200 New Planes as Travel Demand Rises

Boeing is gearing up for a major jump in African air travel over the next two decades, estimating that passenger traffic across the continent will grow by an average of six percent annually through 2044. As a result, it plans to more than double its fleet on the continent by bringing in over 1,200 planes.

After Draining Both Wing Fuel Tanks, A Significant Amount Of Water Was Observed In The Right Wing Fuel Tank

Analysis: The pilot, who was also the owner of the experimental amateur-built airplane’s kit manufacturer, was performing a demonstration flight for potential buyers. The pilot reported that after fueling the airplane, a preflight inspection was performed and no anomalies were found; however, he stated that he did not sump the fuel tanks or the low-point drains. The pilot stated that after performing the engine runup and allowing the engine to reach operating temperatures, he performed a normal take off. At around 300 ft above ground level, the pilot reported that the engine began to “cut out,” and the pilot pulled the throttle bringing the engine to idle.