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October 09, 2024

Airborne 10.09.24: Blue Origin, Canopy Piloting Champ, Old Rhinebeck Tragedy

 Also: Bill Moyes Goes West, United All Clear, Flt Training Regs, Raptor Precaution

 

 

Blue Origin plans to debut its second human-rated vehicle on the upcoming NS-27 launch. This intends to expand flight capacity alongside increasing customer demand. The new crew capsule, designated “RSS Kármán line,” features upgrades to the vehicle’s performance, durability, livery, and payload accommodation. The recent 10th World Air Sports Federation (FAI) World Canopy Piloting Championships & 4th FAI World Canopy Piloting Freestyle in Pretoria, South Africa, featured an intense competition and challenging weather. But USA’s Curt Bartholemew’s superior skills in Accuracy, Speed, and Distance earned him

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Boom Makes 5th Test Flight

Latest Flight Hits Halfway Point Of 10 Planned

October 7, 2024 marked the fifth successful test flight for Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstration aircraft. It flew to an altitude of 17,800 feet MSL in the R-2515 airspace and represents the halfway point in the 10 subsonic flights planned before breaking Mach 1.

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Free-Flight Legend Bill Moyes Goes West at 92

Moyes Was a Trailblazing Hang Glider Pilot

Bill Moyes, a record-setting hang glider pilot, passed away on September 24. He was a legend in free flight and is known to be one of the founding fathers of hang gliding. Moyes received the Order of Australia in 1998 and the FAI’s Gold Air Medal in 2013.

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Italy Charges Nine Over Faulty Boeing Parts

Investigation Links Safety Issues to Cheap 787 Components

Italian prosecutors have formally accused seven individuals and two subcontractors of fraud and aviation safety regulation violations. This follows a 2021 investigation in which Boeing reported several parts of its 787 Dreamliner, supplied by a subcontractor of Italian aerospace group Leonardo, were defective.

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WW1 Replica Pilot Lost in Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Airshow

Brian Coughlin was a Valued Volunteer and Board Member

On October 5, longtime volunteer and board member Brian Coughlin crashed in his Fokker D-VIII replica. The fatal accident occurred during Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome’s weekly airshow. Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome has since canceled its weekly Saturday Night Shoot and Sunday airshow events.  

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FAA Gives United Airlines the All-Clear

Agency Ends Period of Enhanced Oversight

After nearly 7 months, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has put an end to its period of increased oversight on United Airlines. The agency found no significant red flags in its safety review. The airline was subject to several indirect restrictions during this period.

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DronePort Launches Airspace Awareness Projects At Oklahoma Industrial Airparks

Vigilant’s FlightHorizon Will Monitor And Report Drone Traffic

DronePort Network announced the launch of its Community Airspace Awareness Project (CAAP) at two Oklahoma sites, Ardmore Industrial Airpark and Mid-America Industrial Park. The project supports the buildout of drone and autonomous flight operations centers by offering developers a solution for airspace monitoring and enhancing safety. This is possible with real-time traffic alerts and detailed longer-term traffic reporting in what may grow into low-altitude airspace congested with pilot-controlled or autonomous commercial drone traffic.

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Helene Relief Efforts Bring 30 Close Calls… In One Day

FAA and NCDOT Ramp Up Mitigation Efforts for Increased Traffic

Approximately 30 near-miss collisions were reported on September 28 over North Carolina. This can be attributed to the surge of aircraft working to provide relief to Hurricane Helene victims. Though these relief missions can be dangerous, they are crucial to survivors who currently have no other access to food, water, shelter, or transportation.

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Airborne-NextGen 10.01.24: Electra Demo, Drone Saves Child, Falcon 9 Grounded

Also: Nebula-1... Boom!, Sustainable Aviation Caucus, FlytBase-gNext, ForeFlight Update

Electra recently showed off its Ultra Short demonstrator in front of prospective U.S. military buyers. The flights focused on the aircraft’s dual-use potential for logistics operations in challenging environments, particularly where traditional airstrips may be unavailable or compromised. Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office reported a ten-year-old girl, Peyton Saintignan, missing late on September 22. After a several-hour search including hundreds of volunteers and law enforcement agencies, a thermal sensing-equipped drone was able to save the day. Spac

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Change Of Command At Navy Air Test Squadron

Ceremony Marks Handoff At NAS Patuxent River

In a change of command ceremony on October 3, 2024, U.S. Navy Cmdr. Jessica Barrientos took over the reins from Cmdr. Charles Larwood as commanding officer of the Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 20 at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River in Maryland.

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Airborne-NextGen 10.01.24: Electra Demo, Drone Saves Child, Falcon 9 Grounded

Also: Nebula-1... Boom!, Sustainable Aviation Caucus, FlytBase-gNext, ForeFlight Update

Electra recently showed off its Ultra Short demonstrator in front of prospective U.S. military buyers. The flights focused on the aircraft’s dual-use potential for logistics operations in challenging environments, particularly where traditional airstrips may be unavailable or compromised. Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office reported a ten-year-old girl, Peyton Saintignan, missing late on September 22. After a several-hour search including hundreds of volunteers and law enforcement agencies, a thermal sensing-equipped drone was able to save the day. SpaceX has

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Classic Aero-TV: The Life and Afterlife of the B1B Lancer

From 2022 (YouTube edition): A Bone to Chew

Envisioned in the 1960s as a platform that would combine the Mach 2 speed of Convair’s sexy but temperamental B-58 Hustler with the range and payload of Boeing’s rock-steady B-52 Stratofortress, Rockwell’s B-1 Lancer was meant to ultimately replace both aircraft. Following a long series of studies, Rockwell International (now part of Boeing) prevailed—besting Boeing, General Dynamics, and North American—in the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Manned Strategic Aircraft (AMSA) design contest, submitting a concept that would, years later, emerge into the Cold War

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NTSB Prelim: Piper PA-24-250

Recordings Showed The Airplane Come Into View In A Left-Wing Low Attitude And Impacted A Light Pole

On September 6, 2024, at 0036 Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-24-250, N588CP, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Hawthorne, California. The pilot and pilot rated passenger sustained serious injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The passenger of the airplane reported the intent of the flight was to conduct pattern work at Jack Northrup Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR), but he did not recall any additional information regarding the accident flight.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (10.09.24)

Aero Linx: E-4B The E-4B "Nightwatch" serves as the National Airborne Operations Center and is a key component of the National Military Command System for the President, the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In case of national emergency or destruction of ground command and control centers, the aircraft provides a highly survivable command, control and communications center to direct U.S. forces, execute emergency war orders, and coordinate actions by civil authorities...

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.09.24): Ceiling

Ceiling The heights above the earth’s surface of the lowest layer of clouds or obscuring phenomena that is reported as “broken,” “overcast,” or “obscuration,” and not classified as “thin” or “partial.”

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.09.24)

“Once you get up there knowledge is forced into you. You don’t invent things, you make discoveries. Some things work better than others.” Source: The late Bill Moyes, commenting on the 50th Anniversary of his entry into the hang glider manufacturing market as Moyes Delta Gliders. 

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