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Never one to miss a self-aggrandizing media opportunity, outgoing NASA Administrator Bill Nelson flew aboard Electra’s hybrid-electric EL2 Goldfinch Ultra Short prototype aircraft, experiencing the aircraft’s extensive STOL capabilities. The flight reportedly marks the first ever by a US government agency head on a next-generation AAM aircraft. Joby Aviation announced it has been approved for an FAA Part 141 certificate for its flight training academy as well as its acceptance into the FAA Part 5 Voluntary Safety Management System (SMS). The FAA has confirmed it issued two Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) in New Jerse
From 2023 (YouTube Edition): From DC3s to 737s and Back
Bridgewater, Virginia’s Dynamic Aviation is a provider of modified aircraft which the company leases and operates worldwide in service of niche markets the likes of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR); Airborne Data Acquisition (ADA); aerial application of fertilizers and pesticides; and aerial photography. Dynamic Aviation’s 150-aircraft fleet comprises 124 Beechcraft King Airs, 15 De Havilland Dash-8s, four Boeing 737s, and a complement of ten vintage aircraft including Miss Virginia, a pristine DC-3 which formerly served as the United States&rsqu
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The Right Wing Impacted A Permanent Static Display On Airport Property, A U.S. Air Force T-33A Jet Trainer
On November 27, 2024, about 0008 central standard time, a Cessna 340A airplane, N5757C, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Muskogee, Oklahoma. The pilot sustained serious injuries, and the four passengers sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported the purpose of the personal cross-country flight was to visit family.
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