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Fri, Feb 07, 2025

Classic Aero-TV: The Red Tail Project--Carrying the Torch of the Tuskegee Airmen

From 2009 (YouTube Edition): Educational Organization Aims to Inspire by Sharing Tuskegee Story

Founding leader Don Hinz summarized the Red Tail Project’s mission in simple, yet eloquent words:  “Inspire youth and tell the story of the Tuskegee Airmen all across America.” Since its inception, the non-profit organization has dedicated itself to sharing the extraordinary legacy of the first African Americans to be trained as WWII military pilots; these brave servicemen served their country honorably, despite the tremendous prejudice and adversity they faced during that time in our nation’s history.

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Fri, Feb 07, 2025

NTSB Final Report: Pool Cessna R172

Accident Flight Likely Encountered Moderate Mountain Wave Turbulence With Downdrafts As Strong As 500 Ft Per Minute

Analysis: After takeoff, the flight proceeded toward the intended destination airport. Position data initially depicted the airplane about 0.75 miles from the departure airport at 6,000 ft mean sea level. The final data point was recorded about 10 minutes later when the airplane was about 15 miles from the departure airport at an altitude of 9,400 ft msl. This was about 0.20 miles from the accident site. The pilot’s family informed local authorities that the flight was overdue, and the accident site was located the following morning.

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Fri, Feb 07, 2025

Airborne 02.07.25: ERAU Buys NX Cubs, Able Flight's 100th, DCA Video Arrest

 Also: $7B Embraer Buy, Tariff Pause, Air Tour Safety Committee, 1st CA SkyCourier

 
 
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University recently announced that its flight team, the Golden Eagles, will be moving out its legacy fleet of Cessna 150s. The aircraft will be replaced by CubCrafters NX Cubs in late 2025. The Golden Eagles Precision Flight Team is based at the ERAU campus and Prescott Regional Airport (PRC) in Prescott, Arizona. Able Flight, a nonprofit organization that offers flight training opportunities to those with physical disabilities, is entering its 20th year of operation with 98 licensed pilots. One of its recently announced scholarship recipients for the Class of 2025 will become the 100th Able Flight pilot. Two employees of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority in Washington, D.C., were arrested and charged with leaking official airport video footage of the mid-air collision involving an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicop

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Fri, Feb 07, 2025

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (02.07.25)

Aero Linx: International Scientific and Technical Soaring Organisation The new constitution of OSTIV concentrated merely to the objectives ‚to encourage and coordinate internationally the science and technology of soaring and the development and use of the sailplane in pure and applied research‘. After years of discussion OSTIV finally found its place as an International Associate Member of FAI (Resolution of the FAI General Conference at Rome, 4 October 1977); each party having the right of representation - with voting right - in the General Conferences of the other party. Furthermore, OSTIV has the right to delegate observers to the meetings of the International Gliding Commission (IGC) and vice versa and to delegate observers to the Sailplane Development-, Meteorological- and Training and Safety Panel-Meetings of OSTIV.

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Fri, Feb 07, 2025

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (02.07.25): Navigation Reference System (NRS)

Navigation Reference System (NRS) The NRS is a system of waypoints developed for use within the United States for flight planning and navigation without reference to ground based navigational aids. The NRS waypoints are located in a grid pattern along defined latitude and longitude lines. The initial use of the NRS will be in the high altitude environment. The NRS waypoints are intended for use by aircraft capable of point-to-point navigation. 

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Fri, Feb 07, 2025

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Fri, Feb 07, 2025

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (02.07.25)

"This marks a significant step in bringing closure to the impacted families and community… While all victims have been identified, salvage operations will continue with a strict commitment to the dignified recovery of any additional remains... Our hearts are with the victims’ families as they navigate this tragic loss. We extend our deepest condolences and remain committed to supporting them through this difficult time." Source: A spokesperson for Unified Commands, as the recovery effort after the DCA Midair finally recovered what they beliece to be the last of the known victims. 

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Thu, Feb 06, 2025

Blue Origin Completes NS-29 Mission

Simulates Lunar Gravity

Blue Origin successfully executed New Shepard’s Flight 29, or NS-29, its 14th payload mission from Launch Site One in West Texas. The capsule used its reaction control system to spin up to about 11 revolutions per minute to simulate lunar gravity to carry out payload communication testing inside the cockpit.

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Thu, Feb 06, 2025

Embry Riddle Selects CubCrafters For New Flight Team Aircraft

University Prepares to Replace Legacy Cessna Fleet With NX Cubs

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) recently announced that its flight team, the Golden Eagles, will be moving out its legacy fleet of Cessna 150s. The aircraft will be replaced by CubCrafters NX Cubs in late 2025. The Golden Eagles Precision Flight Team is based at the ERAU campus in Prescott, Arizona.

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Thu, Feb 06, 2025

Rotax Issues Another Mandatory Check for 900 Series Engines

SB Requires Inspection or Replacement for 912 i, 915 i, and 916 i Series

On February 3, Rotax issued a new Mandatory Service Bulletin for the 912 i, 915 i, and 916 series engines that requires inspection or replacement of the crankcase and gearbox housing. This is the second surprise obligation for newer 900-series powerplants in less than two months.

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