The Spoilage of War

OneWeb, the ill-fated London-based satellite communications company, has taken a $230-million hit in the wake of Russia’s cancellation of its planned orbital launches and seizure of 36 of its satellites. The pilfered satellites were to have departed the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard a Roscosmos Soyuz-2.1b rocket in March of 2022.

EAA-Restored Piper J-3C-90 Cub Headed To Virginia

Congratulations are in order for the lucky raffle winner, Bob Cowgill (EAA# 607430) on winning the 1946 Piper J-3C-90 Cub restored by EAA’s Clark Ellis (EAA# 607430), and our consolation to the holders of the 2,999 other tickets that missed out in snagging the Cub. During the 2022 EAA AirVenture, the EAA Aviation Foundation held a raffle to raise money for the EAA’s aviation programs. It’s mission is four-fold; “to educate, engage, empower, and inspire the aviators and enthusiasts of tomorrow”.

Also: ACE's 150th PPL!, New Shepard’s 23rd Flight, Astronauts and Cosmonauts, Aha! Airlines

The 2022 Midwest LSA Expo will take place Thursday, September 8, through Saturday, September 10th at Mt. Vernon Outland Airport (KMVN), Mt. Vernon, Illinois.  This is the 14th year for the event! The free event features many Light Sport Aircraft, including Part 103, STOL and Gyroplanes on one accessible and demo-flight friendly flightline. Craftsmanship and innovation will be on display at the KR National Gathering – running concurrently on Friday and Saturday. Airbus’s Zephyr 8 UAV, a high-flying critter borne aloft for months on end

Avidyne OS Version 10.3 Now Available For FMS Suite

Avidyne recently announced the release of version 10.3 of its Avidyne Operating System for its suite of Flight Management Systems which includes the increasingly popular IFD400 and IFD500 series common to general aviation aircraft as well as the (not so common to GA) flavors of FMS such as ATLAS for turbine aircraft, and HELIOS for Corporate, Military and Special Mission Helicopters.

G100UL Availability and Distribution Uncertain

NBAA President Ed Bolen has welcomed the FAA’s issuance of a supplemental type certificate (STC) allowing use of a new unleaded fuel, G100UL, in piston-engine aircraft. The development of G100UL entailed 12-years of research and testing. Type certification validates the resources and effort invested over those years and denotes the FAA’s determination that engines and aircraft operating on G100UL will remain compliant with the airworthiness safety standard requirements of Part 23 and Part 33 for airplanes and engines respectively.

Cub Experts Take Their Hallmark CC340 to the Next Level with Fuel Injection, Light Weight, and Ground-Adjustable Fixed Prop

CubCrafters unveiled their new lightweight engine for the Carbon Cub, offering buyers a fixed pitch variant of its popular 186 hp engine. The new offering, the CC363i F/P builds on the company's efforts to "add lightness" to the Lycoming O-320 that originally resulted in their 180 hp CC340, further refined, modernized, and simplified with fuel injection and a fixed prop. The new CC636i F/P boasts a higher displacement, lower compression ratio that develops almost 5% more horsepower than the original CC340 all while being able to run on a wider range of fuels. CubCrafters expects the new engine to better tolerate automoti

Criminals Beware

The Oxford English Dictionary defines utility as “the state of being useful, profitable, or beneficial.” That Southeast Aerospace (SEA) was aware of such when they set out to design their Special Mission Operator Station for the Bell 407 is apparent. In both design and manufacture, SEA’s operator station actualizes an ideal solution for housing equipment critical to Airborne Law Enforcement (ALE). The FAA’s confidence in the product is evinced by the agency’s issuance of Supplemental Type Certification (STC) SR04546AT, which encompasses both the station and its installation.

Also: ACE's 150th PPL!, New Shepard’s 23rd Flight, Astronauts and Cosmonauts, Aha! Airlines

The 2022 Midwest LSA Expo will take place Thursday, September 8, through Saturday, September 10th at Mt. Vernon Outland Airport (KMVN), Mt. Vernon, Illinois. This is the 14th year for the event! The free event features many Light Sport Aircraft, including Part 103, STOL and Gyroplanes on one accessible and demo-flight friendly flightline. Craftsmanship and innovation will be on display at the KR National Gathering – running concurrently on Friday and Saturday. Airbus’s Zephyr 8 UAV, a high-flying critter borne aloft for months on end by va

6th Workshop on Changing Demands of Vertical, Sustainable, and Autonomous Flight open for Registration

The Vertical Flight Society is putting the finishing touches on its upcoming Advance Air Mobility Infrastructure Workshop, held from September 20 to 22 in Dayton Ohio. The event will focus on recent developments surrounding eVTOL support structures in particular. Rex Alexander, the Society's Infrastructure Advisor, said that they would focus on a few recent publications driving the direction of the AAM industry. 

From 2015 (YouTube Version): Aviation's Greatest Living Legend Remains THE Pilot In The Minds Of Flyers

Ask any pilot who he thinks is the best he ever saw and depending on how long they've been in the business, the answers might surprise you... BUT, for anyone who had the grand opportunity to see much of the Golden Age of GA, its hard to forget the grace and professionalism exhibited by Robert A. "Bob" Hoover -- a man whom many have no hesitation calling the best they ever saw. Bob did it all... he was a fighter pilot, test pilot, airshow pilot and all-around nice guy... and virtually any conversation that involves this gentleman mentions two things..

Also: Scandinavian Airlines Cancellations, Aleutian Airways, Org. of Black Aerospace Professionals, FAA DRS

Canada, New Zealand, and Australia have no age limits for pilots. Japan has increased its mandatory pilot retirement age to 68. The United States and most European countries have maintained a pilot age limit of 60-years—though some E.U. member states have filed for exemption requests. In 1963, ICAO raised the mandatory retirement age for commercial pilots from 45-years—as laid down in 1919, when people died in droves of maladies and injuries now considered minor—to 60-years. In 2006, the age limit was raised to 65-years—al

Also: Scandinavian Airlines Cancellations, Aleutian Airways, Org. of Black Aerospace Professionals, FAA DRS

Canada, New Zealand, and Australia have no age limits for pilots. Japan has increased its mandatory pilot retirement age to 68. The United States and most European countries have maintained a pilot age limit of 60-years—though some E.U. member states have filed for exemption requests. In 1963, ICAO raised the mandatory retirement age for commercial pilots from 45-years—as laid down in 1919, when people died in droves of maladies and injuries now considered minor—to 60-years. In 2006, the age limit was raised to 65-years—al

Aero Linx: The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) For over 100 years, the American aerospace and defense industry has shaped the world around us in countless ways with immeasurable impact. Today, we are critical to the health of the U.S. economy—and a seamless, fundamental part of daily life. So today more than ever, it’s vital that the industry has a strong voice speaking on its behalf. The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) has been that voice since 1919. Our work as an advocate and convener is essential to shaping policy, shedding light on the industry’s impact and empowering its future.

Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (RAIM) A technique whereby a civil GNSS receiver/processor determines the integrity of the GNSS navigation signals without reference to sensors or non-DoD integrity systems other than the receiver itself. This determination is achieved by a consistency check among redundant pseudorange measurements.

“We applaud the approval of G100UL for all piston-engine aircraft. It establishes a framework for other fuel producers to follow as the industry aims for a more sustainable future. NBAA members use a wide range of aircraft, including piston-engine aircraft, to meet their business needs, and this decision by the FAA offers them a safe, lead-free fuel option.” Source: After much of the industry mysteriously gave the GAMI folks and their G100UL program little more than lip service, the various Aero-Associations, starting with NBAA's Ed Bolen, are lining up to laud them after their receipt of the blanket document that they have been working YEARS to get... allowing them to start serving GA with a solid solution for unleaded avgas.&