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October 28, 2024

NTSB Prelim: Raytheon Aircraft Company C90A

In Cruise Flight At Flight Level (FL) 200 The Pilot Lost Consciousness, And The Passenger Attempted Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

On October 4, 2024, about 1340 Pacific daylight time, a Raytheon Aircraft Company C90A, N6077X, was not damaged when it was involved in an accident near Bakersfield, California. The pilot was fatally injured, and the passenger was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the passenger, the flight departed from Henderson Executive Airport (HND), Henderson, Nevada, and was destined for Monterey Regional Airport (MRY), Monterey, California. In cruise flight at flight level (FL) 200 the pilot lost consciousness, and the passenger attemp

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Classic Aero-TV: Walter Mitty's Near-Jet - The PJ-II Dreamer Ducted Fan

From Sun 'N Fun 2016 (YouTube Edition): Looks Like A Jet, Flies Like A GA Airplane…

While at Sun ‘n Fun 2016, ANN News Editor, Tom Patton, saw a light-airplane that looked like a stylized F-15. The airplane is called the PJ-II “Dreamer”. To get the details, Tom talked with Len Bechtold, who designed the engine for the aircraft, as well as the technical director of design, Ben Kolotilin. The Design of this fascinating airplane originated in Russia and has now been brought to the United States with the hopes of placing it into production. Kolotilin explains that the intent was to produce a stylized fighter-lik

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (10.28.24)

Aero Linx: Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals Founded in 1976, the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the encouragement and advancement of minorities in all aviation and aerospace careers. OBAP members encourage diversity in the industry by supporting aspiring aviation professionals through Project Aerospace, a series of scholarships, mentoring, training, and youth-focused education programs. In 1976 Ben Thomas, a young African American pilot with Eastern Airlines, spearheaded an effort to form a permanent body to address discrimination in the airline industry...

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.28.24): Close Parallel Runways

Close Parallel Runways Two parallel runways whose extended centerlines are separated by less than 4,300 feet and at least 3000 feet (750 feet for SOIA operations) for which ATC is authorized to conduct simultaneous independent approach operations. PRM and simultaneous close parallel appear in approach title. Dual communications, special pilot training, an Attention All Users Page (AAUP), NTZ monitoring by displays that have aural and visual alerting algorithms are required. A high update rate surveillance sensor is required for certain runway or approach course spacing.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.28.24)

“We want to sincerely thank all our volunteers, pilots, sponsors, spectators and hosts for this amazing event, ArkanSTOL is special and truly belongs to everyone who gave their energy and talents to its creation." Source: From a statement by the ArkanSTOL event team as it confirmed that its annual event and competition would be suspended indefinitely. They cited “evolving professional and personal responsibilities” as the cause, which is certainly a believable statement with the amount of commitment and planning that these grassroot aviation outings require.

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