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October 30, 2024

Airborne 10.22.24: Global 8000, Citation Upgrades, Part 43 Change-of-Mind

Also: PS Engineering, Securaplane SD Upgrades, DJI Import Troubles, Satcom Direct

The speedy Global 8000 is on track to enter service in 2015... and Bombardier KNOWS they have a winner with this one... While the Global 8000 is readying for prime time, the Global 7500 is NO SLACKER and now holds over 60 records as confirmed by the NAA. We heard rumors but Textron has taken the wraps off numerous grades for several of the Citation line... with the CJ4 now getting a ‘Gen3” makeover with similar treatment for the M2 and others... and, by the way, the CJ4 Gen 3 is already in flight test. On October 15 the FAA placed on hold its legal interpretatio

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Airborne 10.22.24: Global 8000, Citation Upgrades, Part 43 Change-of-Mind

Also: PS Engineering, Securaplane SD Upgrades, DJI Import Troubles, Satcom Direct

The speedy Global 8000 is on track to enter service in 2015... and Bombardier KNOWS they have a winner with this one... While the Global 8000 is readying for prime time, the Global 7500 is NO SLACKER and now holds over 60 records as confirmed by the NAA. We heard rumors but Textron has taken the wraps off numerous grades for several of the Citation line... with the CJ4 now getting a ‘Gen3” makeover with similar treatment for the M2 and others... and, by the way, the CJ4 Gen 3 is already in flight test. On October 15 the FAA placed on hold its legal interp

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NTSB Prelim: Ultramagic SA Z-90

Pilot Felt A Shift In The Basket And Realized That The Passenger Had Jumped From The Ballon

On May 3, 2024, about 1830 Pacific daylight time, an Ultramagic SA Z-90 balloon, N290UM, was involved in an accident near Del Mar, California. The pilot was not injured; however, the passenger was fatally injured. The ballon was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. In a written statement, the pilot reported he launched the balloon with the sole passenger at 1815 for a proposed sunset “celebration of life” flight. At an altitude of about 1,300 ft msl, the passenger asked for privacy for ceremonial reasons, and the pilot turned his back.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (10.30.24)

Aero Linx: International Scientific and Technical Soaring Organisation

An early realization of the attractive possibility for meteorologists to learn more about the structure and behaviour of the atmosphere when using sailplanes, combined with the interest of aerodynamicists, aircraft- and instrument designers, constructors and pilots for improving sailplane performance and characteristics, lead in 1930 to the forming of the first international soaring organization ISTUS (Internationale Studienkommission für den motorlosen Flug).

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.30.24): Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF)

Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF) A frequency designed for the purpose of carrying out airport advisory practices while operating to or from an airport without an operating control tower. The CTAF may be a UNICOM, Multicom, FSS, or tower frequency and is identified in appropriate aeronautical publications. 

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.30.24)

“You can see the darkness of space, the curvature of the Earth, the fragile planet below... “I had zero sensation of speed... It felt like I was falling in a void. I had no sense of gravity." Source: A little over a decade ago, 57-year-old Alan Eustace wore a specially designed suit to protect him from temperature and pressure changes as he ascended beneath a 120 meter tall helium balloon on his way to setting three World Air Sports Federation (FAI) records that still remain intact. It took Eustace a little over two hours to reach the altitude where the balloon stabilized at nearly the outer edge of the stratosphere. He and his Mission Control team began the countdown to release him.

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