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August 01, 2024

Update: Elixir Aircraft Scores Pre-Orders and LOIs at AirVenture

Expands Order Book and Meets With Suppliers, FAA Officials

French airplane manufacturer Elixir’s third year exhibiting at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh was very productive for the company as it preps to start U.S. deliveries when FAA Part 23 certification of its two initial models is issued as anticipated in early 2025. The company announced it had signed 80 letters of intent for 110 aircraft as well as 20 pre-orders, swelling its order book from 200 to 330 aircraft including orders, pre-orders, and letters of intent. The letters of intent will convert to pre-orders when certification is received. Elixir brought two of its models to AirVenture, where its display was set up in the middle of the student pilot area near the flight schoo

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Airborne Oshkosh24 Day 4: Meet The Admin--NOT, MOSAIC For Osh25?, Med Logjam

07.25.24: King Schools Expansion, Avilution Update, Gogo Communicates!, Pelton Int'vw-Part 4 

The annual Meet The Administrator event was not what we hoped for. The Administrator didn’t show up and apparently disappointed, neither did Jack Pelton (who often oversees this event). From the allotted time of 1130 to 1245 CT, the FAA talked, answered some prepared questions from EAA and ignored the audience. Finally, after the official end time, they took a few questions... but offered little in the way of answers. Year after year, MOSAIC has been promised to an aviation community hungry for progress and the chance to build a new industry th

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Airborne Oshkosh24 Day 5: Carbon Cub UL Flt Test, SnF25 Update, Affordable Expo

07.26.24: Checking Out An Ornithopter, Kay’s Speedster, Electric Aircraft Symposium, Night Air Show, Jack Pelton Pt5

One of the highlights of ANN CEO and Test Pilot, Jim Campbell’s 51st Oshkosh was the chance to fly the latest bird from CubCrafter, powered by a Rotax 916... and built to be tough and light. Even through some off airport landings on a recently plowed field, the Carbon Cub UL stood up in a great way... this may be their best effort yet. Even with Oshkosh in full swing, we can’t wait for the 51st rendition of the Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo, where, once again, ANN will serve as their media partner. Big upgrades, numerous new

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Airborne Oshkosh24 Day 3: 2/3 Scale P-38!!, Womenventure 2024, Sonex HW

07.24.24: Extra's Latest, GoAero, Kiddie Pedal Plane Parade, Pelton On Safety

We’ve seen some extraordinary homebuilt projects, several of them replicas of historic aircraft, but a gorgeous, stunning and all-around incredible 2/3 scale P-38 may top them all... and then there’s the story about how it came to be and the folks that are it’s caretakers now. Come Wednesday morning, the female staff of the Aero-News Network disappear... to attend various WomenVenture functions and enjoy the partnership WAI has created amongst a growing segment of the aviation community. The LSA crowd has been going ga-ga- over various promised high-win

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Airborne Oshkosh24 Day 2: Samson Sky, AbleFlight, MagniX, Hartzell

07.23.24: VerdeGo Powers Up, Frecce Tricolori, Pelton Int'vw - Part 2: MOSAIC!!!!

They flew the Samson Sky earlier this year… and the data is yielding some exciting updates and modifications for the unique roadable airplane/flying car program. The Able Flight ceremony at Oshkosh is one of our favorite events, as a number of new pilots, who have proven themselves to be ‘hand-capable’ join our ranks. How aviation will power its convoluted future is a question that some of the best minds in aviation are trying to answer… and MagniX is competing for a share of what that will look like. Hartzell continues to build an incredibl

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (08.01.24)

Aero Linx: Gulf Coast Wing of the CAF, Houston, Texas, USA The Gulf Coast Wing (GCW) was chartered on September 19, 1971 with the original document displaying the signatures of Lloyd Nolan, the founder of the CAF and Deputy Commander Van Skiles. Van Skiles was also the first Wing Leader of the GCW with Eddie Burke serving as his Executive Officer. Eddie, Van & wife Betty Skiles were the cornerstones of the fledgling CAF unit. Right from the start, the group had a tight-knit dynamic punctuated with lots of energy, excitement, and camaraderie.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (08.01.24): Airstart

Airstart The starting of an aircraft engine while the aircraft is airborne, preceded by engine shutdown during training flights or by actual engine failure.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (08.01.24)

"The accident occurred during the landing sequence following a training flight with another B-1B, also stationed at Ellsworth AFB.... The second aircraft, "attempted to land but struck the ground short of the runway and began skidding across the overrun before coming to a stop between two taxiways. The aircraft caught fire... resulting in a complete loss of the $450 million dollar bomber." Source: From portions of an Air Force Accident report following the loss of a 450 million buck B-1B Lancer bomber... we're afraid to ask what the deductible was.

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