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Airborne Affordable Flyers 09.06.24: MOSAIC AWOL, Aeropilot L600, Shark Attack!

Also: Lakeland's Affordable Flyer Expo, Introducing The Dingo, Gyro Technic, Zenith Gathering

ANN is enjoying the comradery, hospitality and cool vibes at the MidWest Sport Aviation Expo... but we’re also getting hit with one question... time after time. What the #$%^& is going on

NTSB Prelim: Piper PA-28-140

Clouds Were At About 100 Ft Above The Ground When (Witness) Initially Heard The Airplane Fly By

On August 26, 2024, about 0931 central daylight time, a Piper PA28-140, N9626K, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Wayne, Nebraska. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The flight originated from Norfolk Regional Airport (OFK), Norfolk, Nebraska, and departed to the northeast, presumably to return to Buffalo, Minnesota. The airplane had been hangered as a transient at OFK for the weekend. The FBO manager stated that the airplane was refueled by the pilot at the self-service fuel pump prior to departure but he did not observe the pilot

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (09.16.24)

Aero Linx: The Flying Dentists Association The Flying Dentists Association is a professional and social association devoted to continuing dental education combined with aviation and family fun. We believe there are skills common to dentistry and flying, and Flying Dentist Association members are more successful and better practitioners due to these skills. We earn a lot of dental and aviation continuing education and learn from each other, but it’s more than that: we are a family that shares the interests of dentistry and flying!

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (09.16.24): Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring

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.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (09.16.24)

“Over the past few months, we have seen an increase in safety events. Meaningful work is underway to address these events and advance our safety.” Source: From a Southwest memo... after Southwest Airlines is stepped up its safety precautions by mandating additional pilot training. This decision follows a string of incidents and an intensified FAA safety review, which highlighted weak spots in the carrier’s operations.