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August 21, 2024

EAA’s 2024 Sport Aviation Halls Of Fame

New Inductees Represent Individual Segments Of Aviation

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)’s Sport Aviation Halls of Fame announced the addition of six new inductees who will be recognized as part of the 2024 class. The six new inductees come from different areas of aviation – ultralights, homebuilders, the International Aerobatic Club, the Vintage Aircraft Association, and EAA Warbirds of America.

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Heat Takes Toll On Pikes Peak Air Show Guests

Ten Hospitalized, Nearly 100 Treated For Dehydration

It was a beautiful day for the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Team’s first ever air show performance at the Pikes Peak Regional Air Show at Colorado Springs Airport (KCOS) in Colorado. However, some guests either lost track of or disregarded admonitions from show organizers to stay hydrated as air temperatures hovered in the low-mid 90s F for most of the day. And down on the ramp it was probably over 100o F in the afternoon. Close to 100 people were treated by emergency personnel and 10 had to be transported to a nearby hospital for illness related to the heat.

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Hydrogen-Electric VTOL Student Design Competition

Airbus Sponsoring Vertical Flight Society’s 42nd Annual Contest

The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) has announced the opening of its 42nd Annual Student Design Competition (SDC). The annual SDC is a challenge for student teams to design a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft meeting specific requirements and restraints. It provides college and university engineering students with a hands-on experience to promote interest in VTOL technologies and in developing practical engineering solutions.

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NTSB Prelim: Beech A35

The (Accident) Site Was Located In An Area Of Very Steep, And In Some Areas Vertical, Snow And Ice-Covered Terrain

On July 20, 2024, about 1421 Alaska daylight time, a Beech A35 airplane, N410B, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Gustavus, Alaska. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to a friend of the occupants, the pilot and two passengers departed the Juneau International Airport (PAJN), Juneau, Alaska, on a flight bound for the Yakutat Airport (PAYA), Yakutat, Alaska. The friend alerted search and rescue personnel about 1713 reporting that the airplane did not arrive in Yakutat, and it was two hours over

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