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March 14, 2025

Airborne 03.14.25: New Airbus H140, Rotor Blown Wing UAS, AEA LIVE For 2025!

Also: Heli Student Busted, EMS Career Program, C17 Weather Shelter, FedEx Outsources???

Airbus Helicopters recently debuted the latest addition to its light twin-engine helicopter lineup: the H140. Unveiled at VERTICON, the H140 is designed for emergency medical services (EMS), passenger transport, and private and business aviation.

The H140 is a 3-ton class helicopter positioned between the Airbus H135 and H145 models. It incorporates design elements based on feedback from H135 operators... Sikorsky announced its successful validation of advanced control laws to fly a prototype battery-powered rotor blown wing concept UAS in both helicopter and airplane models. Sikorsky made the announcement at this week’s HA

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YouTube Personality/Pilot Victimized by FAA Takes Fight Public, Part II

It’s Better To Get Treatment Than Not Get Treatment

There are several issues with how the FAA handles pilot mental health issues. First, the agency can and does deny a medical to almost every pilot who reports a therapy session involving depression. This forces pilots who depend on flying as a livelihood to not report any such issues at all, including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or, as in Xyla’s case, a short-term episode of depression due to hormonal imbalance caused by her IUD.

‘Flying Legends of Victory Tour’ To Visit 18 Cities In 9 Western States

The Commemorative Air Force Airbase Arizona is excited to announce the dates for the 2025 Flying Legends of Victory Tour. This year will see the tour start out in Albuquerque, New Mexico on May 29 and wind up with a final stop in Chino, California, in October, after a total of 18 stops through 9 states.

Fifteen Organizations Write to Trump Administration Requesting a Meeting

A group of fifteen aviation organizations recently sent a letter to US Government officials asking for help stabilizing the industry’s supply chain. They argue that maintaining cost effectiveness and consistent availability will make the US a more competitive market.

Newest Powerplant Model Provides 950 SHP For Brand-New Helo

Safran Helicopter Engines and Robinson Helicopter Company announced their excusive partnership to power the brand-new R88 helicopter with the Arriel 2W producing 950 shp and is the newest version of the Arriel family.

Also: NTSB Spanks FlexJet, SpaceX at FAA, WWII MIA Found, Scottsdale Learjet

A state court in California is poised to potentially eliminate the sale of leaded avgas when it rules on March 5 on a motion brought by the California Center for Environmental Health (CEH) to arbitrarily force several FBOs and general aviation fuel distributors in the state to transition to offering only a new unleaded avgas. The Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, Virginia, is working on making an “Only at Oshkosh” moment a reality at this year’s EAA AirVenture 2025: an arrival of its reproduction Messerschmitt Me 262 fighter jet into Wittman Re

ALPA Statement on NTSB Preliminary Report

Flight 5342 In Fatal Midair Collision With Army Black Hawk Near Reagan National

The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) released a statement concerning the National Transportation Safety Board’s Preliminary Report on the mid-air collision between PSA Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter while the airliner was on final approach into Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) just outside of Washington, DC.

Operational Testing With Real-World Offshore Mission Flights

Bell Textron and Omni Helicopters International Group (Omni, OHI) announced a joint operational evaluation program of offshore flights with the Bell 525 helicopter to be conducted for several months at Omni’s fast-paced operation at Georgetown, Guyana, pending type certification.

Also: Yingling Starlink, 6,500-Watt DC-DC Converter, NAS Management, BIS Advanced NPRM

Joby recently revealed its financial results from the fourth quarter and full year 2024. On top of the monetary success, the plane maker also celebrated its second delivery to the United States Air Force. The Joby air taxi is a fully eVTOL aircraft powered by six motors that propel it to speeds of up to 200 mph. It can carry four passengers at a time for a range of 100 miles, including reserves. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 lander completed a soft landing on the moon on March 2. This makes Firefly the first commercial company to have its tech s

Later In The Flight, He Encountered Carburetor Icing That Wasn’t Clearing With The Application Of Carburetor Heat

Analysis: The pilot reported that while enroute, flying below a 1000-foot ceiling in 2 miles of visibility and light snow, he encountered various instances of carburetor icing which were resolved using the periodic application of carburetor heat. However, later in the flight, he encountered carburetor icing that wasn’t clearing with the application of carburetor heat. The pilot elected to make an off-airport landing and while performing a descending 180° turn, maneuvering to land, he reported that the airplane’s engine lost all power.

From 2023 (YouTube Edition): Bureaucrats Endeavor to Curb Bureaucracy

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has launched upgrades to its online database system—an historically flawed tangle of abstruse redundancies that archives, ostensibly, airspace obstructions, runway data, and other data the agency considers safety-critical, as well as non-safety critical data the likes of airport layout plan mapping. Data contained in the FAA’s online database is generated by contractors, airport authorities, and other stakeholders in the businesses of airport infrastructure and operations. Subject data is salient to the aims

Aero Linx: Colorado Pilots Association (CPA)

Colorado Pilots Association was incorporated as a Colorado Nonprofit Corporation in 1972. It is a statewide organization with over 700 members dedicated to making Colorado a better, safer, and more desirable place to fly. Objectives of the organization are to promote aviation and flight safety, to protect the rights of pilots, and to be of assistance to the general public in aviation matters.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (03.14.25): Execute Missed Approach

Execute Missed Approach Instructions issued to a pilot making an instrument approach which means continue inbound to the missed approach point and execute the missed approach procedure as described on the Instrument Approach Procedure Chart or as previously assigned by ATC. The pilot may climb immediately to the altitude specified in the missed approach procedure upon making a missed approach. No turns should be initiated prior to reaching the missed approach point. When conducting an ASR or PAR approach, execute the assigned missed approach procedure immediately upon receiving instructions to “execute missed approach.”

“We’re confident that the Bell 525 will prove itself in this space, and Omni is delighted to facilitate the opportunity in the highly representative Guyana mission environment. We’re also delighted for our team, and the wider aviation community in Guyana, who will be amongst the first to get exposure to this next generation aircraft...” Source: Duncan Moore, Group COO at OHI, discussing Bell Textron and Omni Helicopters International Group (Omni, OHI) joint operational evaluation program of offshore flights with the Bell 525 helicopter to be conducted for several months at Omni’s fast-paced ope