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August 14, 2025

Airborne Affordable Flyers 08.14.25: Affordable Flying Expo, RV15 Kit, Spirit V2

 Also: iFly EFB, World Skydiving Day, Air Avionics, Two New CubCrafters Kits

 

 

After a master strategy meeting this past week on the grounds of the Sun n Fun Aerospace Expo campus, details have been completed for the first MOSAIC-dedicated, MOSAIC-centric Affordable Flying Expo (AFE25). With the rule officially announced, AFE25 stands to be the best opportunity for MOSAIC-interested folks to get their questions answered and for the industry to show the aviation community that they are ready to serve this expanding niche. Van’s Aircraft RV-15 has officially gone into production. Wing kits will be the first off the line, with deliveries expected before the year’s end. Van’s Aircraft is an iconic name in the homebuilt com

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Errant Teen Pilot Awaits Approval For Antarctica Departure Flight

Chile Drops Charges, Orders Fine Paid To Cancer Charity

An American teenage pilot and influencer stuck on an island in Antarctica has had charges against him dropped by the Chilean government, but the judge ordered him to pay a fine to a children’s cancer charity, which was the reason he landed there and got arrested in the first place.

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IndiGo Questioned for Alleged Simulator Training Errors

Nearly 1,700 Pilots May Have Trained in Non-Qualified Simulators

India’s primary aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), is forcing IndiGo to the stand after learning that up to 1,700 of its pilots may have conducted training in unapproved flight simulators. The airline has two weeks to respond to the show-cause notice.

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Suspected Post-Stall Crash and Fire Damages Five Aircraft

Aircraft Seemed to Stall During Landing, Skidded into Four Other Planes

On Monday, August 11, what looks to have been a stall during landing left five aircraft damaged. The four passengers traveling in the Socata TBM-850 survived, with two suffering minor injuries. Both the FAA and NTSB have opened investigations.

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82 Years Later, Texas B-25 Pilot Comes Home To Rest

Charles McCook MIA Since 1943 Mission Over Burma

1st Lt. Charles Woodruff “Woody” McCook was recently brought home to rest, 82 years after he was lost in a low-level mission over Burma on August 3, 1943, after heroically maneuvering his B-25 Mitchell bomber so that two of his crewmates could parachute to safety.

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Diamond Delivers Fifth DA62 MPP To 2Excel

Becomes Largest Global Operator Of The Type

Diamond Aircraft announced the delivery of the fifth DA62 MPP, or Multi-Purpose Platform, to 2Excel Aviation, making the UK-based company the world’s largest operator of the aircraft and strengthening the partnership between the two companies.

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Classic Aero-TV: AEA’s Paula Derks - Closing Out an Amazing Era…

From 2018 (YouTube Edition): AEA’s Paula Derks - Closing Out an Amazing Era…

Each year at the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) convention and trade show, Aero-TV is granted unprecedented access to Paula Derks, the President and CEO of the organization. This year, Derks spoke with Aero-News Network Editor-in-Chief and CEO, Jim Campbell, about the future of the avionics industry and what AEA is doing to strengthen that future. Derks said one of the things the AEA is doing to brighten the future of the industry is the AEA Technology Incubator, set for August 16, 2018. The incubator is designed to de

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B1B Lancers Display Readiness During Red Flag-Nellis 25-3

First Red Flag Exercise In Three Years For 9th Bomb Squadron

The U.S Air Force’s 9th Bomb Squadron, flying B-1B Lancers out of Dyess Air Force Base in central Texas, recently completed its first Red Flag exercise in three years at the Red Flag-Nellis 25-3, the Air Force’s premier combat training event held at Nellis AFB in Nevada.

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Airborne 08.06.25: H55 Noise Study, OSH26 To Go Vertical, Boeing Strike

Also: Sunrise Aviation Sunsets, Former NYPD Aviation Chief Investigated, No AI For Delta?, USAF Taps FL Flt School

In early July of this year, H55’s Bristell B23 Energic, during its Across America Tour, made a several-day stop at Centennial Airport (KAPA) outside of Denver, Colorado, where it flew the same flight path as a comparable-sized piston engine aircraft across the airport’s six official noise-monitoring stations. The hot-off-the-press results show that the B23’s noise profile was below ambient sound – undetectable – by 3 of the 6 sensors... The EAA announced that next year’s AirVenture, the “World’

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Blue Origin Moves to Support Mars Exploration

Bezos’s Aerospace Company Introduces its Mars Telecommunications Orbiter

Blue Origin, an aerospace company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, is making moves to support NASA’s (hopefully) upcoming Mars missions, recently introducing its Mars Telecommunications Orbiter (MTO). This is designed on the Blue Ring spacecraft platform to allow high-speed relays between Earth and Mars.  

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Airborne-NextGen 08.05.25: UAV Disaster Relief, Neo 2 Rumors, SkyDrive

Also: NASA-Firefly Contract, US-EU Trade Deal, Boom Symphony Engine, AIR Snags $23M

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries announced its participation in a practical training exercise in conjunction with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Asaka Garrison, the goal of which was to improve response capabilities in the event of an earthquake centered in the Tokyo metro area. The mid-size UAV is electric powered and intended for a variety of missions including transport of disaster relief supplies, logistical support to remote areas, and transport of construction materials for power transmission towers. The DJI Neo was a surprising hit amongst content cr

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Airborne 08.06.25: H55 Noise Study, OSH26 To Go Vertical, Boeing Strike

Also: Sunrise Aviation Sunsets, Former NYPD Aviation Chief Investigated, No AI For Delta?, USAF Taps FL Flt School

In early July of this year, H55’s Bristell B23 Energic, during its Across America Tour, made a several-day stop at Centennial Airport (KAPA) outside of Denver, Colorado, where it flew the same flight path as a comparable-sized piston engine aircraft across the airport’s six official noise-monitoring stations. The hot-off-the-press results show that the B23’s noise profile was below ambient sound – undetectable – by 3 of the 6 sensors... The EAA announced that next year’s AirVenture, the “World

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NTSB Final Report: Czech Sport Aircraft A S Sportcruiser

Airplane Touched Down And Began Drifting To The Left. Subsequently, The Pilot Attempted A Go-Around

Analysis: The pilot reported that, while practicing stop-and-go landings, the airplane touched down and began drifting to the left. Subsequently, the pilot attempted a go-around. However, as he added full power, the airplane’s drift worsened. The left wing contacted a runway hold short sign and the airplane departed the runway which resulted in substantial damage to both wings and the horizontal stabilizer.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (08.14.25)

Aero Linx: Mid-Atlantic Pilots Association (MAPA) Formed in 1957, Mid-Atlantic Pilots Association is a non-profit flying organization dedicated to air safety, aviation education and flying camaraderie. All levels of pilots, student pilots and aviation enthusiasts are invited to join. 

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (08.14.25): Discrete Code

Discrete Code As used in the Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System (ATCRBS), any one of the 4096 selectable Mode 3/A aircraft transponder codes except those ending in zero zero; e.g., discrete codes: 0010, 1201, 2317, 7777; nondiscrete codes: 0100, 1200, 7700. Nondiscrete codes are normally reserved for radar facilities that are not equipped with discrete decoding capability and for other purposes such as emergencies (7700), VFR aircraft (1200), etc. 

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (08.14.25)

“We confirm receipt of a show-cause notice issued by the DGCA pertaining to simulator training of some of our pilots. We are in process of reviewing the same and will respond to the regulator within the stipulated timeline..."  Source: A limited statement issued by an IndiGo spokesperson, after India’s primary aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), is forcing IndiGo to the stand after learning that up to 1,700 of its pilots may have conducted training in unapproved flight simulators. The airline has two weeks to respond to the show-cause notice.

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