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March 29, 2025

Pilot and Two Kids Rescued from Aircraft Accident in Alaska Lake

AK National Guard Pulls Three from the Wing of a Partially Submerged Piper PA-12

After crashing in an icy Alaska lake, a pilot and his two young children were forced to spend a night perched atop their partially-submerged Piper PA-12’s wing. They were rescued after around 12 hours, thanks to a couple of concerned aviators and the Alaska Army National Guard.

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CubCrafters Pushes Carbon Cub UL into Production

First Deliveries Slated for Q2 of 2025 as a Factory-Built or Experimental Aircraft

CubCrafters’ long-awaited Carbon Cub UL has finally moved into production, with deliveries expected to begin in Q2 of this year. It is available as either a factory-built light sport aircraft (LSA) or a factory-assisted experimental amateur-built (EAB) plane. Under the hood is Rotax’s latest machine: the 160 horsepower 916 iS turbocharged engine.

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2024 Collier Trophy Goes To Parker Solar Probe Team

NASA-Johns Hopkins Led Unprecedented Mission To Sun’s Corona

The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) awards the annual prestigious Robert J. Collier Trophy for the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America during the preceding year, and the 2025 award will be bestowed on the Parker Solar Probe Team.

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Blue Origin NS-31 Aims For April 14 Launch

All-Female Crew To Lift Off From Launch Site One In West Texas

Blue Origin announced its NS-31 mission will lift off from Launch Site One in West Texas on Monday, April 14, 2025. The company’s 11th human space flight will lift the all-female crew of Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguy?n, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn, and Lauren Sánchez on a suborbital flight. The flight will be powered by the New Shepard booster rocket, its 31st launch, and the launch window will open at 8:30 am CDT / 13:30 UTC.

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Army Aviation Training Undergoes Historic Shift

Team CTI Awarded Part 141 Helicopter Flight School Pilot Program

Team CTI, a collaboration between Crew Training International and Helicopter Institute, announced the award of the U.S. Army FAA Part 141 Helicopter Flight School Pilot Program, signifying a major change in Army aviation training representing the first time civilian FAA-certified training has been integrated into the military training pipeline.

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Duncan Upgrades Falcon 900B With Universal InSight Display

Extensive Mx Service With Avionics Upgrade, 2C Inspection, Interior Refurb

Duncan Aviation recently completed a major servicing on a Dassault Falcon 900B that included a 2C Inspection, extensive avionics upgrades, and refurbishment of the interior. For the avionics the owner chose to upgrade the installed CRT equipment with the Universal Avionics InSight Flight Display System that provides sharp displays with cutting-edge 3D graphics for the synthetic vision system, weather, terrain, and traffic systems.

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Major $32.7B Deal Between Korean Air, Boeing, GE Aerospace

KA Buys 50 Boeing Wide-Bodies Plus GE Aerospace Engines

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced a major deal involving Korean Air, Boeing, and GE Aerospace that underscores American industry and bolsters the confidence of the aviation sector.

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NTSB Final Report: Tecnam P2010

Loss Of Engine Power Was Not Preceded By Any Abnormal Signs Or Engine Indications

Analysis: The pilots reported the engine suddenly lost power during the initial takeoff climb at an altitude of 300 to 400 ft above ground level (agl) during the instructional flight. The loss of engine power was not preceded by any abnormal signs or engine indications. The instructor took over control of the airplane and attempted a forced landing in the grass near the runway. During the forced landing, the left wing dropped, and the airplane impacted the grass in a left-wing-low, nose-down position.

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Classic Aero-TV: Fuel For The Future? – A Swift Fuels Update

From 2016 (YouTube Edition): Leading The Charge Towards “Getting The Lead Out”…

The issue of providing a sustainable supply of Avgas for our piston powered aircraft is something that affects a major part of the general aviation fleet. To find out more about this, ANN News Editor, Tom Patton, took the opportunity at Sun ‘n Fun 2016 to talk with Chris D’Acosta, the CEO of Swift Fuels, LLC. D’Acosta told Tom that they have been working on the Unleaded 94 MON Avgas alternative fuel for a couple of years and that they

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (03.29.25)

Aero Linx: Beech Aero Club The Beech Aero Club (BAC) is the international type club for owners and pilots of the Beech Musketeer aircraft and its derivatives, the Sport, Super, Sundowner, Sierra, Duchess and Skipper, aka Beech Aero Center aircraft. It traces its roots to the Spring of 1999 when James Fairhurst contacted Bob Steward for help in starting an e-mailing list for owners of the Beech Musketeer. James met Bob through the Grumman Gang, a similar mailing list for owners and pilots of Grumman aircraft. Over the years from 1999 to 2004 Musketeer Mail (MM), the mailing list that James founded grew from a small number of grass roots members to over 1,100 members...

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (03.29.25): Dead Reckoning

Dead Reckoning Dead reckoning, as applied to flying, is the navigation of an airplane solely by means of computations based on airspeed, course, heading, wind direction, and speed, groundspeed, and elapsed time.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (03.29.25)

"Congratulations to the entire Parker Solar Probe team for this well-earned recognition. This mission's trailblazing research is rewriting the textbooks on solar science by going to a place no human-made object has ever been and advancing NASA’s efforts to better understand our solar system and the Sun's influence, with lasting benefits for us all. As the first to touch the Sun and fastest human-made object ever built, Parker Solar Probe is a testament to human ingenuity and discovery." Source: Janet Petro, Acting Administrator of NASA, recognizing the Collier trophy winning Parker Solar Probe team.

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