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October 03, 2024

Airborne Affordable Flyers 10.03.24: RV15 Update!, Zenith Homecoming, Trio STCs

 Also: World Ultralight Fly-In, Pipistrel Velis, EAA Touts Larsen, Aero-TV: Keeping the Helicycle Legacy Alive

 

 

Flight testing of the new Van’s Aircraft RV-15 engineering prototype is underway, and despite a few setbacks, the process is in full swing. The company is currently working on a few tweaks to enhance both aerodynamics and usability. Van’s released several other changes, including moving the flap handle from the overhead position to a floor mount, updating aileron control systems, and evaluating a conventional horizontal stabilizer/elevator design. Zenith’s 33rd annual Homecoming event was hosted on September 20 and 21 in Mexico, Missouri. Visitors flew and drove in from across the country for a chance to lea

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Massive Trial Looms In Dispute With Insurers Over Aircraft Stuck In Russia

Multibillion Dollar Battle Over Claims To AIG, Chubb, Lloyd’s Of London

One of the most costly and complex cases to ever be heard by Britain’s High Court will begin as owners of hundreds of aircraft stuck in Russia try to get payouts from their insurance companies. One litigant refers to it as a “mega trial” over claims insurers such as AIG, Chubb, and Lloyd’s of London have refused to cover for the owners of primarily Boeing and Airbus jets that have been stuck in Russia since the invasion of Ukraine.

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FAI Ratifies World Altitude Record In Electric Paramotor

Nathan Finneman’s Second Attempt Was Successful

Nathan Finneman has been flying since childhood, including hang gliders for a time. But when he found paramotors in 2010 he’s been flying them over the world and in air shows. He also represented the USA in the World Air Sports Federation’s (FAI) world paramotor slalom championships.  

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Airlines Suspend Flights To Israel Amid Missile Threats

EASA Advises All Airlines To Avoid Israeli and Lebanese Airspace

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has advised all European commercial airlines to avoid the airspace over Israel and Lebanon. The airlines have responded by grounding dozens of flights, leaving thousands of travelers stranded abroad and thousands unable to leave Israel. The advisories are expected to remain in effect until at least the end of October.

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Stranded Hospital Patients & Staff Rescued In Tennessee

National Guard Extracts More Than 50 People Trapped By Flooding

Three UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters of the Tennessee National Guard helped rescue more than 50 patients and staff stranded at Unicoi County Hospital by severe flooding caused by Hurricane Helene. Within an hour of being notified of the situation by the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, Guardsmen with the 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion in Knoxville assembled the helos and crew for aerial rescue operations.

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Falcon 9 Grounded Because Second Stage Missed Ocean Target Zone

FAA Confirms Action Pending Investigation

The FAA confirmed its grounding of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, pending an investigation into why the rocket’s second stage missed its deorbit landing target following the Crew-9 launch from Cape Canaveral. For its part, SpaceX announced it is halting launches in a social media post but the FAA did not confirm the grounding until a couple days later. 

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Spectrum Aeromed Completes Installation Of LOX System Under STC

First Application In Life Flight Network PC-12 Elevates Patient Care

Life Flight Network, in collaboration with Spectrum Aeromed, announced the installation of a liquid oxygen system (LOX) in a new Life Flight Network Pilatus PC-12 aircraft to be used for patient transport. The project is the first of its kind for this oxygen configuration under a Supplemental Type Certification approved by the FAA for Spectrum Aeromed’s modification of this aircraft. The first LOX-capable PC-12 was delivered on September 27.

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Elixir Lands Contract For 5 Aircraft For European Training Providers

Deal Involves Purchase By Rental Company Green Aerolease

Elixir Aircraft announced it has entered into a three-way deal with training center Leading Edge Aviation and Green Aerolease, a French aircraft rental company. The deal provides for Green Aerolease to purchase five Elixir aircraft and in turn, rent them to Leading Edge in an arrangement that includes the aircraft, insurance, and maintenance.

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Klyde Morris (09.30.24)

Klyde Bemoans The 'Normal' Sensationalism of General Media In Aviation Reporting

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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Airborne 09.25.24: Textron Strike, UAV Finds Child, Third Scale B-29 Flies!

Also: Astro Return, F-16 Dumps Fuel Tanks, ForeFlight Updates, Military Scouts Electra

After weeks of wrangling, Textron finds itself at the helm of a company at a standstill. And they're not happy about it. Textron Aviation's Stephanie Harder, VP of Communications and Public Affairs, opines, "Textron Aviation is disappointed that IAM District 70, Local Lodge 774 members did not vote to accept the proposed four-year contract with Textron Aviation and have chosen to strike. Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office reported a ten-year-old girl, Peyton Saintignan, missing late on September 22. After a several-hour search including hundreds of volunteers and law enf

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Airborne 09.25.24: Textron Strike, UAV Finds Child, Third Scale B-29 Flies!

Also: Astro Return, F-16 Dumps Fuel Tanks, ForeFlight Updates, Military Scouts Electra

After weeks of wrangling, Textron finds itself at the helm of a company at a standstill. And they're not happy about it. Textron Aviation's Stephanie Harder, VP of Communications and Public Affairs, opines, "Textron Aviation is disappointed that IAM District 70, Local Lodge 774 members did not vote to accept the proposed four-year contract with Textron Aviation and have chosen to strike. Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office reported a ten-year-old girl, Peyton Saintignan, missing late on September 22. After a several-hour search including hundreds of volunteers and law enf

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NTSB Prelim: Boeing A75L3

The Wreckage Was Located At The Base Of An Approximate 100 Ft Tall Tree

On September 6, 2024, about 1259 Pacific daylight time, a Boeing A75L3, N53466, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Yacolt, Washington. The pilot was seriously injured, and the passenger was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The accident airplane was part of a group of three airplanes traveling together. The flight of three departed Ed Carlson Memorial Field/South Lewis County Airport (TDO), Toledo, Washington, with an intended destination of Ken Jernstedt Airfield (4S2), Hood River, Oregon, and maintained loose trail with one another.

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Classic Aero-TV: CubCrafters NX Cub-A Stunning Effort To Build The ‘Perfect Cub'

We Were Blown Away At How Well The Nosewheel Was Adapted To The X Cub Airframe

It should not be a secret to any one of you, that with thousands of hours of taildragger time, and only a few real scares in the process, does the thought of putting a nose wheel on a cub was anathema -- and potentially a deadly sin. That is... Until I flew the CubCrafters NX Cub. The CubCrafters folks are one of the most accomplished artisans in the Cub World, which is saying a lot,  because the art and craft of building, rebuilding, and perfecting the Cub for the 21st century has become an almost religious pursuit among many. CubCrafters, in understandin

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (10.03.24)

Aero Linx: Pilots for Patients The mission of Pilots for Patients is to provide free air transportation to those patients needing diagnosis and treatments at medical facilities not available to them locally. Our goal is to eliminate the burden of travel allowing the patient to concentrate on getting well.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.03.24): North Atlantic High Level Airspace (NAT HLA)

North Atlantic High Level Airspace (NAT HLA) That volume of airspace (as defined in ICAO Document 7030) between FL 285 and FL 420 within the Oceanic Control Areas of Bodo Oceanic, Gander Oceanic, New York Oceanic East, Reykjavik, Santa Maria, and Shanwick, excluding the Shannon and Brest Ocean Transition Areas. ICAO Doc 007 North Atlantic Operations and Airspace Manual provides detailed information on related aircraft and operational requirements.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.03.24)

"Considering the current conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, there is a high risk to civil aviation. The conflict involves rockets, missiles and drones launches from Lebanon with Israeli airstrikes and artillery fire, including systematic activation of air-defense systems." Source: The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has advised all European commercial airlines to avoid the airspace over Israel and Lebanon.

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