Month: February 2023

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (02.12.23): Multicom

Multicom A mobile service not open to public correspondence used to provide communications essential to conduct the activities being performed by or directed from private aircraft.

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (02.11.23)

Aero Linx: European Hang Gliding and Paragliding Union (EHPU) The general aim of the EHPU is to promote and protect hang gliding and paragliding in Europe. In order to achieve this aim, as an independent, self-governing and non-profit umbrella association...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (02.11.23)

“The closure of the large runway in Cheyenne is a key factor in this decision. After much discussion and consideration, canceling the show for 2023 is the best way to ensure the safety of our community and the Thunderbirds. While...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (02.10.23)

Aero Linx: The British Gliding Association The British Gliding Association, which includes all member clubs, is committed to safe practices with the objective of facilitating a sport gliding environment where the levels of risk are as low as reasonably practicable....

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Indonesian Navy Accepts First Genesys-Equipped CN-235 Aircraft

The Book of Genesys Indonesian Aerospace (PTDI) has delivered the first CN-235 aircraft equipped with the Genesys Aerosystems Avionics Suite to the Indonesian Navy for maritime patrol and additional naval missions. The avionics suite comprises Electronic Flight Information System (EFIS)...

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Pentagon Discloses Details of Chinese Spy Balloon’s Destruction

“POP!” Goes the Weasel The White House has released details pertaining to the shooting down of a Chinese spay balloon that was allowed to traverse the entirety of the Pacific Ocean, Aleutian Archipelago, and continental United States—including numerous sensitive military,...

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Fairchild RC-26B Donated to Hagerstown Aviation Museum

Lest They Vanish from This Earth On 06 February 2023, the Hagerstown Aviation Museum proudly announced the donation of a 1993 Fairchild RC-26B “Condor” Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft to its growing collection of Fairchild built aircraft. The donated machine—currently...

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UPS Commences MD-11 Phase-Out

Trijets to be Replaced by 767-300 Freighters In 2023, UPS began the planned retirement of its aging MD-11 freighters. The passing of the venerable aircraft into the annals of aviation history marks the actualization, in part, of UPS’s ambition to...

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Aero-TV: Spectrum Aeromed’s Infinity 5000X System Impresses

The Very Best at the Worst of Times For more than thirty-years, Spectrum Aeromed has designed, prototyped, manufactured, and installed comprehensive Emergency Medical Service (EMS) interiors in both fixed and rotary-wing aircraft. The company’s Infinity 5000X medical station instantiates the...

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FAASTeam Invites One and All to Celebrate Chuck Yeager’s 100th Birthday

Centennial of a Giant In remembrance of his many contributions to the broadening of mankind’s aerospace horizon, the FAA’s FAASTeam invites pilots, aircraft owners and operators, and all those moved by the profound and powerful enterprise of flight to celebrate...

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