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Airborne-NextGen 04.18.23: Starship!, SkyDrop in NZ, Merlin Autonomous Flights

Also: VFS Enjoys Growth, Airlines V Rockets, MQ-20 UAS, New Bell Prez The FAA has granted SpaceX final regulatory approval to carry out the first orbital flight test of the company’s Starship super-heavy-lift launch vehicle. The inaugural space-flight MAY see...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (04.21.23)

Aero Linx: The Beech Aero Club The Official Type Club of the Beechcraft Musketeer, Sport, Super, Sundowner, Sierra, Duchess and Skipper. The Beech Aero Club (BAC) provides a wealth of services, information and events to promote the enjoyment of Beech...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (04.21.23): Braking Action Advisories

Braking Action Advisories When tower controllers receive runway braking action reports which include the terms “medium," “poor," or “nil," or whenever weather conditions are conducive to deteriorating or rapidly changing runway braking conditions, the tower will include on the ATIS...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (04.18.23)

Aero Linx: Piper Apache Club The Piper Apache has evolved again into the hands of the private owner that is interested in preserving and flying one of the finest general aviation aircraft ever made. The name of the organization has...

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FAA Selects Sustainable Design for New Control Towers at Municipal, Smaller Airports

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds will help get work underway

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IMPORTANT: eSportPlane Resource Guide Survey Data Sought

Easy Online Forms Available For Sport Plane Manufacturers And Suppliers To Be Listed In The Upcoming eSPRG Work on the SportPlane Resource Guide is going well… Albeit a little bit behind schedule, because as we got into this process, things...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (04.17.23): Flight Level

Flight Level A level of constant atmospheric pressure related to a reference datum of 29.92 inches of mercury. Each is stated in three digits that represent hundreds of feet. For example, flight level (FL) 250 represents a barometric altimeter indication...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (04.17.23)

Aero Linx: Flying Physicians Association FPA is the world's premier organization of physician-pilots. We participate in a wide variety of educational, charitable and recreational activities involving medicine and aviation. If you are a practicing or retired physician (MD or DO)...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (04.16.23): Friction Measurement

Friction Measurement A measurement of the friction characteristics of the runway pavement surface using continuous self-watering friction measurement equipment in accordance with the specifications, procedures, and schedules contained in AC 150/5320-12, Measurement, Construction, and Maintenance of Skid Resistant Airport Pavement...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (04.16.23)

“It took several months to work through the logistics on how we were going to store the fuel. In the end, Avfuel was able to send us a second fuel truck and we received the UL94 by a truck-to-truck transfer....

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