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Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics and True Blue Power NBAA23 Coverage

Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics and True Blue Power NBAA-BACE 2023 Booth #C11417 True Blue Power Lithium Battery Upgrade for ALL Pilatus PC-12 Models True Blue Power Lithium-ion Aircraft Batteries will be on display in the True Blue Power and Mid-Continent...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.13.23)

“Many aspiring pilots fall short of their goal due to the cost of flight-training, so EAA working with the Ray Foundation helps relieve some of the financial pressure and make the goal of becoming a pilot even more accessible for...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (10.13.23)

Aero Linx: International Aviation Fire Protection Association IAFPA was first formed in 2000 by a group of airport fire officers in the UK. From the initial UK site, the work of IAFPA spread throughout the Asia Pacific and the Middle...

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Airborne 10.10.23: Lancair Sold, Israel Aviation, Masters of the Air

Also: Joby eVTOL, Hélicoptères Guimbal, Space Debris Fine, Seaglider Operations JetEXE Aviation has acquired storied kit-aircraft concern Lancair—henceforth Lancair Aerospace. Lancair, since its 1981 founding, created a global community of Lancair aircraft owners that comprises thousands of members who’ve logged,...

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Airborne Affordable Flyers 10.13.23: Lancair Sold, Scissortail G750, Colt 100

Also: Home-Built Accidents Declining, Scalebirds Update, EAA Youth Programs, Glider Disconnect JetEXE Aviation has acquired storied kit-aircraft concern Lancair—henceforth Lancair Aerospace. Lancair, since its 1981 founding, created a global community of Lancair aircraft owners that comprises thousands of members who’ve...

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Airborne-Flight Training 10.11.23: Guimbal, TN Flt Training, Ascension Academy

Also: John & Martha King, USAF Instructor/Rescuer, STEM Educator Award, AAMS September 2023 saw flight-instructors and aircraft owners from across the U.S. travel to Oregon for purpose of participating in Hélicoptères Guimbal Factory Instructor Training. The event was jointly hosted...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (10.14.23): On-Course Indication

On-Course Indication An indication on an instrument, which provides the pilot a visual means of determining that the aircraft is located on the centerline of a given navigational track, or an indication on a radar scope that an aircraft is...

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Airborne 10.12.23: New Phenom 100EX, Airbus Flt Controls, PC24 Updated

Also: 100th Citation Longitude, FalconWays Route-Optimization, Virgin Galactic, Sporty's Christmas Ornament Embraer has unveiled the Phenom 100EX. The $5-million (approximately) Phenom 100EX is powered by a pair of 1,730-lbf-thrust Pratt & Whitney twin-spool, reverse-flow-combustor, dual-channel FADEC-controlled PW617F1-E engines which motivate...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (10.14.23)

Aero Linx: Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) ARSA is devoted to the worldwide civil aviation maintenance industry—from its global corporations to the small, independent businesses. ARSA members are located on five continents and in nearly 20 countries. The association’s experts...

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NTSB Final Report: Seawind 3000

Airplane Contacted The Water Three Times Before Pitching Up, Banking To One Side And Then Impacting The Water On September 15, 2023, about 1058 Pacific daylight time, an experimental, amateur-built Seawind 3000 amphibious airplane, N57TJ, was substantially damaged when it...

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