Month: October 2023

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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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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.14.23)

“Since our humble beginnings in 1993, we have been on a remarkable journey. We've touched the lives of countless individuals with disabilities, empowering them to achieve their dreams of flight. We offer a range of experience flights, educational courses, and...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.12.23)

“The activity data is necessary to paint the full-picture, but the initial indications are very positive indeed. It shows a continuing trend toward safer operations, even as total hours flown increase. It reminds us that safety is an ongoing journey...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.11.23)

“Most of the people we’ve met have taken our courses, and we’ve had the privilege and honor of being an important part of their lives. That’s a wonderful experience as a human being—to help someone else achieve their dreams.” Source:...

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Record September 2023 passenger numbers for Will Rogers World Airport

Will Rogers World Airport (WRWA) saw another record month this year with passenger traffic. For September, OKC had 373,049 passengers, which is 9.7% higher than 2022 and 4.03% higher than the previous record set in September 2019. “The strong summer...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.08.23)

“Providing SAF for aircraft departing from this year’s convention not only makes the event more sustainable, but allows NBAA members to take an active role in helping the industry to achieve our net-zero target.” Source: NBAA president and CEO Ed...

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NTSB Final Report: Piper PA46

Pilot’s Failure To Maintain Directional Control During The Landing Analysis: The pilot of the single-engine turboprop airplane stated that he flew a straight-in visual approach to the 5,500 ft-long asphalt runway. He added that the airplane was on a correct...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.09.23)

"Our teams in New Mexico and California have delivered on our monthly spaceflight objectives. Three new astronauts journeyed to space today and brought back incredible memories and stories of their experience above the Earth. These early missions with our initial...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (10.09.23)

Aero Linx: The Aerospace Medical Society of Aotearoa New Zealand (AMSANZ) The Aerospace Medical Society of Aotearoa New Zealand (AMSANZ) exists to foster and support aviation and aerospace medicine for doctors and other professionals who are involved or interested in...

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Airborne 10.06.23: BN-2 Islander Returns!, MOSAIC Delay, Edu-Con 2023

Also: Opener Aero-Pivotal, UAL Order, Ascension Academy, Ascend Mock-Up In the late 1960s, for purpose of contemporaneously meeting demand and controlling production costs, Britten-Norman moved its manufacturing operations from the U.K. to Romania. In an ironic reversal of fortune, the...

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