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Airborne Affordable Flyers 10.05.23: Rotor X Scandal, MOSAIC Delay, Van’s Update

Also: Vertical Aviation Technologies, Young Eagles Milestone, Axe eVTOL, LODA NPRM A couple of years ago, new ownership bought the Rotorway helicopter kit operation and rebranded it as Rotor X. Over the course of many months, we received numerous complaints...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (10.05.23)

Aero Linx: Lake Amphibian Club Our Lake club has always been a “type” club catering to owners and “wannabe” Lake owners. The original club was formed in 1988 and has been administered until 2015 by two husband and wife teams,...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (10.05.23): Notice To Air Missions (NOTAM)

Notice To Air Missions (NOTAM) A notice containing information (not known sufficiently in advance to publicize by other means) concerning the establishment, condition, or change in any component (facility, service, or procedure of, or hazard in the National Airspace System)...

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Classic Aero-TV: Pure Aerial Precision – The Snowbirds at AirVenture 2016

From 2016 (YouTube Version): The Canadian Forces Snowbirds Can Best Be Described As ‘Elegant’… EAA AirVenture 2016 was a great show and, in no small part, it was because of the participation of the 431 Air Demonstration Squadron from Canada...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.02.23)

"But for now… Rotor X appears to be in very serious trouble… They do not have the capability of fulfilling the orders that they have received a great deal of money for, possibly numbering in the millions, and despite that,...

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Airborne-Flight Training 10.03.23: LODA NPRM, UAL Contract, USAF Pilots

Also: AOPA VP McSpadden In C177 Crash, Young Eagles Milestone, Air Wisconsin Pilots, ATC Hiring EAA and Warbirds of America have filed joint comments germane to an NPRM codifying new rules for flight-training in experimental, limited, and primary-category aircraft. The...

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Airborne 09.29.23: Night VFR Gyro, Truck v Sikorsky, Mini 4 Pro

Also: Frank Rubio Returns to Earth, Niger v France, Akasa Air Sues Pilots, ALPA Praise The UK’s CAA has approved a modification protocol by which Magni Gyro’s M24C autogyro may be granted approval for night flight operations. The modification—designated AAN...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (10.02.23)

Aero Linx: The Vertical Flight Society The Vertical Flight Society — founded in 1943 as the American Helicopter Society, Inc. — is the world's only international technical society for engineers, scientists and others working to advance vertical flight technology.

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (10.02.23): Hazardous Weather Information

Hazardous Weather Information Summary of significant meteorological information (SIGMET/WS), convective significant meteorological information (convective SIGMET/WST), urgent pilot weather reports (urgent PIREP/UUA), center weather advisories (CWA), airmen's meteorological information (AIRMET/WA), graphical airmen's meteorological information (G-AIRMET) and any other weather such as...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (10.03.23): Nonapproach Control Tower

Nonapproach Control Tower Authorizes aircraft to land or takeoff at the airport controlled by the tower or to transit the Class D airspace. The primary function of a nonapproach control tower is the sequencing of aircraft in the traffic pattern...

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