Month: February 2026

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (02.02.26): RADAR Required

RADAR Required A term displayed on charts and approach plates and included in FDC NOTAMs to alert pilots that segments of either an instrument approach procedure or a route are not navigable because of either the absence or unusability of...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (02.02.26)

Aero Linx: Piper Apache Club In 1978 a group of Piper Apache owners from the USA and Canada gathered in Hazleton, PA and formed the "Flying Apache Association". The Association produced a monthly newsletter and had an annual fly-in in...

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Airborne 02.02.26: Trump v Canada Av, Jumbo Swan Song, Plane Thief Caught

Also: Starship V3 Launch, Oshkosh Humanitarianism, CAF West Texas Wing, 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recording President Trump said on Thursday the US was decertifying Bombardier Global Express business jets and threatened 50% import tariffs on other aircraft made in Canada until...

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Classic Aero-TV: Lightspeed Aviation’s Delta Zulu Headset

From 2023 (YouTube Edition): Advent of the Age of Safety Wearables The paramountcy of a pilot’s headset to the safety and enjoyment of flight cannot be overstated. It is the helm of his panoply, the instrument of his radiotelephony, and—thanks...

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Airborne-NextGen 02.03.26: NO Drones 4 Super Bowl, FAA v Media, Hypersonic Test

Also: DoD Offering Prize Money, Starship V3, Spatial Disorientation, Shuttle Roulette The FAA and the FBI have established a "no-drone zone" February 8 for Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. There are inner-core restrictions within 10...

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Classic Aero-TV: St. Augustine Airshow – Honoring Our Military Through Flight

From 2011 (YouTube Edition): Air Show Action Like This Never Gets Old... This is a perfect “timeout” video. It’s 3 ½ minutes of nonstop in-flight action. You’ll see every type of acrobatic airplane from jet teams, to biplanes, to a...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (02.01.26): RADAR Contact [ICAO]

RADAR Contact [ICAO] The situation which exists when the radar blip or radar position symbol of a particular aircraft is seen and identified on a radar display.

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (01.29.26)

Aero Linx: United Kingdom Flight Safety Committee (UKFSC) The main body of the UK Flight Safety Committee consists of the representatives of each of the Members. Four meetings are held each year. The dates and venues of these meetings are...

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NTSB Prelim: Beech K35

Pilot Reported To The Controller That He Was Turning Due To Clouds On December 23, 2025, about 0841 Pacific standard time, a Beech K35, N9540R, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Summer Lake, Oregon. The...

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Classic Aero-TV: PlaneTags and the Business of Resurrection

From 2023 (YouTube Edition): Very Cool and Highly Collectable An offshoot of MotoArt, the first and only concern to handcraft one-of-a-kind articles of furniture from the salvaged structures and components of decommissioned aircraft, PlaneTags is an ever-broadening line of aviation...

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