Month: May 2026

HomeMay 2026

Airborne 04.29.26: Waco Shutdown, RV-15 Kits Accelerate, Elixir To USA

Also: Pilot And Technician Outlook, KS Aviation $$, Avelo Sued By Female Captain, MD-11s Returning to FedEx? At the Battle Creek, Michigan, facility of Waco Aircraft, employees reportedly finished a normal workday—then received emails telling them not to return. Roughly...

Continue Reading  

ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (05.05.26)

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...

Continue Reading  

NTSB Prelim: Girardeau Samuel G Sonex-A

While Returning To The Airport, At About 2,500 Ft Altitude, The Engine Began To Sputter On April 4, 2026, about 1339 eastern daylight time, a Girardeau Samuel G Sonex-A airplane, N106D, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an...

Continue Reading  

ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (05.04.26)

Aero Linx: International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations (IFALPA) The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations represents over 160,000 pilots in more than 70 countries worldwide. IFALPA is the global voice of professional pilots, providing representation, services, and...

Continue Reading  

NTSB Final Report: Kyle Koncak Aventura II

Pilot’s Blood Methamphetamine Level Indicates He Likely Had Abused Methamphetamine And Was Likely Experiencing Some Impairing Effects... Analysis: The uncertificated pilot was attempting to depart in the accident airplane. Surveillance video from the airport captured the accident sequence and showed...

Continue Reading  

Airborne 05.04.26: AOPA Censors Annual Mtg, Sonex Revived!, Spirit ShutDown

Also: Commercial Airline Pay, EAA Learn-To-Fly Week, AF Pilot Incentives, Flexjet Buys Gulfstreams AOPA released Rules for the May 12th Annual Meeting. The rules arrive at a moment of heightened scrutiny following months of controversy and internal concern, and in...

Continue Reading  

ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (05.03.26): Photo Reconnaissance

Photo Reconnaissance Military activity that requires locating individual photo targets and navigating to the targets at a preplanned angle and altitude. The activity normally requires a lateral route width of 16 NM and altitude range of 1,500 feet to 10,000...

Continue Reading  

Tightly Controlled: AOPA Locks Down Annual Meeting as Scrutiny Mounts

AOPA Annual Meeting Rules Raise Questions About Access and Transparency The timing couldn’t be worse. Or more telling. As the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association prepares for its May 12 Annual Meeting, it has released a set of “Rules of...

Continue Reading  

ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (04.30.26): Oceanic Airspace

Oceanic Airspace Airspace over the oceans of the world, considered international airspace, where oceanic separation and procedures per the International Civil Aviation Organization are applied. Responsibility for the provisions of air traffic control service in this airspace is delegated to...

Continue Reading  

NTSB Final Report: Schweizer Aircraft Corporation G164B

Pilot Was Conducting An Agricultural Flight In The Turbo-Propeller Equipped Airplane When The Engine Lost Partial Power Analysis: The pilot was conducting an agricultural flight in the turbo-propeller equipped airplane when the engine lost partial power. The pilot was unable...

Continue Reading