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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (07.05.26)

Aero Linx: Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) The Interstate Aviation Committee (hereinafter - IAC) was established on the basis of the intergovernmental Agreement on Civil Aviation and Use of Airspace of 1991 (hereinafter Agreement) to coordinate the activities of the post-Soviet...

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Firefly Wins NASA Lunar Contract

Accelerated Blue Ghost Mission Targets Faster Moon Delivery Firefly Aerospace secures a 144 million dollar NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services contract to deliver it's next Blue Ghost lunar mission. The award reinforces NASA’s push for rapid, repeatable commercial access to...

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Airborne 07.01.26: Helo Finds Giraffe, Air Race Classic, China GA Restrictions

Also: Canada 5G Interference, Frontier Prop Boosts Skywagon, AF Venezuelan Relief, JetBlue Drone Strike? A giraffe that escaped her enclosure at Cedar Hollow Ranch in Leakey, Texas, two weeks ago was found by her owner, Vick Jones, with the help...

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NTSB Final Report: Protech PT2

The Pilot Did Not Respond To Investigators’ Requests To Examine The Airplane Analysis: The pilot, who held a student pilot certificate, stated that he maneuvered in the local area after departure. After about 40 minutes, he started to return to...

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Classic Aero-TV: Catching Up With John Calcagno of Piper Aircraft

From 2024 (YouTube Edition): The Training Market, Reinvesting, And Diesel Engine For The Seminole Aero-News Network CEO and Editor-in-Chief Jim Campbell spoke with John Calcagno, CEO and President of Piper Aircraft on opening day of Oshkosh 2024. Jim asked about...

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Airborne 06.26.26: Breezy Adventure, Rotax E-AD, Artemis II Honors

Also: SkyDrive 100km/h, Scalable Hypersonic Glide Body, Thunderbirds Over Hoover Dam, Wing Nuts Flying Circus Paul Breed, EAA member 1140954, is in the midst of a 9,700 mile tour designed to connect the four corners of the United States in...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (07.03.26)

Aero Linx: Hill Aerospace Museum The Hill Aerospace Museum is one of the premier attractions in Utah and is located on the northwest corner of Hill Air Force Base, Utah, about five miles south of Ogden. The Air Force base...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (06.30.26): Convective SIGMET

Convective SIGMET A weather advisory concerning convective weather significant to the safety of all aircraft. Convective SIGMETs are issued for tornadoes, lines of thunderstorms, embedded thunderstorms of any intensity level, areas of thunderstorms greater than or equal to VIP level...

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NTSB Final Report: Nanchang China CJ-6A

Pilot’s Failure To Secure The Airplane Before Hand-Propping The Engine Analysis: The airplane was parked on the ramp next to a hangar as the pilot attempted to start the engine with the help of two others. The engine was difficult...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (06.29.26)

“Since the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center (USAFWC) is a Numbered Air Force equivalent and serves as the higher headquarters for our wings, the website’s branding was updated to better reflect that command structure. Nellis Air Force Base itself, along...

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