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The USAF’s New Trainer May Be Hitting Full-Rate Production

Service Prepares to Declare the T-7 Ready for Production to Replace the T-39 The US Air Force is reportedly getting ready to clear the Boeing T-7 Red Hawk for production, formally transitioning the program from very prolonged development into actual...

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NTSB Gives the FAA, Army a Long List of To-Do’s

Agency Publishes Final Report Following Last January’s Fatal Collision Near DCA The National Transportation Safety Board has released its final report on last January’s midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, and it leaves the FAA and US Army...

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ALPA Says the House’s DCA Safety Mitigations “Fall Short”

Legislation Does Not Require Operators to Install Traffic Displays In the Cockpit The Air Line Pilots Association isn’t satisfied with the House’s plan to address the stunning safety gaps tied to last January’s fatal mid-air collision, arguing the bill dodges...

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NTSB Final Report: Mark O Treidel American Ranger AR-1

After Landing, The Pilot Noticed That Rudder Had Been Damaged Due To A Rotor Strike, Which Likely Occurred When The Rotor Flapped During Takeoff Analysis: The pilot stated that it was a very windy day with winds above 20 mph...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (02.18.26)

“McEwen’s offending showed a blatant disregard for the rules and regulations imposed on those who want to fly a drone. These guidelines are in place to protect everyone’s safety and they must be respected. We appreciate many people will feel...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (02.18.26): Braking Action Advisories

Braking Action Advisories When tower controllers receive runway braking action reports which include the terms “medium," “poor," or “nil," or whenever weather conditions are conducive to deteriorating or rapidly changing runway braking conditions, the tower will include on the ATIS...

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Classic Aero-TV: The Life and Afterlife of the B1B Lancer

From 2023 (YouTube Edition): A Bone to Chew Envisioned in the 1960s as a platform that would combine the Mach 2 speed of Convair’s sexy but temperamental B-58 Hustler with the range and payload of Boeing’s rock-steady B-52 Stratofortress, Rockwell’s...

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NTSB Final Report: Quad City Challenger

(Pilot) Lost Control Of The Airplane As It Turned To The Left Despite The Application Of Full Right Rudder Analysis: The pilot was performing a pre-buy flight in the amateur-built airplane. The takeoff roll was normal until the airplane accelerated...

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Airborne 02.17.26: Epic Downed By CFIT, Long-Delayed 777X, Osprey Troubles

Also: Canada Expected To Certify Gulfstream, Vista Spends $4.7B, Warbird Reg Update, Daher AD An Epic E1000 impacted terrain near Steamboat Springs, Colorado, just after midnight on February 13. Authorities confirmed that all four people were lost in the crash...

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Airborne 02.19.26: AOPA/Klapmeier Slander?, Robert J. Collier Trophy, Drone Bust

Also: AviationStart, Enstrom MX Classes, GE Aerospace Deal, Mounting T-7A Costs The two newest AOPA board members addressed the issue of the dismissal of former AOPA President and CEO Darren Pleasance at an overflow pilot town hall meeting at the...

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