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Barnstorming: Aviation Is Being Slowly Suffocated

... And Silence/Ignorance/Inaction Is No Longer Acceptable -- Dedicated To Every Aviator Wannabe, Every Struggling Aviator Of Today, And Those Who Left… But Long To Return News/Analysis/Opinion By James R Campbell, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief I have been experiencing and...

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Classic Aero-TV: The RV-12iS Evolves – More Than An Engine Upgrade

From 2017 (YouTube Edition): Airplane Upgraded With 912iS Engine And More Van's Aircraft has made several upgrades to its popular RV 12 model, starting forward of the firewall and continuing through much of the airplane. The most obvious of the...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (01.25.26)

Aero Linx: Stearman Restorers Association Welcome to the Stearman Restorers Association. The Stearman Restorers Association is an independent “Not for Profit” 501(c)(3) Corporation dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and safe flying of Stearman aircraft through the education of both members...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (01.25.26): Minimum Sector Altiitude [ICAO]

Minimum Sector Altiitude [ICAO] The lowest altitude which may be used under emergency conditions which will provide a minimum clearance of 300 m (1,000 feet) above all obstacles located in an area contained within a sector of a circle of...

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Airborne 01.22.26: Flt School Arson Damage, TSA Flags $$, MOSAIC Unfiltered

Also: Ethiopian Airlines Boeing Buy, Seaplane Course, USAF MH-139 Grey Wolf, TransDigm Takes Over A French court is ordering SAS Airways Aviation Academy to shut its doors, officially bringing operations at its Montpellier base to an end. The decision takes...

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NTSB Prelim: Evektor – Aerotechnik A S Sportstar Max

Without Warning, The Airplane Began Vibrating Violently And The Control Sticks Moved Rapidly To Their Forward And Aft Limits Several On December 27, 2025, about 1109 Pacific standard time, an Evektor-Aerotechnik AS Sportstar Max LSA airplane, N2312T, was substantially damaged...

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Airborne-NextGen 01.21.26: Leonardo Proteus, NOEMI, Stralis Hydrogen-Electric

Also: OSH Vertical Lift Center, Blue Origin NS-38, FAA Ditches Space Debris Proposal, Aviation AI Leonardo Helicopters made history in Britain when its Proteus completed the first flight of an autonomous, full-size helicopter as a demonstration for the Royal Navy....

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Airborne 01.20.26: ForeFlight Layoffs, Stolen RV12 Recovered, UPS 2976 Update

Also: Final Airworthy Lockheed L-1011, FAA Invalidates SACI, Hotel on the Moon?, Blue Origin NS-38 Reports of extensive layoffs at ForeFlight have been confirmed. It most recently brought under the umbrella of Thoma Bravo after its previous acquisition by Boeing....

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Airborne 01.26.26: Shuttle Staying Put?, DCA Restrictions, Digital Pilot License

Also: Flying Near Super Bowl LX?, Pilots Fight, Freedom Plane, Cessna-Piper Service Kits The space shuttle Discovery is not packing up and moving to Houston just yet. Despite Congress fully funding the move in 2025, the new NASA administrator is...

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Classic Aero-TV: Shelter From The Storm – The New AirCam Enclosure Option

From 2017 (YouTube Edition): Latest Option For The Unique Aircraft Is A Cockpit Canopy And Windows… The Aircam is a unique aircraft by any measure. A two-place open-cockpit twin engine airplane that is designed for land and water operations. It...

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