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Airborne 07.17.26: Hummel Multi-Cruiser, Van’s Plans 4 OSH26, B737 MAX Record

Also: Swift Fuels Expansion, CJ3 Gen2/King Air 360 Debut, eVTOL 'Milestone', MOSAIC Visionaries, LIVE Morning Brief Now and then, something truly unique shows up on the sport aviation scene... but an affordable, all-metal ULTRALIGHT Multi-Engine airplane? Yup... Hummel Aircraft has...

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Airborne 07.16.26: Sully’s Alzheimer’s, Wright Sites, SkyPlay-ForeFlight

Also: MOSAIC Visionaries at OSH26, Operation Airdrop, Dutch-German AOPA Fly-In, Starship Flt 12 Investigation Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the retired US Airways captain whose remarkable handling of Flight 1549 became known around the world as the Miracle on the Hudson,...

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Klyde Morris (07.17.26)

There's More Than One Way To Get To Oshkosh, Klyde FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (07.15.26)

"So... two big guys, 35 gallons on board, 93 degrees+... and 1700fpm+ right from the start, after an 800 foot ground roll, handling is pure sweet Seminole (Jim used to teach in these birds... a lot... and knows them all...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (07.15.26): Flight Management Systems

Flight Management Systems A computer system that uses a large data base to allow routes to be preprogrammed and fed into the system by means of a data loader. The system is constantly updated with respect to position accuracy by...

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NTSB Prelim: Jones Peter M Boeing/Jones 75

Just Above The Trees, The Climb Performance Degraded And The Airplane Could Not Gain Altitude On June 26, 2026, about 1045 eastern daylight time, a Boeing/Jones 75, N3993C, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Cleveland,...

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Airborne 07.15.26: We Fly The Seminole DX, INTEGRAL R, Launchpad Scrapped

Also: CAF Supports Stewart Film, Marine One Moves, 50,000 Drones To Ukraine, FAA v 7-Eleven Well... Jim had the chance to sub in as one of the test pilots for a flight in the DeltaHawk Seminole DX alongside DeltaHawk veteran,...

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Update: Pilot Identified In K-Max Helicopter Accident

Wildfire Suppression Helicopter Crashed Into Silver Jack Reservoir Near Gunnison, Colorado Pilot Nicholas Dale, 56, of Sooke, British Columbia, was killed when the K-MAX helicopter he was flying went down in the lake Sunday. The Montrose County Sheriff’s Office dive...

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NTSB Final Report: Autogyro Cavalon

A Wind Gust Pushed The Gyrocopter To The Right And The Right Main Landing Gear Wheel “Came Down Hard.” Analysis: The pilot of the gyrocopter reported that during his approach to land on runway 31, the reported wind information indicated...

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NTSB Final Report: Cameron Balloons US C-80

During Touchdown, The Basket Bounced And Was Dragged Across The Ground Analysis: The pilot of the balloon reported that he and the passenger, who had recently purchased the balloon, were conducting a local flight. Before departure, he briefed the passenger...

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