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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (10.22.26)

Aero Linx: Society of Air Racing Historians The Society of Air Racing Historians (SOARH) is dedicated to preserving the complete and accurate records of air races, race pilots, and raceplanes. Its purpose is to bring together individuals interested in the...

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NTSB Final Report: Cirrus Design Corp SR20

Pilot's Failure To Maintain Airplane Control During Recovery From A Bounced Landing Analysis: The pilot reported that during landing the airplane suddenly dropped just prior to the landing flare with engine power at idle and bounced. The pilot immediately applied...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.21.26)

“This investment gives us the resources to take the Axe from a flying prototype to a certified aircraft in customers’ hands. The FAA’s MOSAIC rules have opened a route to market that simply did not exist for electric aircraft before,...

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Airborne 10.19.26: Snowbirds Bid Adieu, A350 v B777-NO Winner, Andover Fight

Also: FAA Med Tool, Virgin Galactic WX, EAA Aviation Museum, Buckeye AZ Wants To Expand Well, airshows just got a little quieter, and considerably poorer for the change. Canada’s Snowbirds flew their final CT-114 Tutor aerobatic demonstration October 16 at...

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Classic Aero-TV: Viking Engines and the Redefining of the Piston Aircraft Engine

From 2022 (YouTube Edition): Engine Company Challenges Convention—and Wins Viking Aircraft Engines, the Edgewater, Florida-based manufacturer of piston aircraft engines, has fashioned a seemingly humble business-model into a genuine, and genuinely American success story. Viking’s praxis is simple. The company...

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Airborne 10.21.26: Amelia Still Lost, Controller Raise, NASA MAX Power Airshow

Also: Pilots Detained, CAF Navion Flies Again, Starfighters Prepare Rocket, Winter Haven Upgrades A remote Pacific atoll has yielded another answer in the search for Amelia Earhart, just not the one investigators hoped to find. An expedition to Nikumaroro has...

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Airborne-Innovation 10.20.26: Amazon Drone Hub, Volatus Delivers, Air Traffic AI

Also: Navy Flies Autonomous Drones, Wearable Device Alerts Drone Pilots, Honeywell And Shield AI, Powerus Interceptor Four Democratic lawmakers urged the FAA to conduct a new environmental review before allowing an Amazon Prime Air drone delivery hub to be located...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (10.19.26)

Aero Linx: Vertical Aviation Safety Team (VAST) We are a public–private initiative to enhance worldwide flight operations safety in all segments of the vertical flight industry. Team members comprise international regional safety teams; safety authorities, including civil aviation authorities; and...

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Airborne-Innovation 10.14.26: BETA Plays Doctor, CG UAV Buy, Indy Heliport Saved

Also: Wireless Spectrum Fight, B-21 Production Facility, Pentagon Drone Competition, Army Grounds 400 Apaches Working with Alpine Air Express, the Utah Department of Transportation, and aerospace industry group 47G, BETA used its all-electric ALIA CTOL aircraft to demonstrate the potential...

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Airborne Affordable Flyers 10.08.26: SD Planes USA, AK-X Flies!, Kissimmee v GA

Also: SureWings Coming To AFE26, ROTAX Turbo Hose Fix, Controller Paramotor Commute, Elixir Grounding Mini-Max USA is adding a couple of interesting airplanes to its lineup, and for those of us who still believe recreational flying ought to be within...

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