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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (07.29.26): Pilot’s Discretion

Pilot's Discretion When used in conjunction with altitude assignments, means that ATC has offered the pilot the option of starting climb or descent whenever he/she wishes and conducting the climb or descent at any rate he/she wishes. He/she may temporarily...

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NTSB Prelim: Remos Acft GMBH Flugzeugbau Remos GX

After Taking The Flight Controls The Instructor Observed That The Airplane Did Not Respond To Pitch Control Inputs On July 12, 2026, at 1018 mountain standard time, a Remos GX airplane, N126GX, was substantially damaged when it was involved in...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (07.29.26)

"We're raising awareness and lifting the belief that young people who live with daily challenges can still dream big and do something that feels impossible..." Source: What begins as a dream can sometimes become a mission that crosses continents. At...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (07.30.26)

Aero Linx: MQ-9 Reaper The Reaper is employed primarily as an intelligence-collection asset and secondarily against dynamic execution targets. Given its significant loiter time, wide-range sensors, multi-mode communications suite, and precision weapons, it provides a unique capability to perform strike,...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (07.30.26): VFR-On-Top

VFR-On-Top ATC authorization for an IFR aircraft to operate in VFR conditions at any appropriate VFR altitude (as specified in 14 CFR and as restricted by ATC). A pilot receiving this authorization must comply with the VFR visibility, distance from...

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Airborne Oshkosh26 Day 4: VAI & Vertical Lift, RED ARROWS!, King Schools

07.23.26: Patriot Aircraft, MEET THE BOSS!, Jack Pelton Talks FUEL Future ANN spent some quality time with the folks at VAI who are at Oshkosh to promote and empower the Vertical Lift community in a setting that embraces all manner...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (07.28.26): Resume Normal Speed

Resume Normal Speed Used by ATC to advise a pilot to resume an aircraft's normal operating speed. It is issued to terminate a speed adjustment where no published speed restrictions apply. It does not delete speed restrictions in published procedures...

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NTSB Prelim: Sikorsky S76

(Witnesses) Described That The Helicopter Pitched Up Just Prior To Impacting The Mountainside On July 10, 2026, about 0745 eastern daylight time, a Sikorsky S-76D helicopter, N93RT, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Huntersville, West Virginia....

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (07.25.26)

Aero Linx: The Piper Flyer Association The Piper Flyer Association was formed in 2004 with one goal in mind - to help you get the most out of owning and flying Piper aircraft. The Piper Flyer Association (PFA) understands both...

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Classic Aero-TV: EAA Seaplane Base — Lake Side at Oshkosh 2009

From 2009 (YouTube Edition): Chairman Paul Seehafer Introduces the “Forgotten Paradise” of EAA AirVenture Hidden between Reinke and McClarin Creeks, in an inviting cove off the shores of Lake Winnebago, exists EAA AirVenture’s own oasis, the EAA AirVenture Seaplane Base....

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