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Aero-TV: Of Australia’s Jabiru Aircraft and Engines

The Antipodes Finest Four-Stork Aero-Mills Co-founded in 1988 by Rodney Stiff and Phil Ainsworth, Bundaberg, Queensland’s Jabiru Aircraft is an Australian, family-owned maker of kit and ready-built civil Special Light Sport Aircraft (SLSA). Unique among LSA and SLSA concerns, Jabiru...

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NTSB Prelim: Cessna R182

Airplane Lifted Off Nose-High, The Wings Buffeted, And The Airplane Drifted Left Into Trees On May 21, 2023, about 1447 eastern daylight time, a Cessna R182, N182LG, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Macon, North Carolina....

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (06.06.23)

“During this event, the NORAD aircraft also used flares—which may have been visible to the public—in an attempt to draw attention from the pilot. Flares are employed with highest regard for safety of the intercepted aircraft and people on the...

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Airborne 06.01.23: Reno Seeks New Home, Jet It Kaput, SLS Criticized

Also: Diamond DA62 SurveyStar, Blue Origin, Radio Altimeter 5G SAIB, ALPA v 1500 HR Rule The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) is now accepting bids from airports and localities seeking to partner with the organization for purpose of hosting future...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (06.07.23)

Aero Linx: Ercoupe Owners Club We fly an airplane that was the peak of pre-World War II development. It took more than a decade and a half before the features of the Ercoupe were the norm in civil aviation. Yet...

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Klyde Morris (06.02.23)

Klyde Is Getting A Bit Tired Of Life On The Road... FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (06.03.23)

Aero Linx: The Aeronca Aviators Club The Aeronca Aviators Club is now officially back! Originally founded by Joe and Julia Dickey, who published a very informative and enjoyable newsletter for many years before retiring from the aviation world. Their style...

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Serious Problems Identified with Boeing’s Starliner

The Inverse Function of Boeing and Going For purpose of resolving two newly-discovered issues plaguing its Starliner capsule, Boeing set forth on Thursday, 01 June 2023, that it was standing down from a planned 21 July launch of subject spacecraft....

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Pilot Shortage Compels American Airlines to Park 150 Regional Jets

The Out-of-Time Machine Fort Worth, Texas-based American Airlines—the world’s largest airline by the metrics of fleet size, scheduled passengers carried, and revenue passenger miles—set forth on 31 May 2023 that approximately 150 of its regional aircraft remain parked for want...

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RAF Communiques Cite ‘Useless White Male Pilots’

Racism’s New Face A series of emails reportedly written by RAF pilot selection board members has graphically instantiated the service’s worrying and worsening proclivity to prioritize inclusivity over excellence. Written between 2020 and 2021 and leaked to a legacy Commonwealth...

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