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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 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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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-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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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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NTSB Final Report: Piper PA-28-140

Flight Instructor Detected A Vibration; Shortly Thereafter He Heard A Loud Bang, The Engine Lost Total Power Analysis: During an instructional flight, the flight instructor detected a vibration; shortly thereafter he heard a loud bang, the engine lost total power,...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (01.26.26): Missed Approach

Missed Approach 1) A maneuver conducted by a pilot when an instrument approach cannot be completed to a landing. The route of flight and altitude are shown on instrument approach procedure charts. A pilot executing a missed approach prior to...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (01.26.26)

Aero Linx: WW1 Aeroplanes, Inc. WORLD WAR 1 AEROPLANES was founded by Leo Opdycke in 1961 and incorporated as a federally recognized 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit corporation in 1979, organized and operated for educational purposes relating to early aviation, from...

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Airborne 01.23.26: $20M GA Plane Program, uni Williams Retires, UAV No-Fly Zone

Also: Airlift Of PBY, Greece Suffers ATC Failure, IA Course, Breeze Pilots Sue Greg Mercer made his money modernizing how people sell things online. Now, he’s using his fortune to attempt success in a far less forgiving industry: personal aviation....

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (01.26.26)

"We understand the concern this may have caused and appreciate everyone's patience. We are grateful for the cooperation and swift assistance provided by the Georgia Southern University's staff during this incident..." Source: Fort Stewart officials reporting, after an Army H-47...

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