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Air Serv sends Caravan to Sudan

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Humanitarian relief organization Air Serv has deployed an aircraft to Khartoum, Sudan to support efforts assisting displaced people who have been forced from their homes due to drought and conflict.

In addition to surges in violence, affected populations are also threatened by crisis level food insecurity. While aid worker access to communities has improved since the lifting of U.S. sanctions last October, it still remains significantly restricted and is further hindered by limited road travel outside of Khartoum, Air Serv officials report.

The Grand Caravan departed June 7, 2018, from Entebbe, Uganda, for Khartoum, where it will be based along with a crew of two pilots, an engineer, and a base manager. [Read more…]

FAA publishes Means to Comply with Part 23, seeks public comment

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Last August, the final rule overhauling the Part 23 airworthiness standards for general aviation airplanes officially went into effect.

Now, the FAA has issued 63 means of compliance (MOCs) for Part 23 that will foster faster installation of innovative, safety-enhancing technologies into small airplanes, while reducing costs for the aviation industry, FAA officials say. [Read more…]

Help Pick the Paint on the One-Week Wonder

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The popular “One Week Wonder” project, in which a complete airplane is built over a seven-day period, is returning to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 2018. This year, it will again come with an opportunity for all EAA AirVenture fans to vote on the aircraft’s final paint job as the “Pick the Paint” poll returns.

Before the One Week Wonder project even begins, fans can determine the final look of the plane by voting for their favorite three paint schemes now through July 1, 2018.

The top three designs will be displayed in the One Week Wonder tent at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018, where visitors will have the opportunity to vote and decide on the final design. [Read more…]

Pilot dies when Cirrus SR22 crashes

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After performing six touch-and-go maneuvers without incident, the pilot receiving instruction and flight instructor contacted air traffic control and requested a climb to 3,000′ to perform a simulated engine failure and landing maneuver.

The air traffic controller cleared the pilots for the maneuver and requested they report the base-to-final turn to the runway, and the pilot acknowledged the instructions.

The controller reported that, about 4 minutes later, he observed the Cirrus SR22 in a descending left turn. [Read more…]

A journey in the future to honor the past

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Imagine more than a squadron of Douglas C-47s winging across the Atlantic in three-ship formations, joining up with 15 more from Europe and as far away as South Africa. The armada will sweep across France 75 years after the Normandy invasion of June 6, 1944.

That dream is the goal that animates Moreno “Mo” Aguiari, executive director of the non-profit D-Day Squadron.

Mo and others from the Squadron came to SUN ‘n FUN with two of the C-47s that are scheduled to make that historic flight next year. And both of those Douglas transports are pedigreed veterans of the original Normandy landings.

This is no last-minute lark. It’s a serious venture estimated to need a lot of donations and volunteers if it is to execute its mission. [Read more…]

Remote tower testing to resume at KJYO

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Testing of a remote tower will resume this summer at Virginia’s Leesburg Executive Airport (KJYO), requiring pilots flying under both VFR and IFR to contact the tower.

The remote tower concept uses a variety of high-definition cameras and sensors to enable controllers in a remote facility to manage airports that do not have a tower, explain officials with the National Business Aviation Association. [Read more…]

Aeronautix offers free BasicMed STC for Piper owners

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COLUMBIA, Missouri — The FAA’s BasicMed regulation created a greatly simplified medical requirement that serves as a replacement for the Third Class Medical, allowing pilots to operate any aircraft with six seats or less with the submission of a simple medical form and a copy of a valid driver’s license, similar to the LSA Pilot requirement.

The ruling, however, created an issue for owners of Piper PA-32 and PA-34 aircraft, some of which can seat up to seven people.

With a new STC developed by Aeronautix, pilots can restrict a PA-32 or PA-34 (14 models), to six seats, qualifying for operation under the FAA BasicMed regulation, CFR 61.113(i). [Read more…]

Wings Over the Rockies to open Blue Sky Gallery July 21

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DENVER — The Boeing Blue Sky Aviation Gallery will open its doors July 21, 2018, on the south side of Centennial Airport in Colorado after almost a decade of planning and fundraising.

The 19,000-square-foot facility will be open to the public three days a week, giving guests access to interactive and educational exhibits, spaces to watch airplanes at the second busiest general aviation airport in the nation, and even listen to chatter from Centennial tower.

The Blue Sky Gallery also will include opportunities to experience flight first-hand. Sit in the cockpit of pilot-quality Redbird simulators, interact with the latest industry tech and even experience flight itself through a partnership with Aspen Flying Club, officials said. [Read more…]

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