Just The Facts Aviation News Roundup For The Week Of March 22, 2021
B-17 bonked by a big bird, Piper’s leader to retire, Tornado devastates Alabama airport, and the Wright Brothers go to Mars
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Just Revealed: Infinity Mars Helicopter Has A Secret Stow Away
NASA tucked away a very special item for the helicopter to carry aloft when it makes the first extraterrestrial flight ever.
Exhibitors Scaling Back for Sun ‘n Fun 2021
Safety first as participation plans are finalized
NTSB Hearing Slams Loopholes In Part 91 Revenue Flights
Safety Board restates previously suggested recommendations to FAA for action
Going Direct: You Can‘t Make This Up: Pilot Sues Airline For Emotional Distress After Mechanical Failure Led To PTSD
The first officer filed suit against QantasLink after one of the plane’s engines failed in flight, leading, she says, to post traumatic stress disorder.
Top Flight Sim Dogfighters To Go Head To Head In Real Jets
Proposed streaming video series puts wannabes in real fighter cockpits
Special Olympics Airlift Will Be Back For 2022
Originated by Cessna almost 35 years ago, Textron Aviation is reviving one of GA’s top humanitarian efforts in the wake of the pandemic.
Wednesdays And Saturdays With O.V. Gray
Some lessons, in flying and in life, really last.
Redbird‘s New Flight School Survey Digs Up Fascinating Data, Including: How Much Does It Cost?
How are flight schools faring? Thanks to Redbird Flight Simulations’ new annual survey of flight training organizations, for the first time we might really know.
Video Shows That Piper Cherokee Wing Spar Inspection Isn‘t As Scary As We Feared
The YouTube video shows an actual AD compliance check on a ridiculously high-time Piper PA-28. Was the owner’s bill less than a thousand bucks, or more than $30,000?
