New French Aerobatic Trainer Gets EASA Certification - Two-seat, wood-carbon aircraft also shows promise as a personal transport

Aura Aero, based in Toulouse, France, announced this week it has received European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for its Integral R model. The two-seat, side-by-side taildragger is constructed of what the company describes as wood/carbon hybrid materials. It is designed as an aerobatic trainer that can also serve as individual transportation, with a range of 530 nautical miles and a cruise speed of 150 knots. Baggage capacity is 66 pounds.

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New French Aerobatic Trainer Gets EASA Certification

Two-seat, wood-carbon aircraft also shows promise as a personal transport.

Drone Fears Causing Binge Of Laser Strikes On Aircraft - FBI warns that laser attacks are serious business

One apparent consequence of the drone scare in the Northeast is a troubling uptick in reports of laser strikes on aircraft. Authorities believe observers on the ground are pointing pocket lasers at what they suspect are rogue drones. But in all but a few cases to date, suspected drones have been shown to actually be crewed aircraft, highly vulnerable to laser beams that can temporarily blind pilots and sometimes cause permanent eye damage.

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Drone Fears Causing Binge Of Laser Strikes On Aircraft

FBI warns that laser attacks are serious business.

Beware Of Flak Aimed At Rogue UAS - Why taking a potshot is such a bad idea

These days, New Jersey pilots may find themselves in a neighborhood gathering where other people are expressing frustration, fear and anger over the lack of answers regarding nighttime lights so widely reported in the sky. For those pilots who fly after sunset, it’s probably a good idea to speak up when the chants of “shoot ‘em down!” start. It’s increasingly likely that those folks are not fully aware that airliners, law enforcement aircraft and even innocent GA pilots could find themselves inadvertently in the crosshairs.

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Beware Of Flak Aimed At Rogue UAS

Why taking a potshot is such a bad idea.

Officials Say Drone Drama Doesn’t Match The Facts - Social media cited as an accelerant

There is a surprise: the problem seems to be more social media than drones!

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Officials Say Drone Drama Doesn't Match The Facts

Social media cited as an accelerant.

Pilot Convicted Of Criminal Charges In Fatal Australian Crash

Unusual for have charges in an accident like this:

Woodall was convicted of dangerously operating a vehicle causing death and grievous bodily harm and given a two-year suspended sentence.

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Pilot Convicted Of Criminal Charges In Fatal Australian Crash

Pilot's decision to aim for the beach in forced landing led to criminal conviction.

Fuel Exhaustion Forces Emergency Landing On Texas Road

A twin-engine Piper Navajo made an emergency landing on a busy road in Victoria, Texas, after running out of fuel, according to the FAA.
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The FAA’s preliminary report noted the aircraft struck two vehicles before splitting in half at a busy intersection. Victoria police provided an update Thursday, confirming that three of the four people injured on the ground were treated and released from the hospital, while a fourth individual remains in stable condition. The pilot, who was the aircraft’s sole occupant, was also treated and discharged.

The pilot is going to wear that one.

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Fuel Exhaustion Forces Emergency Landing On Texas Road

A twin-engine Piper Navajo made an emergency landing on a busy road in Victoria, Texas, after running out of fuel, according to the FAA.

Dutch F-35s Intercept Three Russian Combat Aircraft - All three aircraft turned away from NATO airspace

The Dutch Ministry of Defense announced today that a pair of Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35s detected three Russian military aircraft in NATO airspace on Friday (Dec. 6) over the Baltic Sea and escorted them back over international waters. The Netherlands had assumed the NATO Air Policing Mission earlier this month as part of the normal rotation of responsibility.

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Dutch F-35s Intercept Three Russian Combat Aircraft

All three aircraft turned away from NATO airspace.

Pentagon Denies Congressman’s Claims Of Drone Source

U.S. Representative Jefferson Van Drew, R-NJ 2nd District, today called for shooting down the drones that have been flying over New Jersey and parts of New York, claiming he has “credible evidence” they are being launched and operated from an Iranian “mothership” off the East Coast. The Pentagon has quickly denied Van Drew's claims.

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Update: Penatagon Denies Congressman's Claims Of Drone Source

Congressman cited 'qualified, responsible' sources.

NASA’s Interplanetary Accident Probe - Arriving at probable cause from 100 million miles away.

NASA scientists are close to completing the first-ever accident investigation on another planet. Engineers from NASA’s Southern California Jet Propulsion Laboratory, working with AeroVironment, will publish a report on the final flight of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter in the coming weeks.

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NASA's Interplanetary Accident Probe

Arriving at probable cause from 100 million miles away.

Nighttime Drone Sightings Have NJ Residents Uneasy

Something is happening in New Jersey, but no one seem to know what:

A flood of nighttime drone sightings over northern New Jersey has nearly every level of local law enforcement and government concerned and confused, but no one has been able to get satisfactory explanations.

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Nighttime Drone Sightings Have NJ Residents Uneasy

Local law enforcement and government officials unable to get answers.

‘Free Citizen’ Alaskan Pilot Convicted Of Flying Without Certificate - William Marsan faces up to three years in jail for federal convictions

The investigation revealed he hadn't had a valid medical since 2020 and requested the registration on his aircraft be canceled in 2022. The FAA issued an emergency revocation of his ATP in 2024, but he continued to fly the unregistered Cherokee Six. He represented himself at the trial, which lasted three days. Although he was arrested last September, he is not currently in custody and will be sentenced in April. He could be jailed for up to three years and fined $250,000 on each of the charges. Prosecutors also want the Cherokee seized.

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'Free Citizen' Alaskan Pilot Convicted Of Flying Without Certificate

William Marsan faces up to three years in jail for federal convictions.

Pilot Errors, Not Turbulence, Caused Fatal Upset - A cascading series of errors led to the inflight upset of a Challenger 300 that led to the death of passenger, according to the NTSB

This was a real lack of system knowledge on the part of the pilots:

The NTSB says the original error and subsequent panel warning was an easy fix. Had the crew contacted maintenance as required by the checklist, they would have been told to power down the airplane and restart it, clearing the errors that had been set during the aborted takeoff. The plane's systems had apparently functioned as designed throughout the incident.

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Pilot Errors, Not Turbulence, Caused Fatal Upset

A cascading series of errors led to the inflight upset of a Challenger 300 that led to the death of passenger according to the NTSB.

Environmental Group Asks Court To Enforce Unleaded Avgas Consent Agreement - If approved by the court, four fuel distributors in California will have to carry G100UL

A California Superior Court judge will hear arguments Jan. 28 that could result in 100LL becoming unavailable in California and replaced by GAMI's G100UL unleaded avgas. The court will also be asked to require the four major fuel distributors serving California airports to carry G100UL.

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Environmental Group Asks Court To Enforce Unleaded Avgas Consent Agreement

If approved by the court, four fuel distributors in California will have to carry G100UL.

Boeing Execs Swap Bizjets For Economy Seats - Challenger 650 use cut by 80% over two months

Boeing executives are getting to know their products and those of competitors like they've probably never done before after their new boss all but grounded the company's fleet of Challenger 650 business jets.

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Boeing Execs Swap Bizjets For Economy Seats

Challenger 650 use cut by 80 percent over two months.

Controller Talked Down Panicked Student

A New Zealand controller is being celebrated five months after she talked a panicked international student pilot on a solo flight to a safe landing at Dunedin Airport. Airways New Zealand, the country's private airspace management company, presented Kate Lindsey with an award for keeping her cool as the student screamed in terror. "I knew there was a problem as the pilot sounded very panicked and asked to fly directly to the airport," Lindsey told Stuff. She said she spoke slowly and deliberately to the hysterical woman as "it was imperative that my calmness reach them."

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Controller Talked Down Panicked Student

Controller Kate Lindsey stayed calm to talk down panicked student pilot.

Pilatus Secures Contract Delivering PC-21 Trainers To Royal Canadian Air Force - Pilatus secured a contract to deliver 19 PC-21 trainers to the Royal Canadian Air Force

On Thursday, Pilatus announced it has secured a major contract to deliver 19 PC-21 training aircraft to the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) as part of the Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) program.

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Pilatus Secures Contract Delivering PC-21 Trainers To Royal Canadian Air Force

Pilatus secured a contract to deliver 19 PC-21 trainers to the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Hybrid-Electric 30-Passenger Airliner to Test in Plattsburgh, NY

Some good news!

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Hybrid-Electric 30-Passenger Airliner to Test in Plattsburgh, NY

HX1 Experimental model rolled out last September in Sweden.

AOPA et al. File Complaint Protesting California 100LL Ban

This is really not a winning battle. Not sure whey #AOPA wants to be seen promoting retaining #lead in fuel in #California.

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AOPA et al. File Complaint Protesting California 100LL Ban

Legal maneuvering pits GA group against Santa Clara County.

Arizona Teen Finds Lost Pets Using Drone Technology

Pastore said he does most of his best work at night. “I don’t normally do my searches during the day because it’s so hot. What I’ll do is, I’ll get this one up in the sky at nighttime, and it has a thermal camera, so I’ll look for any heat signatures, like cats, dogs, anything moving, really.” TRACC Pet Recovery has already been successful at reuniting pets with their owners. “Once they realize that their dog [or cat] has been found, they get super emotional, and of course, happy,” he said.

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Arizona Teen Finds Lost Pets Using Drone Technology - AVweb

Arizona teen tracks lost pets with Part 107 drone license.

Boeing Says Starliner Mission ‘Going Well’

The departure is now scheduled for sometime in July. Many news outlets have used the word “stranded” to describe the plight of astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, which the company is emphatically rejecting.

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Boeing Says Starliner Mission 'Going Well' - AVweb

Boeing insists its first crewed mission of the Starliner capsule is “going well” despite another delay in the return of its astronauts from the International Space Station. In a statement on Wednesday, the company said the delay is part of the...