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U.S. Navy’s Iconic Enterprise Nuclear Carrier Set for Dismantling in Alabama, Freeing Shipyard Space
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After an eventful deployment to Europe and the Red Sea, the Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Harry
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Mar
27
2025
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AIRCRAFT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A FOOTBALL FIELD AFTER A CHIP DETECTOR WARNING
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Mar
28
2025
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Enstrom Helicopter Corporation is proud to announce the promotion of Chief Operating Officer Adam Richardson to President & CEO of Enstrom. Former President Todd Tetzlaff will remain an integral part of Enstrom’s core leadership team, becoming Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Global Relations.
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Canada acquired 11 MQ-9Bs and six ground control stations, with the first deliveries expected by
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For Avelo Airlines COO Greg Baden, leading one of America’s newest airlines isn’t just a job–it’s a
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FLIGHT ADVISORY GPS INTERFERENCE TESTING FORT CAMPBELL KENTUCKY (FTCPKY) 25-28 26 February – 06
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The next-generation J-36 appears to be still in the initial phases of flight testing, flying with
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Before Donald Trump became President, he was a prominent business mogul who invested in hundreds of
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Mar
03
2025
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The student pilot reported having completed one flight around the airport traffic pattern with a flight instructor in preparation for the student pilot’s first solo flight. They then landed near a fixed base operator at the airport, and the flight instructor exited the helicopter. The student pilot took off and practiced hovering, hovering taxi, and flew three airport traffic patterns before returning to the grass area at the airport for additional hover and hover taxi practice. The windshield began to fog during the additional practice, so the student pilot landed the helicopter to turn the blower fan switch on, but did not engage the collective friction or reduce the engine power. The student pilot said he had never used the blower fan switch, and it took a couple of seconds to locate, during which time the helicopter rolled right, and the main rotor blades contacted the ground. The helicopter came to rest on its left side.
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