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(Instructor) Chose To Land In The Hudson River Close To The Western Shore, At The Area With The Most Lighting On March 2, 2026, at 1910 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172N, N1560E, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Newberg, New York. The flight instructor and student pilot incurred minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The flight instructor reported that, after performing a touch-and-go landing at New York Stewart International Airport (SWF), the engine was not producing the normal rpm. When he leaned…

Precision Approach Radar Radar equipment in some ATC facilities operated by the FAA and/or the military services at joint-use civil/military locations and separate military installations to detect and display azimuth, elevation, and range of aircraft on the final approach course to a runway. This equipment may be used to monitor certain nonradar approaches, but is primarily used to conduct a precision instrument approach (PAR) wherein the controller issues guidance instructions to the pilot based on the aircraft’s position in relation to the final approach course (azimuth), the glidepath (elevation), and the distance (range) from the touchdown point on the runway…

Aero Linx: The ICAS Foundation The ICAS Foundation will enhance and preserve the air show community through fundraising. Funds will be used to grow awareness of aviation career fields, to provide family emergency funds and to preserve artifacts relating to the air show industry for future generations.

Preferred IFR Routes Routes established between busier airports to increase system efficiency and capacity. They normally extend through one or more ARTCC areas and are designed to achieve balanced traffic flows among high density terminals. IFR clearances are issued on the basis of these routes except when severe weather avoidance procedures or other factors dictate otherwise. Preferred IFR Routes are listed in the Chart Supplement U.S., and are also available at https://www.fly.faa.gov/rmt/nfdc_preferred_routes_database.jsp. If a flight is planned to or from an area having such routes but the departure or arrival point is not listed in the Chart Supplement U.S., pilots…

The Belgian Air Force has been testing the FZ275 laser-guided rocket and APKWS II on its F-16s to effectively counter the evolving threat of cheap attack drones. A Belgian Air Force F-16AM was spotted while flying with six seven-round LAU-131A/A rocket pods installed on Triple Ejector Racks (TER). The aircraft is being used to test domestically-made 2.75 inch/70 mm FZ275 Laser-Guided Rockets (LGR) as part of trials, underway since the beginning of this year, for the employment against low-cost attack drones. The FZ275 was jointly developed by Forges de Zeebrugge (FZ) and Thales, and is considered a counterpart to the…

Instead of decommissioning this year, Breaking Defense reports that the U.S. Navy’s oldest commissioned aircraft carrier will now officially remain in service until at least March 2027.  The change of plans, which was relayed to Breaking Defense by a U.S. Navy official, will theoretically align the USS Nimitz’s (CVN-68) official decommissioning date with the planned commissioning of the Gerald R. Ford class aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN-79). Originally, the Nimitz was due to decommission in May 2026.  This will maintain the U.S. Navy’s on-paper fleet of aircraft carriers at the current 11 ships, which is the mandated minimum amount…

The attack on Prince Sultan Air Base brings the total number of tankers damaged during Operation Epic Fury to six, with a seventh destroyed in the mid-air incident that claimed the lives of six crew members. A recent Iranian missile strike hit Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB) in Saudi Arabia, damaging five U.S. Air Force refueling planes on the ground, the Wall ⁠Street Journal reported , citing two ​U.S. officials. The aircraft were damaged but not destroyed, and no one was killed in that strike. According to the WSJ, the refuelers are currently being repaired, although the extent of the…

Sikorsky and Robinson Helicopter Company have unveiled the R66 Turbinetruck, an autonomous cargo helicopter designed for commercial and military utility missions, marking a new collaboration between Lockheed Martin’s rotary-wing unit and Robinson’s expanding unmanned aircraft business.  Announced on March 10, 2026, the R66 Turbinetruck combines Sikorsky’s Matrix autonomy system with Robinson Unmanned’s cargo UAS helicopter platform. The companies said the aircraft is intended for missions including “cargo delivery, resupply, contested logistics, and disaster relief.”  The aircraft is built around Robinson’s R66 turbine-powered helicopter but removes the cockpit and crew stations in favor of a cargo-focused configuration. According to the companies, the design includes a high-volume fuselage, cargo floor, and a nose-mounted clamshell door to speed loading and unloading…

An OMAAT reader posed a question that I think makes for an interesting discussion. He asks what my thoughts are on people requesting to jump ahead in the security line because they’re running late? He explains that he refused to let someone cut, and was then called names, and asks if he was being unreasonable. It’s a fair question, and I don’t think there’s a right or wrong answer. So I’ll share my take, and I’d love to hear what others think. On one hand, I’m a firm believer in the quote that goes “a lack of planning on your…

A French soldier has been killed, and several others wounded in a drone attack in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, marking France’s first military fatality since the start of the current war in the Middle East.   President Emmanuel Macron identified the dead serviceman as Chief Warrant Officer Arnaud Frion and condemned the strike as “unacceptable”. According to French authorities and multiple media outlets, five other French soldiers were injured.  French soldiers deployed in Operation Chammal  Paris has moved quickly to distance the strike from any suggestion that its forces in Iraq are directly involved in the war against Iran.   The attack took place in the Erbil region, where French troops have been deployed as part of the international coalition against ISIS. The…