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Bering Air Cessna Caravan departed overweight before fatal accident: NTSB

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The wreckage of the airplane was found two days after the crash in which all nine passengers and the sole pilot lost their lives. The controller suggested to the pilot of flight 445 that he slow his aircraft down to minimize the delay in landing once overhead Nome. At that time, the airplanes airspeed was 99 knots.

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Alaska Caravan Found Overweight Before Fatal Crash

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The report stated that the plane’s estimated gross weight at departure was approximately 9,865 pounds, which exceeded the maximum allowed takeoff weight for flights in areas with forecasted icing conditions by about 1,058 pounds. Approximately three minutes later, the autopilot disengaged when the airspeed was 99 knots.

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Game On!

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I dont exactly fit the standard pilot profile of Game Aerospaces GB1 GameBird But theres always been something about the GameBird that has piqued my interest. Its first-class team, led by Ian Waghorn, ensures that pilots leave the training program feeling confident, competent, and safe in their new or new-to-them GameBird.

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MOSAIC Progressing, 2025 Approval Likely

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The biggest change being that an LSA is defined by its weight at 1320 pounds maximum gross weight. Under MOSAIC, we get rid of the weight requirement completely and it goes to a performance based standard. What has so far been agreed to by the FAA is 54 knots clean stall speed. That can only reduce the cost.

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Flight Review: Van’s RV-12 LSA—Singular Success

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Sometimes it’s emotional—the Beech Starship, what few of them are still in the wild, inevitably wow viewers of both the pilot and nonpilot persuasion. The canopy provides plenty of headroom for even taller pilots, while the view over the nose is equally generous. With a 41-knot stall speed, the common 1.3 But successful?

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Light Sport Aircraft or MOSAIC LSA?

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what happens later this year when the FAAs MOSAIC regulation is finally released upon the pilot population? How will pilots respond? Views expressed here reflect my personal focus, and I readily admit to a bias in favor of aircraft that pilots can affordthat was part of the intention under LSA and should be under MOSAIC.

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This Incredible Plane: Transavia PL-12 Airtruk

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To that he added wings and tail, and placed the pilot behind all this. The pilot moved from behind the hopper to the top of it. The PL-12 retained the high-mounted pilot seat and added seats for three passengers, one behind the pilot and two behind the large hopper. The tank formed the center fuselage.

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