Hospitalized, In Stable Condition Near Santa Rosa, Florida

Two U.S. Navy pilots involved in a hard landing at Outlying Field Santa Rosa (OLF), a training area in East Milton, Florida, used extensively by NAS Whiting Field, are in the hospital and reported to be in stable condition.

4-Nation Army Readies for 2-Week ISS Term

Axiom Space has been hard at work tidying up for its upcoming mission, Ax-4, scheduled to deliver a quartet of astronauts to join Expedition 73 crew aboard the ISS. The team will be headed up by experienced astronaut Peggy Whitson, taking along a trio of first-timers to the station, Shubhanshu Shukla, Slawosz Uzananski-Wisniewksi, and Tibor Kapu. There’s less than a week to go, so things are moving quickly for Axiom. If successful, the mission will further prove the ability for private companies to do their own space missions, even offering a bridge to orbit for countries with smaller spacefaring operations.

Ya Know, Klyde.... If This Wasn't Based On A Bit Of Reality, It Would Be REALLY Funny

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Tough Questioning Of Nominee Anticipated

Bryan Bedford, President Donald Trump’s candidate to head the FAA has been invited to attend a nomination hearing with the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on June 11, 2025.

Simplifies In-Flight Management of Gogo Galileo or Avance Systems

Southeast Aerospace announced the introduction of a new Connectivity Cockpit Controller that simplifies connectivity management for aircraft equipped with Gogo Galileo and/or Avance systems.

Claims All Are Repairable, If Parts Available

U.S. intelligence personnel assessed that the Ukrainian drone strike against Russian airfields on June 1 actually hit as many as 20 warplanes and about 10 were destroyed, or about half the overall number estimated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Sergei Ryabkov, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia, said that all the aircraft will be repaired.

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Not only have the folks at Van’s Aircraft designed a new wing for the RV-15, but they just started flying it. One of the most anxiously awaited aircraft expected at Oshkosh 2025 seems to be hitting its final strides before Van’s freezes the design and starts on a path to kithood. The new wing offers a number of upgrades including an expansion of fuel capacity to 60 gallons, and the first flight apparently met with the approval of those involved in the initial flight test, though data is slim at this point. The first in the Scalebirds Lite Fighter series is nearing design completion after extensive flight testing and some final load tests. The first of their birds, a P-36 (to be followed by a P-40), has been flying for some time now and some kits are in the process of being distributed and evaluated by test builders. A novel Son

From 2021: The Inside Skinny On What Being An ANN Oshkosh Stringer Is All About

By ANN Senior Stringer Extraordinare, Gene Yarbrough The annual gathering at Oshkosh is a right of passage or a pilgrimage to Mecca for many. However the rank and file public rarely have the opportunity to experience the FULL Oshkosh experience. Oshkosh, like onions and ogres, is a multi-layered microcosm within the enigma of the greater Wisconsin county in which it transpires. The Aero-News Network stringer has opportunity, and if so inclined, the access to every aspect of general aviation including the "behind the scenes" view few even know exist.

An Amazing Experience Awaits The Chosen Few...

Oshkosh, to us, seems the perfect place to get started on watching aviation recover the past couple of years... and so ANN is putting EXTRA effort and resources into our coverage of Oshkosh 2025... just a little under 90 days hence. We are now undertaking the process to seek talented stringers to help us present Oshkosh and the sport and general aviation community to the world around us. If you ever thought about joining us, this is THE year to do it. IF YOU want to be a part of this unique adventure, speak up NOW, rather than later, because we're going to be looking for the best volunteer folks we can find and are planning to do so ASAP. You've been warned (grin)....

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As the air traffic controller shortage trudges on, the US Department of Transportation is rolling out even more financial incentives (aka bribes) to encourage experienced controllers to remain on the job beyond retirement age. The latest offer is a 20% annual bonus. Vertical Aerospace announced that its VX4 eVTOL performed its first successful winged flight with a pilot at the controls, marking the first piloted wingborne flight of a winged eVTOL in open European airspace. The flight, piloted by Chief Test Pilot Simon Davies, came on the heels of approval by the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority, or CAA. SpaceX launched its ninth flight test of a complete Starship vehicle nearly on time after a few minutes of holds before getting a move on. This was a far tougher flight test than previous missions, especially for the booster which was subjected to