"...“The amount of misinformation being spread — including by the White House — is alarming and unhelpful,” Rep. Veronica Escobar wrote on social media. “This was the result of incompetence at the highest levels of the administration.” ..."

#Uspol #aviation #elpaso

CNN: Communications breakdown over El Paso airspace closure sparks finger pointing across Trump administration

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Communications breakdown over El Paso airspace closure sparks finger pointing across Trump administration

The Federal Aviation Administration’s abrupt and unexplained closure of airspace above El Paso, Texas, early Wednesday has given way to a blame game inside the administration, with key senior officials asserting they hadn’t been alerted to the decisi…

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Just got back from my #EAA #Experimental #Aviation chapter meeting.

Presenter was Mike Babcock, who built a full-competition Badlands Traveler and traveled the USA last season competing.

Runs a full-race Yamaha snowmobile (snow machine?) three-cylinder engine with massive turbocharger. Gets off the ground in about 30' and lands at 50' "if he does it right."

Went thru 3 engines last season, T/O power is 9800 RPM. He did not disclose T/O horsepower. Typical racer.

#avgeeks #STOL

Saturday was a post-frontal weather day - very windy with active turbulence Sigmets. Fortunately, only areas west of Sacramento had high winds at the surface, while most other area airports had only moderate winds. Up above I saw 30mph winds, moderate turbulence and mountain wave with 1000fpm ups and downs downwind of ridges.

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C140 Windy Day Brunch

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I try to open the year with a January 1st flight, but this year I couldn’t make it due to maintenance. Once the airplane returned into service, I took it up for some pattern practice across three local airports. It was a calm hazy day with an inversion. Did three-pointers and wheel touch-and-goes on a warm 20C January day :)

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C140 First Flight of 2026

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AvBrief will be doing a series on EFB apps! #Aviation

“Cockpit EFB Apps: Swiping the Page” avbrief.com/cockpit-efb-apps-s…