🖐️ Welcome, Aviators

Buckle up, aviation aficionados—this week’s GA highlight reel has everything from helicopter midlife crises and FAA mic‑drops to runway glow‑ups and one overly ambitious rabbit auditioning for “Fast & Furious: Jet Engine Drift.”

We’ve got factory reopenings that scream “I’m too old for this,” execs getting unceremoniously un‑employed at 3,000 feet, and pilots still crashing into the runway like it’s Grandma’s bumper car.

Meanwhile, your grandpa’s Cessna is living on borrowed time thanks to a guide that’s half duct‑tape, half duct‑tape…again. Oh, and did we mention Tennessee just leveled up their runway while a rabbit tried to barbecue itself in a 737 engine?

Welcome to another week of general aviation shenanigans.

Schweizer’s Midlife Crisis: Building Copters Again!

After a decade of radio silence, Schweizer decided it’s cool to make helicopters once more—S300Cs incoming this summer.

Read the story at AOPA

⚖️ Regulatory and Safety Updates

NY Charter’s Epic Face‑Plant: Ops Boss Ousted, Flights Frozen

They showed the ops director the door mid‑crisis, and the FAA said “cool story, bro” before grounding the whole fleet.

Read the story at AvWeb

🦺 Safety Initiatives

Landing Accidents: Pilots Apparently Hate Smooth Landings

CFI Meg Godlewski breaks down why we can’t just touch down like normal humans—and how to stop kissing the runway extra hard.

Read the story at Flying Mag

🔧 Maintenance and Technology

How to Keep Your Grandpa’s Plane Alive (Part 1)

A riveting guide to propping up airframes past their prime so your great‑grandkids can complain about the same creaks.

Read the story at Aviation Pros

🛫 Airport Developments

Jackson Airport Hits the Jackpot: $10 M for Runway Bling

Tennessee lawmakers said “here’s ten million,” so now Jackson’s runway will be spa‑length for GA jets.

Read the story at Talk West TN

🤯 Weird

Bunny vs. 737: Nature’s Cutest Engine Test

A rogue rabbit decided to audition for the next Fast & Furious sequel by getting sucked into a United 737’s engine on takeoff, igniting a fiery spectacle over Denver—because why should birds have all the fun?

Read the story at The Times (of London)

🐰 That’s your briefing.

So here’s to our fallen hare: may your last ride, a one‑way trip through turbine blades, remind us all that life’s fragile—even fluffier in the fast lane. Rest in pieces, Mr. Carrot-Eater. 🐰💀

-Tony

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