Random Griz Aviation Musings

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Here are your 2025 airplane raffle opportunities.

Unlike your state run lottery your entry dollars go to good aviation related programs. Sorry rotor dudes, no helos.

For those of you who don't know, I have had my share of luck in an airplane raffle. I won this restored classic investing just $150 for three tickets.

 

[Griz882]

Some bling for any AH-1W guys out there. MotoArt is selling Plane Tags from AH-1W BuNo 163941. Apparently it flew with HML/A-169 during Operation Iraqi Freedom, and later with HML/A-267 in Operation Enduring Freedom. Its final assignment was with HML/A-369, the “Gunfighters.”

AH-1W SUPERCOBRA™ 163941

Bell AH-1W SuperCobra PlaneTags made from BuNo 163941, a USMC attack helicopter flown in Iraq and Afghanistan. Own a piece of military aviation history

planetags.com

 

[ea6bflyr]

Here are your 2025 airplane raffle opportunities.

Unlike your state run lottery your entry dollars go to good aviation related programs. Sorry rotor dudes, no helos.

For those of you who don't know, I have had my share of luck in an airplane raffle. I won this restored classic investing just $150 for three tickets.

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That’s like winning the “free” car on a game show. Lots of $$ after the fact.

What was the value of this “free” aircraft on the 1099-MISC?

 

[ChuckMK23]

Boeing just sold off Jepp and Foreflight to a big private equity firm....

"Boeing to sell portions of digital aviation business to Thoma Bravo
April 29, 2025
The sale includes Boeing’s Jeppesen, ForeFlight, AerData, and OzRunways assets. Boeing says it will retain key digital capabilities that leverage aircraft and fleet-specific data to provide maintenance, diagnostics, and repair services for its commercial and defense customers."

 

[sevenhelmet]

Boeing just sold off Jepp and Foreflight to a big private equity firm....

"Boeing to sell portions of digital aviation business to Thoma Bravo
April 29, 2025
The sale includes Boeing’s Jeppesen, ForeFlight, AerData, and OzRunways assets. Boeing says it will retain key digital capabilities that leverage aircraft and fleet-specific data to provide maintenance, diagnostics, and repair services for its commercial and defense customers."

Grreeeaaat. Can’t wait for subscriptions to go up even more.