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August 11, 2014

Airborne 08.11.14: OSH14 Rocked!, Sequoia Closing, GAMA's 2Q/14 Report

Also: 787-10 Goes To SC, FAA Trying To Screw Homebuilders?, PC24 Rollout, Enola Gay's VanKirk Goes West, P-51 Flies Primary!

EAA Chairman Jack Pelton has reported that the 2014 edition of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh could be the best conventions of all time. Aircraft arrival numbers were up significantly from a year ago with more than 1,000 additional registered aircraft in Oshkosh over last year. On Tuesday, the field at Wittman Regional Airport was full for aircraft parking. Pelton commented, “This was the first time in a long time aircraft parking was full.” The economy and the passage of time have conspired to force the Sequoia Aircraft Corp

Airborne 08.11.14: OSH14 Rocked!, Sequoia Closing, GAMA's 2Q/14 Report

Also: 787-10 Goes To SC, FAA Trying To Screw Homebuilders?, PC24 Rollout, Enola Gay's VanKirk Goes West, P-51 Flies Primary!

EAA Chairman Jack Pelton has reported that the 2014 edition of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh could be the best conventions of all time. Aircraft arrival numbers were up significantly from a year ago with more than 1,000 additional registered aircraft in Oshkosh over last year. On Tuesday, the field at Wittman Regional Airport was full for aircraft parking. Pelton commented, “This was the first time in a long time aircraft parking was full.” The economy and the passage of time have conspired to force the Sequoia Aircraft Corporation, maker of Falco plans, kits and components, to close their doors. The 60-year-old F8L Falco is a classic homebuilt design

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NASA Announces Next Opportunity For CubeSat Space Missions

Chance For Students, Teachers, Faculty To Get Hardware Development Experience

NASA is opening the next round of its CubeSat Launch Initiative, part of the White House Maker Initiative, in an effort to engage the growing community of space enthusiasts that can contribute to NASA's space exploration goals.

Boeing Partners With South African Airways On Biofuel Project

Initiative Goal Is To Turn New Tobacco Plant Into Jet Fuel

Boeing, South African Airways (SAA) and SkyNRG announced today they are collaborating to make sustainable aviation biofuel from a new type of tobacco plant. This initiative broadens cooperation between Boeing and SAA to develop renewable jet fuel in ways that support South Africa's goals for public health as well as economic and rural development.

Agreement Furthers Dream Chaser Microgravity Science Capabilities

Sierra Nevada Corporation Expands Relationship With CU-Boulder

Sierra Nevada Corporation's (SNC) Space Systems is pleased to announce it is expanding its relationship with the University of Colorado Boulder (CU-Boulder) through the signing of a letter of cooperation with CU-Boulder’s BioServe Space Technologies (BioServe). Through the cooperation, SNC and BioServe will jointly explore ways the Dream Chaser Space Utility Vehicle (SUV) can serve as an orbital platform for scientific experiments in microgravity and space life science research.

Bahrain Airport To Get Flight Route Development Technology

Lockheed Martin To Deliver The Systems

Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) will soon be using BEONTRA B Route Development technology purchased from Lockheed Martin to calculate, analyze and present high-quality route cases to airlines, while being able to re-calculate and amend on-demand.

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SNC Selected To Provide Multi-Mission Aircraft To Colorado

Aircraft Based On Pilatus PC-12 Platform

The Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) business area of Sierra Nevada Corporation ... located in Centennial, CO ... has won a competitive contract from the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control. The contract is to provide and operate two Multi-Mission Aircraft (MMA) for the State of Colorado, Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC).

NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Nears Mountain-Base Outcrop

Explorer Approaching Its Second Anniversary Of Landing On Mars

Just after the second anniversary of its landing on Mars, NASA's Curiosity rover is approaching its first close look at bedrock that is part of Mount Sharp, the layered mountain in the middle of Mars' Gale Crater.

NASA Team Lays Plans To Observe New Worlds

Successor To Hubble And Webb Space Telescopes Already On The Drawing Board

It can take decades to mature an astrophysics flagship mission from concept to launch pad.

Millennium Space Systems Launches Initial Commercial Program

Bootstrap Initiative Will Give Selected Government And Commercial Partners Immediate And Affordable Access To Space

Millennium Space Systems, a leader in development of affordable high-performance spacecraft, has unveiled the first round of its commercial Bootstrap initiative. Under Bootstrap, Millennium will competitively select partners for an initial OEM production run of six Altair spacecraft.

Cutter Aviation Receives Platinum Award From Garmin

Recognized For Sales Performance, Installations

Cutter Aviation has received the 2013 Platinum Award for achieving excellent sales performance among Garmin International distributors. Cutter Aviation has received similar awards from Garmin over the past four years, always ranking among the top distributors for Garmin aviation products worldwide.

USAeroFlight, LLC And Stratos Aviation Form Partnership

Will Offer Once-Private Aviation Education To The Public

For over 30 years, flight training has been offered by Bob Jones University (BJU) in Greenville, SC. Its purpose was to train students interested in missionary work in remote locations around the world, as well as, students wanting a career in commercial aviation which includes becoming a corporate or airline pilots.

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Tim Casey To Retire After 23 Years At Garmin

Has Been With The company From The GPS 100 To The G5000

Working 23 years at any one company is an accomplishment, but even more of an achievement when the company is nearly 25 years young. Tim Casey will retire from Garmin in August, at which point he will spend some well-deserved time with his wife of 45 years and have time to reflect on the amount of impact he has had on such a close-knit industry.

AgustaWestland, Italian AF Sign Training Services Cooperation Agreement

Partners Will Co-Develop Rotary Wing Training Services

A cooperation agreement has been signed between the Italian Air Force and AgustaWestland for training services aimed at further strengthening their already well-established cooperation through the future set up of joint training services. The agreement follows the Letter of Intent signed earlier this year in March.

Gone West: Sport Aviation Legend, Wayne Ison

Prolific Ultralight And SportPlane Designer Responsible For Hundreds Of Happy Flyers

One of the sport aviation world's most respected SportPlane designers has gone west. Known primarily for the mini-Max and related series of aircraft, Wayne Ison (pictured here in a screengrab from his EAA Timeless Voices Interview) passed away early Saturday, August 9th, 2014. Wayne was one of the good guys... an honest man... and a flyer who knew what a good solid basic aircraft could do for the SportPlane industry... and that's just what he built.

AeroSports Update: Federal Control Over What You Do In Your Hangar

When An Airport Is Granted Federal Funding For Operation Of The Facility, Those Funds Come With Strings Attached

When a city, state, or county (these are referred to by the FAA as a “Sponsor”), receives federal funding for the purpose of building, maintaining or upgrading an airport, it can be a good deal. However, receiving taxpayer assistance for an airport comes with strings attached. Because the money is provided for the airport, it must be applied for aeronautical purposes.

SpaceX Subject Of Class Action Lawsuit

Plaintiffs Say Company Did Not Give Proper Notice Before 'Massive' Layoff

A group of former SpaceX employees have filed a class action lawsuit against SpaceX, claiming they were not given proper notice before being laid off last month.

Klyde Morris (08.11.14)

Yeah... A Cloaking Device... They'll Believe That

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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Prince William To Become Part-Time EMS Pilot

Will Fly For East Anglian Air Ambulance Service

His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge ... also known as Prince William ... is to become a helicopter pilot with East Anglian Air Ambulance.

Dash-8 Pilot Buzzes Mall, His Own House With Passengers On Board

FAA Says The Plane Flew As Below 500 Feet

The FAA is investigating an incident in which the pilot of a US Airways DHC-8-102 with passengers on board flew as low as 500 feet over a mall in Salisbury, MD and his own house.

Pilot 'Interviewed' By Fake FAA Investigator Following Accident

Pilot's Mother, A Passenger In The Airplane, Was Fatally Injured

The pilot of a Mooney M20L which went down July 30 in a parking lot in Kearney Mesa, CA was reportedly interviewed by a person claiming to be from the FAA in her hospital room several days after the accident.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (08.11.14)

Aero Linx: The Glasair Aircraft Owners Association The Glasair Aircraft Owners Association is the one must-join association for Glasair, GlaStar and Sportsman 2+2 builders, owners, pilots, and enthusiasts. If you’re currently building, flying—or dreaming of building and flying one—this is the place for you!

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (08.11.14): Direct

Direct Straight line flight between two navigational aids, fixes, points, or any combination thereof. When used by pilots in describing off-airway routes, points defining direct route segments become compulsory reporting points unless the aircraft is under radar contact.

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (08.11.14)

"We have lost a great man who has flown off to be among pilots of the past with all of their great accomplishments. So long Wayne, it has been a great tour!" Source:TEAM Aircraft pilot (plans set #82), Skip Little, remembering the legendary Wayne Ison, upon his passing.

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