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February 20, 2020

AMA Drone Report 02.20.20: Aerobatic Drone, Michigan Ruling, AMA v SecTrans

Also: 19000 NPRM Comments, ABA on Drones, RID Flyer, DJI Releases RID Video

A drone capable of carrying a person and performing aerobatics has been built and flown by Drone Champions AG as a way to promote its Drone Champions League video game. The DCL has released a video of the drone flying in Croatia. While the aircraft is designed to carry a person, that person is not the pilot. The aircraft is intended to be flown from the ground. The so-called "Big Drone" is built around an all-carbon aerodynamically-faired frame with six arms supporting two coaxial rotors for a total of 12 rotors. After more than

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AMA Drone Report 02.20.20: Aerobatic Drone, Michigan Ruling, AMA v SecTrans

Also: 19000 NPRM Comments, ABA on Drones, RID Flyer, DJI Releases RID Video

 

A drone capable of carrying a person and performing aerobatics has been built and flown by Drone Champions AG as a way to promote its Drone Champions League video game. The DCL has released a video of the drone flying in Croatia. While the aircraft is designed to carry a person, that person is not the pilot. The aircraft is intended to be flown from the ground. The so-called "Big Drone" is built around an all-carbon aerodynamically-faired frame with six arms supporting two coaxial rotors for a total of 12 rotors. After more than a year in the making, the challenge to a drone ordinance passed in Genesee County, Michigan has resulted in what is being described as "a

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Air Force Proposes Budget Of $169 Billion

Focuses On ‘Great Power Competition,’ Readiness, Establishing Space Force

The Department of the Air Force released a $169 billion budget proposal Feb. 10, which for the first time includes funding for the newly created U.S. Space Force while also focusing funds to help both services modernize, address threats from Russia and China, and sustain readiness.

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Ken Feinberg, Camille Biros To Oversee $50 Million Boeing Community Investment

Supports Communities Affected By Lion Air Flight 610 And Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 Accidents

Boeing has dedicated the remaining $50 million of a previously announced $100 million fund to support humanitarian needs in communities affected by the Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 accidents. The Boeing Community Investment Fund will work directly with victims' families to enable them to donate to eligible charities of their choosing. The company will partner once again with Ken Feinberg and Camille Biros on the fund's creation, allocation and distribution.

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uAvionix Launches tailBeaconX Transponder For GA And Urban Air Mobility

Solution Is Aireon Compatible For Space-Based ADS-B Surveillance

uAvionix has introduced a new ADS-B transponder to its General Aviation (GA) and Urban Air Mobility (UAM) lineup.  tailBeaconX, the new Mode S Extended Squitter (ES) ADS-B OUT transponder is intended to address global air traffic surveillance system requirements for current and future ADS-B mandates. Integration with the uAvionix AV-20-E and AV-30-E Electronic Flight Instrument Systems (EFIS) introduces transponder control into the popular multi-function displays.

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Volocopter And Grab Conduct Air-Taxi Feasibility Study In Southeast Asia

Will Study The Most Suitable Cities And Routes To Deploy Air Taxis In Southeast Asian Cities

German Urban Air Mobility pioneer Volocopter and Southeast Asia’s largest everyday super app Grab announced that they will conduct a joint feasibility study on urban air mobility as part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the prospect of urban air mobility solutions in the region’s megacities.

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Space Adventures Announces Agreement With SpaceX

Will Launch Private Citizens On The Crew Dragon Spacecraft

Building on the success of Crew Dragon’s first demonstration mission to the International Space Station in March 2019 and the recent successful test of the spacecraft’s launch escape system, Space Adventures, Inc. has entered into an agreement with SpaceX to fly private citizens on the first Crew Dragon free-flyer mission. This will provide up to four individuals with the opportunity to break the world altitude record for private citizen spaceflight and see planet Earth the way no one has since the Gemini program.

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Most Powerful Rolls-Royce Business Aviation Engines Take To The Skies

Pearl 700s Powered The New Gulfstream G700 On Its First Flight

Two Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 engines have successfully powered the brand new Gulfstream G700 to the skies for the first time. The purpose-designed engine, the most powerful in the Rolls-Royce business jet propulsion portfolio, is the exclusive powerplant for Gulfstream’s flagship aircraft, the world’s most spacious business jet.

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Arianespace’s Ariane 5 Soars To Success With JCSAT-17 And GEO-KOMPSAT-2B

Two Satellites Deployed From The French Guyana Spaceport

Satellites for two operators based in the Asia-Pacific region – Japan’s SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) – were successfully deployed to geostationary transfer orbit on Arianespace’s latest Ariane 5 mission.

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Kuwait To Investigate Airbus Purchases

Follows Planemaker's Agreement With The U.S., U.K. And France Concerning Alleged Corruption

The Kuwaiti parliament has established a committee to investigate whether the government's purchase of Airbus aircraft involved alleged corruption.

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Garmin Expands Approval For The GFC 500 Autopilot

FAA Approves Installation In Additional Piper And Cessna Models

Garmin is pleased to announce it has received FAA Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for the GFC 500 autopilot in additional models of the Piper PA-28, PA-32 and select models of the Cessna 177. Intended for piston single-engine aircraft, the GFC 500 delivers superior in-flight characteristics, self-monitoring capabilities and minimal maintenance needs when compared to older generation autopilot systems.

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Congressional Candidate Claims She Was Censored At Texas Air Show

Campaign T-Shirt Was Not Allowed On The Grounds Of The Show

A candidate for U.S. Congress was denied entrance to the WBCA Stars & Stripes Air Show in Laredo, TX because she was wearing her campaign T-shirt ... and she is making charges of censorship against the organizers of the event.

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Blind Man Found By Drone In Freezing Weather

Had Been Missing In The Woods For 33 Hours

On February 5 at 0843 local time, the Enfield, CT Police Department was contacted by a family member of a blind male party who lives in town due to the fact that he was unable to make contact with his brother, which was unusual.

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Shetland Space Center Receives $2.58 Million Boost

Will Be Used To Initiate Satellite Launch Program

Shetland Space Center's (SSC) plan to build and operate the U.K.'s only satellite launch site has been given a major boost by a £2,050,000 investment (approx. $2.58 million) from Leonne International, the international private equity firm.

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AMA Drone Report 02.13.20: Huge NPRM Response, Horizon Hobby, FAA UAS Symposium

Also: Drone Delivers Wine, UAV v Motorcycle Cops, Madrid Airport Hysteria, Daytona 500 TFR

If there was any doubt that the model aviation community has a problem with the current direction and policies of the FAA, the 13,000 comments posted to the FAA’s NPRM in just the last few weeks should kill those thoughts, pronto. Despite a short window for commentary and the FAA’s inexplicable denial of a deadline extension, thanks to the EAA, the comments are coming in at a near record pace... and while the current numbers aren’t a record for an NPRM, they could be, before this is all over. A H

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GAMA Announces 2019 Year-End Aircraft Billing And Shipment Numbers

Business Jet Deliveries Were At Their Highest Since 2009, But Other Areas Slipped

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) presented the 2019 year-end aircraft billing and shipment numbers, during its annual State of the Industry press conference Wednesday.

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Industry Research Finds GAs Contribution To U.S. Economy Remains Strong

Study Reveals General Aviation Supports Over 1.1 Million Jobs And $247 Billion In Economic Output

A group of seven general aviation associations has welcomed an updated study detailing the contributions of general aviation to the U.S. economy. The study, conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, determined that general aviation supports a total 1,179,200 jobs and a total of $246.8 billion in total economic output in the U.S.

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NTSB Releases Two Aviation Safety Alerts

Focus Is On Faulty Ignition Switches, Maintaining Flight Control During Engine-Out Operations

The NTSB has issued two Safety Alerts; one alerting pilots and mechanics to an easily overlooked fault with ignition switches and one reminding pilots of multiengine planes how critical it is to properly manage engine failures at low altitudes.

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Local EAA Chapter Mobilizes To Enrich Aviation Youth Program

Restoring A Donated C150 To Airworthy Status

The Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 534 based at the Leesburg International Airport in Leesburg, FL has mobilized their membership to begin a fund-raising program to repair a donated airplane to flying status, so it can be used to instruct their Aviation Youth members how to fly.

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Brad Thress Joins FlightSafety International As President And CEO

Succeeds David Davenport Who Has Left The Company

FlightSafety International announces that Brad Thress has joined the company as president and CEO. He assumes this responsibility from David Davenport who has left FlightSafety.

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DJI Releases Video Explaining Its 'Drone To Phone' Remote ID

System Is A De-Facto Electronic License Plate For Drones

As drones become commonplace in the skies, people understandably want to know where they are and what they’re doing. That’s why DJI has developed what we call Drone-to-Phone Remote Identification.

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Endeavor Air Establishes Partnership With ATP Flight School

ATP Joins Student To Endeavor Pilot (STEP) Program

ATP Flight School and Endeavor Air have established a partnership and mutual commitment to the development of professional pilots through designating ATP an Endeavor Air Student To Endeavor Pilot (STEP) Program Academy Partner.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (02.20.20)

“The 2019 year-end numbers reveal that overall, the general aviation manufacturing industry is vibrant, although we are encountering headwinds in the rotorcraft sector. Looking ahead, manufacturers are excited about the future, especially given the ongoing innovation in manufacturing that directly relates to safety and the progress being made in the development of supersonic and electrically propelled aircraft.” Source: GAMA president and CEO Pete Bunce.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (02.20.20): Altitude Restriction

An altitude or altitudes, stated in the order flown, which are to be maintained until reaching a specific point or time.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (02.20.20)

Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association

There are approximately 1,850 ASTNA members, including members from 12 different countries. The organization is comprised of hospital-based, public service, military and private providers of both emergency and non-emergency patient air and ground transport.

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