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April 26, 2022

Red Bull Plane Swap Stunt Ends in Twisted Metal

Partially Successful Stunt Sees Diving Aircraft Disembark and Embark Pilot While Airborne

Sunday's mid-air aircraft trade was partially successful over the weekend, but Luke Aikins and Andy Farrington say it's just a bump in the road on the way to success. The two Red Bull teammates had designed the first-of-its-kind stunt in which would see them put a pair of modified Cessna 182s into a dive at 14,000 feet, disembark, and enter each others' aircraft. Unfortunately, the stunt was not able to be performed successfully in its entirety, with only Aikins making his transition. Farrington had to wave off, allowing the second aircraft to impact the ground as he parachuted to a safe landing. 

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Aerobility to Exhibit G109B Able

Revamped RAF Vigilant Introduced at Aero Friedrichshafen 2022

Germany Will see the first public display of Aerobility's new Grob G109B Able aircraft, a recent addition to their fleet and newcomer to their product lineup. Aerobility is the UK's largest aviation charity for disabled services, bringing the ability to fly to many who otherwise might not enjoy the skies. Their showing of the Grob G109B, or as it was known while being worked on,  Project Able, will be the first time that the updated, modified, and recertified variant has been shown to the public. The Able is built on the base Grob G109B motorglider, famously used by the Royal Air Force as a trainer aircraft as the Vigilant T1. 

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Airborne 04.18.22: Moon Du$t, XPONENTIAL 2022!, Oshkosh Anniversaries

Also: Mask Mandate, USAF FY22 Aviation Bonus, Boeing 1Q/22, APA Sues American

For the first time in years, privately held, verified lunar samples went up for auction, topping $500,000 at last week’s Bonhams auction. The sale was probably the best-documented opportunity to add legitimate, authenticated lunar material to space enthusiast’s collection, not to mention the first one to come available in years. Lunar samples and moon material is held to be a national treasure by NASA, and the sample that reached auction was the beneficiary of their dogged pursuit to retain every last micron of moon dust they possibly can. The Aero-News Network, a

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Airborne 04.18.22: Moon Du$t, XPONENTIAL 2022!, Oshkosh Anniversaries

Also: Mask Mandate, USAF FY22 Aviation Bonus, Boeing 1Q/22, APA Sues American

For the first time in years, privately held, verified lunar samples went up for auction, topping $500,000 at last week’s Bonhams auction. The sale was probably the best-documented opportunity to add legitimate, authenticated lunar material to space enthusiast’s collection, not to mention the first one to come available in years. Lunar samples and moon material is held to be a national treasure by NASA, and the sample that reached auction was the beneficiary of their dogged pursuit to retain every last micron of moon dust they possibly can. The Aero-News Network, a

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Teledyne Flir Introduces UAS Thermal Camera

Turnkey UAS Imaging Solution Offers Combination Infrared and 64MP Camera

Teledyne's new Hadron 640R camera module was announced this week, boasting a high-performance 64-megapixel thermal/visible camera optimized for lightweight, compact applications. The system is advertised as an excellent choice for "integration into unmanned aircraft systems, unmanned ground vehicles, robotic platforms, and emerging AI ready applications where battery life and run time are mission critical." The combination camera sports a 640 x 512 resolution Boson longwave infrared thermal camera, allowing vision through total darkness, smoke, fog, and glare.

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JetBlue Pilots Vote No Confidence in Ops Exec

Membership Cites Disruptions, Lack of Scheduling Support, Inefficient Assignments, Disorganization

JetBlue's pilot base, working with the Air Line Pilots Association, unanimously voted against current head of Airports and System Operations, Alex Battaglia. The vote of "no confidence" comes on the tail end of a long period of disruption and trouble at the carrier that brought customer and employee dissatisfaction to the brink. Battaglia was installed as Operations head in August 2021, and since then, JetBlue pilot leadership says, "JetBlue’s reputation among its customers has plummeted and the airline was recently named “the worst airline” by the Wall Street Journal’s annual ranking."

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Honeywell Tests Solution to 5G Issues

Honeywell Tests Alternative Navigation Technology In Response To 5G And GPS DoS

On 20th April 2022, Honeywell Aerospace announced that it had successfully tested advanced navigation technologies (ANT) to help ensure seamless aircraft navigation, even if ‘GPS signals are blocked, interrupted, or unavailable.’ Honeywell saw this as an opportunity to meet their customers' needs across varying fleets by developing a scalable modular solution.

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AUVSI Announces Revamped Branding for 50th

As Autonomous Aircraft Industry Grows, the Association Polishes its Branding and Programs

The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International has announced a revamped, fresh image as it nears its 50th anniversary. Earlier this year, AUVSI brought attention to itself with the change from "unmanned" to "uncrewed" as part of its equity program, "Autonomy for All". Along with the name change, the group's branding, logo, and style has been updated and improved, given its growing footprint in the wider market. While under the hood, it rebranded and reorganized its large events. 

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Unmanned Safety Institute Publishes UAS Legal, Business Text

P3 Tech Contributes Work on Considerations for Drone Integration, Legal Operation

The Unmanned Safety Institute has announced the availability of their new textbook covering legal considerations surrounding UAS operations. According to the Institute, the book, "Unmanned Aircraft Systems – Legal and Business Considerations", was created to "provide much needed insight to new or rapidly growing Unmanned Aircraft Systems commercial operations."

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Classic Aero-TV At XPO21: Autel Dragonfish - An Unmanned ‘Bear In The Air’

From XPO 2021 (YouTube Version): UAV Has Been Placed With Florida’s Lee County Sheriff's Office

Aero News Network's Editor-in-Chief, Jim Campbell, takes a moment to speak with Jon McBride, Director of Training at Autel Robotics. The drone manufacturer has had a solid 2021 in the lead up to AUVSI XPO, placing their Dragonfish fixed-wing UAV with the Lee County Sheriff's office in Fort Meyers, Florida. Their first partnership with a law enforcement agency should yield dividends in fu

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NTSB Prelim: Air Tractor Inc AT-401

The Airplane Engine Began To “Spit And Sputter, And Miss”

On March 26, 2022, about 1614 central daylight time, an Air Tractor AT-401, N9192E, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Rayville, Louisiana. The pilot was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 aerial application flight. The pilot reported that he was making the final agricultural spray passes on a field when the airplane engine began to “spit and sputter, and miss”.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (04.26.22)

Aero Linx: ITSA – International Transportation Safety Association ITSA is an international network of heads (Chairpersons, Directors or the equivalent) of independent safety investigation authorities (SIA). ITSA covers all modes of transportation, including aviation, marine, railways, road transport, pipelines and underground infrastructure.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (04.26.22): Buffer Area

Buffer Area

As applied to an MVA or MIA chart, a depicted three (3) or five (5) NM radius MVA/MIA sector isolating a displayed obstacle for which the sector is established. A portion of a buffer area can also be inclusive of a MVA/MIA sector polygon boundary.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (04.26.22)

“Our airline’s reputation has suffered under the leadership of Battaglia. We are calling on our company to fix the problem and restore both the customers’ and pilots’ faith in JetBlue." Source: Chris Kenney, chair of the JetBlue unit at the ALPA, explaining why JetBlue's pilot base, working with the Air Line Pilots Association, unanimously voted against current head of Airports and System Operations, Alex Battaglia. 

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