The hobby drone industry just got a bit shook up... The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. has ruled that the FAA violated the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 when it required the registration of model aircraft, including drones, that are flown strictly for recreational purposes, and has vacated the Registration Rule for those aircraft.
Maryland attorney John Taylor challenged the registration requirement based on Section 336, saying that the rule was unlawful as applied to model aircraft. The last two weeks of April have seen the Lancair Uvalde hangar complex bustling with activity. All hands have been hard at work unloading trucks, building storage racks and stowing a variety of molds, tools and fixtures essential for Lancair's return to kit manufacturing. In the weeks ahead, the team will inventory, refurbish and begin installing the manufacturing equipment in their new 5-hangar complex at Garner Field Airport (KUVA) in Uvalde, Texas. Virgin Group has announced Virgin Orbit, a company with a business model of launching small satellites into orbit using a horizontal launch system. Virgin Orbit says it is in the final stages of testing and preparation for LauncherOne, a two-stage, expendable, LOX/RP-1 rocket that launches from a dedicated 747-400 carrier aircraft, called Cosmic Girl. Cosmic Girl will carry LauncherOne to at an
altitude of approximately 35,000 feet before release. Starting each mission with an airplane rather than a traditional launch pad offers performance benefits in terms of payload capacity, but more importantly, air-launch offers flexibility. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 05.22.17 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Monday, May 22nd, 2017... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalist Tom Patton, this episode covers:
- Courts Strike Down FAA Model Registration
- Lancair Manufacturing Move From Philippines To Texas Is Complete
- Virgin Group Introduces Virgin Orbit
- Dutch King Has Had Secret Life As An Airline Copilot
- AVW: DA 42 NG Demonstration Engine Failure during Take-off
- Report: US Civil Aircraft Shipments To Reach $98.3 Billion In 2021
- Multiple Agencies Certify ADS-B Out For Bombardier Learjet 40 And 45
- Delta Is Testing Facial Recognition Technology
- U.S., EU To Discuss Aviation Threats In D.C. Meeting
- Airlines for America Projects Summer Air Travel To Grow 4 Percent
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