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September 29, 2016

Airborne 09.29.16: SpaceX Raptor, FAA v KSMO, First A330neo

Also: ISU Plane Mess, Redbird-NBAA-Deland, 1st Inuit Female Pilot, NTSB on Reno, Rotorwash, Air Tanzania Q400s, Av-Appreciation

It looks like the concept of presidential candidates taking swipes at each other on Twitter has caught on, and it’s moved over to the private spaceflight industry. The rocket motor that Elon Musk hopes will power missions to Mars was test-fired last Sunday at their facility in McGregor, Texas. Musk posted images of the test firing on Twitter, as well as some of the specifics for the engine. The Raptor engine was first introduced four years ago, and is inte

Airborne 09.29.16: SpaceX Raptor, FAA v KSMO, First A330neo

Also: ISU Plane Mess, Redbird-NBAA-Deland, 1st Inuit Female Pilot, NTSB on Reno, Rotorwash, Air Tanzania Q400s, Av-Appreciation

It looks like the concept of presidential candidates taking swipes at each other on Twitter has caught on, and it’s moved over to the private spaceflight industry. The rocket motor that Elon Musk hopes will power missions to Mars was test-fired last Sunday at their facility in McGregor, Texas. Musk posted images of the test firing on Twitter, as well as some of the specifics for the engine. The Raptor engine was first introduced four years ago, and is intended to be a multi-stage engine that could eventually boost people and material to Mars. It is also planned to be reusable to reduce the cost of those missions. Two national aviation associations

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Several States Recognize The Importance Of General Aviation

Five States Release Official Recognition As Month Draws To A Close

As September draws to a close, the governors in five states have officially recognized the importance of GA to the economies in their respective states.

ForeFlight, SiriusXM Introduce Satellite Aviation Weather Service

Weather And Other Key Information Available Using The SXAR1 Portable Receiver

Today ForeFlight and SiriusXM introduced SiriusXM Aviation weather service on the newest version of ForeFlight Mobile. ForeFlight’s latest release (version 8.1) is now available on the iTunes App Store.

Alaska Airlines To Fly To Havana, Cuba

Daily Nonstop Flights Form Los Angeles Will Begin January 5, 2017

Alaska Airlines will launch historic new flying to Havana, Cuba on Jan. 5, 2017. The daily nonstop flight from Los Angeles is among the first regularly scheduled commercial flights to the island country in more than 50 years, and is the only nonstop flight to Cuba from the West Coast.

Bombardier CS300 Kicks Off European Route Proving Tour

Will Operate From airBaltic's Base In Riga, Latvia

The second Bombardier CS300 flight test vehicle has embarked on a series of European and Middle Eastern route-proving flights alongside first operator airBaltic of Latvia. The flights - which will operate from the airline's base in Riga include stops in Vilnius, Lithuania, Tallinn, Estonia and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - will use airBaltic air and ground operational practices.

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Multiple Agreements Realized For New Aviation Partnerships

ICAO Concludes Highly Successful 2016 World Aviation Forum

The second ICAO World Aviation Forum concluded on numerous positive notes at the UN aviation agency’s Montréal Headquarters today, bringing together over 800 senior government, air transport industry, UN, finance, development, and other leaders and forging progress on new aviation partnerships for sustainable development.

BOC Selects V2500 Engines For A320ceo

Will Power Five Aircraft On Order

BOC Aviation has selected the V2500 engine to power five Airbus A320ceo family aircraft. The V2500 engine is offered through IAE International Aero Engines AG, a multinational aero engine consortium whose shareholders comprise Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corporation; Pratt & Whitney Aero Engines International GmbH; Japanese Aero Engines Corporation; and MTU Aero Engines GmbH.

QF-16 Reaches Operational Capability Milestone

Introduces Fourth-Generation Fighter Capabilities Into The Aerial Target Mission

Air Combat Command declared initial operational capability for the QF-16 full-scale aerial target (FSAT) Sept. 23.

Thomas Zurbuchen Named Head Of NASA Science Mission Directorate

Appointment Becomes Effective On October 3

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has named Thomas Zurbuchen as the new associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, effective Monday, Oct. 3.

Republic Of Korea Navy Grounds Lynx Helicopters

Operations Suspended After One Went Down In The Ocean Tuesday

The Republic of Korea Navy has temporarily grounded all 20 of its Lynx anti-submarine helicopters following an accident Tuesday that fatally injured three military personnel.

RwandAir Takes Delivery Of Its First A330 Aircraft

Becomes First East African Carrier To Operate The Type

RwandAir, the national flag carrier of the Republic of Rwanda, has taken delivery of its first of two Airbus long-haul widebody A330 aircraft. In doing so, it becomes the East African launch operator of the aircraft and Airbus’s newest customer.

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Aero-TV: PS Engineering’s Double Threat – GA’s Ultimate Audio Panel Innovator

Audio Panels Engineered for Pilots with Features that Make Sense…

At EAA AirVenture 2016, PS Engineering Inc. was talking about, and showing, their PMA450A and PMA8000G audio panels for aircraft. While audio panels started off as simply a box that allowed switching between a couple of radios, we are now a long way from that starting point. About the only thing these audio panels don’t do is start your morning coffee, and we’ll have to see if that shows up next year.

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Aero-TV: PS Engineering’s Double Threat – GA’s Ultimate Audio Panel Innovator

Audio Panels Engineered for Pilots with Features that Make Sense…

At EAA AirVenture 2016, PS Engineering Inc. was talking about, and showing, their PMA450A and PMA8000G audio panels for aircraft. While audio panels started off as simply a box that allowed switching between a couple of radios, we are now a long way from that starting point. About the only thing these audio panels don’t do is start your morning coffee, and we’ll have to see if that shows up next year.

Santa Monica 'Starvation Strategy' To Get FAA Scrutiny

Also Warns Against Evicting Two FBOs On The Airport

The FAA will be taking a very close look at what is described as a "starvation strategy" on the part of the City of Santa Monica as the city works to close KSMO in two years.

NBAA Welcomes FAA's Prompt Investigation Into SMO Evictions

Association Has Strongly And Actively Worked To Keep The Airport Open

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today welcomed prompt action by the FAA to investigate an attempt by the city of Santa Monica, CA to evict two of Santa Monica Municipal Airport’s (SMO) longstanding service providers, Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers.

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Lockheed Martin Places King Stallion Work In Connecticut

Locations In Florida, South Carolina Had Also Been Considered

Lockheed Martin will build the new CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helictoper at its facility in Connecticut, rather than Florida or South Carolina.

UN, SNC Announce First-Ever Dedicated United Nations-Dream Chaser Mission

Launching A Dedicated Dream Chaser Microgravity Mission For Member States In 2021

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and have announced details of the first-ever United Nations space mission at the International Astronautical Congress today in Guadalajara, Mexico. The dedicated Dream Chaser Mission is targeted at providing developing countries the opportunity to develop and fly microgravity payloads for an extended duration in orbit.

AeroSports Update: Sean Tucker Is Honored By The CAF

Aerobatic Pilot Sean Tucker Receives The 2016 Lloyd P. Nolen Lifetime Achievement In Aviation Award

Aerobatic pilot Sean D. Tucker has been named the recipient of the Lloyd P. Nolen Lifetime Achievement in Aviation Award, presented annually by the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Wings Over Houston Airshow.

Dutch Investigators Release Findings In MH17 Shootdown

Determines That The Missile 'Came From Russia'

The Buk missile that destroyed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014 came from Russia, according to a Dutch-led international investigation panel.

Elon Musk Outlines Vision For Martian City

Rockets Carrying As Many As 200 People Could Leave For The Neighboring Planet In 'Decades'

No one can deny that Elon Musk thinks big, and in a speech at the International Astronautical Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico Tuesday, he outlined his largest vision yet.

Airborne 09.28.16: NEW DJI Mavic!, EAA's Next STC, Sean Tucker Honored

Also: LA Times v SMO, APS UAT Program, Gordon Bennett 2016, Tucson Control Tower, Hubble Find, Southwest Airlines, Iowa State

Another new small unmanned aerial system is now on the market as drone manufacturer, DJI, has released its Mavic drone, which they say is their smallest aircraft equipped with a 4K camera. The Mavic follows the recent trend of drones with foldable rotors for easy transportation. It follows recent introductions of the GoPro Karma and a Yuneec drone that also feature foldable rotors. The Mavic is about half the size of the DJI Phantom 4 flagship drone, but still inc

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (09.29.16)

"This isn't just about Sikorsky and our new relationship with Lockheed Martin - it's also about the supply chain companies and their employees that will benefit from the CH-53K being built by Sikorsky." Source: Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (09.29.16): Gross Navigation Error(GNE)

A lateral deviation from a cleared track, normally in excess of 25 Nautical Miles (NM).

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (09.29.16)

National Championship Air Races Runway Collision -- Two Views

By now you probably have heard about the collision on the runway at the 2016 National Championship Air Races.

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