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FAA And GA Community Launch Weather Safety Campaign

'Got Weather?' Will Kick Off Sunday In Anchorage, AK

The FAA and general aviation groups will launch an eight-month national safety campaign titled, “Got Weather? #GotWx,” to help GA pilots prepare for potential weather challenges they may encounter during the 2014 flying season.

NTSB Issues Urgent Safety Recommendation

Seeks To Improve Oversight Of Alaska Air Operators Owned by HoTH, Inc.

The NTSB on Thursday issued an urgent safety recommendation to the FAA regarding the oversight of air operators in Alaska owned by HoTH, Inc., after six recent accidents and one incident. These operators include Frontier Flying Service; Hageland Aviation Services, Inc.; and Era Aviation, which may do business as Ravn Alaska, Ravn Connect, and Corvus Airlines.

Bearhawk Takes First Place At Texas STOL Roundup

Combined Take Off And Landing Distance Was 445 Feet

The 4-place Bearhawk aircraft scored a first place finish at the Texas STOL Roundup held April 11-13th in Llano, Texas (KAQO). The winning aircraft, a kit-built airplane manufactured by AviPro of Austin, Texas, competed in the heavy touring class (gross weight from 2,500 to 3,600 lbs).

CAFE Electric Aircraft Symposium Sets Attendance Record

Event Featured 25 Presentations Related To Electric Aircraft

The 8th annual Electric Aircraft Symposium (EAS VIII) presented April 25-26 in Santa Rosa, California, by the Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency Foundation (CAFE) set an attendance record, according to foundation president, Dr. Brien Seeley.

Fuselage Assemblies For Falcon 5X Joined Together

Program On Schedule For First Flight In 2015

Dassault Aviation has joined the main center fuselage subassemblies of the Falcon 5X, a key milestone in the production program for this innovative new large cabin twinjet.

NASA Spinoff 2013 Shows How Much Space Is In Our Lives

Online Publication Highlights Commercial Products Derived From NASA Technology

Water filtration bottles, comfortable car seats and remote medical monitoring devices all have one thing in common -- they all have benefited from NASA technology.

NASA Invests In Hundreds Of U.S. Small Businesses To Enable Future Missions

Nearly 400 Companies Selected To Enter Negotiations With The Agency

Recognizing the critical role of American small businesses and research institutions play as innovation engines for new space technologies that will enable future space exploration, NASA has selected 383 research and technology proposals for negotiations that may lead to contracts worth a combined $47.6 million.

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (05.03.14)

“The Got Weather? campaign takes advantage of the tremendous resources our GA partners have for pilots to improve their skills and knowledge.” Source: FAA Administrator Michael Huerta.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.03.14): Wide Body Aircraft

Generally considered to be any airliner with more than one aisle in the passenger cabin. Technically, any aircraft with a fuselage diameter in excess of 200 inches may be considered a widebody.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.03.14)

Team America Rocketry Challenge

It's just about that time of year. The TARC National Finals will be held May 10. The competition challenges each team to design and build a model rocket that can travel to a height of 825 feet and back within 48 to 50 seconds.