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May 22, 2015

Airborne 05.22.15: Falcon 5X Readies, Avidyne AD, LadiesLoveTaildraggers 2015

Also: Air Power Museum, ANN Could Use A Little Help From Its Friends, GE Honda, Mexican-Registry TBM 900, Legacy 500, BBJ Winglets, Wheels Up Order

The new Falcon 5X is getting closer to its first flight as Dassault announced they are planning a roll out on June 2nd. They say the 5X is expected to make its maiden flight this summer. The number one 5X was powered up for the first time at the end of August last year, and system and vibration ground testing began last fall. An Emergency Airworthiness Directive, AD 2015-10-51 has been issued to owners and operators of all aircraft that incorporate certain Av

Airborne 05.22.15: Falcon 5X Readies, Avidyne AD, LadiesLoveTaildraggers 2015

Also: Air Power Museum, ANN Could Use A Little Help From Its Friends, GE Honda, Mexican-Registry TBM 900, Legacy 500, BBJ Winglets, Wheels Up Order

The new Falcon 5X is getting closer to its first flight as Dassault announced they are planning a roll out on June 2nd. They say the 5X is expected to make its maiden flight this summer. The number one 5X was powered up for the first time at the end of August last year, and system and vibration ground testing began last fall. An Emergency Airworthiness Directive, AD 2015-10-51 has been issued to owners and operators of all aircraft that incorporate certain Avidyne Corporation Integrated Flight Displays. The AD references to specific part numbers and software releases for Model R9 ten-inch and Model R9 twelve-inch units. Join the ladi

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HAI, Other Aviation Associations Fight To Preserve Veterans’ Benefits

Seven Associations Sign 'Strongly Worded' Letter To House Committee On Veterans Affairs

On Monday, May 18, the Helicopter Association International (HAI) and six other aviation associations sent a strongly worded letter to the chairman and ranking member of the House Committee of Veterans Affairs, urging their committee to reject a bill (H.R. 476) that would impose a detrimentally low cap on Veterans Administration (VA) funding for college flight training degree programs for veterans.

Brazil Certifies Cessna Citation CJ3+ Business Jet

One Of Four New Models Introduced By The Planemaker In The Past 18 Months

Brazil's Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil has certified the Cessna Citation CJ3+, one of the newest models in Cessna’s stable of next-generation Citation business jets.

FlightSafety International Instructors Receive FAA Gold Seal Certification

Sixteen Instructors Recognized With The Prestigious Designation

Sixteen flight instructors with FlightSafety International recently received the prestigious gold seal instructor certificate from the FAA.

NextGen's Next Big Thing: Data Comm

FAA Testing The System With FedEx, UAL, UPS

With the summer thunderstorm season at hand, the FAA says NextGen technology is helping to keep departing airplanes on schedule as they fly out of Newark, NJ, into some of the busiest and most congested airspace in the U.S. That is welcome news for airline passengers who will be traveling during the busy summer vacation months.

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Universal Avionics Helps Operators Equip For ADS-B Out, Link 2000+

Offers New Upgrade Incentive Programs For SBAS-Flight Management System And UniLink UL-800/801 Communications Management Unit

Universal Avionics is offering aircraft operators two new upgrade incentive programs for the SBAS-Flight Management System (FMS) and UniLink UL-800/801 Communications Management Unit (CMU). The programs are designed to help operators follow the path to Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out and Link 2000+/Controller-Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC) compliance.

Second Marine Dies From Injuries Suffered In V-22 Hard Landing

Accident Occurred In Hawaii Sunday

A second Marine who had been aboard an MV-22 Osprey that made a "hard landing" in Hawaii has died of his injuries.

European Partners Launch New UAS Airspace Initiative

Second Version Of Unmanned Aircraft Integration Project

The European Defense Agency and European Space Agency have launched the second version of their unmanned aircraft integration project to support the use of UAS in non-segregated airspace.

Rockwell Collins Will Provide Multiple Systems For New Dassault Aircraft

Selected To Provide Advanced Cabin Management And Hd Entertainment System On Dassault’s New Falcon Jet 5X, 8X

Rockwell Collins has been selected to provide the FalconCabin HD+ cabin management and entertainment system for Dassault’s new Falcon Jet 5X and Falcon Jet 8X business aircraft. With this selection, Rockwell Collins builds upon its role as Dassault’s sole cabin system supplier for its entire new aircraft fleet.

NetJets Europe Unveils First Signature Series Challenger 350 Aircraft At EBACE

Delivery Marks The Start Of A $5.4 Billion Aircraft Order Outside The U.S.

NetJets Europe has unveiled the company’s first European Signature Series Bombardier Challenger 350 aircraft at a media briefing at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva.

Two Fatally Injured BASE Jumping In California

Had Leapt From Taft Point In Yosemite National Park

Extreme Athlete Dean Potter and his climbing partner Graham Hunt were fatally injured BASE jumping from a 7,500-foot promontory named Taft Point in Yosemite National Park Saturday. A helicopter crew located the bodies of the two Sunday morning in Yosemite Valley.

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UAV Assists Texas National Guard In Rescue Effort

Venus, TX Couple Saved From Flood Waters Surrounding Their Home

Two Texas homeowners were rescued from rushing floodwaters thanks in part to a SAR effort that involved a UAV.

AD: Airbus Helicopters (Previously Eurocopter France) Helicopters

AD NUMBER: 2015-10-05

PRODUCT: Airbus Helicopters (previously Eurocopter France) Model AS365N3, EC155B, and EC155B1 helicopters with an external life raft in the footsteps with certain part-numbered junction units.

NBAA: Restrictions At East Hampton Airport Violate Federal Grant Assurances

Formal Complaint Filed With FAA

Aircraft operating restrictions adopted by East Hampton, NY at its public-use airport (HTO) are in violation of federal grant assurances received by the town and must be revoked, according to a formal complaint filed with the FAA by the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and other parties, including a number of its affected Member Companies.

Florida Man Indicted On Federal Charges For Flying Gyrocopter To U.S. Capitol

Defendant Faces Up To 9 1/2 Years In Prison For Six Felony And Misdemeanor Offenses

Douglas Hughes, 61, of Ruskin, FL, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges stemming from the April 15, 2015 incident in which he flew a gyrocopter into Washington, D.C., and landed on the West Lawn of the Capitol.

American Fighter Aces Receive Congressional Gold Medal

Ceremony Held Wednesday At The U.S. Capitol Visitor Center

The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to the American Fighter Aces collectively Wednesday during a ceremony in Emancipation Hall at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center.

Hartzell Top Props Now Available For Various Mooney Models

Receives STCs For Aluminum And Composite Props

Hartzell’s Top Prop program has acquired two propeller Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) for late model Mooney aircraft, including the M20R Ovation, Ovation II, Ovation III, M20S Eagle, and M20TN Acclaim. Hartzell Propeller upgrade installation kits are available for all horsepower and horsepower upgrades, including 244 hp, 280 hp, and 310 hp.

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AeroSports Update: Reno Air Races To Feature ‘Tora, Tora, Tora’

The National Championship Air Races Are An Extreme Sport That Is Now Reaching Out To Entertain The Crowd

It seems fitting that the National Championship Air Races, commonly referred to simply as the, Reno Air Races, are doing more to bring in people who want to see an airshow combined with the sport of air racing. If that’s your cup of tea, it’s fitting that the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) will show up with its “Tora, Tora, Tora” reenactment.

X-37B Back In Space On Fourth Flight

Space And Missile Systems Center Launches The AFSPC-5 Mission

The Air Force and its mission partners successfully launched the AFSPC-5 mission aboard the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) procured United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, May 20, at 11:05 a.m. EST. There were no issues reported with the launch.

Klyde Morris 05.22.15

Priorities, Klyde, It's All About Priorities

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

Airborne 05.21.15: Unlawful Photography? REALLY?, VA Flt Benefits, Pilatus 5M

Also: Aerion Takes Orders, API Partner EAA, 'Fly Along' Case Resolved, BASE Jump Tragedy, Electromagnetic Catapult, Gulfstream G650ER, Piper M500

With the FAA still stuck in the mud of its own bureaucracy trying to develop UAV regulations, and sans a cohesive application of policy, we now have… ‘Unauthorized photography’…being charged as a way to stop a UAV operator. A newspaper wanting to get photographs of solar panels atop the roof of a Veterans Administration hospital in Louisiana figured using a UAV would be the perfect way to get the job done. The Helicopter Association In

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (05.22.15)

“The restrictions that the town has adopted, by its own calculations, would prohibit a significant share of all airport operations.” Source: Excerpt from a complaint concerning East Hampton airport submitted pursuant to Part 16 of the FAA’s regulations filed by the NBAA.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.22.15): Flap Deflection Angle

The angle between the deflected flap and the chord line.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.22.15)

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