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August 03, 2019

MD Helicopters To Continue Support Of Afghan Air Force

Awarded $50.4 Million Contract For Continued Support Of MD 530F Cayuse Warriors Fleet

MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) has been awarded a $50.4 million Firm Fixed Price contract modification for logistics support of the MD 530F Cayuse Warrior helicopter fleet currently in service with the Afghan Air Force (AAF). MD Helicopters has provided comprehensive contractor logistics support (CLS) services to the Afghan Air Force since the first MD 530F training aircraft arrived in Afghanistan in 2011.

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New Partnership Provides Enhanced UAS BVLOS Training Curriculum

Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus Applied Aviation Research Center Joins Forces With Simlat

The Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus Applied Aviation Research Center has partnered with Simlat, an unmanned aircraft systems simulation company, to provide beyond visual line of sight simulator training.

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CAE To Train Over 700 Pilots For Southwest Airlines' Destination 225° Program

CAE And Southwest Airlines Sign 10-Year Cadet Pilot Training Program

CAE has announced the launch of a cadet pilot training program that will see CAE train more than 700 new professional pilots over the next 10 years for Southwest Airlines' Destination 225° program at CAE's aviation academy in Phoenix, AZ.

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Hypoxia Likely Contributed To August 2018 Fatal Accident In Canada

Piper PA-31 Collided With Terrain In Kananaskis Country, Alberta

In the release of its investigation report (A18W0116), the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) found that hypoxia ... in-flight oxygen deprivation ... likely played a role in the loss of control that resulted in a fatal 2018 aircraft accident over Mount Rae, Alberta.

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Jessica Cox To Take Delivery Of Her First Airplane

Armless Pilot Will Be The Proud Owner Of A 1946 Ercoupe

On Mother's Day 2008, Jessica Cox flew an airplane by herself for the first time in her life. Becoming a pilot is a challenge of training, knowledge, and skill, which was complicated by the fact that Jessica was born without arms. Five months after her first solo flight, Jessica passed exams by FAA examiners and earned her Light Sport Pilot Certificate, a recreational level pilot license.

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Duncan Aviation’s David Moll Receives FAA Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award

First Soloed On June 17, 1968

Duncan Aviation is pleased to announce that one of its pilots, David Moll, has earned The Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award from the FAA. From flying some of the most complex corporate business jets to doing aerobatics in the Pitts, Moll says in his 51 years of flying that he has experienced the best career ever imagined.

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NASA Administrator Names Acting Director For Goddard Space Flight Center

Appointment Became Effective August 1

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has named George Morrow to serve as acting director of the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, effective Thursday, Aug. 1. Morrow will replace Chris Scolese, who is departing NASA to be the director of the National Reconnaissance Office.

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Alsim AL42 Simulator Receives Level 5 Certification In Canada

Replicates The Diamond DA42 VI And Is Standard With The New Garmin G1000 NXI.

The Alsim AL42 simulator, an exact replica of a DA42 with real Garmin G1000, was recently certified as a Flight Simulation Training Device (FSTD) Level 5 by Transport Canada (TC).

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Boeing Donation To Ayrton Senna Institute Benefits 2 Million Students In Brazil

Amount To Be Used In A Project Focused On STEM And Comprehensive Education

Boeing will invest in a partnership with the Ayrton Senna Institute to boost STEM and comprehensive education over the three next years. The investment funds the Comprehensive Education program, which will help more than 2 million school children and youth with a quality education that builds the necessary skills for the 21st century, not only to ensure proper school learning, but also social emotional skills, such as collaboration, critical thinking, logical thinking, creativity and communication, among many others.

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Ka-32 Helicopters to Be Used In Firefighting In Turkey

Three Of The Aircraft Delivered By Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters Holding Company, a part of Rostec State Corporation, has delivered three Ka-32A11BC multipurpose helicopters to Turkey. The aircraft will be used in firefighting.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (08.03.19)

"The use of the simulator enables our flight instructors to control environmental conditions and inject anomalies into simulated unmanned aircraft systems to provide initial, abnormal and emergency scenarios to ensure our pilots are trained to respond correctly should these instances occur in live flight." Source: said Kurt J. Carraway, UAS executive director of the Applied Aviation Research Center at Kansas State Polytechnic Campus.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (08.03.19): Ultralight Vehicle

A single-occupant aeronautical vehicle operated for sport or recreational purposes which does not require FAA registration, an airworthiness certificate, or pilot certification.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (08.03.19)

EAA Aviation Partners As part of EAA’s mission to grow participation in aviation, they have partnered with likeminded flying organizations to bring you reduced membership rates and help further immerse yourself in your passion for flight.

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