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March 29, 2016

Airborne 03.29.16: Icon Questions Mount, Farnborough AirShow, CASA v Mud Daubers

Also: Another Skydiving Ban?, Aero-Calendar, USCG @AirVenture, Vulcan Centaur, NATCA Awards, Teterboro, Norwegian AW101

Over the years, airplane designs have come and gone, and some have made promises that never materialized. Icon aircraft has been promising its unique A5 amphibious airplane design for a number of years, and now that they say they are ready for deliveries, the purchase contract is, to say the least, unusual. The contract is highly restrictive, certainly controversial, the purchase agreement leaves one wondering -- are you buying an Icon A5, or just borrowing it? The reas

Airborne 03.29.16: Icon Questions Mount, Farnborough AirShow, CASA v Mud Daubers

Also: Another Skydiving Ban?, Aero-Calendar, USCG @AirVenture, Vulcan Centaur, NATCA Awards, Teterboro, Norwegian AW101

Over the years, airplane designs have come and gone, and some have made promises that never materialized. Icon aircraft has been promising its unique A5 amphibious airplane design for a number of years, and now that they say they are ready for deliveries, the purchase contract is, to say the least, unusual. The contract is highly restrictive, certainly controversial, the purchase agreement leaves one wondering -- are you buying an Icon A5, or just borrowing it? The reason we asked this question is simply that the Icon sales contract is one of the most convoluted, restrictive, anti-customer, documents that we've ever seen. Organizers of the Farnborough Air Show

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Solar Impulse 2 Nears Resumption Of Around-The-World Flight

Test Flights Being Conducted In Hawaii

After being grounded by battery damage last year following a flight from Japan to Hawaii, Solar Impulse 2 is reportedly near a resumption of its attempt to fly around the world using only solar power.

A320 May Usurp B737 As 'Best Selling Airplane Of All Time'

European Planemaker Has Been Making Significant Inroads In Orders

The Airbus A320 is giving the Boeing 737 a run for its money for the designation of "best selling airplane of all time," according to a report from MarketWatch.

Bonanza Makes Emergency Landing On Street In Naples, FL

Airplane Damaged, But Four On Board Walked Away

A 1967 Beechcraft Bonanza made an off-airport landing on a street in North Naples, FL Saturday afternoon. And while there was significant damage to the airplane, all four people on board walked away from the incident.

Pilot Lands L-39 On Levee In The Everglades

Husband And Wife On Board The Airplane Walked Away Unharmed

The pilot of a Vodochody L-39C airplane landed safely on a levee in the Everglades in south Florida earlier this month. And both he and his wife, who was a passenger in the jet, walked away unharmed.

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Two Walk Away From Accident At New Zealand Air Show

Harvard Aircraft Appears To Have Suffered A Landing Gear Failure

Two people were uninjured when an 1943 Harvard (T-6/SNJ) aircraft that was taking part in the 'Warbirds over Wanaka' show in New Zealand skidded off the runway Sunday morning after an apparent landing gear problem.

Victims In Alabama Medical Helo Accident Identified

Four Fatally Injured Saturday When Lifeflight Helicopter Went Down In Coffee County

Officials have released the identities of four people fatally injured when the Haynes Lifeflight medical helicopter they were aboard went down in Coffee County, AL Saturday.

Utah Helicopter Business Vandalized

Aircraft, Other Vehicles, Building All Damaged

Vandals causes as much as $100,000 damage to a helicopter business in Hurricane, UT Friday night or early Saturday morning.

NASA Sends Fire, Meteor Experiments To ISS On Commercial Cargo Spacecraft

Cygnus Cargo Vessel Docked With Station Saturday

Scientific investigations of fire in microgravity and grippers inspired by geckos are among the nearly 7,500 pounds of cargo headed to the International Space Station aboard an Orbital ATK Cygnus spacecraft, along with equipment to support some 250 other experiments and studies aboard the world’s only orbital laboratory.

GoFundMe Suspends Pet Rescue Org's Campaign To Buy Airplane

Is Reviewing Finances Of Soaring Paws

The crowdfunding website GoFundMe has suspended a campaign instituted by the pet rescue organization Soaring Paws while it looks into the finances of the group and its founder, Albert Lonzo Adams III.

Banner Company, ATC Contractor Named In Lawsuit

Action Brought By Family Of Pilot Fatally Injured In 2014 Accident

An contract air traffic control company and a banner-towing operation have been named as defendants in a lawsuit brought by the family of a commercial pilot fatally injured in an accident in Florida in 2014.

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Bell Helicopter Delivers 15th Bell 407GXP To Mexican Air Force

Supporting Parapublic Missions Throughout Mexico

Bell Helicopter has delivered a 15th Bell 407GXP to the Mexican Air Force (FAM). The contract was awarded in March 2015, and the Bell 407GXP fleet is currently supporting the FAM’s parapublic missions across the region.

IWASM Presents Author Jessica Cox

Will Host 'Meet The Author' Event On April 3

The International Women’s Air & Space Museum (IWASM) will be hosting a book and poster signing with author Jessica Cox on Sunday, April 3, 2016 from 4:00-5:30 p.m. at the museum before the showing of the award-winning feature documentary, “Right Footed,” at the Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF).

Aero-TV: IRCHA at AMA Expo - RC Helicopters Making Incredible Progress

Promoting The Continued Growth Of RC Helicopter Flying

While at the AMA Expo 2016, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, checked in to get an update on the world of radio controlled helicopters. This led him to interview, Dave Millner, who is the president of the International Radio Controlled Helicopter Association (IRCHA).

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Aero-TV: IRCHA at AMA Expo - RC Helicopters Making Incredible Progress

Promoting The Continued Growth Of RC Helicopter Flying...

While at the AMA Expo 2016, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, checked in to get an update on the world of radio controlled helicopters. This led him to interview, Dave Millner, who is the president of the International Radio Controlled Helicopter Association (IRCHA). Jim recounted his early days with radio -controlled helicopters and asked Millner, where is this thing going?

FAA Aerospace Forecast Shows Trouble For GA

Piston-Engine Fleet Expected To Decline Over Next Two Decades

The FAA's long-range aerospace forecast released last week shows an anticipated decline in fixed-wing piston-engine airplanes over the next 20 years ... with the fleet shrinking by about 17,500 aircraft through 2036.

FAA Releases Updated UAS Sighting Reports

Now Receiving More Than 100 Such Reports Each Month, Agency Says

The FAA has released an updated list of pilot, air traffic controller and citizen reports of possible encounters with unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The latest report covers August 22, 2015 through January 31, 2016. The FAA says it now receives more than 100 such reports each month.

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AMA Says Latest FAA Drone Report 'More Accurate'

But Says More Study Is Needed

The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) says the latest report from the FAA on UAV incidents more accurately characterizes the data it has collected as "sightings" and "reports", rather than the more inflammatory terminology that was used last summer.

U.K. Pilot Reports Close Call With UAV

Says Aircraft Was Within 10 Feet Of His Boeing 777 At Night

The pilot of a British Airways Boeing 777 departing from Heathrow airport last November reported that he saw a UAV pass within 10 feet of his fully-loaded airplane as he passed through 6,000 feet. The only reason he knew it was there, the pilot said was that it was illuminated by the plane's landing lights.

AeroSports Update: Meet The Aeroprakt A22LS At Sun ‘n Fun

Aeroprakt USA Reintroduces A Long Time European Favorite Into The U.S. Market

Light sport aircraft as defined in the U.S. were not created out of thin air. The concept of a lightweight airplane that could be certificated under different standards and flown by less experienced pilots has been around for a long time in Europe, or in this case, Eastern Europe.

Air Force Facing Growing Competition From Private Sector For Pilots

Retention Even More Complicated For ANG, General Says

The U.S. Air Force is facing some stiff competition for pilots from airlines, according to Maj. Gen. Brian Neal, and the Air National Guard is feeling more of a pinch.

Suspect Charged In NC Drone Incident

UAV Nearly Collided With Police Helicopter During Suspect Pursuit, Officials Say

A man has been charged with Interference with Manned Aircraft by Unmanned Aircraft System and Resisting arrest following an incident in which his UAV reportedly nearly collided with a police helicopter pursuing a suspect.

Airborne 03.28.16: New SST?, FAA Forecast, Rolls-Royce 'Perfect TEN'

Also: Ukraine Pilot, Great Lakes, Globalstar Antenna, FlyDubai Pilot, F-35 Program, Female Missileers/B-52 Aircrews, Airline Pilot Accused

A new SST is under development in Colorado that Boom Aerospace says would carry 40 passengers at speeds of 1,260 knots ... and yes, that’s faster than the Concorde. Sir Richard Branson has already signed on for 10 options for the airplanes. The team behind the Boom includes Amazon CEO and founder Blake Scholl, and Michael Reid, who previously worked on the Dreamliner with Boeing. The Spaceship Company is also involved. The FAA has released its a

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (03.29.16)

"We have a number of educational initiatives with our government and industry partners to teach drone operators how to fly safely, including the drone registry we launched last December. But enforcement goes hand-in-hand with education.” Source: FAA Administrator Michael Huerta.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (03.29.16): Airport Sketch

Depicts the runways and their length, width, and slope, the touchdown zone elevation, the lighting system installed on the end of the runway, and taxiways.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (03.29.16)

How Beechcraft Could Have Been The Tesla Of The 1950s.

When you hear the name Beechcraft, if you think of anything at all, you probably think of small airplanes. What’s less known is that in 1946 Beechcraft once considered building a car.

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