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February 24, 2017

Airborne 02.24.17: RV-10 Suit Dismissed, 2016 GA Sales, Red Tail Legacy

Also: Falcon 9 Landing, TFR Busts, Denton Airshow, QF-16, Treasure Coast, 'Fly Safe' Campaign, Juno Mission

When the news first came out, in 2015, that Van's Aircraft was sued for a considerable amount of money and that the law firm pressing the action was being VERY public about it, many feared the worst. Two years later, though, the lawsuit against the company has been dismissed. The news is pretty much all bad, and some of it is really bad. GAMA Chairman and Piper boss Simon Caldecott, announced at the GAMA  “Annual Industry Review” press conference, that airplane shipments globally

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Airborne 02.24.17: RV-10 Suit Dismissed, 2016 GA Sales, Red Tail Legacy

Also: Falcon 9 Landing, TFR Busts, Denton Airshow, QF-16, Treasure Coast, 'Fly Safe' Campaign, Juno Mission

 

When the news first came out, in 2015, that Van's Aircraft was sued for a considerable amount of money and that the law firm pressing the action was being VERY public about it, many feared the worst. Two years later, though, the lawsuit against the company has been dismissed. The news is pretty much all bad, and some of it is really bad. GAMA Chairman and Piper boss Simon Caldecott, announced at the GAMA  “Annual Industry Review” press conference, that airplane shipments globally fell 3.9%, from 2,331 units in 2015 to 2,241 units in 2016. Airplane billings declined 14.1%, from $24.1 billion to $20.7 billion. Worldwide rotorcraft sh

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Nevada Team Records Longest Unmanned Aerial Package Delivery Flight In The U.S.

Consortium Using Drone America UAV Completes First Long-Distance BVLOS Urban Package Delivery

The Nevada Drone Industry set a new long-distance record for aerial package delivery flying a fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) under beyond line of sight conditions. The backdrop was an urban environment set among the scenic area of Walker Lake with the Nevada-headquartered Drone America flight team flying more than 39 miles to deliver a package to the Hawthorne Industrial Airport in the City of Hawthorne, Nevada.

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FAA Issues SAIB For Certain Piper Aircraft

Warns Of Possible Issue With The Main Landing Gear Drag Link Bolt

The FAA has issued a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) following the collapse of the main landing gear on a Piper PA-23-250 airplane.

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Thrush 510P Earns 10,500 lbs. Gross Weight Certification

Certification Applies To All New Thrush Aircraft

With the stroke of a pen on an official document, the FAA has certified that the Thrush 510P now joins its sibling, the Thrush 510G, as being fully compliant with the most modern certification standards – and able to officially fly at its fully operational gross weight of 10,500 lbs.

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Atherton, CA City Council Looks To Bans Hobby Drones From City Park

Only Commercial Operators Would Be Allowed To Apply For Permits From The City

The Atherton, CA City Council has given initial approval to an ordinance that severely limits how drones can be operated in the city.

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Boeing Delivers Korean Air's First 787-9 Dreamliner

Flag Carrier Becomes First In Korea To Operate The Type

The first 787-9 to be operated by a Korean airline has been delivered to Korean Air by Boeing. The airline is scheduled to launch domestic flights to Jeju from Seoul (Gimpo) for a month as part of the required certification period, before launching long-haul international routes to Toronto, Madrid, and Zurich later this year.

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Entrepreneur David MacNeil Takes Delivery Of H145 Helicopter

New, Customized Aircraft Is The Second Purchased By Owner And Founder Of WeatherTech

A leading American entrepreneur has taken delivery of a new customized Airbus H145 helicopter for use with his highly successful company that manufactures the acclaimed WeatherTech automotive products.

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QuadH2O Introduces New SAR Assistant Drone

Designed Specifically For Use By Emergency Services Personnel

A new multi-rotor aircraft designed specifically for Search and Rescue operations has been introduced by QuadH2O. The SaraH2O "search and rescue assistant" drone is the latest in the company's range of waterproof drones.

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Second Lockheed Martin T-50A Takes Flight In Greenville, SC

First Flight Of Second Aircraft Took Place On Monday

Two T-50A aircraft are now soaring together in the skies over Greenville, South Carolina. The inaugural Feb. 20 flight of the second production-ready T-50A from Lockheed Martin's Advanced Pilot Training (APT) operations center in Greenville further demonstrates the company's established, lowest-risk offering in the U.S. Air Force's T-X competition.

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TSB Reminds Aircraft Passengers To Buckle Up

Advice Follows Incident In Which 21 People Were Injured During A Severe Turbulence Encounter

Following the release of its investigation report (A15F0165) Monday, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada is reminding aircraft passengers to comply with flight and cabin crew instructions and to wear their seat belts after 21 people were injured during a turbulence event encountered by Air Canada flight ACA088 in December 2015.

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QF-16 Takes Flight At Holloman AFB

Manned Sortie Took Place February 10

The QF-16 drone took its first flight at Holloman Air Force Base Feb. 10, 2017. The manned sortie was the first for the QF-16 at Holloman AFB since the retirement of the QF-4 Phantom in 2016.

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Aero-TV: 'I Feel I Can Fly' - PLW Modelworks's Birdly IITSEC 2016 FlightSim Demo

A Truly Unique Flying Experience…

 

Most of us have dreamed of being able to fly like a bird. And while that’s not an option for most of us, unless you’re interested in a wingsuit, one company has devised a way to at least get close.

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Aero-TV: 'I Feel I Can Fly' - PLW Modelworks's Birdly IITSEC 2016 FlightSim Demo

A Truly Unique Flying Experience…

Most of us have dreamed of being able to fly like a bird. And while that’s not an option for most of us, unless you’re interested in a wingsuit, one company has devised a way to at least get close. At I/ITSEC 2016 in Orlando, Florida, Tony Isaacs, VP of Development for PLW Model Works, told ANN CEO and Editor in Chief Jim Campbell that they have married high-resolution virtual reality with a fully-immersive simulation to allow you to “fly” over cities, like New York City, for a bird’s-eye view.

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NASA Finds Batch Of Earth-Size, Habitable-Zone Planets Around Single Star

Spitzer Space Telescope Shows Three Planets In Star's Habitable Zone

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed the first known system of seven Earth-size planets around a single star. Three of these planets are firmly located in the habitable zone, the area around the parent star where a rocky planet is most likely to have liquid water.

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UPS Tests Residential Delivery Via Drone In Florida

UAV Launched From Atop Package Car

UPS has successfully tested a drone that launches from the top of a UPS package car, autonomously delivers a package to a home and then returns to the vehicle while the delivery driver continues along the route to make a separate delivery.

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Skydive Myrtle Beach Takes County Councilmen To Court

Company Owner Is Suing Individual Members Of The Council For Violating Constitutional Rights

The owner of Skydive Myrtle Beach is suing the members of the Horry County Council for alleged violations of his constitutional rights under the 14th Amendment.

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Piper Aircraft Announces 26 Percent Increase In Billings For 2016

Caldecott: Growth Driven By M600 Certification And Deliveries

Following the release Wednesday of GAMA's Annual Industry Review, Piper CEO and GAMA chairman Simon Caldecott announced that the company has experienced a 26.7% increase in aircraft billings for 2016.  

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NASA Space Shuttle Commander Robert 'Hoot' Gibson To Speak At AMA Expo East

Event To Be Held In Secaucus, NJ Feb 24-25

Five time NASA space shuttle commander and AMA Life Member Robert “Hoot” Gibson will share his aviation story at the upcoming AMA Expo East, presented by Ready Made RC, at the Meadowlands Convention Center in Secaucus, New Jersey February 24 – 26. The three-day event is hosted by the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA).

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Klyde Morris 02.24.17

What, Klyde, You Thought There Was No Bureaucracy On The Interwebs?

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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Daher Salutes The Service Entry Of Asia’s First TBM 930 Very Fast Turboprop

New Owner Upgrades From A TBM 850

Daher has announced the service entry of the initial TBM 930 based in Asia. It was delivered in December to Anutin Charnvirakul, who previously owned a TBM 850 version of Daher’s very fast turboprop aircraft family.

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Airborne 02.23.17: Sonaca 200, Yuneec H920 Plus, SpaceX Delays Mars Mission

Also: NextGen Blimps, AEA/HAI Coverage, L-39 Suit, Drone User Group, Red Arrows Pilot Inquest, 2nd T-50A, Steve Fossett Honored

Sonaca Aircraft is getting ready to start certification tests for the Sonaca 200, with the beginning of 2017 devoted to the assembly of the first two aircraft intended for the ground and flight tests of the single-engine two-seater. The first aircraft will be entirely dedicated to ground tests. A second plane will be used for the flight tests which are scheduled this April. Yuneec International has announced significant upgrades to its H920 airframe -- creating the H920 Plus an

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (02.24.17)

“This discovery could be a significant piece in the puzzle of finding habitable environments, places that are conducive to life.” Source: Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (02.24.17): Terrain Awareness Warning System (TAWS)

An on−board, terrain proximity alerting system providing the aircrew ‘Low Altitude warnings’ to allow immediate pilot action.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (02.24.17)

Busting Myths about the FAA and Unmanned Aircraft

There are a lot of misconceptions and misinformation about unmanned aircraft system (UAS) regulations. Here are some common myths and the corresponding facts.

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