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Pentagon Grounds Worldwide Fleet Of F-35 Aircraft

Move Follows First Accident Involving The Airplane

Military officials have grounded the entire fleet of F-35 airplanes following the first accident to involve one of the aircraft September 28th.

AMA Drone Report 10.11.18: MultiGp/DRL Join Up, Hurricane Warning, EAA Support

Also: Airspace Authorization Expire?, MOSAIC Proposal, New LAANC Providers, FAA Targets UAS Violators

The 2018 MultiGP Drone Racing Championship and 2019 DRL Swatch Tryouts eSports Tournament will be held together in Las Vegas, Nevada over the weekend of February 8-10, 2019. The competitions merge real-life drone racing with an eSport drone racing tournament with the best pilots in the world meeting to compete. For the first time ever, the winner of the MultiGP Drone Racing Championship will be offered a contract for the upcoming 2019 DRL season, airing on ESPN. While Hurricane Michael was bearing

Close Call -- Soyuz Launch Aborted After Liftoff

A Truly Risky Failure Appears To Have Been Sucessfully Countered

A Russian launch to the ISS, carrying a Russian and American astronaut, was aborted early in the launch phase, but has resulted in the safe landing and recovery of both crewmen. Few astronauts will argue that a failure early in the launch phase is one of their worst nightmares, and for first time NASA Astronaut Nick Hague, this very short first rocket excursion had to be a stunning disappointment. NASA has already made an initial statement, "The Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station at 4:40 a.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 11 (2:40 p.m. in Baikonur) carrying American astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchi

Airbus Adds SkyHopper PRO Technology Into Drone Platform

Communication Solution For Control, Telemetry And Video Or Payload Sharing

Airbus has integrated the SkyHopper PRO technology developed by Mobilicom into its Innovation Drone Platform.

Air Force Designates GO1 Hypersonic Flight Research Vehicle As X-60A

Launcher Being Developed By Generation Orbit Launch Services

The Air Force has designated the GOLauncher1 hypersonic flight research vehicle as X-60A. The vehicle is being developed by Generation Orbit Launch Services under a contract to the Air Force Research Laboratory, Aerospace Systems Directorate, High Speed Systems Division.

New Patent-Pending Analytic Solution Added To Popular Holding Pattern App

First App Of Its Kind Precisely Calculates Holding Pattern Outbound Heading And Time

Aviation Mobile Apps has updated its popular Holding Pattern Computer with patent-pending analytic solution enabling Pilots for the first time to roll out precisely onto the inbound leg and fly it for exactly the prescribed time or distance, regardless of wind direction and speed.

Malaysian A400M Transport Aircraft Undertakes Flights To Support Relief Efforts

Delivering Supplies To Victims Of The Recent Earthquake And Tsunami

The Indonesian Government, the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) and the Airbus Foundation have been working together to support humanitarian relief efforts in Palu, Indonesia with the deployment of a RMAF A400M and the distribution of emergency supplies to the city. The A400M, which arrived in Jakarta’s Halim Air Base on 4th October, has been delivering relief material to Palu to support the victims of an earthquake and subsequent tsunami, which devastated the city on 28th September.

Boeing, ALC, Deliver First 787-9 Dreamliner For Air Tahiti Nui

Tahitian Airline To Fly The Aircraft From The South Pacific To Europe, Asia

Boeing, Air Lease Corp. and Air Tahiti Nui recently celebrated the delivery of the airline's first 787-9 Dreamliner, via lease from ALC. This is the first Boeing airplane to join the Tahitian airline, which plans to use the longest-range Dreamliner to replace aging A340s and connect its home base in the South Pacific with world capitals such as Paris, Tokyo and Los Angeles.

Aerojet Rocketdyne Successfully Tests Hypersonic DMRJ Engine

Dual-Mode Ramjet/Scramjet Designed For Mach 5 And Higher New dual-mode ramjet/scramjet (DMRJ) engine successfully tested over a wider operating range than previously demonstrated, - Successful testing brings our nation one step closer to developing hypersonic aircraft capable of conventional takeoff and landing, - Aerojet Rocketdyne has been a leader in developing hypersonic propulsion technologies for more than 30 years.

Pilot Fired For Unknowing Use Of Marijuana

Ate A Candy He Did Not Know Was Laced With THC, Tested Positive

A pilot for the now-defunct Great Lakes Airline lost his career after testing positive for THC, the active component in marijuana, after he ate a piece of candy he ways he did not know was laced with the chemical.

Garmin Expands Availability Of Retrofit G1000 NXi Integrated Flight Deck Upgrade

Early Success And Growing Adoption Rates Lead To Additional Aircraft Eligible For The Update

Garmin has announced a comprehensive update to its portfolio of G1000 NXi integrated flight deck upgrades. Aircraft currently eligible for the G1000 NXi upgrade include the Daher TBM 850/900 and King Air 200/300/350. Aircraft that will soon be eligible for this upgrade include the Cessna Citation Mustang, Embraer Phenom 100/300 and Piper M500.

FLIR Launches Black Hornet Vehicle Reconnaissance System

Latest Black Hornet System Enables Autonomous Operation From Within Vehicles

FLIR Systems has announced the FLIR Black Hornet Vehicle Reconnaissance System (VRS), featuring the Black Hornet 3 nano-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed for global military, government agency, and first responder vehicle-mounted operations. The Black Hornet VRS is based on an adaption of the unique Black Hornet Personal Reconnaissance System (PRS), the world’s smallest combat-proven nano-unmanned aerial system (UAS).

New Zealand Couple Scammed On Grand Canyon Air Tour

Thought They Had Booked A Sightseeing Flight With A Company That Was Not Operating

A New Zealand couple is out nearly $1,200 after they booked a sightseeing flight at the Grand Canyon and the company claimed they did not receive a reservation.

Canada Approved For Possible Acquisition Of King Air 350ER ISR Aircraft

Three Airplanes Would Be Equipped With MAISR Platform

The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Canada of three King Air 350ER (extended range) aircraft with customer unique post-modifications for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) operations for an estimated cost of $300 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on October 3, 2018.

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Hurricane Michael: FAA Information For Drone Operators

Fines For Flying In Restricted Areas May Exceed $20,000

The FAA is warning drone owners and operators that they will be subject to significant fines that may exceed $20,000 if they interfere with emergency response operations in the areas affected by Hurricane Michael.

Study: Aerospace Industry Has $24.8 Billion Impact On South Carolina’s Economy

More Than 350 Aerospace Companies Employ Nearly 55,000 People

South Carolina’s aerospace industry cluster is one of the largest in the state according to a study released by the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness (Council). Authored by Dr. Joseph Von Nessen, the study finds that there are more than 350 aerospace companies operating in the state that, together, employ 54,881 people.

United Airlines Unveils World's Largest Flight Training Center

Airline Showcases New State-Of-The-Art Training Facility For Pilots And Other Employees

United Airlines has unveiled its state-of-the-art flight training center in Denver, Colorado. The single-site training center is the largest in the world and home to the company's more than 30 full flight simulators representing all of United's fleet types.

NewSpace Ventures Propose Launching More Than 23,000 Satellites

Teal Group Releases Industry Forecast At Satellite Innovation Conference

NewSpace has been described as both a movement and a philosophy, based on the idea of commercializing space – both in Earth orbit and beyond, reports Teal Group. "For me, it's simply private entrepreneurship finally arriving en masse and starting to take hold of an industry that has been way too complacent and conservative for decades," said Marco Cáceres, Teal Group's Senior Space Analyst and its Director of Space Studies, whose NewSpace forecast coincided here with the first exhibition day of Satellite Innovation 2018 Silicon Valley.

EAA Sends Letter Regarding Model Aircraft Language in FAA Reauthorization Bill

Will Work With The Agency Under The New Law To Continue Safe Operations

On September 26, EAA sent a letter to the chairpersons and ranking members of both the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation regarding language concerning model aviation in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018.

Drone Pilots: Did Your Airspace Authorization Expire On September 30, 2018?

FAA Reminds Drone Pilots Of Method For Renewing Through LAANC

f your airspace authorization expired on September 30, 2018, and you did not receive an airspace authorization extension, you can apply for a new authorization via the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) or the DroneZone.

AMA Drone Report 10.04.18: Good/Bad News About FAA Reauth, FAI Drone Races

Also: ParaZero FAA Waiver, Drone-Balloon Collision, Drone Operator Cited, Mavic 2 Pro

FAA Reauthorization is all but a done deal now... awaiting all but a certain signature from the President. And now... the work begins in earnest... because the model aviation community had some wins and some losses in this massive 1200 page bill. First... let’s look at the good news. And... here comes the bad news about Reauthorization... in which a few aeronautically ignorant elected officials decided to side with the commercial droners against the hundreds of thousands of model aviators that have helped build t

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.11.18)

"This state-of-the-art flight training center symbolizes the investments we're making in our people and our company, both in Denver and throughout our network." Source: Oscar Munoz, CEO of United Airlines.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.11.18): Autokinesis

Nighttime visual illusion that a stationary light is moving, which becomes apparent after several seconds of staring at the light.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (10.11.18)

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October 11, 2018

Move Follows First Accident Involving The Airplane

Also: Airspace Authorization Expire?, MOSAIC Proposal, New LAANC Providers, FAA Targets UAS Violators

A Truly Risky Failure Appears To Have Been Sucessfully Countered

Communication Solution For Control, Telemetry And Video Or Payload Sharing

Launcher Being Developed By Generation Orbit Launch Services

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First App Of Its Kind Precisely Calculates Holding Pattern Outbound Heading And Time

Delivering Supplies To Victims Of The Recent Earthquake And Tsunami

Tahitian Airline To Fly The Aircraft From The South Pacific To Europe, Asia

Ate A Candy He Did Not Know Was Laced With THC, Tested Positive

Early Success And Growing Adoption Rates Lead To Additional Aircraft Eligible For The Update

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Latest Black Hornet System Enables Autonomous Operation From Within Vehicles

Thought They Had Booked A Sightseeing Flight With A Company That Was Not Operating

Three Airplanes Would Be Equipped With MAISR Platform

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Fines For Flying In Restricted Areas May Exceed $20,000

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More Than 350 Aerospace Companies Employ Nearly 55,000 People

Airline Showcases New State-Of-The-Art Training Facility For Pilots And Other Employees

Teal Group Releases Industry Forecast At Satellite Innovation Conference

Will Work With The Agency Under The New Law To Continue Safe Operations

FAA Reminds Drone Pilots Of Method For Renewing Through LAANC

Also: ParaZero FAA Waiver, Drone-Balloon Collision, Drone Operator Cited, Mavic 2 Pro

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