The first delivery to a customer of a Mitsubishi MRJ airliner has been pushed back two years, according to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
The company says the change is due to revisions of certain systems and electrical configurations on the aircraft to meet the latest requirements for certification. Mitsubishi said on their website, "Since the historic MRJ first flight in November 2015, we have made significant progress in both engineering and test, and now three aircraft are in flight test in the United States." Wherever there are records, there are people looking to break them. And such is the intent of British wingsuit jumper Fraser Corsan, who is considered a pioneer in this extreme sport. Corsan plans to jump from an altitude of 40,000 feet on his record-breaking attempt. If all goes well, he'll set new records for distance, currently some 19 miles, while flying at a top speed of more than 250 miles per hour in a jump that will last more than nine minutes. Movie makers and videographers who use drones on a closed set are very likely in violation of federal law, and they may not even know it. A report appearing on the website Drone
360 indicates that the FAA amended Section 333 to revoke exemptions granted to drone operators to fly in a closed set, and the agency did not notify those exemptions holders that their exemptions were no longer valid. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 01.26.17 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Thursday, January 26th, 2017... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton, and Earl Downs, this episode covers:
- Mitsubishi Announces 'Adjustment' Of MRJ Delivery Schedule
- Wingsuit Jumper Looks To Break Four Records In One Flight
- FAA Changes Direction On Drone Operation On Closed Sets
- AUVSI Launches Remote Pilots Council
- Aero-Community Update: EAA STC Program Bearing Fruit
- NBAA Welcomes Three New Board Members
- Paper Airplane Toss Could Land SC High School Student In Jail
- IAM Calls For Union Vote For Boeing Machinists In South Carolina
- Ontario, Canada Pilot Found Guilty On Two Misconduct Charges
- GI Aviation Is Open For Business
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