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October 10, 2014

Airborne 10.10.14: Young Eagle Prelim, More UAV Exemptions?, Tecnam P2006T MRI

Also: Airbus v Birds, Barnstorming: Unsung Heroes, NASA Partners w/X-37B, JetBlue Hates Tweets?

The NTSB has issued a preliminary report of an accident that fatally injured two people during a Young Eagles flight on September 27th. The report added some specific details and confirmed what has been previously reported by ANN. Bring on the drones! Following the ANN’s recent report that six TV and film production companies will be allowed to fly UAV aircraft, The FAA has received more than a dozen new applications for exemptions to its UAV prohibition. The first Tecnam P2006T Multisensor Reconnaissance and Identification aircraft, known as MRI, is n

Airborne 10.10.14: NTSB's Young Eagle Prelim, More UAV Exemptions?, Tecnam P2006T MRI

Also: Airbus v Birds, Barnstorming: Unsung Heroes, NASA Partners w/X-37B, JetBlue Hates Tweets?

The NTSB has issued a preliminary report of an accident that fatally injured two people during a Young Eagles flight on September 27th. The report added some specific details and confirmed what has been previously reported by ANN. Bring on the drones! Following the ANN’s recent report that six TV and film production companies will be allowed to fly UAV aircraft, The FAA has received more than a dozen new applications for exemptions to its UAV prohibition. The first Tecnam P2006T Multisensor Reconnaissance and Identification aircraft, known as MRI, is now in operational service. CSS Tactical has entered into a joint agreement with the INDRA company of Spain for the marketing, sel

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The 43rd Albuquerque Balloon Festival: The Oshkosh Of Balloons

From Its Origins With 13 Aircraft To Hundreds Today, It's On A Lot Of Peoples' Bucket List

Balloons (originated from ballon, a 1570 Middle French word that was "a game played with a large, inflated leather ball") are a lot more than just hot air! The Albuquerque, NM Balloon Festival began in a small way. Only 13 balloons were involved in the first gathering back in 1972. Sid Cutter and Tom Rutherford dreamed of making Albuquerque the home of the Balloon World Championship.

Sources: Obama Executive Order On UAV Privacy May Come Soon

Recently-Formed Lobbying Group Pushing For More Access To FAA Designated Test Sites

President Obama is said to be crafting an executive order that would require federal agencies and departments to provide details about their UAV fleets, and how they use the data and images collected by the aircraft.

NASA Partners With X-37B Program For Use Of Former Space Shuttle Hangars

Orbiter Processing Facility Will Be Used To Turn Around The USAF's Unmanned Mini-Shuttle

NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Air Force's X-37B Program for use of the center’s Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) Bays 1 and 2 to process the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle for launch.

BTS: August Airline On-Time Performance Down From Previous Year, Up From July

Cancellation Rates Also Improve Over Previous Year

The nation’s largest airlines posted an on-time arrival rate of 77.7 percent in August, down from the 78.8 percent on-time rate in August 2013, but up from the 75.6 percent mark in July 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report released Thursday.

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Airbus Helicopters Delivers China’s First Fully-Equipped Air Ambulance

EC135 Handed Over During Ceremony At Airbus Helicopters’ Donauwörth, Germany Engineering And Production Site

The Beijing Red Cross Society of China has taken delivery of the first rotorcraft outfitted for dedicated helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) missions in the country.

One Of ERAU's Original Planes Ready To Fly Again

Classic Waco Had Gone Down In A Florida Lake 10 Years Ago

A classic 1928 Waco that began its life as the first plane to deliver a package across the country and was one of Embry-Riddle's first airplanes is ready to fly again following a years-long restoration effort.

Airbus Applies For European Civil UAV Certification

European Aviation Safety Agency To Consider Atlante UAV

Airbus Defense and Space becomes first company to apply for European civil certification of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.

USAF Considers JSTARS Replacement

Gulfstream, Bombardier, Boeing All Expected To Compete

As the Air Force fleet of 16 E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) airplanes continues to age, the service is considering several platforms as their replacement.

Helicopter Company Taking Heat Over Volcano Tour

Group Was Landed Near An Erupting Volcano, According To Icelandic Police

A group on a helicopter tour was placed in "grave danger" when the aircraft was landed near an erupting volcano in Iceland recently, according to the Icelandic Police’s Department of Civil Protection.

Setting Sail For ESA Spaceplane Recovery

Recovery Vessel Traveling From The Mediterranean To The Pacific Ocean

The Nos Aries received a special send-off at the 54th International boat show in Genoa as it began its long journey across the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic.

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Aero-TV: Kyle Franklin -- Acro Flying With Showmanship

One Of the Airshow Industry's Most Creative Performers Talks Shop With ANN

While at EAA AirVenture 2014, ANN News Editor Tom Patton caught up with Kyle Franklin at the Concorde Battery display booth. Patton has been checking up on the health of the airshow industry and he asked Franklin to give his views.

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Aero-TV: Kyle Franklin -- Acro Flying With Showmanship

One Of the Airshow Industry's Most Creative Performers Talks Shop With ANN

While at EAA AirVenture 2014, ANN News Editor Tom Patton caught up with Kyle Franklin at the Concorde Battery display booth. Patton has been checking up on the health of the airshow industry and he asked Franklin to give his views. Franklin indicated that, in his opinion, the industry is coming back from the doldrums it was in last year. Franklin ranks as one of the most popular performers because of the type of routines he performs and the airplanes he uses.

FAA And Industry Release NextGen Plan

Intended To Accelerate Delivery Of Key Initiatives

The FAA and the aviation community have agreed on a plan that is intended to accelerate the delivery of key NextGen initiatives to the flying public to over the next three years. The agreement was reached at a meeting Wednesday between the FAA and the NextGen Advisory Committee (NAC), an organization composed of airlines, manufactures and labor groups and represents the culmination of several months of intensive and unprecedented collaboration.

NTSB Offers Safety Seminar On Technically Advanced Aircraft

Fifth In A Series Focused On GA Accidents

The NTSB will present a seminar highlighting the lessons learned from NTSB’s accident investigations involving technically advanced aircraft. The seminar will be held on Saturday, November 8, 2014 at the NTSB’s Training Center in Ashburn, Virginia.

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DOT IG To Conduct Another Audit Of ADS-B

Will Focus On FAA's Ability To Monitor Contractors And Payment Procedures

The DOT Inspector General (IG) will conduct another audit of the FAA's progress on the implementation of ADS-B beginning later this month.

F-15 Down In England

Pilot Ejected Safely, Accident Under Investigation

An F-15D Eagle from the 48th Fighter Wing at Royal Air Force Station Lakenheath, England crashed at approximately 3:28 p.m. (10:28 a.m. EST) Wednesday, while conducting a combat training mission.

Klyde Morris 10.10.14

Welcome To The World Of International Business, Klyde

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

AeroSports Update: The First Time Flyer Is The Future Of General Aviation

When You Take A Person Up For Their First Airplane Ride, You Have A Chance To Enrich The Future Of General Aviation; Don’t Blow It!

It’s a simple fact; most people are uncomfortable if thrown into a situation where they have no control and little knowledge of what is going on. Of course, it’s amplified when you add in the altitude factor and then toss in a good dose of pre-programmed fear of flying.

Efforts Continue To Remove Sonex Waiex From Florida Salt Marsh

Plane Buried Deep In The Mud Proving Difficult To Salvage

A Sonex Waiex that went down in a salt marsh in northern Flagler County in Florida remained buried deep in the mud on Wednesday, as officials called in salvage experts to help extricate the aircraft and its pilot.

Airborne 10.08.14: MH370 Search, XCOR Update, Dreamliner Produces

Also: GA's Big Heart, Vicious ABQ Balloon Theft, VV Cargo Prototype, F35C, MH-47G Deliveries

As spring comes to the southern hemisphere, the Australian Transportation Safety Board says that the search for MH370, a Boeing 777 that went missing in March of this year, has resumed in a long but narrow arc along the bottom of the southern Indian ocean. Australia is leading the investigation at the request of the Malaysian government. The path to commercial spaceflight is getting shorter with the announcement by XCOR Aerospace that they are making progress with the integration of the cockpit to the fuselage on XCOR's Lynx spacecraft. With the fuselage, press

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (10.10.14)

"One of my first actions as Deputy Administrator was asking our industry stakeholders for a prioritized list of NextGen capabilities. Today's agreement lays out a clear path for the delivery of four of those capabilities." Source: FAA deputy administrator for NextGen Michael Whitaker.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.10.14): Localizer Usable Distance

The maximum distance from the localizer transmitter at a specified altitude, as verified by flight inspection, at which reliable course information is continuously received.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (10.10.14)

FAA Helicopter Flying Handbook

The Helicopter Flying Handbook is designed as a technical manual for applicants who are preparing for their private, commercial, or flight instructor pilot certificates with a helicopter class rating.

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