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August 07, 2017

Airborne 08.07.17: Best SportPlanes of '17, AEA Sales Report, AirVenture 2017

Also: Sumwalt Confirmed, Glassy-Water, RAF Changes, SFO Near-Miss, Heli-NextGen, Spaceport Camden, CHC H175

We thought it was going to be easier than this... but a flurry of highly educational emails, calls and remarks have made this year’s selection of the best SportPlanes of 2017 a pretty intriguing pursuit. To be honest, due to extensive feedback, it's been a bit more interesting this year, than it has in the past... While we’re not quite done with the list, a few undisputed leaders have emerged... The AEA has released its second-quarter 2017 Avionics Market Report. In the first six month

Airborne 08.07.17: Best SportPlanes of '17, AEA Sales Report, AirVenture 2017

Also: Sumwalt Confirmed, Glassy-Water, RAF Changes, SFO Near-Miss, Heli-NextGen, Spaceport Camden, CHC H175

We thought it was going to be easier than this... but a flurry of highly educational emails, calls and remarks have made this year’s selection of the best SportPlanes of 2017 a pretty intriguing pursuit. To be honest, due to extensive feedback, it's been a bit more interesting this year, than it has in the past... While we’re not quite done with the list, a few undisputed leaders have emerged... The AEA has released its second-quarter 2017 Avionics Market Report. In the first six months of the year, total worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales amounted to $1,144,973,499.06, or more than $1.14 billion as reported by the participating companies. T

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Airbus Appoints Luo Gang To Lead New Innovation Center In China

Chinese Research To Support Future Airbus Products & Services

Luo Gang has been appointed CEO of Airbus’ new innovation center to be set up in China. A location will be announced at a later date.

NBAA Welcomes NASA Astronauts Mark And Scott Kelly To NBAA-BACE

Will Attend Annual Convention In Las Vegas In October

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) announced today that American astronauts Mark and Scott Kelly will serve as keynote speakers at NBAA’s Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), taking place Oct. 10-12 in Las Vegas, NV. The brothers will headline the event’s second-day Opening General Session on Oct. 11.

Boeing And JAXA To Flight-Test Technology To Improve Safety

LIDAR Technology To Be Evaluated In 2018

Boeing and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will flight-test Long-range Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) technology next year. This remote-sensing technology could help commercial airplane pilots better detect and avoid weather disturbances to improve flight safety.

Embry-Riddle, City Of Prescott Team Up To Host Airshow, Tech Fair, Fly-In

October Event Will Be Open To The Public

Mark your calendars for Saturday, Oct. 7 as Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and the City of Prescott will co-host Wings Out West, which will feature an aerial demonstration, numerous static displays, an aeronautical tech fair, and a regional fly-in. A variety of food vendors and concessions will also be on site.

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Insitu Celebrates One Million Flight Hours

Time Accumulated By ScanEagle, Integrator And Blackjack Drones

Insitu recently reached a milestone worth celebrating when the company's unmanned platforms — ScanEagle, Integrator and RQ-21A Blackjack — hit a collective one million operational flight hours last week. This event represents the latest achievement in the company's 23 years of professional aviation history.

SANS And Aireon Announce Start Of Space-Based ADS-B Concept Of Operations

Saudi Air Navigation Services Will Begin Benefit Assessments On Safety And Efficiency Of Deploying Aireon In Saudi Airspace

Aireon has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Saudi Air Navigation Services (SANS), Saudi Arabia's Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP). SANS is managing one of the largest and busiest airspaces in the Middle East, and through this MoU, SANS will develop and analyze a concept of operations for space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) as an additional layer of surveillance. Aireon's space-based ADS-B system is completely independent of traditional ground-based services.

Drone Program Takes Flight At Farmers Insurance

National Insurer Group Begins Deploying Kespry Drone Technology To Enhance Customer Experience, Increase Safety

Farmers Insurance has enlisted a fleet of unmanned aerial aircraft systems (UAS) to enhance the claims experience for customers who have suffered significant damage to their roof following major weather events. After field tests to assess the most effective and customer-centric ways of leveraging drone technology with its existing claims operation, Farmers will now expand the use of UAS technology to assist with residential property damage assessments and deliver an even more enhanced experience for its customers.

FAA’s Data Communications Program Reaches One-Millionth Flight Milestone

Implementation Approved At 7 Additional Airports

U.S. air traffic controllers and pilots have used NextGen Data Communications (Data Comm) technology to clear more than one million flights – reaching the significant milestone under budget and nearly two-and-a-half years ahead of schedule.

EASA Grants STCs To Chicago Jet Group For Universal Avionics FANS Solution

Provides An Opportunity For European Operators To Meet Global Navigation Mandates

EASA has approved multiple retrofit Future Air Navigation System (FANS) Supplemental Type Certifications (STC) to Universal Avionics and Chicago Jet Group. These significant approvals offer European-based operators access to STC solutions that haven't been available to them until now. The retrofit installations include Universal Avionics FANS solution, featuring the company's UniLink UL-800/801 Communications Management Unit, SBAS-Flight Management System, and Cockpit Voice Recorder.

CHC Australia Recognized For Advancement And Safety Of NVG Technology

Event Held In Reno, NV At ALEA Conference

CHC Australia, part of CHC Group, was selected to receive the International Advancement Award as part of the 2017 Night Visions Awards Show. The event, held in Reno, Nevada at the Airborne Law Enforcement Association’s (ALEA) annual conference, awards flight operations that are driving new technology and safety through night vision systems within their operation.

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Record Number Of Private Jets To Descend Into Jackson Hole For Eclipse

Private Aircraft, Jet Charters And Their Passengers Flock To Jackson Hole For Eclipse Event

On August 21 at 11:35 a.m. (local time) Jackson Hole, Wyoming will be directly under the totality of the solar eclipse for 2 minutes, 20 seconds, with the partial eclipse lasting for over 2-1/2 hours.

Gravity Waves Detected In Sun's Interior Reveal Rapidly Rotating Core

Joint ESA/NASA Research Make Long-Awaited Discovery

Scientists using the ESA/NASA SOHO solar observatory have found long-sought gravity modes of seismic vibration that imply the Sun’s core is rotating four times faster than its surface.

Aero-TV: Czech Sport Aircraft - 'Americanizing' A Prominent LSA

Company Now Marketing Under Its Own Brand…

The Czech Sport Aircraft Company has had a presence in the U.S. market for some time, most notably, perhaps, as it's brief association with Piper, when it was marketed as the Piper Sport LSA.

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Aero-TV: Czech Sport Aircraft - 'Americanizing' A Prominent LSA

Company Now Marketing Under Its Own Brand…

The Czech Sport Aircraft Company has had a presence in the U.S. market for some time, most notably, perhaps, as it's brief association with Piper, when it was marketed as the Piper Sport LSA. That partnership didn't work out as either company had expected, but the company is back with the Cruiser Aircraft, which it now plans to market in the U.S. under its own brand...

EAA's Jack Pelton Makes A Case Against ATC Privatization

Says Control By Airlines Is A 'Bad Idea' In Editorial

EAA Chairman Jack Pelton is adamant that turning over control of ATC to a non-profit largely controlled by the airlines is a "bad idea."

ANN’s ‘Best SportPlanes of 2017’ List Coming Together

The Good News Is... That The SportPlane Industry Has Plenty to Be Proud Of!

We thought it was going to be easier than this... but a flurry of highly educational emails, calls and remarks have made this year’s selection of the best SportPlanes of 2017 a pretty intriguing pursuit. To be honest, due to extensive feedback, it's been a bit more interesting this year, than it has in the past... While we’re not quite done with the list, a few undisputed leaders have emerged... The Progressive Aerodyne SeaRey has been a consistent leader in these surveys and our own data/experience/flight tests supports that aggressively... Another leader was Kitfox... and for a number of different models though their Oshkosh introduction of th

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NTSB Releases Preliminary Report From July 1 In-Flight Breakup

Six Fatally Injured When The Cessna 421 They Were Aboard Went Down

The NTSB has released its preliminary report from an accident which occurred July 1 involving the in-flight breakup of a Cessna 421 airplane. The commercial-rated pilot and five passengers were fatally injured in the accident.

UND UAS Degree First To Be Accredited Under New Criteria

AABI Granted The Designation July 21

Paul Lindseth has had a lot to celebrate during his first year at the helm of UND’s John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences (JDOSAS). As dean, he’s seen the dedication of the state-of-the-art Robin Hall, a record number of student flight hours logged, and last week – another first.

Klyde Morris (08.07.17)

Job Security... In Aviation? Really, Klyde?

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FAA, EASA Approve Dart H145 Emergency Float System

Now Certified For Sea State 6

The FAA and EASA have granted approval to Dart Aerospace for the redesigned H145 emergency float system. Now certified for Sea State 6, the float system boasts longer maintenance intervals, weight savings and is compatible with OEM fixed provisions.

Build Your Own Drone Using Lego Blocks

Flybrix Kits Can Be Configured In Multiple Ways

Most kids probably had a Lego set when they were young, which often elicited a stream of stifled profanity when an adult stepped on one of the blocks in their bare feet. Now they might be saying "stop flying those around the house."

NBAA Event Benefitting Corporate Angel Network Gets New Look

All Proceeds Support Life-Saving Flights For Cancer Patients

The 2017 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) will once again host a fundraising event to benefit Corporate Angel Network (CAN) and the critical work they do to support cancer patients.

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Airborne 08.04.17: Stolen LEM, Able Flight, USS Gerald R. Ford Launches

Also: NBAA, Cessna Caravan, 737 MAX 8, FAA Penalizes, Spirit Pilots, Boeing Forecasts, FAA $$$

A small gold replica of the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) that carried Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to their historic first moon landing has been stolen from the Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum in Wapakoneta, Ohio. The model is about 5 inches high and 4.5 inches square. It was one of three made by Cartier to be given to each of the astronauts on the Apollo 11 mission. Wapakoneta police got the call from the museum's burglar alarm shortly after midnight on July 28th, according to the report. When they arri

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (08.07.17): Final Monitor Controller

Final Monitor Controller Air Traffic Control Specialist assigned to radar monitor the flight path of aircraft during simultaneous parallel (approach courses spaced less than 9000 feet/9200 feet above 5000 feet) and simultaneous close parallel approach operations. Each runway is assigned a final monitor controller during simultaneous parallel and simultaneous close parallel ILS approaches.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (08.07.17)

Aero Linx: The Aerospace Industries Association of Canada For over fifty years, the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada has worked with its members to develop what is today the fifth-largest national aerospace industry in the world. By collaborating with industry and with government to develop products, services, programs and policies that enhance Canadian aerospace companies, AIAC helps the industry to invest, innovate, and develop best-in-class capabilities in the civil, defence and space sectors.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (08.07.17)

"We thought it was going to be easier than this... but a flurry of highly educational emails, calls and remarks have made this year’s selection of the best SportPlanes of 2017 a pretty intriguing pursuit. To be honest, due to extensive feedback, it's been a bit more interesting this year, than it has in the past..." Source: From ANN's update on the selection procress for this year's 'Best SportPlanes of 2017' List... which has been a pretty positive experience with lots of excellent input coming from some pretty enthused SportPlane owners and pilots... with much more info to come.

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