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June 20, 2014

Airborne 06.20.14: USA Today Mispresents GA, Feinstein Attacks Burbank, Sebring Update

Also: New Mooney Nearly Ready, How Bad Was USA Today Piece? -- REALLY Bad, Cessnas 2 Oshkosh, One Week Wonder

In case you’ve been numbed into the assumption that you can believe what you read in a major newspaper, USA Today has proved that yellow journalism is alive, well, and thriving in its so-called “report” on general aviation safety. Of course, that’s our opinion, but we aren’t alone. California Senator Diane Feinstein is attempting to use a mini appropriations bill that includes funding for the Department of Transportation to curtail nighttime operations at Burbank Bob Hope Airport. The Feinstein amendment would impose a curfew on all airport operations at the airport. The 2015 annual U.S. Sport Aviation Expo will open one day earlier than in

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ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell attended the 2014 convention of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) and talked Jesse Lesperance, the special project manager for Sikorsky innovations. When thinking of unmanned aerial systems it’s easy to visualize relatively small drones designed for special purpose use. That’s not exactly what Sikorsky has in mind. Sikorsky brought a full-size helicopter to the convention to show that they have gone into the unmanned aerial system concept by developing systems to control already operational manned