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Airborne 01.14.16: AMA Expo 2016, Sport Aviation Expo NOTAM, First F-35A 'Adir'

Also: Spaceport America, Joining The API, Wipaire Scholarship, Robinson Maintenance Stand, Sea King Farewell, EASA TAWS Rule, 100,000th Dreamliner Flt

Earlier this week ANN’s CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, attended the Academy of Model Aeronautics Expo that was held in Ontario, California. To say that Jim was like a kid in a candy store is an understatement, but he also reports there is concern about the recreational model aircraft flyer being regulated by the FAA for the first time. Despite the fact that the more than 185,000 members of the AMA have for many years operated their model airc

Lockheed Martin Delivers Second Lightning Tracker For NOAA Weather Satellite

Most Of The Western Hemisphere To Benefit From Better Severe Weather Warning

The second Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) instrument that will provide earlier alerts of severe storms and contribute to more accurate tornado warnings has been delivered by Lockheed Martin. The sensor will fly on the second next-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, known as GOES-S, for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Airborne 01.13.16: 55 TBM 900s In '15, F-35 Ejection Issues, SpaceX Ocean Return

Also: EAA/AMA MOU, Homer Kolb Remembered, ESA Moon Mission, Conservationists v Helos, GAMA Scholarships, San Diego Fallout, Airshow Suit

Daher’s Airplane Business Unit delivered a total of 55 TBM 900s in 2015, which is a 10 percent increase compared to 2014, and the second best year since the first TBM single-engine turboprop aircraft was provided to a customer in 1991. The 2015 geographic distribution reflected global economic trends last year, as TBM 900 deliveries were led by 44 deliveries to the United States. Last year a weight restriction for pilots flying the F-35 lightning fighter was put i

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (01.14.16)

"Witnesses reported seeing the airplane flying in an easterly direction and very low over the city of Anchorage, just before striking the northwest corner of the office building." Source: Excerpt from the NTSB's preliminary report from an accident December 29th in Anchorage, AK involving a CAP C172.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (01.14.16): Radio Altimeter

Aircraft equipment which makes use of the reflection of radio waves from the ground to determine the height of the aircraft above the surface.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (01.14.16)

Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association

The Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) is a non-profit war veterans organization filed under Section 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Service.