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January 07, 2016

Airborne 01.07.16: FAA Sued Again, Flight Design Approval, Blue Angels Training

Also: Buffalo Airways, Airborne Partnership, Ben Baldanza Out, AOPA Updates Brand, NTSB Needs, Southwest Airlines, Intel Acquires UAV Maker

A private individual has filed a lawsuit against the FAA in the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia claiming that the FAA's new UAV registrations rules contradict Section 336 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. The suit was filed by John A. Taylor, an insurance attorney who builds and flies multi-rotor aircraft as a hobby. Contributor John Goglia writes in Forbes that Taylor expected some hobby groups or UAV manufacturers to file suit against t

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NRL Tests Cooperative Soaring Concept For Sustained Flight Of UAV Sailplanes

Accumulated More Than 30 Hours Of Fight Over 23 Sorties

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), in collaboration with the Air Vehicle Intelligence and Autonomy (AVIA) Lab at Pennsylvania State University (PSU), completed testing of cooperative autonomous soaring algorithms used to keep unmanned sailplanes aloft for sustained flight durations - demonstrating the concept of shared soaring data between two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in flight.

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Hillary Clinton Promises (?) Area 51 Investigation

But Comments To New Hampshire Reporter Have Been Described As 'Tongue-In-Cheek'

The notion that extraterrestrials have visited Earth is one that does not seem so far-fetched to the front-runner for the Democratic Presidential nomination ...or not.

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ANN Year In Review 2015: Gone West

We Lost Several Tuskegee Airmen This Past Year, As Well As Other Notable Figures In Aviation

Every year, we report on those notable figures in aviation that have made their final departure from the Earth. This year, many remaining Tuskegee Airmen were lost, as well as figures from all aspects of aviation, from sport planes to NASA. Here is the roll call of those who have Gone West during 2015.

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AOPA Updates Brand, Logo

Adopts Tag Line 'Your Freedom To Fly'

AOPA announced Jan. 5 that it is updating its brand as part of ongoing efforts to build the pilot community. As part of the announcement, the association unveiled a new logo and tag line—“Your freedom to fly.”

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Airborne 01.06.16: SpaceShipTwo-2 Unveil, DJI Demo's Geofencing, UK-To-Australia

Also: Russia v SpaceX, T-28s at AirVenture, 'Sunshine Superman', Ditching Survivor, Sea Combat Squadron 84, Fort Wayne Aero Center, Chicago Airport Cops

The second SpaceShipTwo is scheduled for rollout from a hangar at Mojave Air and Space Port on February 19th, according to media advisories from Virgin Galactic, and none other than Professor Stephen Hawking has been invited to be on hand for the festivities. Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson said he invited Hawking to attend the rollout if he is well enough to travel. As the UAV industry faces new restrictions and concerns about where the smal

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (01.07.16)

“The tension between private property rights and the freedom to use the national airspace is important to both the unmanned aircraft industry and the general public.” Source: James Mackler, attorney for David Boggs.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (01.07.16): Practice Instrument Approach

An instrument approach procedure conducted by a VFR or an IFR aircraft for the purpose of pilot training or proficiency demonstrations.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (01.07.16)

Aviation Environment Federation

The Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) is the principal UK non-profit environmental association concerned with the environmental effects of aviation. The AEF has over 120 affiliated members comprising community and environmental groups, local authorities, parish councils, businesses and consultancies and individuals.

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