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Wow... we knew there were problems with the NavWorx story.... but we weren't aware there were nearly 4 million reasons why. The FAA has proposed a civil penalty of $3,685,000 against NavWorx Inc. of Rowlett, Texas, for allegedly producing and selling navigation units that did not meet FAA requirements and for allegedly misleading customers about those products. "The FAA has strict requirements for navigation units to ensure the reliability of the information they provide both to pilots and to air

Event Will Be Held November 9 In San Diego

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the Atlas Rocket Program, Hudson B. Drake, Embry-Riddle’s Golden Eagles Flight Team, John Herrington, Christa McAuliffe, John J. Montgomery, and Chance Vought are among the honorees being enshrined during this year’s International Air & Space Hall of Fame Celebration.

Adventurer Tom Morgan Described The Flight As 'Magical'

There's been another flight of a lawn chair suspended under a cluster of helium balloons. The most recent flight took place last Friday in South Africa.

Desert Jet Center Fights To Be Heard…

Desert Jet Center has been trying since 2015 to build a new facility at Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport in Palm Springs, CA, but has run into multiple delays, and now believes the county is actively favoring a competing FBO in what it describes as "cronyism". The story of what is going on at the airport is detailed in five parts, with the sixth part coming soon, on the Desert Jet Center website...

Klyde Works Through The Trials of Becoming A Commercial Drone Pilot

FMI: www.klydemorris.com 

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France walked away with a clutch of gold medals at the 2nd FAI World Indoor Skydiving Championships last week after putting in solid performances across a range of disciplines at the three-day competition in Laval, Canada. More than 200 competitors from 23 countries converged on the SkyVenture wind tunnel near Montreal to compete in eight different classes of Indoor Skydiving. OK... this sounds like a nightmare... The ICAO will consider an FAA proposal to ban laptops in checked baggage on all international fli

On-Course Indication An indication on an instrument, which provides the pilot a visual means of determining that the aircraft is located on the centerline of a given navigational track, or an indication on a radar scope that an aircraft is on a given track.

Aero Linx: Australian Business Aviation Association The ABAA is a non-profit organisation that was formed to act as a collective voice for the business aviation community in Australia, and to assist its members in all aviation matters. The ABAA is a member of the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC), headquartered in Montreal, Canada and we have close ties with other Business Aviation Associations such as the National Business Aviation Association Inc, Washington, DC.

"Demonstrating the full life capability of the F135 engine's cold section represents a key milestone for the program. This milestone follows the successful full-life testing of the F135's hot section in 2015 and validates the excellent engine durability we're seeing in early fleet exposure. This shows we have a robust propulsion system capable of providing full mission capability to the warfighter." Source: John Wiedemer, vice president, F135 Program, Pratt & Whitney, discussing the F135 engine, which powers the fifth generation F-35 Lightning II. It successfully demonstrated full-life capability of its cold section (components consisting of the fan and compressor) during accelerated mission testing (AMT) at the Arnold Engineering