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November 19, 2019

Airborne 11.18.19: DeLand 2019, BelugaXL Cert, GAMA 3Q/19

Also: 1000 New easyJet Pilots, Drone Conviction, Flight Options Academy, Transportation Career Bill

The DeLand Sport Aviation Expo wrapped up Saturday, and despite uncooperative weather, organizers feel the show was a success. Jana Filip, Sport Aviation Administrator said the event, now in its fourth year, pretty much held its own compared to previous years. And even though temperatures were chilly, and there was off-and-on rain each day, it couldn't dampen the enthusiasm of the people who made the trip to central Florida. Insanely ugly but none-the-less lovable for its cargo carrying capabilities, the

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Airborne-Unmanned 11.19.19: VSR700 1st Flt, DJI v Malaria, Drone Penalty

Also: Drone Industry Workshop, Drones Monitor Scottish Seas, Public Safety UAS Summit, 50-Mile Drone Corridor

The prototype of Airbus Helicopters’ VSR700 unmanned aerial system has performed its first flight at a drone test center in the south of France. The VSR700 performed several take-offs and landings on Friday 8th of November with the longest flight lasting around 10 minutes. The VSR700 was tethered with 100-foot cables to fully secure the flight test zone. The subsequent phases of the flight test program will now evolve towards free flight, and then progressively open the flight envelope. DJ

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Last Hindenburg Survivor Passes Away At Age 90

Werner Gustav Doehner Was Eight Years Old When He Traveled Aboard The Ill-Fated Airship

The last survivor of the Hindenburg disaster passed away November 8 at the age of 90, according to the Navy Lakehurst Historical Society.

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Airborne-Unmanned 11.12.19: Drone Delivery $$, UK Regs, Alaska BVLOS

Also: Drones Fight Fires, Wayne Baker Joins DJI, DroneTracker 4.1, Autonomous Delivery Robot Service

UPS Flight Forward Inc. (UPSFF) and CVS Pharmacy Inc. have successfully completed the first revenue-generating, residential drone deliveries of medical prescriptions from a CVS pharmacy to customers in Cary, North Carolina. One of the people on the receiving end of these landmark deliveries was a CVS customer with limited mobility, which makes it hard for them to make the trip to the store to pick up their prescription. Utilizing a Matternet M2 UAS, the flights launched from a CVS store in Cary. Once the

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (11.19.19)

"We don't have a kids bounce-house to bring that market in. We don't have and aerobatic show. DeLand has a very clearly defined mission statement, and the goals support that mission statement, and we are all about trying to grow the recreational and sport aviation market."(Source: Jana Filip, Sport Aviation Administrator for DeLand Municipal Airport.)

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (11.19.19): Lost Communications

Loss of the ability to communicate by radio. Aircraft are sometimes referred to as NORDO (No Radio). Standard pilot procedures are specified in 14 CFR Part 91.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (11.19.19)

1945 Consolidated Vultee 28-5ACF - PBY-5A Catalina For Sale

Offered by Platinum Fighter Sales, this airplane is powered by two Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 engines turning Hamilton Standard HS43E50-473 propellers. The airplane seats 15, and the rear fuselage has been modified with a bathroom and sleeping quarters.

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