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All News

December 19, 2019

Airborne 12.18.19: Delta is HIRING!, Aspen Evolution MAX, U2 Pilot Booted

Also: TBirds and F-35 at SnF2020, San Diego Air & Space Museum, WAI 2020 Pioneer Hall Of Fame, LA Sues FAA

Polish off those resumes! Delta is set to hire and train more than 1,300 pilots in the next year — the largest single-year hiring event in more than two decades. Pilots hired in the next year will fill positions across a broad range of mainline fleet types at Delta crew bases in New York, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Detroit, Seattle and others. The latest hiring plan is part of a broader effort to onboard more than 8,000 aviators in the next decade to backfill current pilots who are reaching th

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AMA Drone Report 12.19.19: Drone Record, Testing Update, Man Vs. AI Race

Also: FAA Clears Santa & Drones, Nat'l Model Aviation Museum, Drone Dog Rescue, FAA Certificate Testing

A senior at the Princeton International School of Mathematics and Science is now in the Guiness Book of World Records for the "Fastest 100m Ascent By A Quadcopter". Zechen (Peter) Wei set the record on October 25. His drone climbed to 100 meters, or about 328 feet, in just 2.732 seconds. The record was previously held by German engineer, Dirk Brunner, who in 2016 built a drone that accomplished the climb in 3.871 seconds. Wei's record is the culmination of a two-year research program at PRISMS. He

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AMA Drone Report 12.12.19: A.I. Robotic Racing, Drones v Dogs, Dronestrike Claim

Also: Recreational Drone Flying Aeronautical Test, Drone Poll, OSU Drone Project, AF Academy UAS Center

Lockheed Martin and The Drone Racing League have announced the winning AlphaPilot team of the 2019 Artificial Intelligence Robotic Racing (AIRR) Circuit. During Friday night's AIRR Championship, Team MAVLab, the drone research lab of the Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands, won the coveted $1 million cash prize, sponsored by Lockheed Martin, after their drone autonomously zipped through the track at a top finishing-time of 12 seconds – 25% faster than the second-place drone. Dog Ow

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (12.19.19)

"A4A and our members are pleased to welcome Delta back to the association. We are a stronger association with Delta as a member." Source: Nicholas E. Calio, A4A president and CEO.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (12.19.19): Cruise

Used in an ATC clearance to authorize a pilot to conduct flight at any altitude from the minimum IFR altitude up to and including the altitude specified in the clearance.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (12.19.19)

The Deaf Pilots Association

The mission of the Deaf Pilots Association, Inc. is to provide knowledge and resources to deaf and hard of hearing people interested in becoming pilots, as well as educating the general population, especially the aviation industry, throughout the nation and world.

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