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Airborne 02.16.15: FAA Proposes UAV Regs, Red Bull Races!, Enstrom TH180 Flies

Also: Another Fly-In Postponed, Drone Prize, Emergency iPad Use, TransAsia Pilots Fail Test, Laser Attacks

During a special press briefing held yesterday morning, the FAA announced the proposed framework for new regulations that will address the operation of unmanned aerial systems. This briefing was an overview of the proposed regulation and did not detail the exact wording that will appear in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. After a 2014 season they’d like to forget, two American pilots, Kirby Chambliss and Michael Goulian, came into the season opener of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship in Abu

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Airborne 02.13.15: Jumpstart 2020 Details, Bombardier Drama, SpaceX Landing Pad

Also: ADS-B For EXPs, Barnstorming, ESA Experimental Spaceplane, NASA Bill, NoFlyZone?, Alaska WX Cams

Following the establishment of the Jumpstart GA 2020 program earlier this week, The NextGen GA Fund has just announced its first order to supply basic ADS-B compliant solutions to general aviation aircraft owners, as well as introductory pricing. The initial Jumpstart product selection process included five avionics manufacturers basic ADS-B rule-compliant offerings. The multifaceted Bombardier Incorporated has been a family controlled company since its beginnings as a manufacturer of snowmobiles. However, it

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (02.16.15): High Speed Taxiway

High Speed Taxiway A long radius taxiway designed and provided with lighting or marking to define the path of aircraft, traveling at high speed (up to 60 knots), from the runway center to a point on the center of a taxiway. Also referred to as long radius exit or turn-off taxiway. The high speed taxiway is designed to expedite aircraft turning off the runway after landing, thus reducing runway occupancy time.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (02.16.15)

Aero Linx: American Yankee Association The purpose of this organization shall be to bring together in good fellowship those who share a common bond of affection and interest in the American Yankee, Model AA-1, and its descendants, Models AA-1A, 1B, 1C, 5, 5A, 5B, GA-7, AG5B and Tiger aircraft. Furthermore, it is to provide a forum for owners and pilots of Grumman American aircraft to exchange information on parts and aircraft availability and to further the education and exchange of methods, ideas and modifications concerning the operation, maintenance and characteristics of these aircraft.

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (02.16.15)

“Opening the technology to more people allows for the kind of innovation that nobody can predict." Source: From Michael Perry -- a spokesman for DJI, a Hong Kong-based drone maker whose Phantom drone was involved in the White House accident. Perry told New York Times columnist Farhad Manjoo that at its inception, the Internet was used for some specific military applications, but it took more than 10 years for interconnected computers to become practical for the general public to use.