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February 11, 2020

Airborne-Unmanned 02.11.20: Cora Air Taxi Trial, TEROS UAV, Flirtey Patent

Also: Madrid Airport Drone Sighting, UAV Power Line Inspection, senseFly, Remote ID NPRM

The New Zealand Government and Wisk have announced an MOU to establish a passenger transport trial in  Canterbury, New Zealand. Wisk’s self-flying, all-electric air taxi, called Cora, is the aircraft selected for the trials. In October 2019, the New Zealand Government announced that it was establishing an industry-wide Airspace Integration Trial to work with leading, innovative domestic and international industry partners to safely test and demonstrate unmanned aircraft. Wisk, based in the United States a

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Airborne 02.10.20: Bryant Crash Update, Army Aviator Pay, ABACE 2020 Nixed

Also: NBAA Rallies Members, EAA and FAA Meet, United Buys A Flight School, San Diego Air & Space Museum

NTSB has issued an investigative update for its ongoing investigation of the fatal, Jan. 26, 2020, helicopter crash near Calabasas, California. The Sikorsky S-76B helicopter collided with hilly terrain and was destroyed by impact forces and fire. The pilot and eight passengers were fatally injured. "Our investigators have already developed a substantial amount of evidence about the circumstances of this tragic crash," said NTSB Chairman Robert L. Sumwalt. "And we are confident that we will be able

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China's Air Force Sends Aerobatic Team To Singapore Air Show

Attending The Event Despite Coronavirus Travel Ban

While there have been multiple reports of exhibitors pulling out of the Singapore Air Show due to concerns about the coronavirus, the Chinese Air Force Aerobatics Team is not among them.

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Airborne-Unmanned 02.04.20: DoI China Ban, Remote ID Ext Denied, Skyfront/Silvus

Also: AUVSI v Federal Preemption, Bryant Accident TFR, Spraying Crops By Drone, DroneUp Airspace Planner

After grounding approximately 800 drones in its fleet in Oct. 2019, the Department of the Interior has  formally banned its staff from using Chinese-made drones as of January 29th. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt says the department decided to ban Chinese-made drones over potential espionage concerns, and over concerns that images taken with drones could be “valuable to foreign entities, organizations, and governments.” In response to the ban, industry heavyweight DJI said that it

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (02.11.20): Nonapproach Control Tower

Authorizes aircraft to land or takeoff at the airport controlled by the tower or to transit the Class D airspace. The primary function of a nonapproach control tower is the sequencing of aircraft in the traffic pattern and on the landing area.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (02.11.20)

Someone Has Uploaded Almost An Hour Of Microsoft Flight Simulator Footage

From PC Gamer Magazine online, Content from the new Microsoft Flight Simulator alpha version is still under wraps, but someone has gone ahead and uploaded a couple of test flights anyway.

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