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March 02, 2017

Airborne-UnManned 03.02.17: Record Setting BLOS, Matrice 200, FAA UAS Symposium

Also: BMW/Mobileye and HERE, QF-16 Takes Flight, AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2017 To Unveil ‘Innovation Preview’

A Drone America Savant UAS flew more than 39 miles, and was piloted by a team from Drone America. The UAS flew BLOS for one hour. The vehicle reached an altitude of 1500’ AGL, delivering a package of emergency supplies, to Nevada’s Hawthorne Industrial Airport. Drone America’s CEO/Founder Mike Richards, noted, “Remote critical package delivery can include such items as medical equipment (AED) and supplies such as vaccines, EpiPens, anti-venom, even a Search and Rescue

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Airborne 03.02.17: Apollo 11 CM Tour, Santa Monica NIMBYs, B-29 'Doc' Update

Also: Air Ambulance Bill, HAI and AEA, Goglia v FAA, Air Wisconsin, Col. Fred Cherry, Miracle Flights, Supersonic Jet

The Apollo 11 command module Columbia—the only portion of the historic spacecraft to complete the first mission to land a man on the moon and safely return him to Earth—will leave the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum for the first time in 46 years for the traveling exhibition “Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission.” The exhibition’s two-year national tour will celebrate the approaching 50th anniversary of the mission and explore the birth

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AIA: Trump's Budget Priorities Will Create Jobs And Enhance American Competitive

Association President And CEO David F. Melcher Praises President Trump Following The Speech

President Donald Trump addressed a Joint Session of Congress Tuesday night, outlining his priorities for the budget and other subjects.

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Airborne 03.01.17: SpaceX Moon Mission!, Gulfstream G600, Vietnam USMC Airman

Also: Drone Pilot To Jail, Mobile Oshkosh, Garmin Tragedy, DJI Theft, Boeing UK, City Drone Ban, UPS Aircraft Mechanics

SpaceX had a surprising announcement this week signaling that private space tourism may be making some big leaps -- soon. The company announced that it had, “...been approached to fly two private citizens on a trip around the moon late next year. They have already paid a significant deposit to do a moon mission.” SpaceX adds that, “We expect to conduct health and fitness tests, as well as beginning initial training later this year. Other flight teams have also express

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (03.02.17)

“The public would not be well-served by exempting any part of the FAA from annual congressional oversight. The annual appropriations process provides the oversight of agency resources necessary to ensure accountability for program performance and a sustained focus on aviation safety.” Source: Letter from the leadership of the Senate Appropriations Committee to the leadership of the Senate Commerce Committee.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (03.02.17): Radar Point Out

An action taken by a controller to transfer the radar identification of an aircraft to another controller if the aircraft will or may enter the airspace or protected airspace of another controller and radio communications will not be transferred.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (03.02.17)

FAA Safty Team (FAASTeam) ... Saver Skies through Education

The website of the FAASTeam, with links to courses and information provided by the FAA to make all of us safer pilots.

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