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May 07, 2014

Airborne 05.07.14: R66 EASA Cert, iFlightPlanner Upgrade, Boeing Looks Ahead

Also: NTSB On B17 Fire, A-10 Thunderbolt On Aero-TV, Park Service Bans UAVs, EAA Ultralight Day

EASA certification marks an important milestone for Robinson, as two-thirds of the company’s sales have historically come from foreign customers. With certification finally in place, Robinson says it can deliver its current backlog of European orders and focus on strengthening its presence in the European market. Good news for iPad users. You can now improve your “Heads-Down-Display” with the updated iFlightPlanner for iPad version-2.1. Features were added as a direct result of pilot feedback received at Lakeland last month; namely recently

“The test site program is forging ahead just as we expected. The University of Alaska Fairbanks program is important because it includes a diverse set of test site range locations in seven climatic zones.” Source: FAA Administrator Michael Huerta

Flight conducted at speeds greater than Mach 5 or five times the speed of sound.

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