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May 21, 2015

Airborne 05.21.15: Unlawful Photography? REALLY?, VA Flt Benefits, Pilatus 5M

Also: Aerion Takes Orders, API Partner EAA, 'Fly Along' Case Resolved, BASE Jump Tragedy, Electromagnetic Catapult, Gulfstream G650ER, Piper M500

With the FAA still stuck in the mud of its own bureaucracy trying to develop UAV regulations, and sans a cohesive application of policy, we now have… ‘Unauthorized photography’…being charged as a way to stop a UAV operator. A newspaper wanting to get photographs of solar panels atop the roof of a Veterans Administration hospital in Louisiana figured using a UAV would be the perfect way to get the job done. The Helicopter Association In

Also: Aerion Takes Orders, API Partner EAA, 'Fly Along' Case Resolved, BASE Jump Tragedy, Electromagnetic Catapult, Gulfstream G650ER, Piper M500

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Airborne 05.20.15: HondaJet Update, Latitude Exceeds, Turbonormalized P210

Also: Airplane Swap Stymied, Oshkosh Veterans, Boeing Hiring, National Aviation Symposium, Airlines for America, Another Stolen Airplane, WAI's New Board Members

The Honda Aircraft Company announced progress and HondaJet program achievements during a press conference at the 2015 European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition in Geneva, Switzerland. The HondaJet is making its first appearance in Europe and will begin a demonstration tour following the convention. Cessna also had an announcement at the 2015 European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition. They say their Citation Latitude will en

“Communities of all sizes, in every corner of the country, are depending on you to retain your oversight authority in the areas of taxes and access, to ensure that the public airspace benefits the public.” Source: NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen, in testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee concerning FAA reauthorization and ATC reforms.

Propulsion engine capable of giving full thrust or power for take-off at an airfield well above S/L and/or at high ambient temperature (thus, probably derated at S/L).