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May 29, 2015

Airborne 05.29.15: SpaceX Joins USAF!, LDSD Test Set, BASE Jumper Petition

Also: Mars Laser, Barnstorming, NTSB Safety Alert, Air Service To Cuba, Grand Canyon Wreck, Aviation Icing, Oshkosh 2015 Stringers

The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center has announced the certification of the SpaceX, Falcon 9 Launch System for national security space missions. This milestone is the culmination of a two-year effort on the part of the Air Force and SpaceX to execute the certification process and re-introduce competition into the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program. As NASA continues experimenting and testing for flights to Mars, they are also looking at the technology require

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Aero-TV: Giving It A Whirl - Horizon Hobby’s RC Helicopter Offerings

The Capabilities and Complex Talents of Today's RC Rotorcraft Result In Surprisingly Simple Fun!

While at eFest 2015, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, talks with a company known as Horizon Hobby to find out what’s going on in the rapidly changing world of remote control (RC) aircraft. In this interview, Jim talks with James Haley, the multirotor category manager for Horizon Hobby, about the hobby of flying RC helicopters. This video covers RC helicopters, not to be confused with what are commonly referred to as, quadcopters. RC helicopters are scaled-down versions of full-scale helicopters.

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Winged Mini Cooper For Sale On Ebay

No, It's Not A Roadable Aircraft, But It's Also A Lot Less Expensive

A Mini Cooper that had been used by Delta Airlines as a promotional vehicle is now for sale on Ebay, but you'll have to pony up at least $20,000 for the privilege of driving the little winged car.

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Klyde Morris 05.29.15

Sometimes You've Just Got To Play The Hand You're Dealt ...

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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Airborne 05.28.15: LA Heli Noise, Another NIMBY Case Defeated, GoodBye VOR/NDB

Also: Gone West: Tuskegee Airman LtC Mosley, Union Warned, E-4B Returns, All-Female UAL Crew, Malaysia Woes, Luke's 56th FW

Last week, the FAA released a document stating that significant progress has been made on six action items stemming from a May 30th, 2013 study done by the FAA on noise matters in Los Angeles County. The Professional Helicopter Pilots Association, known as the PHPA, released a statement saying that despite published statements to the contrary from some of the stakeholder groups who maintain no significant progress has been made, the PHPA stands firmly behind the FAA and agrees this

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (05.29.15)

"We’re on track to fly in 2017, and this critical milestone moves us another step closer in fully maturing the CST-100 design." Source: John Mulholland, Boeing’s vice president of Commercial Programs.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.29.15): Non-Precision Approach

An instrument approach which uses horizontal guidance (Localizer, DME, VOR, NDB etc.), but not vertical guidance (glideslope).

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.29.15)

The North American Trainer Association (NATA)

This is an independent, non-profit corporation dedicated to the restoration and safe flying of North American Trainers such as the AT-6/SNJ/Harvard, NA-64, NA-50, TB-25, TF-51, AND T-28 aircraft.

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