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Airborne 06.15.16: Blue Origin, Gone West-John Frank, Pilot Mental Fitness

Also: UK 1 Week Wonder, Sandel's Avilon, AirVenture Update, Amazon Fine, Rotax AD, Chinese H135s, FAA Drone Data

When Blue Origin launches the New Shepard suborbital rocket for the 4th time on Friday, you can watch it live. And that's a change for the space company founded by Amazon billionaire, Jeff Bezos. Compared to other companies ... can you say SpaceX ... Bezos has kept his launch attempts out of the public spotlight until after the fact. But this shift may indicate that Blue Origin is becoming more comfortable with sharing its successes ... and potential failures ... with the worl

Virginia Aviation Museum Closing Its Doors

Will Cease Operations At The End Of The Month

By the end of the month, the Virginia Aviation Museum, located on the grounds of Richmond International Airport in central VA, will be no more.

Aero-TV: Minimax Aircraft Tugs - Getting Pushy With Robinson Helis

The Compact Robby Mover…

While at Sun ‘n Fun 2016, ANN News Editor, Tom Patton, checked in with a company that was showing an electric tug for the Robinson helicopter. Tom met up with Greg McMichael, the chief design engineer for Minimax Aircraft Tugs to get the details. The first thing you’ll probably notice in this video is that the tug is very compact, and McMichael says that’s the way they intended it. He describes it as being easy to move around and that it can be easily connected to the Robinson helicopter by one person without the need to bend over.

Airborne 06.14.16: Sporty's Online FIRC, Glacier Landing, Icon 'Puffery'

Also: MH370 Update, Aero-Calendar, ViaSat, Al Worden, Remote Piloting Helicopters, Airplane On Roof, Lisa Pathfinder

Sporty’s Pilot Shop has developed what they say is a fresh new option for flight instructors looking to renew their CFI certificate, using a modern online learning system. They call it their ‘eFIRC’. They say, because the 16 hour course may be completed up to three months before and actual CFI expiration date, this home study course can be spread out to make it convenient for the CFI. The course’s 17 lessons do not have to be completed in any specif