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U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) have introduced S. 1320, the Forward Looking Investment in General Aviation, Hangars, and Tarmacs (FLIGHT) Act of 2017. The FLIGHT Act will give General Aviation (GA) airports more flexibility to facilitate infrastructure investment by using existing sources of funding. The FAA has fully certified the Bell Jet Ranger X helicopter almost exactly four years after being introduced as the Bell Short Light Single (SLS) at the Paris Airsh

B-52, B-1 Join The Usual Lineup Of Bombers For 2017

Visitors to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 will be treated to a tremendous cross-section of bombers, including what we expect to be the first joint appearance of two flyable B-29s in decades, more than a dozen B-25s, and now, two from the U.S. Air Force’s current inventory, the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress and the Rockwell (now Boeing) B-1 Lancer.

Focus Is On The Upper End Of The Single Engine Market…

Mooney had their aircraft on prominent display at Sun 'n Fun in Lakeland, FL in April following certification of their new Acclaim and Ovation Ultra aircraft. Vivek Saxena, who at the time was president and CEO of Mooney Aircraft, told ANN news editor Tom Patton that Mooney is known for performance. He said that for the last decade or so, the company has been listening to customers and the new Ultra aircraft incorporate many of those suggestions.

U.S. Navy Blue Angels Headline The Week On Saturday And Sunday, Night Airshows Continue

The preliminary daily air show schedule for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 has been set (excluding military aircraft). AirVenture’s daily air shows feature a wide variety in today’s world of flight — precision aerobatics, the latest innovations, rare and unique flying examples, and history coming alive. As always, the daily schedule is subject to change at any time, and it will be updated as those changes occur.

The First Daily Aviation Video Programming Initiative Is Coming Up On 10 Years of Operation!

This year’s 2017 AirVenture aviation gathering is also the 10th Anniversary of Aero-TV... the first effort to bring daily aviation feature and news video content/programming to the aviation world. Thousands of programs later, including over 6 years of Airborne programs for ANN, AMA, and AUVSI; the Aero-TV effort is going strong. Some 6 new Airborne/Aero-TV program partners will be announced shortly... each resulting in even greater programming options for significant topics within the aviation spectrum. Even more important; a massive update of the Airborne Unlimited program you’re watching now is in the works... the most radical update we’ve eve

Klyde Has His Own Take On The 'FLIGHT' Act

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

Also: AirVenture 2017, Opposing ATC Privatization, SpaceX Snags X-37B, Yuneec, AD: NavWorx, MPL AirAsia, NAA Awards

The FAA and EASA have certified the Cessna Turbo Skyhawk, paving the way for deliveries to customers in Europe and the U.S. The company also announced the aircraft, equipped with the Continental CD-155 engine, has exceeded initial performance targets including improved maximum range. The Turbo Skyhawk JT-A is a factory option that includes an integrated powerplant, propeller and cockpit upgrade package. Enstrom reports that it is making progress in its certification program for the TH-180

Aero Linx: The Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) The Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) is a non-profit war veterans organization filed under Section 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Service. Our Mission: To enhance and accredit the cohesiveness, esprit de corps, and traditions of valor of rotary wing aircrews that flew in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam Era. To seek out, using whatever means available, individuals who piloted rotary wing aircraft in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam era and inform them of the existence of the VHPA and encourage all eligible individuals to become members.  Membership is open to all helicopter pilots who flew i

Permanent Echo Radar signals reflected from fixed objects on the earth’s surface; e.g., buildings, towers, terrain. Permanent echoes are distinguished from “ground clutter” by being definable locations rather than large areas. Under certain conditions they may be used to check radar alignment.

“Our idea is to invest a very modest amount of time and money into new technologies that are ambitious and potentially transformative. They may or may not work, but we won’t know unless we try.” Source: Richard Barhydt, NASA’s acting director of the Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program (TACP), discussing the three teams of NASA researchers who have dreamed up potential solutions for pieces of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) puzzle -- who have received the nod to officially begin formal feasibility studies of their concepts.