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Airborne 06.28.17: Teen Solos Jenny, SCOTUS v E Hampton, Balloon Pilot Medicals

Also: UK Drone Regs, Senator James Inhofe, Rocketry Students, Av HoF, GPS III, Solar Eclipse, FlightDeck Pro EFB

Something amazing occurred at the Golden Age Aviation Museum in Bethel, PA, recently. 16-year-old Caroline Daugherty soloed. And while that in itself is pretty cool and reason for congratulations, Caroline had the opportunity to make that first solo flight in a very special airplane; her Dad’s 100-year-old Curtiss JN-4D Jenny. Caroline's dad Paul Daugherty is the president of the Golden Age Aviation Museum with some 22,000 hours in his logbook. Caroline has been around airplanes her ent

Aero-TV: FPV With Style – The Cinemizer Viewpoint

A New Way To See Where Your Drone Is Going…

One of the new entrants into the FPV world is the Cinemizer, which the company says is a versatile and comfortable way to see where your drone is going. Annette Tindall, Sales and Marketing director for Cinemizer, USA, told ANN's CEO and Editor in Chief Jim Campbell, at the Sebring Sport Aviation Expo in January, that the new FPV device is made by a 160-year-old German optics company...

Airborne 06.27.17: SpaceX Doubles!, Sean Tucker Retirement, FA Changes

Also: Shoreham Update, Aero-Calendar, AUVSI, Fighter Pilots, André Borschberg, Airport Crimes, Drone Conference

SpaceX, in the midst of a greatly accelerated launch pace, put two Falcon 9 Payloads into orbit, one of which was a reused first stage... AND then landed two first-stage boosters -- off opposite coasts. On June 23, 2017, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched the BulgariaSat-1 satellite into orbit—the first geostationary communications satellite in Bulgaria’s history. This mission marked the second reflight of a Falcon 9 first stage, having previously supported

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (06.28.17)

"This decision reaffirms the longstanding policy that America has a national aviation system, not one subject to a patchwork quilt of local regulations.” Source: NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (06.28.17): NORDO (No Radio)

Aircraft that cannot or do not communicate by radio when radio communication is required are referred to as “NORDO.”

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (06.28.17)

National Balloon Museum Children's Learning Center The Museum's Learning Center provides a learning environment for children, youth and adults. It includes a "Book Basket" filled with cushions covered with balloon fabric where children can sit and read a book about ballooning.