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June 08, 2017

Airborne 06.08.17: Red Bull Victory, 'That's All Brother', EAA v ATC Reform

Also: Toyota Flying Car, Covering Oshkosh, AAAA, JetBlue Pilots, CO Av-Appreciation, Sustainable Fuel, Biggest Little Airshow

A hometown hero claimed the top spot on the podium last weekend at the Red Bull Air Race in Chiba, Japan. Yoshihide Muroya took the win in Chiba, and Petr Kopfstein collected his first podium appearance in an amazing race. The Japanese pilot picked up a penalty in Round 8, but when it came to the Final 4, he crossed the Start/Finish Gate in 55.288 – one of his quickest times of the racing week. Petr Kopfstein made the most of his first attempt at the Final 4 by storming thr

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AMA Drone Report 06.08.17: FAI World Drone Racing, Microdrones, Bambi-Copter

Also: Camp AMA, Major League Drone Goof, Cook County v Drones, Michael Huerta Update

FAI has issued a call for bids for the first FAI World Drone Racing Championships, to be held in late 2017 or early 2018. Billed as the #1 Sport Series of the New Generation, the FAI World Drone Racing Championships will harness the international excitement and enthusiasm around drones in a four day world championships competition. It will see the world’s best Drone Racers compete for the most prestigious title in the sport – FAI World Champion. DR1 Racing and Air Hogs announced last year that they would be

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NAA Issues Call For Nominations For Several Awards

Deadlines Approaching For Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy, Frank G. Brewer Trophy, Others

  Part of NAA's mission is identifying and recognizing those who have contributed to the "art, sport and science of aviation and spaceflight in the United States." NAA presents more than a dozen awards throughout each year to honor achievements in aviation and space.

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Airborne 06.07.17: User Fees On The Way?, Twin Mustang, Czech Sport A/C

Also: Oshkosh 2017 Stringers, Kyle Franklin, Jet Airways, Orbital ATK, HC-130J, Astro-Chief, Japanese F-35A

Face it... we all knew this was coming... Shortly after Monday's announcement by President Donald Trump about plans to privatize ATC, the White House released what it characterized as an overview of the President's "Principles for Reforming the U.S. Air Traffic Control System." According to the document, the system is intended to be funded entirely by user fees. The document states that the new nonprofit ATC entity "should be financially self-sufficient through the collection of user fees that cov

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AMA Drone Report 06.01.17: More Dumb UAV Regs?, Waterproof Drones, Neistat v FAA

Also: National Defense Authorization Act, Laguna Beach Regs, Sporty's Drone Study Buddy

A curious, if not confusing, new bill authored by a bipartisan mix of Senators pretty much wants to do away with Federal preemption and give state and local governments the power to regulate drones flying under 200 feet AGL... The chaos potential, of course, is huge. Senators Tom Cotton, Dianne Feinstein, Mike Lee and Richard Blumenthal have introduced the Drone Federalism Act. The Senators errantly insist that in the timeframe between September 2015 to September 2016, nearly 1,500 drone incidents were reported. Mind

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (06.08.17)

"Shifting air traffic control out of the government, improving accountability to aviation users and adaptability in its operations are key steps to achieving these goals." Source: Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, in prepared remarks presented Wednesday before the Senate Commerce Committee.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (06.08.17): Fix

A geographical position determined by visual reference to the surface, by reference to one or more radio NAVAIDs, by celestial plotting, or by another navigational device.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (06.08.17)

Soaring Safety Foundation

The major goals of the Soaring Safety Foundation include: Reducing the accident rate in soaring; Increasing pilot awareness of soaring safety issues, and; Disseminating training information and material.

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