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Airborne 08.13.15: UAV Shootdown Dispute, Controller Fatigue, 'Sportsman Pilot'

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The owner of a UAV that was shot down by a neighbor who claimed it had been spying on his sunbathing daughter has released a video of the flight. Unlike modern airliners, the small UAV has a flight recorder that continuously downloads a record of its flight to the operator’s iPad. It’s reported that UAV owner David Boggs says that the video proves he was not flying low the home of William Meredith. Boggs says tracking data captured by his iPad, proves that

Aero-TV: Getting Back In Gear - Mooney's Drive to Re-Energize a GA Success Story

More Insight Into The Rebirth Of Mooney... And What The Future May Bring

While at Sun ‘n Fun 2015, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, asked Tom Bowen, who is the CEO of Mooney International, to talk about the challenges he faced when bringing the legacy Mooney back into production. Bowen started off by describing the challenge this way; he said, “It would have been easier to start off with a piece of dirt and build a new factory and go through all the steps from scratch.” From this statement, he moves on to explain how the rebirth of the Mooney is also a rebirth of the manufactu

Airborne 08.12.15: Banner Plane Down, 900th T-6, Airline With A Heart

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The pilot of a banner towing plane was fatally injured in California Sunday after making multiple attempts to pick up a banner at Compton-Woodley Airport. Media reports suggest that the banner the pilot was trying to pick up was an ad for Budweiser Light Beer. A witness is reported to have said that the plane made seven attempts to hook the banner. While the seventh attempt was successful, the plane suddenly nose-dived into the ground. A post-impact fire ens

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (08.13.15)

“General Goldfein knows this isn’t a reward, it’s a challenge. He respects the opportunity; he is not intimidated by it, and he also acknowledges the unbelievable privilege it represents.” Source: Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A Welsh III, at a ceremony to swear in the new Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (08.13.15): Local Traffic

Aircraft operating in the traffic pattern or within sight of the tower, or aircraft known to be departing or arriving from flight in local practice areas, or aircraft executing practice instrument approaches at the airport.