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Airborne 08.18.15: Golden Knight Tragedy, Drone Racing League, F-35 Helmet

Also: NAHA, Aero-Calendar, Nepal UN Relief Heli, Student Satellite, Amakusa Airlines, UPS Pilots, PW TF33 Engine

What was supposed to be a great day of festivity at Chicago’s Air and Water Show on Sunday turned tragic when two skydivers collided in flight. One of the skydivers involved in the accident was Timmy Holland, who is a highly experienced skydiver with the Navy Leap Frogs skydive team. The other skydiver, Sergeant First Class Corey Hood was a 14 year veteran of the U.S. Army Golden Knights exhibition skydive team. It has now been made official by Northwestern Memorial Hospital officials th

Aero-TV: NextGen GA Fund Expands - Announcing Jumpstart-IN

Innovative Finance Program Offers Solutions While Others Still Argue About The Problems

While at EAA AirVenture 2015, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, sought out some information regarding the NextGen Fund, what it means, and how it applies to general aviation. Jim met with Michael Dyment, the Founder and Managing Partner of NEXA capital partners, LLC. NEXA is the financial group primarily responsible for managing the NextGen Fund. Dyment explains some of the actions already taken by the NextGen Fund to get things moving with programs such “Jumpstart” and a new program called &ldquo

Airborne 08.17.15: AMA v UAV Foolishness, Twin Commander, Collings' New Birds

Also: RS-25 Tests, Trigana Crash, Apache Solo Display, Last Flt For 1st 727, SkyWest Airlines, Trent XWB, New AF Vice Chief Of Staff, Virgin America Partnership

Sometimes you just have to stand up and question authority, and that's just what the leadership of the Academy of Model Aeronautics has done following the FAA's release last week of data that shows a sharp increase in "drone" sightings by pilots of manned aircraft. AMA executive director Dave Mathewson issued a statement that said, in part, “The increase in sightings of unmanned aircraft highlight the need for stricter enforcement of existi

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (08.18.15)

“Once the rules are finalized, consumers will no longer be able to fly without any oversight or education. Source: Brian Wynne, president and CEO of AUVSI, in a statement reacting to a recent FAA story highlighting the increased number of incidents between UAVs and piloted aircraft.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (08.18.15): Ailerons

On an aircraft, the ailerons are a control surface usually on the trailing edge of the wings.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (08.18.15)

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