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August 29, 2018

Airborne 08.29.18: US Astros To Launch 2019, Red Bull AirRace, Perlan Mission II

Also: Japan's 1st Female Fighter Pilot, NBAA Survey, GPS III Satellite, SEA-TAC Runway 16L/34R

NASA Administrator James Bridenstine is confident that astronauts will again fly from U.S. soil next year, but sees the agency's relationship with Roscosmos continuing for several years. Bridenstine said "Without question, by the middle of next year, we'll be flying American astronauts on American rockets from American soil." Since the end of the shuttle program in 2011, U.S. taxpayers have been paying up to $82 million per seat to send U.S. astronauts to the International Space Station aboard Russian Soyuz sp

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Two Former CCAD Supervisors Arrested For Falsifying UH-60 Blade Test Records

Both Had Been Supervisors At The Corpus Christi Army Depot

Two Robstown, TX residents have been taken into custody on charges of conspiracy and falsifying records related to aircraft parts, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.

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Airborne 08.27.18: Fly a Warhawk!, XP-82 Twin Mustang, LA v Bell

Also: Continental Motors, Lewis University, 55th National Championship Air Race, UAS4STEM Winners

Kissimmee, Florida based T-6 flight school, Warbird Adventures, Inc. and owner Thom Richard, have added the fully dual controlled, dual cockpit, Curtiss TP-40N Warhawk, ‘American Dream’ to their Warbird fleet. The aircraft is now based at the Kissimmee Gateway Airport (KISM) and will be used in transition training to fighters, and touring as a fully aerobatic airshow act. The mighty Warhawk will be available to fly for rated pilots and aspiring-pilots alike. The years-long restoration of a rare

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (08.29.18)

“The continuing high demand for Part 107 waivers demonstrates that operators are more eager than ever to harness the great potential of unmanned aviation technology. In order for the industry to reach its full potential, we need to move beyond granting permission on a case-by-case basis.” Source: AUVSI president and CEO Brian Wynne.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (08.29.18): Airport Surface Detection Equipment (ASDE)

Radar equipment specifically designed to detect all principal features and traffic on the surface of an airport, presenting the entire image on the control tower console.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (08.29.18)

Engine Dead 500 Feet Above Treeline, Veteran Fire Boss Pilot Survives Forced Landing

From the Spokesman-Review newspaper, an account of how a pilot survived an engine-out situation while he was fighting the Horns Mountain fire in Ferry County, WA.

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