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AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 set new attendance records and drew more than 10,000 aircraft, according to the final figures released by EAA. “A ‘perfect’ event may be unattainable, but AirVenture 2018 came about as close as one could imagine," said EAA chairman Jack Pelton. The event drew approximately 601,000, nearly two percent above of 2017’s record total. Stratos Aircraft has introduced an update on its VLJ program and introduced the Stratos 716 model. The Stratos 716 is an evolution of the 714

City May Have Improperly Paid Attorney's Fees With Airport Money

The FAA is investigating the possible misuse of airport funds intended for improvements and operations at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to pay attorney's fees in response to federal subpoenas related to a City Hall corruption investigation.

Gets An Assist From Canadian Air Force High Performance Aircraft

Project PoSSUM has successfully completed a high-altitude research campaign to study noctilucent clouds using a CT-155 'Hawk' training aircraft, thanks to CAE, located at the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) 15 Wing at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.

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As the U.S. Senate focuses on FAA reauthorization legislation, members of the AMA Government Affairs team have met with senators and their staff in recent months to share the importance of the Special Rule for Model Aircraft (Section 336). This past weekend, they traveled to EAA Airventure and talked about the latest UAS regulation proposals with members. While there, they had the opportunity to meet with Senator Jim Inhofe (OK) and discuss model aviation and paths to

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The FAA has reported that more than 100,000 enthusiasts have obtained a Remote Pilot Certificate to fly a drone for commercial and recreational use since the FAA small drone rule went into effect on August 29, 2016. Under Part 107, the person actually flying a UAS must have a Remote Pilot Certificate, or be directly supervised by someone with such a certificate. The majority of drone pilots get certified by studying online materials and then passing an initial aeronautic

Oshkosh Odds And Ends

To put on an annual event a massive as AirVenture takes a lot of volunteers that contribute their time doing jobs that you might not think are related to airplanes ... and in fact, they’re not. There’s garbage to pick up, restrooms to maintain, grass to be mowed and a hundred other jobs that are done to make your aviation experience fantastic.

Klyde Has a Little Fun With NASA's Graphic History

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An interesting company by the name of Avilution is shaking up the status quo in the avionics world. Determined to find new solutions to age-old problems, Avilution has a decidedly different take on how we should build, equip, and operate our instrumentation. These folks are true electronic innovators. The legendary Lancair company has been through a number of owners and quite a few airplanes... but the latest owners of this speedy little company are making big upgrade

Remote Airport Advisory (RAA) A remote service which may be provided by facilities, which are not located on the landing airport, but have a discrete ground−to−air communication frequency or tower frequency when the tower is closed, automated weather reporting with voice available to the pilot at the landing airport, and a continuous ASOS/AWSS/AWOS data display, other direct reading instruments, or manual observation is available to the FSS specialist.

Aero Linx: Flights For Life, Incorporated (FFL) Flights For Life, Incorporated (FFL) was formed in 1984 as a non-profit organization dedicated to providing free air transportation to transport blood for the United Blood Service (UBS) of Arizona. FFL works in cooperation with hospitals, blood banks, health-care agencies and private individuals all over Arizona. WE DO NOT FLY PATIENTS. Please do not make requests for patient flights. On a non-emergency basis, Flights For Life provides transportation of human blood, tissue and organs. FFL provides emergency transportation for human blood on an "on demand" basis, to replenish hospital reserves. FFL provides this service continuously 24 hours a day,

"The 714 PoC aircraft has served a vital role in advancing the design towards the 716. We will first offer the 716X, as an experimental kit aircraft. We see producing a limited number of kit aircraft as a logical step towards certification. It also allows customers who don't want to wait for certification an opportunity to own and operate a Stratos 716X much sooner." Source: Stratos CTO, Carsten Sundin, explaining the update for its Stratos VLJ program and the introduction of the Stratos 716 model. The Stratos 716 is an evolution of the 714 Proof of Concept (PoC) aircraft.