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Airborne 08.28.19: StarHopper Hops!, Starliner Delay, Earnhardt Prelim

Also: FAA Recruiting 737 MAX Pilots, 777X First Flight Delayed, Swedish Air Ambulance PC-24s, New PMA Continental Engine Replacement Parts

Despite a truly last second abort of the final Starhopper test flight on Monday (which turned out to be a minor technical issue that Elon Musk called “...Embarrassing,” the SpaceX Starhopper made its last hop late Tuesday afternoon -- perfectly. The 57 second flight saw a planned maximum altitude of 500 feet, as well as a precision landing near the center of an adjacent landing pad. The Starhopper test was the last flight of this vehicle and was never int

AMA Drone Report 08.29.19: Drones 'n Weapons, UAS4STEM Nat'ls, UAV Paranoia

Also: SpaceX Drone Footage, University Agriculture, More Drone Restrictions, AMA Expo 2019

No one is above a little panic... not even the FAA. The Feds are warning the general public that it is illegal to operate a drone with a dangerous weapon attached. Perhaps you’ve seen online photos and videos of drones with attached guns, bombs, fireworks, flamethrowers (though there are legitimate commercial uses for such things...), and other dangerous items. Do not consider attaching any items such as these to a drone because operating a drone with such an item may result in significant harm to a person a

AMA Drone Report 08.22.19: AMA Reg Update, FAA Stakeholder Input, SkyPixel-DJI

Also: AIR PIX Selfie Drone, Another NIMBY City, Drone Food Delivery, 'Monumental' Drone LIDAR Map

While the Federal regulatory scene is getting a LOT of attention from AMA theses days, they remind us that they haven’t state and local regulatory issues go ignored. Many of the state legislative sessions have come to an end for the current cycle. This year, we continued to see many UAS-related proposals. However, as legislators begin to have a better understanding about the importance of our long-standing hobby, most of these bills were not overly concerning. Depending on the proposed restrictions or

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (08.29.19)

“The Oneida Indian Nation is fundamentally committed to environmental protection. Our partnership with NUAIR on this exciting new project will enable the Nation to not only continue but enhance our stewardship of the environment, and to ensure its preservation now and for future generations.” Source: Oneida Indian Nation Representative and Enterprises CEO Ray Halbritter.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (08.29.19): Drag Curve

The curve created when plotting induced drag and parasite drag.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (08.29.19)

DIY Drones

An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV, colloquially known as a "drone") is basically an aerial robot. As we define it, it is capable of both remotely controlled flight (like a regular RC aircraft) and fully-autonomous flight, controlled by sensors, GPS, and onboard computers performing the functions of an autopilot.