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Airborne 09.01.15: RV-12 Milestone, MH370 Wreckage... NOT?, Sling 2 To Hawaii

Also: JetFuelX, Aero-Calendar, CEO Lends Corporate Jet, Citation Latitude Delivers, Trans States Pilots, Airbus Heli’s H175, Pink King Air

Van’s Aircraft tells us that On August 27, their shipping department had several orders to fill, and by the end of the day, they’d rolled the 937th RV-12 kit empennage package onto the shipping dock. While the number 937 seems like an odd number to celebrate, Van’s says that combined with the S-LSA “fly-away” RV-12s the company has constructed, the total number of RV-12 empennage kits produced and sold now totals one thousand. Despi

Aero-TV: Updating Your Attitude - BendixKing’s KI300 Solid State Electronic AI

Slowly But Surely, BendixKing Builds A Whole New Product Line

While at EAA AirVenture 2015, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, took some time to get an attitude check. He did this by stopping by the Bendix King display and talking with Justin Ryan, who is the president of BendixKing. The topic of their discussion was the new BendixKing KI 300 solid-state attitude indicator. Ryan explained that BendixKing has listened to its customers that wanted a better way to provide attitude reference for their BendixKing auto flight systems. The new KI 300 is designed to replace the mechanical gyro-driven KI

Airborne 08.31.15: CAP 'Total Force' Upgrade, NBAA v User Fees, Airshow Loss

Also: Buzz Aldrin Space Institute, Drone Spots Shark, Texting Accident, SECAF At BellHeli, B4UFLY App, NTSB MidAir Prelim, ERAU Drones

Last week ANN’s Jim Campbell was fortunate to be at the CAP National Conference when it was announced that General Mark A. Welsh announced the official recognition of the Civil Air Patrol as the fourth member of the Air Force Total Force team. The official recognition reflects CAP’s key and continuing contributions to the Air Force mission working with the Active, Guard and Reserve components to provide the Air Force with a full spectrum of distinct and comple

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (09.01.15)

"Success! After a 21-hour flight, they landed with more than 2 hours of fuel endurance remaining, and further than their original destination (Honolulu instead of Maui)." Source: Facebook post announcing that the Sling 2 had arrived in Hawaii on its around-the-world attempt.