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May 15, 2020

Stunningly Stupid! Drone Pilot Flies Close to Blue Angels Flyover

Multiple Federal Agencies Alerted and Investigating

It is the epitome of stupid (drone) pilot tricks... as an online video has been posted showing an exceptionally moronic drone pilot flying his UAV way too close to a Blue Angels flyover. The Blues were performing one of their highly visible and heavily publicized 'America Strong' flyovers to honor health workers and other heroes in a demonstration flight over the city of Detroit on May 12th when the incident (see attached screen capture from alleged video) reportedly took place. Posted to Facebook and Instagram (since removed) by Giovanni Lucia (@giolucia), the video, at one point, shows a small drone flying in exceptionally close proximity to the Blue Angels who flew slightly above the came

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COVID-19 Strikes Again -- Avalon 2021 Deferred

Rescheduled For Later in 2021

Chief Executive, Ian Honnery, for the AMDA Foundation is another one of those folks who have had to make a tough call... especially with potential effectsa on the celebration of the Centenary of the Royal Australian Air Force to be dealt with, in the future. As a result, he has announced that the Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition (AVALON 2021) needs to be rescheduled. Honnery noted that, "After extensive consultation and review, it has become clear that the impacts of COVID-19, including lengthy logistical lead times and uncertainty about availability of international travel, would pose unacceptable risks to AVALON 2021, should it continue with its original February dates...<

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Boeing Delivers 100th USN P-8A Poseidon

Military Derivative of the Boeing 737 NG

The U.S. Navy received its 100th P-8A aircraft from Boeing [NYSE: BA] today as the global fleet, which also includes the Indian navy and the Australian and U.K. air forces, approaches 300,000 flight hours of hunting submarines and providing aerial reconnaissance capabilities around the world. “We’re honored by the Navy’s faith and confidence in our employees and the P-8 system,” said Stu Voboril, vice president and program manager. "Our focus has been, and will be, on delivering the world’s best maritime patrol aircraft, bar none.”

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