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May 02, 2017

Airborne 05.02.17: Cubs 2 Oshkosh 2017!, 100MP DJI Drone, XPONENTIAL 2017 Live!

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The Cubs are returning to AirVenture in large numbers again in 2017 in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the iconic airplane. On the website cubs2osh.com, organizers of the event say that the mass arrival will take place Sunday morning, July 23 originating from Hartford Municipal Airport (KHXF) in Hartford, WI northeast of Milwaukee. The 2017 80th Cub celebration is in the planning stages, according to the website. Many of the highlights of the 75th will be repeated such as the mass fligh

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The FAA has published more than 200 facility maps to streamline the commercial drone authorization process. The maps depict areas and altitudes near airports where UAS may operate safely. But drone operators still need FAA authorization to fly in those areas. The maps will help drone operators improve the quality of their Part 107 airspace authorization requests and help the FAA process the requests more quickly. The maps are informational and do not give people permission to fly drones. Remote pilots must still submit a

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Detroit Aircraft Corp Announces New Company: AirspaceX

Goal Is To Bring On-Demand Air Travel To The Public

Detroit Aircraft Corp has formed AirspaceX, an air mobility company that it says will help deliver affordable, on-demand air travel, connecting cities, suburbs, and surrounding airports around the world. AirspaceX unveiled MOBi, its electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft that enables fast, clean, and reliable transportation at the Uber Elevate Summit in Dallas.

GAO Finds Technical Challenges Are Leading To More Delays

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report saying that the first launch of NASA's SLS rocket will likely not happen until sometime in 2019 due to technical challenges with the massive launch system.

Super Heavy-Lift Drone Company To Open Florida Plant

Aircraft Will Debut At XPONENTIAL Drone Show In Dallas

A new assembly plant that will produce some of the world's most powerful Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) will soon be operating at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport near Tampa.

Will Defer To FAA Regulations When It Comes To Unmanned Aircraft

Maybe this will be the start of a trend. The Aurora, CO City Council has decided that it does not need to enact drone legislation specific to the community.

But Shuttering The Facility Could Take Years

The City Council of Banning, CA voted last week to close its municipal airport (KBNG), saying there are better uses for the property on which the airport sits.

Part Of A Larger Validation Effort Exploring Capabilities From Low Earth Orbit

The FAA and Aireon have announced a successful flight test of space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology, collecting ADS-B data to be used as part of a larger validation effort exploring the new system's capability from low-earth orbit.

Lightweight, Multi-Mission UAS That Reliably Flies 12-Hour Sorties While Operating 100 Pounds Of ISR Payloads

Lockheed Martin's advanced tactical Group 3 unmanned aerial system (UAS), Fury , is regularly flying long-range endurance test missions as the company prepares it for low-rate production.

Flight Test Being Conducted This Year

Swiss Post, the Ticino EOC hospital group and drone manufacturer Matternet have been successfully conducting initial drone flights in Lugano, Switzerland, which could lead to the transportation of laboratory samples between two EOC hospitals in the future, and Switzerland's Federal Office for Civil Aviation (FOCA) recently gave the project the green light.

Pilatus PC-12 Air Ambulance Down In Amarillo

Three On Board Fatally Injured In The Accident

A Pilatus PC-12 air ambulance belonging to Rico Aviation went down Saturday shortly after takeoff from Amarillo, TX. Three employees of the company were fatally injured in the accident.

Families Have Sued The FAA Claiming Air Traffic Controllers Were Negligent

A trial got underway Monday brought against the FAA by the families of two people fatally injured when an airplane impacted a house in Palm Coast, FL in June of 2013.

Authorities Searched For Drugs, But Nothing Found

A private airplane with actor Charlie Sheen on board en route to from Mexico to Los Angeles, CA was required to land in San Diego for a drug inspection, but customs agents came up empty.

Asks U.S. Department Of Commerce To Investigate

Boeing is alleging that Bombardier is offering unfair subsidies and pricing on its CSeries airliners, and has asked the U.S. Department of Commerce to investigate.

UAS Ground Severity Evaluation Final Report Prepared By Alliance For System Safety Of UAS Through Research Excellence (ASSURE)

What might happen if a drone hits a person on the ground? What’s the risk of serious injury? Although the FAA can’t yet definitively answer those questions, studies by a consortium of leading universities have made a start toward better understanding the risks of allowing small unmanned aircraft – or drones – to fly over people.

Restructured Airline Will Be A Privately Held Company

Republic Airways Holdings Inc., the parent of Republic Airline, the world’s largest E-Jet operator and the second-largest regional airline in the United States, announced today that it emerged from its Chapter 11 restructuring effective April 30, 2017. Republic will be closely held by certain unsecured creditors as outlined in its court-approved plan of reorganization.

Erickson Successfully Completes Financial Restructuring, Emerges From Chapter 11

Roberts: Company Has Ability To Fund Present And Future Business Opportunities

Erickson has successfully emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the company announced Monday. The company satisfied the conditions of its confirmed plan of reorganization, which became effective following approximately five months of negotiations and court proceedings.

New 'Blue Barn' Being Built For EAA Chapters And Young Eagles

A number of changes and improvements will be coming to the grounds of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh this year to provide more comfort, service, and convenience to members and visitors. As always, many of the upgrades come from ideas forwarded by volunteers and attendees.

Gathers Runway Improvement Data At Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International

A significant milestone was marked recently with the use of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)—commonly known as drones—to inspect runway conditions at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International. The mission was the first of its kind to use drones on the airfield of an international airport in the United States during daily airport operations.

Looked At 30 Incidents That Resulted In Some Kind Of Legal Action

Bard College has released a report looking at 30 instances where a drone was involved in an incident that led to some kind of legal or disciplinary action against the operator.

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Despite recent turmoil that has accompanied the loss of their CEO, Mooney International is touting the first flight of a production M20V Acclaim Ultra. The first production M20V lifted off to begin its pre-delivery flight test program late last week, allowing Mooney's flight test team to put the new airplane through its initial paces for just over an hour and a half. Both the new Acclaim and Ovation Ultras received FAA certification last month - and the factory is now beginning to ramp-up to first del

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The broadcast platforms of tomorrow may well be unmanned... and 360 Designs has just introduced the Flying EYE -- designed to be a virtual reality (VR), live-streaming UAV. 360 Designs claims the vehicle is the world's first broadcast quality, live streaming VR drone -- offering as much as 6K resolution, as well as the ability to broadcast 360 video to YouTube, Facebook, ground receivers, a custom app and other venues. The competitive landscape for the drone community is growing larger by the day... and the most recent iteratio

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (05.02.17)

"The Government of Canada objects to the allegations made by Boeing. We are confident that our programs are consistent with Canada's international obligations." Source: Government of Canada news release reacting to allegations by Boeing of dumping aircraft on the U.S. market.

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