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January 03, 2019

AMA Drone Report 01.03.19: Drone Paranoia, Drone Advisory Group, SkyPixel-DJI

Also: Australia 'Crack Down', U.S. Forest Service, Insurer Not Liable For Drone, False Drone Blame-Game

Our top story today comes out of the UK’s London Gatwick Airport. Where details of drone sightings seems to get stranger by the day. It all started on the evening of December 20th--when the runway at London's Gatwick airport was closed due to drone sightings by airport staff members. Police arrested two suspects on the suspicion of disrupting civil aviation-but were later forced to release the two after an investigation found they did not have enough evidence to hold them. Despite numerous reports there is little evidence that a drone caused this... The FAA has posted a notice in the Federal Register soliciting qualified candidates to serve on the Drone Advisory Committe

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Gulfstream Makes First International Deliveries Of All-new G500 Airplanes

International Launch Customer Qatar Executive Continues Expansion Of Gulfstream Fleet

Gulfstream recently made the first international deliveries of the clean-sheet, record-breaking Gulfstream G500. Qatar Airways received two G500 aircraft at Gulfstream’s Savannah headquarters. The aircraft will join the five Gulfstream G650ER aircraft already in service with Qatar Executive, the airline’s executive charter business.

Bombardier Announces Sale Of Four Global 6000 Business Jets

Transaction With Undisclosed Customer Valued At $130 Million At List Prices

Bombardier is pleased to announce the sale of four Global 6000 business jets to an undisclosed customer. This transaction is valued at $310 million U.S., according to current list prices and including a contract for services.

Qatar Airways Acquires Of Five Percent Of China Southern Airlines

Supports Larger Investment Strategy By The Airline Group

Qatar Airways Group Q.C.S.C. is pleased to announce that as part of its strategy to invest in the strongest airlines around the world and continue enhancing operations and network connectivity, on December 28, 2018 it completed an on-market purchase of certain A shares and H shares of China Southern Airlines Company Limited ("China Southern Airlines"), resulting in its aggregate holding of approximately five percent of the total issued share capital of China Southern Airlines.

Co-Pilot Of Downed Lion Air 610'S Family Files Suit Against Boeing In Chicago

Alleges Faulty Sensors Provided Inaccurate Information To The Flight Control System

The Law firm of Gardiner Koch Weisberg & Wrona has filed a lawsuit against The Boeing Company on behalf of the family of Harvino, the co-pilot of Lion Air Flight 610, who died when the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft crashed into the Java Sea on October 29, 2018. All 189 people on board were fatally injured upon impact.

Call For Entries: The Richard Collins Writing Prize For Young Pilots

Contest Sponsored By Sporty's Pilot Shop For Pilots Up To Age 24

The Richard Collins family has partnered with Sporty’s to offer The Richard Collins Writing Prize for Young Pilots. To qualify, the writer must be a pilot (including student pilot) who is 24 years of age or younger. The article must be original, not previously published, and no longer than 1,500 words. The topic may reflect any aspect of general aviation flying.

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International Association Of Aircraft Dealers Awards Scholarships

Will Assist Future Business Aviation Leaders With Their Education

The International Aircraft Dealers Association's Business Aviation Scholarship program has awarded $32,000 in individual scholarships to eight college students seeking professions within business aviation.

EASA, TCAA Approve Twin Otter Engine STC

Ikhana Aircraft Services Announces DHC-6-100HP/-200HP High Power STC Now Has Been Approved

Ikhana Aircraft Services announces continued market expansion of its DHC-6 Twin Otter product line with EASA and TCCA approval of its RWMI DHC-6-100HP/-200HP. The Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) is an approved performance enhancement for the DHC-6-100/-200 series replacing the original PT6A-20 engines with PT6A-27 or -34 series engines.

Weather Grounds NYPD Drones On New Year's Eve

Were To Have Kept Track Of Crowds In Times Square

The New York City Police Department intended to use its new drones to keep tabs on the crowds in Times Square during the annual New Year's Eve celebration.

Sugar Is Sweet, Essential To Life - And It's Probably In Deep Space

A Team Of NASA Astrophysicists Were Able To Create DNA's Sugar In Laboratory Conditions That Mimic Interstellar Space

When we think of sugar, it’s in the form of a holiday sweet or a reason to head back to gym after New Year’s Eve — we don’t usually think of the complex varieties that form the structural backbones of our very genetic code. And we certainly don’t think of sugar floating around in the vast darkness of space.

UAE Rescue Helicopter Down After Hitting World’s Longest Zip Line

All Four Crew Members On Board Fatally Injured In The Accident In Ras Al Khaimah

A rescue helicopter went down at around 5:50 p.m. local time on Saturday in Ras Al Khaimah (RAK), fatally injuring all four rescue personnel onboard. The Agusta 139 helicopter was on a rescue mission in the Jebel Jais area to airlift an injured man when it hit the world’s longest zip line that resulted in the accident before picking up the patient.

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Enters Close Orbit Around Bennu, Breaking Record

Orbit Insertion Completed On New Year's Eve From Earth's Perspective

At 2:43 p.m. EST on December 31, while many on Earth prepared to welcome the New Year, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, 70 million miles away, carried out a single, eight-second burn of its thrusters – and broke a space exploration record. The spacecraft entered into orbit around the asteroid Bennu, and made Bennu the smallest object ever to be orbited by a spacecraft.

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Drone Flies Close To Helicopter In New Zealand

Helo Pilot Said Drone Came Within 15-30 Feet Of His Aircraft

The pilot of an Eagle helicopter said that he saw a drone flying within 15-30 feet of his aircraft at about midnight on New Year's Day over a highway in Auckland, New Zealand.

After Years Of Dedicated Rebuilding, XP-82 Flies Again

Tom Reilly's Wizardry Results In Iconic Warbird Restoration

While we knew it was ready to fly at any time, the unique XP-82 restoration undertaken by Warbird craftsman, Tom Reilly, has seen some daylight under it's wings. after well over half a century of being ground-bound. The details are limited right now but a status update on Reilly's Facebook page spilled the beans... Reilly reported that, "On 31 December 2018, our XP-82 Twin Mustang flew for the first time since 14 December 1949. Although it wasn’t supposed to fly yesterday, all that was planned to do was the last FAA required runway high-speed taxi test, lift off for a second or two and then back down, deploy full flaps and brake to a stop. It accelerated so fast after the plann

Florida Aviation Museum Facing Shutdown

Amazing Aviation Collection Of Military And Space Artifacts Could Be Lost

Pilot Bob Oehl had a dream... to compile artifacts and pieces of history recognizing our nation's triumphs and hard-fought lessons through several wars as well as our history as a space-faring nation. He's spent way too much of his own time and money, made incredible sacrifices, and has a dream that he'd hoped would culminate in a multi-million dollar museum facility in sleepy little Keystone, Florida. To be blunt, it's been a struggle. The current collection is massive -- and unique... he has put together an extensive assembly of items from our military history, and done a particularly spectacular job in obtaining extraordinary NASA artifacts, including an intact Space Shut

AMA Drone Report 01.03.19: Drone Paranoia, Drone Advisory Group, SkyPixel-DJI

Also: Australia 'Crack Down', U.S. Forest Service, Insurer Not Liable For Drone, False Drone Blame-Game

Our top story today comes out of the UK’s London Gatwick Airport. Where details of drone sightings seems to get stranger by the day. It all started on the evening of December 20th--when the runway at London's Gatwick airport was closed due to drone sightings by airport staff members. Police arrested two suspects on the suspicion of disrupting civil aviation-but were later forced to release the two after an investigation found they did not have enough evidence to hold them. Despite numerous repor

NATCA: Number Of Fully Trained Controllers On The Job Now Lowest In 30 Years

Government Shutdown Means Hiring & Training Delays, Worsening Current Air Traffic Controller Staffing Crisis

Because of the federal government shutdown, the FAA has closed its training academy in Oklahoma City where new air traffic controller hires go to begin their careers, according to NATCA. In addition, classroom and simulator training at air traffic control facilities also is suspended during this shutdown. Along with 3,000 other aviation safety professionals represented by NATCA, many new hires who have recently graduated from the academy and begun working at their first air traffic control facility are furloughed, their critical training halted along with their pay.

Government Shutdown Continues – NATA On Hand to Help

Offers Resources To Help Owners And Operators Navigate The Situation

As 2019 gets underway, all eyes are on Washington and what the Administration and the new Congress will do to end the government shutdown.

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FAA To Conduct Runway Safety Events Focusing On Wrong Surface Operations

Wrong Surface Landings Occur At A Rate Of Approximately One Every Other Day, According To The Agency

In an effort to raise pilots’ awareness of wrong surface events, the FAA will host special Runway Safety Action Team (RSAT) meetings at Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL) on Jan. 9 and Nashville International Airport (KBNA) on Jan. 30, and is asking pilots who are based at or frequent these airports to attend.

Aviation Safety Network Releases 2018 Airliner Accident Statistics

Shows A Total Of 15 Fatal Airliner Accident Worldwide Last Year

The Aviation Safety Network today released the 2018 airliner accident statistics showing a total of 15 fatal airliner accidents, resulting in 556 fatalities. Despite several high-profile accidents, the year 2018 was one of the safest years ever for commercial aviation, Aviation Safety Network data show.

EAA Aviation Museum Will Be Active In January And February

Skiplane Fly-In, Aviation Films, And Speakers All On The Schedule

The restoration of an iconic World War II bomber, Tom Hanks as Sully Sullenberger, and the popular skiplane fly-in are part of the outstanding list of activities at the EAA Aviation Museum during January and February.

ALPA’s New National Officer Team Ushers In 2019

Capt. Joe DePete Takes Over As The Union’s 11Th President

The world’s largest pilots’ union, the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), welcomed a new slate of national officers this week as Capt. Joe DePete takes over as the union’s 11th president. The new national officers were elected to four-year terms beginning January 1, 2019.

Disabled Pilot Fatally Injured In Accident In Thailand

Flight Design CTLS Reportedly Hit Power Lines During Landing Attempt

One of two disabled pilots taking part in an around-the-world flight campaign to raise awareness about differently abled people was fatally injured in an accident while landing at Bang Phra in Thailand.

AMA Drone Report 12.27.18: AMA's New Boss!, KC Reviews DJI's Mavic 2 Pro, Part 1

Special Holiday Episode

AMA has named Chad Budreau as its new Executive Director. Budreau has held this position on an interim basis since April 2018, and previously served as AMA’s Public Relations and Government Affairs Director. “With Chad’s extensive experience in model aviation and deep understanding of AMA’s mission, he is undoubtedly the best person to lead our beloved hobby. I look forward to continue working with Chad to preserve and protect this important hobby for future generations to come,” said Rich Hanson, President of AMA. “I am honored to be named Exe

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (01.03.19)

"This staffing crisis is negatively affecting the National Airspace System, and the shutdown almost certainly will make a bad situation worse. Even before the shutdown, controllers have needed to work longer and harder to make up for the staffing shortfall." Source: NATCA President Paul Rinaldi.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (01.03.19): Aircraft Approach Category

A performance grouping of aircraft based on a speed of 1.3 times the stall speed in the landing configuration at maximum gross landing weight.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (01.03.19)

National Coalition for Aviation Education

The National Coalition for Aviation Education is a membership organization that was formed in 1993 when the founding member groups signed a formal charter and established a partnership with the FAA.

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