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February 05, 2019

Airborne-Unmanned 02.05.19: Boeing Autonomous, Russian Okhotnik, Yuneec H520

Also: Airborne Response, Gatwick's $64.5M Impact, CAE Awarded Contract, Curiosity Says Farewell

Late last month, Boeing successfully completed the first test flight of its autonomous passenger air vehicle (PAV) prototype in Manassas, Virginia. During the flight, the PAV prototype, which is 30-feet long and 28-feet wide, completed a controlled takeoff, hover and landing, which tested its autonomous functions and ground control systems. Boeing says that future flights will test forward, wing-borne flight, as well as the transition phase between vertical and forward-flight modes—a phase that is usual

Airborne-Unmanned 02.05.19: Boeing Autonomous, Russian Okhotnik, Yuneec H520 Upgrade

Also: Airborne Response, Gatwick's $64.5M Impact, CAE Awarded Contract, Curiosity Says Farewell

Late last month, Boeing successfully completed the first test flight of its autonomous passenger air vehicle (PAV) prototype in Manassas, Virginia. During the flight, the PAV prototype, which is 30-feet long and 28-feet wide, completed a controlled takeoff, hover and landing, which tested its autonomous functions and ground control systems. Boeing says that future flights will test forward, wing-borne flight, as well as the transition phase between vertical and forward-flight modes—a phase that is usually the most important engineering challenge for any high-speed vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, according to Boeing. Surprise! Photos of what is reported to be Russia

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Demand For New Aviation Workforce Fuels AAR, Vincennes University Partnership

Will Expand VU's Aviation Maintenance Technology Program To Include Job Shadowing And Mentoring

Aviation services provider AAR and Vincennes University (VU) in Indiana today announced their new aviation maintenance education and training partnership to further enhance instruction as well as student job experiences and career prospects at AAR upon graduation.

Impact of Weather On Drone Airworthiness Demonstrated At NYS UAS Test Site

NUAIR Alliance And TruWeather Solutions Partner With Windshape For Industry Advancing Test Flights At Griffiss International Airport

Windshape, a Switzerland based company, in partnership with the New York State UAS Test Site, TruWeather Solutions and the NUAIR Alliance, used industry-leading micro-weather stimulations to test the impact of wind on the air worthiness and performance of various types of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) platforms. The testing took place at the New York State UAS Test Site at Griffiss International Airport, in Rome, New York.

Enstrom 480B Helicopter Receives Canadian Certification

Validates FAA Certification In Late January

Enstrom Helicopter Corporation is pleased to announce it has received Transport Canada validation of their model 480B helicopter on January 25, 2019. The 480B joins the other Enstrom models listed under FAA Type Certificate H1CE which have been approved for operation in Canada including the F-28A, 280, F-28C, F-28C-2, 280C, F-28F, 280F, and 280FX.

High Utilization Results In Increased Warranty For All Piper M600 Aircraft

Adds 500 Hours To The Program Effective Immediately

Piper Aircraft announced today the warranty for all M600 aircraft will be increased from five years/1,000 flight hours to five years/1,500 flight hours effective immediately.

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Embraer And SkyWest Sign Contract For Nine E175 Jets

Carrier Has Purchased A Total Of 158 E175 Airplanes Since 2013

Embraer and SkyWest have signed a firm order for nine E175 jets, with deliveries expected to begin in 2019. The order has a value of USD 422 million, based on current list prices, and was already included in Embraer's 2018 fourth-quarter backlog. SkyWest Airlines will operate all nine E175s, featuring a 76-seat configuration.

Jaunt Air Mobility Acquires Carter Copter Rights

Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Company Unveiled At The Vertical Flight Society Symposium In January

A startup Urban Air Mobility (UAM) company has acquired the rights to the Carter slowed-rotor compound (SR/C) technology developed by Carter Aviation Technologies for personal and air taxi aircraft.

Whelen Engineering To Acquire Lopresti Aviation

Alliance Positions Both Companies To Boost Competitiveness And Better Serve Customers In An Era Of Rapid Change Within The Industry

Whelen Engineering Company has completed an acquisition and spin-off of its Aviation Division with LoPresti Aviation. Whelen’s Aviation Division and LoPresti are both global leaders in the aviation lighting market and will be combined into a single organization named Whelen Aerospace Technologies, or WAT.

FlightSafety Promotes David D. Dyche

Becomes Assistant Manager Of The Tucson Learning Center

FlightSafety International announces that David D. Dyche has been promoted to Assistant Manager of the company’s Learning Center in Tucson, Arizona.

Gone West: Medal Of Honor Recipient Lt. Col Charles Kettles

Saved 44 Lives As The Pilot Of A UH-1D Helicopter In Vietnam

Retired Medal of Honor recipient Lt. Col Charles Kettles has Gone West. Kettles passed away last Monday at the age of 89.

Gone West: WASP Mildred Jane Doyle

Was Believed To Be The Last Of The WASPs Alive In Michigan

Another of the members of the WASPs has Gone West. Michigan resident Mildred Jane Doyle passed away Friday at the age of 97.

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Tennessee Legislature Considers New Drone Bill

Would Make Flying In Some Areas A Class E Felony

A bill introduced into the Tennessee Legislature would make flying a drone in some areas a Class E felony punishable by up to six years in prison and a fine of up to $3,000.

Florida Airport Seeks Developers For Unique Fly-In Hotel

Orlando Melbourne International (KMLB) To Accommodate Growth In Air Service, Operations

Officials at Orlando Melbourne International Airport (KMLB) announced are seeking developers for a unique high-end hotel with airfield access. The fly-in hotel will accommodate the coastal Florida airport’s accelerated growth in air service and major corporate tenants, with meeting space and lodging in high demand. It will be among only a handful of airport fly-in hotels in the nation.

Wreckage Of Plane Carrying Emiliano Sala Found

At Least One Body Can Be Seen In The Fuselage Of The Aircraft

The U.K. AAIB reports that the wreckage of the Piper Malibu that went down in the ocean off Guernsey two weeks ago has been located.

FAA Statement On Continuing Operations During A Lapse In Appropriations

Outlines Policies For Dealing With Partial Government Shutdowns

The FAA has posted its policy for continuing operations during a lapse in appropriations such as would occur during a partial government shutdown. A second such event is possible if Congress cannot reach an agreement on border security by February 15th that is acceptable to President Donald Trump.

Chorus Announces Jazz Pilots' Ratification Of Labor Agreement

Clears A Condition Of Capacity Purchase Agreement Announced On January 14

Pilots flying for Chorus Aviation subsidiary Jazz Aviation have ratified the amendments to their collective agreement which was tentatively agreed on January 14, 2019. The Air Lines Pilots Association, International ('ALPA') represents Jazz's pilots based in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal.

Two Companies Declined Ohio Flight Before Fatal Accident

Cited Weather As A Factor In Turning Down The Business

Two air medical transport companies declined a flight last week before a helicopter belonging to a third company went down in southern Ohio, resulting in the fatal injury of the flight crew of three.

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Red Bull Air Race Championship Again Selects Hartzell Propeller

Sixth Year To Support The Air Race Series

Hartzell Propeller will be the 2019 propeller technical partner of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship for yet another year. It is the sixth year in a row that Hartzell Propeller will be supporting the world famous air race.

Five Fatally Injured In CA Accident

Cessna 414 Impacted A House In Yorba Linda

A Cessna 414 went down Sunday in a residential neighborhood in Yorba Linda in southern California, resulting in five fatalities and two additional injuries, according to authorities.

Airborne-Unmanned 01.29.19: No Drone Super Bowl, Pipistrel-Honeywell, EWR Drone?

Also: 'Test Hopper' Damaged, MicaSense, DBF Drone Services, FLIR Nano-UAV Technology

The FAA will establish airspace restrictions affecting UAS operations January 31 to February 3, 2019 centered on Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA due to pre-Super Bowl and Super Bowl activity. NOTAMs will be issued depicting a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) with all UAS aircraft flight operations prohibited during specified times. AS operations are authorized within the defined SSI airspace if in compliance with published requirements. The FAA recommends that all aircraft operators check NOTAMs OFTEN for mandato

Launch Readiness Confirmed For Flight VA247's Ariane 5

Approval Is Given For The First Arianespace Mission Of 2019

Arianespace’s year-opening Ariane 5 flight has been authorized for liftoff on February 5 following today’s launch readiness review, which was conducted at the Spaceport in French Guiana.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (02.05.19)

"We are again very pleased and proud that for the sixth consecutive year, Red Bull Air Race Championship chose Hartzell's propellers to fly on every one of the race aircraft." Source: Hartzell Propeller Executive vice president JJ Frigge.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (02.05.19): Close Parallel Runways

Two parallel runways whose extended centerlines are separated by less than 4,300 feet and at least 3000 feet (750 feet for SOIA operations) for which ATC is authorized to conduct simultaneous independent approach operations.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (02.05.19)

International Drone Photography Contest Winners

Drone photography is becoming more and more popular each passing year, and so are the photo contests dedicated exclusively to this very modern and very recent medium.

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