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October 30, 2014

King Air Down At Wichita Mid-Continent Airport

Aircraft Impacted Flight Safety International Building, Two Fatally Injured, Five Missing

A Beechcraft King Air with one person on board went down on departure Thursday morning at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport in Wichita, KS, impacting the Flight Safety International Building.

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SC, OR Legislators Fight To Keep USCG SAR Helos

Coast Guard Would Remove Two From Charleston, SC, One From Newport, OR

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has proposed removing two Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopters from its base in Charleston, SC, as well as one from Newport, OR, and that plan is not sitting well with three U.S. Senators ... or the U.S. Marine Corps.

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ACSF Names New Member To Board Of Governors

NBAA Executive Mark Larsen Tapped For The Post

The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) has named Mark Larsen, NBAA senior manager of safety & flight operations to the its Board of Governors.

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New Ship-Based UAS Set For Development

Airbus Defense And Space Signs Cooperation Agreement With DCNS For The Development Of TANAN Aircraft

As part of the 2014 Euronaval exhibition, Airbus Defense and Space and DCNS signed a cooperation agreement on Tuesday in Paris to develop a ship-based helicopter UAS capability.

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U.K. Ministry Of Defense Makes $2.42 Billion Air Traffic Management Deal

Contract Awarded To Joint Venture Between Thales And NATS

AQUILA, a joint venture between Thales and NATS, has been awarded the £1.5 billion (approx. $2.42 billion) contract, which is expected to save U.K. taxpayers up to £1 billion (approx $1.6 billion) over the next 22 years.

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Drone Aviation's 'Blimp In A Box' Joins Search For Pennsylvania Fugitive

Police Use BiB Aerial Platform In Ongoing Manhunt

A tethered aerostat developed by Drone Aviation based in Jacksonville, FL has been deployed by Pennsylvania police in the Pocono Mountains on the border of Pike and Monroe Counties where alleged cop-killer Eric Frein is thought to be hiding in a heavily forested area.

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Third Quarter Lightspeed Headset Winners Announced

EAA Members Become Eligible When They Take A Young Eagle Flying

The EAA has announced the third quarter winners of its ongoing Lightspeed Headset rewards program. Tom Bucci (EAA 718064) of Vacaville, CA and Chris Hope (EAA 266185) of Kansas City, MO are the third quarter drawing winners of Lightspeed Zulu headsets provided for eligible Young Eagles pilots by Lightspeed Aviation. Both Bucci and Hope were automatically entered by returning Young Eagles flight registration forms for flights completed in the third quarter 2014.

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Insitu Announces ScanEagle 2

The Next Generation Of The ScanEagle Platform

The next generation of the ScanEagle platform has been introduced by Insitu at the Euronaval Exhibition and Conference in Paris.

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Summit Air Ambulance Takes Delivery Of Its First AW119Kx

Aircraft Will Support Operations In The Northwest U.S.

Summit Air Ambulance of Idaho has taken delivery of their first AW119Kx, an EMS equipped helicopter that will support their operations in the Northwest United States. The delivery of a second AW119Kx will soon follow, and both helicopters will join several AW109 Power helicopters already in service with Summit, in addition to a fleet of fixed-wing aircraft.

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North American Sheriffs Expand Fleets With Bell 407GXs

Two Departments Purchase One Helicopter Each

Two North American sheriff aviation departments have opted to expand their aviation fleets with the purchase of Bell 407GXs.

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Italian WWII Fighter Pilot Found At Controls Of Crashed Airplane

Aircraft Went Down During A Battle Nearly 70 Years Ago

The wreckage of an Italian Macchi C.205 fighter plane has been found outside Pauda in northern Italy buried 13 feet underground with its pilot still at the controls.

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AD: Bombardier, Inc. Airplanes

AD NUMBER: 2014-17-51

PRODUCT: Certain Bombardier, Inc. Model CL-600-2B16 airplanes.

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EAA To FAA: ADS-B Mandate 'Fraught With Hurdles' For GA

Cost, Compliance, Lack Of Benefits Preventing Adoption

At a meeting held Tuesday in Washington, D.C. at FAA headquarters billed as a "Call to Action" on NextGen, Sean Elliott, EAA vice president of advocacy and safety, told the FAA Tuesday that while the recreational aviation community is willing to work toward a modernization of the national airspace system, mandated ADS-B compliance is still fraught with too many hurdles to motivate general aviation aircraft owners to install the costly equipment.

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NextGen 'Call To Action' Summit: The FAA's View

Says Agency Is Working With Industry To Equip With NextGen Technology

The FAA is presenting a somewhat different take on the NextGen "Call to Action" summit held Tuesday at FAA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. than some of the "letter groups" that attended the meeting. The agency says it is working with aviation industry leaders to renew their commitment to equip aircraft with new NextGen avionics technology by the January 1, 2020 deadline.

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FAA Approves Piper Seminole For Garmin GFC700

TC Change Approval Allows Installation In G100-Equipped Aircraft

The FAA has delivered Type Certificate change approval to Piper Aircraft for the incorporation of Garmin GFC700 flight control system in the Garmin G1000-equipped twin-engine Seminole aircraft.  

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Boeing Delivers Emirates' 100th 777-300ER

Aircraft Type Makes Up The Majority Of Carrier's Fleet

Boeing and Emirates Airline are celebrating the delivery of the airline's 100th 777-300ER (Extended Range), marking another milestone in a partnership that began over two decades ago when the Dubai-based airline ordered its first 777.

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Search Continues For MH370

Over 57,000 Square Miles Mapped And Analyzed

The Australian government says that it is progressing in its search for Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, a Boeing 777 that vanished in March of this year.

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AeroSports Update: National Security Events Can Affect Recreational Flyers

Temporary Flight Restrictions Can Catch You By Surprise If You Don’t Pay Attention

Recreational flyers like to keep it simple and fun. This means we tend to fly in good weather and in familiar areas. Sometimes a weather briefing is as simple as using a computer, checking ahead by calling AWOS on the phone, or simply watching television, but are you sure you’re up to date on temporary flight restrictions (TFR’s)?

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Leader Of Gay Pilots Association Fatally Injured In Accident

Steven Moore's Plane Went Down Near Boulder Municipal Airport

The executive director of the National Gay Pilots Association (NGPA) was fatally injured Monday in an accident that occurred near Boulder Municipal Airport (KBDU) in Colorado.

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (10.30.14)

“The expense of a single piece of equipment that costs 10 to 25 percent of the value of an entire airplane makes no sense to many of these aircraft owners, especially with little or no safety or situational awareness improvements, nor a reduction in cockpit workload.” Source: Sean Elliott, EAA vice president of advocacy and safety.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.30.14): Marginal Visual Flight Rules

In an aviation product, refers to the general weather conditions pilots can expect at the surface.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (10.30.14)

The US Coast Guard Aviation Association

The organizational objectives outlined by the founders remain the same but the scope and reality of today's organization is probably far greater than originally envisioned.

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