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May 14, 2016

FAA Publishes Part 61 NPRM

Changes Would Improve Pilot Training And Certification Rules

The FAA has published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would improve pilot certification and training. Part 61 governs the certification of pilots, flight instructors, and ground instructors.

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B-29 Doc Moves Under Its Own Power

Low Speed Taxi Tests Conducted This Week

For the first time since 1956, the nearly-restored B-29 known as Doc moved under its own power. The restoration crew performed the first of many low-speed taxi tests on May 11, 2016 as the final preparations are underway before first flight.

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Sun Flyer Prototype Unveiled

Spartan College Reserves Five Additional Airplanes

Aero Electric Aircraft Corp. (AEAC), which is developing the high-tech, solar-electric “Sun Flyer” general aviation flight trainer, hosted a rollout event of its proof of concept (POC) Sun Flyer Wednesday at Centennial Airport in Denver, CO.

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Rolls-Royce Despatches First Set Of Trent 900 Engines To Emirates

Part Of The Largest-Ever Order From The Carrier

Rolls-Royce has despatched the first ‘shipset’ of four engines as part of its largest ever order, for Emirates. The Trent 900 engines left the Rolls-Royce site at Derby, UK, where they were assembled, for Airbus in Toulouse, France, where they will be fitted to an A380 aircraft.

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Congress Approves TSA Request For More Screeners

Agency Anticipating A Large Increase In Passenger Volume This Summer

The U.S. Congress has approved a request from the Transportation Security Administration for funding for hundreds of additional screeners to handle an anticipated increase in airline passengers this summer.

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Boeing Manned Launch Slips To 2018

Company Cites Delays In NASA's Development Schedule

Boeing's Starliner manned spacecraft will not carry humans into space until sometime in 2018, according to a company executive.

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Possible Plane Debris Discovered In Calhoun, TN

FAA Investigating Parts That May Have Fallen From A Delta 717

FAA investigators were called to a farm in Calhoun, TN Thursday to look at possible debris from an airplane that was discovered in the farmer's

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Skydiving Plane Down In California

All 18 Aboard Survive The Accident

A Cessna 208 with 18 people on board went down in a vineyard in northern California Thursday, and while the airplane was substantially damaged, only the pilot suffered minor injuries in the accident.

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (05.14.16)

“Sun Flyer is going to be environmentally friendly, but there will be a lot of significant cost reductions as well.” Source: Charlie Johnson, President of AEAC (Aero Electric Aircraft Corp.),

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.14.16): How Do You Hear Me?

A question relating to the quality of the transmission or to determine how well the transmission is being received.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.14.16)

The American Aviation Historical Society

The Society was founded in 1956 as a non-profit educational organization with the primary objective being the preservation and dissemination of the rich heritage of American aviation.

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