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August 05, 2016

CloudAhoy Changes The Way Pilots Debrief After Landing

Unique Application Shown During EAA AirVenture 2016

The Internet of Things (IOT) has changed our lives, and this includes new and constantly evolving applications for our aviation interests. When individuals with expertise in the IOT, visualization, and big data, combine these with a passion for pilot proficiency, safety and fun, great things happen. This includes a unique and powerful flight debriefing application featured in ANN's 2016 Innovators preview, and demonstrated for attendees at AirVenture 2016 by designers from CloudAhoy, Inc.

Jobs Of An EAA Volunteer All Around AirVenture

Seaplane Base Offers Different Volunteer Jobs Than KOSH

AirVenture has thousands of airplanes, so many that it’s hard to see them all within a week. However, there are even more AirVenture aircraft than are seen on the field.

'Wright Brothers' Author David McCullough To Address NBAA Convention

Will Focus On 'Lessons In Leadership' At Opening General Session

With examples from his most recent book "The Wright Brothers", Pulitzer-prize winning author David McCullough will focus on “Lessons in Leadership” in a keynote address during the Opening General Session of the 2016 National Business Aviation Association’s Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) on Tuesday, Nov. 1. Held in Orlando, FL, the event runs through Nov. 3.

Cessna Pilot Center Training Kits Updated

iPad App Lets Pilots Download And Complete Lessons Offline

Cessna Pilot Centers’ use of the latest iPad technology gives pilots convenient access to their online courses even when they are offline. The CPC Companion app, a free download from the Apple App Store, allows pilots to download lessons from their courses to their iPad.

Report: Global Helicopter Simulator Market To Grow

Demand Increasing For Commercial And Military Helicopter Sims

The demand for helicopter sims is poised for growth, according to a new report from ASDReports.

Drone USA, Inc. Announces Appointment Of New Chief Strategic Officer

Paul Ferro Becomes Responsible For Translating Priorities Into A Strategic Plan

Drone USA has named Paulo Ferro as its Chief Strategic Officer in addition to serving on the Company’s Board of Directors, effective as of July 7, 2016.

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Citation CJ3 Makes First Flight With Pro Line Fusion Upgrade

Provides Compliance With Airspace Modernization Deadlines

A Citation CJ3 equipped with Rockwell Collins’ Pro Line Fusion avionics made its flying debut this week following implementation of the system on the business jet with Duncan Aviation. The two companies unveiled the new flight deck upgrade for the CJ3 last fall. The successful test flight originated yesterday out of Duncan Aviation’s headquarters in Lincoln, Nebraska.

B-1s To Replace B-52s During Routine Bomber Presence Rotation

Scheduled To Deploy To Guam This Week

The B-1B Lancers are scheduled to deploy to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 6 for the first time since April 2006 in support of U.S. Pacific Command’s continuous bomber presence mission.

Second FlightSafety Citation Latitude Sim Receives FAA Level D Qualification

To Be Located At Columbus, OH Learning Center

FlightSafety International announces that its second simulator for the Cessna Citation Latitude aircraft has been qualified to Level D by the United States Federal Aviation Administration. The new FlightSafety FS1000 simulator is located at FlightSafety’s Learning Center in Columbus, Ohio.

Unmanned Aircraft To Gain Access To Precise Weather Data

The Weather Company And AirMap Join To Deliver Real-time Hyperlocal Weather Data

The Weather Company has announced that they will be working with AirMap to allow AirMap to deliver real-time hyperlocal weather data directly to drone operators. As drone technology moves toward increasingly sophisticated, autonomous operations, precise and accurate weather data will be critical for safe and efficient operations. Drone operators will be able to access the weather data from The Weather Company via AirMap's app for iOS and Apple Watch as well as AirMap's APIs for developers.

Gulfstream G280 Travels Nearly 4,000 Nautical Miles Nonstop

Recent Trans-Atlantic Flight Is Aircraft's Longest To Date

A Gulfstream Aerospace G280 recently completed the longest flight in its history. Early last month, a G280 flown and owned by David MacNeil, founder and CEO of automobile accessory manufacturer WeatherTech, flew 3,922 nautical miles nonstop.

Argentina Requests Purchase Of T-6C+ Texan Aircraft

Deal Would Include 24 Aircraft, Spare Engines And Parts, Other Equipment

The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Argentina for T-6C+ Texan aircraft, training, and support. The estimated cost is $300 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on July 29, 2016.

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Airborne-OSH16 Day 5 Redux: Snowbirds!!!, 2,000,000 Young Eagles!

Also: Aspen Avionics, Agile Aero, Comprehensive Pelton Interview-Part 5, ANN's AIP Coming to AUVSI's XPONENTIAL!

Note From The ANN E-I-C (Guy Who Takes The Blame): By the time that you read this, ANN's staff is either on its way home, at home in a semi-comatose state, or has checked at a home for wayward Aviators for a little rest and therapy. But, as we do each year after Oshkosh, we'll be repeating the amazing week, in sequence, over the next few days so you can catch up on all you might have missed -- as we rest up and get ready for the continuation of our regu

Moon Express Plan To Become First Private Company To Venture Beyond LEO Approved

For The First Time In The History Of Space Travel, A Private Enterprise Will Leave This World To Explore Another

The U.S. Government has made a historic ruling granting the first private enterprise, Moon Express, permission to travel beyond Earth's orbit and land on the Moon in 2017. This breakthrough U.S. policy decision provides authorization to Moon Express for a maiden flight of its robotic spacecraft to the Moon's surface.

Southwest Airlines' Four Largest Unions Join Together To Demand New Leadership

Pilots, FAs, Mechanics, And Ground Operations Employees All Dissatisfied With Carrier's Executives

Boards of directors from the four largest unions at Southwest Airlines, representing nearly 38,000 of SWA's approximately 50,000 employees, all completed votes of "no confidence" in the CEO and COO of the airline. The representative organizations include the flight attendants (TWU 556), mechanics (AMFA), pilots (SWAPA), and Ground Operations (TWU 555) employees.

AW609 Resumes Flight Testing

Had Been Suspended Following Accident Last Year

Leonardo-Finmeccanica has confirmed that the first AW609 TiltRotor prototype has resumed flight testing in helicopter and airplane modes.

Ban-ki Moon Highlights Release Of ICAO Environmental Report

Document Presents The Work Of The Committee On Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP)

Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary General of the United Nations, underscored the release Tuesday of the ICAO Environmental Report. “This edition of the ICAO Environmental Report shows how air transport is well on its way to carrying out forward-looking solutions - and sets out the strategic path for even greater progress,” he said.

AeroSports Update: AirVenture Walkabout

New SAM-EX Aircraft Was Introduced By Zenith At AirVenture 2016

While engaging in our walkabout at AirVenture you couldn’t help but notice that the Zenith display was showing an airplane that looked very ‘Un-Zenith.’ The SAM-EX kit airplane produced by Zenith Aircraft looks really cool and brings back the romance of the World War II trainers or the Ryan ST airplanes.

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Sonex Down Near Fond du Lac Airport

Two On Board Injured In The Accident

A Sonex airplane with two people on board went down Wednesday near Fond du Lac County Airport. Both men on board sustained injuries from the accident.

Klyde Morris 08.05.16

That's Only Treating The Symptom ... Not The Disease ...

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (08.05.16)

"The Moon Express 2017 mission approval is a landmark decision by the U.S government and a pathfinder for private sector commercial missions beyond the Earth's orbit." Source: Moon Express co-founder & CEO, Bob Richards.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (08.05.16): Short Takeoff And Landing Aircraft

An aircraft which, at some weight within its approved operating weight, is capable of operating from a runway in compliance with the applicable STOL characteristics.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (08.05.16)

Supersonic Flight Research

It's pretty much aviation history 101 that Chuck Yeager flew the first supersonic flight in the Bell X-1 back in 1947, but getting to that point was a long journey.

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