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November 08, 2018

AMA Drone Report 11.08.18: FAI Championships, Drone Controller, Vaccines By Air

Also: Mavic 2 Pro Eval Starts, DJI Expands, FlightSafety Test Prep, What’s A ‘Hover 2?’

Imagine being a 15-year-old drone racer from Australia... and now imagine that you’re in China to win a $24K check. The new World Drone Racing Champion was announced after four days of competition at an event organized by the FAI’s World Air Sports Federation, running from 1-4 November 2018. Finishing at the top in a field of 127 drone racers from 34 countries, Rudi Browning, walked away from the experience clutching a $24,000 cash prize. Drone pilots, from commercial experts to novices,

AMA Drone Report 11.08.18: FAI Championships, Drone Controller, Vaccines By Air

Also: Mavic 2 Pro Eval Starts, DJI Expands, FlightSafety Test Prep, What’s A ‘Hover 2?’

Imagine being a 15-year-old drone racer from Australia... and now imagine that you’re in China to win a $24K check. The new World Drone Racing Champion was announced after four days of competition at an event organized by the FAI’s World Air Sports Federation, running from 1-4 November 2018. Finishing at the top in a field of 127 drone racers from 34 countries, Rudi Browning, walked away from the experience clutching a $24,000 cash prize. Drone pilots, from commercial experts to novices, may now increase their flight precision and improve their image/video quality with a first-of-its-kind single-handed controller from Fluidity Technologies. The FT Aviator drone c

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GAMA Announces New Member And Associate Member Companies

Raisbeck Engineering Becomes A Full Member Of The Association

GAMA has announced the addition of seven companies to its membership: Raisbeck Engineering, Ampaire, AVIAGE, Robotic Skies, SkyRyse, Volocopter and ZeroAvia.

Trig Officially Opens European Office

Will Provide Products And Services To Aircraft Owners And Pilots Across Europe

Trig Avionics has officially opened its new European Office, in Amersfoort in the Netherlands. Trig manufactures certified communication, navigation and surveillance equipment for general aviation. This location will host a European Sales, Support and Manufacturing operation.

Dornier Seawings Raises $172 Million In Investments

Will Be Used To continue The Company's Seastar Project

Dornier Seawings GmbH, the German-Chinese joint venture composite aircraft manufacturer, have raised an additional 150-million-euro funding by their shareholders. This investment is confirmed on September 2018, and will be used for further research and development of the company’s Seastar project, the construction of its manufacturing facilities and the expansion of production.

Luxembourg To Host NewSpace Europe 2018

Conference Aimed At Identifying Opportunities In The Global Space Economy

The Luxembourg Space Agency and the Space Frontier Foundation are organizing the 2nd NewSpace Europe conference on November 27 and 28, 2018 in Luxembourg City. NewSpace Europe is the only annual space conference in Europe to focus solely on the newspace industry and the emerging opportunities in the space sector. Leaders from industry and major corporations, entrepreneurs, investors and representatives from Government Agencies meet in Luxembourg to explore how the space industry can break down barriers to economic growth and fuel the expansion of the commercial space industry with a focus on launch, remote sensing, investment, space-based economy and communications.

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Europe's Third Polar-Orbiting Weather Satellite Lofted Into Orbit

MetOp-C Last In The Current Series Providing Weathe Data From Polar Orbits

The third MetOp satellite, MetOp-C, has been launched on a Soyuz rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana to continue the provision of data for weather forecasting from polar orbit. The Soyuz rocket carrying the satellite lifted off on November 7:00:47 GMT.

SECAF: $1,280 Coffee Cups Are 'Simply Irresponsible'

Sends A Letter To Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-IA)

Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF) Heather Wilson has sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) that is critical of what she says is "wasteful spending in the Department of Defense."

Astronaut And Pilot-Designed Controller Introduced By Fluidity Technologies

FT Aviator Called The Industry's First Single-Handed, Precision Flight Controller With Advanced Camera Interfaces

Drone pilots, from commercial experts to novices, can now increase their flight precision and improve their image/video quality with a first-of-its-kind single-handed controller from Fluidity Technologies. The FT Aviator drone controller was conceptualized and designed by former NASA astronaut, pilot and physician Scott Parazynski, who has applied spaceflight and robotics control expertise to address and improve upon the many challenges of drone, or unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), flying.

CAE Signs Comprehensive Long-Term Pilot Training Agreement With CityJet

Will Be Exclusive Provider Of CRJ900 Initial Type Rating Training For The Carrier

CAE has signed an exclusive long-term pilot training contract with CityJet, the Irish European regional airline. Under the terms of the agreement, CAE will deliver Bombardier CRJ900 pilot training to the airline for a period of eight years following the start of training expected by May 2020. As such, CAE will deploy a new CAE 7000XR series CRJ900/1000 full-flight simulator (FFS) at CAE Amsterdam by 2020, and will update its current CRJ200/900 FFS to the latest CRJ900 configuration at CAE Copenhagen by the end of 2019. Furthermore, CAE instructors will provide Bombardier CRJ900 type-rating training at CAE Copenhagen.

Remains Of V1 'Flying Bomb' Discovered In England

Archeologists Unearth The Weapon Near Ashford In Kent

The remains of a German V1 "flying bomb" that was shot down during WWII have been unearthed by an archeological team working on a site near Ashford on Kent, England. It was one of almost 10,000 that were launched towards England from Germany in the latter stages of the war.

SimCom Academy Selects Frasca For TBM910 FTD

Second TBM Device Delivered To The Training Center

Frasca International has received a contract to supply a TBM910 Level 5 Flight Training Device (FTD) to SimCom International's training center located in Scottsdale, AZ.

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Boeing Releases Statement On Operations Manual Bulletin

Follows Loss Of Lion Air 373 MAX 8 Late Last Month

Boeing is providing support and technical assistance to the Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee and other government authorities responsible for the investigation into Lion Air flight 610.

Bombardier Global 7500 Business Jet Earns FAA Approval

Continues to Move Towards Entry-Into-Service This Year

The FAA has certified the Bombardier Global 7500 aircraft, marking another important milestone as it approaches entry-into-service later this year.

The Airbus A330-800 Takes To The Skies For The First Time

Dedicated Flight-Test Aircraft To Perform Flight-Physics Tests For The A330-800 Variant

The first A330-800 development aircraft to fly, MSN1888, landed at Toulouse-Blagnac, France at 2:35pm local time Tuesday after successfully completing its first flight which lasted four hours and four minutes. The aircraft, the second member of the A330neo Family, is powered by the latest technology Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 turbofans.

Embraer And American Airlines Sign A New Contract For 15 E175s

Deliveries Will Take Place In 2020

Embraer and American Airlines Inc. signed a firm order for 15 E175 jets in a 76-seat configuration. The contract has a value of $705 million, based on current list prices, and will be included in Embraer's 2018 fourth-quarter backlog. Deliveries will take place in 2020.

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CAE Launches Cadet Pilot Training Program With European Airline Vueling

Will Recruit And Train 80 New Professional Pilots Over The Next Four Years

CAE has announced the launch of its cadet pilot training program in partnership with its long-standing partner Vueling Airlines based in Barcelona, Spain. During the 2018 European Aviation Training Symposium (EATS), the company said it will select, assess and train up to 80 new pilots over the next four years for the European airline.

Airbus’ A220 Embarks On A World Demonstration Tour

Visiting Five Cities In Four Countries

Airbus will fly an airBaltic A220-300 new-generation single-aisle aircraft to five cities in four countries as part of a world demonstration tour.

NASA Leads Urban Air Mobility ‘Grand Challenge’ Discussion With Industry

More Than 400 People Gather To Discuss The Challenges That Lie Ahead

NASA officials welcomed more than 400 participants with a stake in the future of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) to Seattle last week for a two-day gathering in which the agency presented its plans to host a series of Grand Challenges for the UAM community. Urban Air Mobility is defined as a safe and efficient system for passenger and cargo air transportation in and around an urban area. Several companies currently are working to develop vehicles and the infrastructure necessary to make UAM a reality.

AMA Drone Report 11.01.18: FAI World Drone Racing, AMA Expo West, FAA Restricts

Also: Day Waiver Applications, Drones Respond To 911 Calls, Drone Pilot Fined/Jailed, Aero-News Staff Openings

Some 128 of the world’s best drone racing pilots from 34 separate countries are making the journey to Shenzhen, “the Heart of the drone economy," for the four-day competition that runs from 1-4 November 2018. "At the final count we have 34 national teams with a total of 128 competitors. That includes 43 juniors and 12 women,” said FAI Jury President Bruno Delor. Travelling with them he said, “will be a further 132 registered team managers, helpers and official supporters

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (11.08.18)

"NASA is committed to working with our industry and government partners in any way we can to safely integrate these new options for passenger and cargo air transportation services into our skies." Source: Jaiwon Shin, associate administrator of NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (11.08.18): Preventive Maintenance

Simple or minor preservative operations and the replacement of small standard parts not involving complex assembly operation as listed in 14 CFR part 43, appendix A.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (11.08.18)

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What happens when you attach a digital SLR camera to a balloon and send it to the fringes of the atmosphere?

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