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August 30, 2018

AMA Drone Report 08.30.18: DJI Mavic 2, Win A P-51 Flt, UAS4STEM

Also: Drone Injury, Autonomous Drone Delivery, Drone Shuts Down Firefighting, Australian Forestry

DJI has introduced two additions to its Mavic series: Mavic 2 Pro, with an integrated Hasselblad camera, and the Mavic 2 Zoom, the first foldable consumer drone with optical zoom capability. The Mavic 2 incorporates the folding design of the Mavic Pro. The Mavic 2 has new gimbal-stabilized cameras and advanced features like Hyperlapse and ActiveTrack and offers a flight time of up to 31 minutes. The Mavic 2 Pro is the first drone with an integrated Hasselblad camera and houses a 1-inch CMOS sensor with a 10

AMA Drone Report 08.30.18: DJI Mavic 2, Win A P-51 Flt, UAS4STEM

Also: Drone Injury, Autonomous Drone Delivery, Drone Shuts Down Firefighting, Australian Forestry

DJI has introduced two additions to its Mavic series: Mavic 2 Pro, with an integrated Hasselblad camera, and the Mavic 2 Zoom, the first foldable consumer drone with optical zoom capability. The Mavic 2 incorporates the folding design of the Mavic Pro. The Mavic 2 has new gimbal-stabilized cameras and advanced features like Hyperlapse and ActiveTrack and offers a flight time of up to 31 minutes. The Mavic 2 Pro is the first drone with an integrated Hasselblad camera and houses a 1-inch CMOS sensor with a 10-bit Dlog-M color profile. Powered by a 1/2.3-inch CMOS sensor, the Mavic 2 Zoom is DJI’s first foldable consumer drone with zoom, combining two-times optical zoom (24-48mm)

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SkyRyse Launches As First U.S. Technology-Enabled Air Mobility Service

Assisted-Flying Service Takes Flight In January 2019 To Provide Emergency Services In Tracy, CA

SkyRyse has announced its launch as the first technology-enabled air mobility company to operate in the U.S. Built by aerospace experts from Lockheed Martin, Boeing, SpaceX, Tesla, Uber, and the U.S. military, SkyRyse is on a mission to deliver fast, safe and affordable air transportation that is unbound by today's transportation infrastructure. The company also announced it has raised $25 million in seed and Series A funding led by Venrock, with participation from Eclipse, Stanford University, Industry Ventures, Trucks VC, Cantos, and Engage Ventures.

The Commercial Spaceflight Federation Elects New Chairman And Leadership

Taber MacCallum, Co-Founder And Chief Technology Officer Of World View Enterprises, Is The New Chairman

The Commercial Spaceflight Federation (CSF) has announced that Taber MacCallum, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of World View Enterprises, will serve as the new Chairman of the Board of CSF.

Boeing Welcomes Virgin Australia As Newest 737 MAX 10 Customer

Australian Airline Expands Capacity By Converting Ten MAX 8s To The Larger MAX 10 Model

Boeing and the Virgin Australia Group have announced the airline is adding the largest and most efficient member of the 737 MAX family to its growing single-aisle fleet. The carrier has converted ten orders for the 737 MAX 8 for the larger MAX 10 variant.

Helicopter Online Groundschool Schedules Heliport Webinar

Accident Prevention Is The Focus Of The Online Session

Helicopter Online Groundschool has scheduled a webinar just after Labor Day titles "Heliport Accident Prevention, what you don't know can kill you. What every helicopter pilot needs to know."

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USMC Awards $5 Million Contract To Bell Helicopter

Company To Deliver 29 AH-1Z Helicopters Under The Agreement

The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded a contract in excess of $5 million to Bell Helicopter for the manufacture and delivery of 29 Lot 15 production AH-1Z Build New aircraft in support of the Marine Corps H-1 upgrade program.

GEOStar-3 Mission Enabled By Aerojet Rocketdyne XR-5 Hall Thruster System

Al Yah 3 GEOStar-3 Spacecraft Achieves Orbit With Electric Propulsion

Aerojet Rocketdyne and Northrop Grumman together recently achieved a significant milestone with the successful completion of electric propulsion orbit acquisition operations on the Al Yah 3 GEOStar-3 spacecraft. Aerojet Rocketdyne’s XR-5 Hall Thruster system operated for more than 600 hours (over 25 days of firing) to propel the spacecraft to the intended orbit, which aided recovery from a launch insertion anomaly.

CHC Completes First Flight For Neptune Energy

Mission Completed Using H175 In The Southern North Sea

Earlier this month, Neptune Energy and CHC Helicopter celebrated the inaugural flight from Norwich, with the H175 to the Cygnus A and Cygnus B installations in the Southern North Sea as part of a new 22-month contract with multiple extension options.

New Theory Emerges In MH370 Disappearance

Private Researcher Suggests Malaysian Air Force Jet Intercepted The Airliner

A new theory has emerged in the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 that suggests the airliner was intercepted by a Malaysian Air Force fighter jet.

L2 Consulting Services Receives STC For A330 Iridium SATCOM Installation

L2’s First Iridium STC With ATS Safety Voice

L2 Aviation has received an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate for the installation of the Rockwell Collins Iridium SATCOM system on A330-200 and A330-300 aircraft. While L2 has achieved similar STCs for the Iridium SATCOM installation on other airframes (including the 737, 747, 757, 767 and 777), this new STC represents L2’s first Iridium installation with Air Traffic Service (ATS) Safety Voice service.

Local News Reporter Cites 'Flux Capacitor' In Aircraft Accident Story

Video Goes Viral On The Internet

It was one of those embarrassing moments that anyone who has ever been on live television dreads.

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FAA Grants Temporary Exemption To Textron For Longitude Fuel Tanks

Waives Flammability Requirements For A Period Of Five Years

The FAA has granted a temporary exemption from flammability requirements to Textron Aviation for the fuel system in its new Longitude business jet (Model 700), which will expire five years after the airplane receives type certification.

Swift Fuels Suspends Work On PAFI Efforts

Has Transitioned To A High-Octane Avgas Replacement Which Is Not Part of The Program

Swift Fuels has suspended its work activities in the Phase-II Piston Alternative Fuels Initiative (PAFI), the company announced Wednesday. It has instead transitioned to a high-octane unleaded avgas replacement which is not part of the current PAFI program.

Flight Training Industry Leader Martha King Named To CAP Board Of Governors

Succeeds Retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Teresa Marné Peterson, Whose Term Is Ending

Martha King, co-chair and co-owner of a major E-learning-focused aviation school, has been appointed to Civil Air Patrol’s Board of Governors. King succeeds retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Teresa Marné Peterson, whose second three-year on the Board of Governors expires in November.

AMA Foundation Offers A Chance To Win A P-51 Flight

Prize Includes A Trip To The AMA Expo West In November

The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) Foundation has announced that the 2018 Foundation for the Future Sweepstakes is now open. Those 18 years or older can enter to win an exciting trip to AMA Expo West (November 2-4, 2018) and a ride in Lady Alice, a P-51 Mustang, now through October 1, 2018.

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A4A Projects 16.5 Million Passengers Will Fly On U.S. Airlines Over Labor Day

Airlines Continue To Reinvest In Their Customers, Employees, And Products, Reporting Strong Metrics And Lower Airfares In 2018

Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, announced today that it expects 16.5 million passengers to fly worldwide on U.S. carriers over the weeklong Labor Day travel period that extends today through Tuesday, Sept. 4. This would constitute a 3.5 percent increase from the 16 million passengers estimated to have flown over the same holiday period last year.

Top Gun Turns To NPS Executive Education To Prep For Major Expansion

Would Be First Modernization In More Than 20 Years

“Top Gun” is due for an upgrade. And no, it’s not the upcoming sequel to the classic 1986 film due out next summer. The ranges at Naval Air Station Fallon (NASF) in rural western Nevada – the epicenter of naval aviation combat training – have not seen a significant modernization in more than 20 years. Since then, the exponential evolution of aircraft and long-range weapons technologies have made Fallon Range Training Complex (FRTC) too small for pilots to realistically train for combat.

AMA Drone Report 08.23.18: Yuneec Mantis Q, Amazon at NASM, Coffee Drones?

Also: Model Aviation Petition, Drones v Pigs, Danville Community College, AMA State Political Update

Yuneec has introduced the new Mantis Q -- an adventure ready drone controlled via mobile device or remote. The Mantis Q features foldable arms for optimal portability and convenience, up to 33 minutes of battery life and autonomous flight modes with top speeds over 44 mph. With the all new Voice Control feature, users can command Mantis Q just by using their voice. Voice control allows users to take a photo or begin recording video all without having to take their hands off of the controls. The Man

Garmin Acquires Electronic Flight Planning And Services Provider FltPlan.com

More Than 6.3 Million Flight Plans Created On The System Annually

Garmin has acquired Flight Plan LLC (FltPlan), a privately held provider of electronic flight planning, scheduling, and trip support services, including the popular website FltPlan.com and mobile application FltPlan Go.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (08.30.18)

“Martha King has an excellent reputation as an industry leader in innovative approaches to pilot training, and we’re all delighted to welcome her to CAP’s Board of Governors.” Source: Maj. Gen. Mark Smith, CAP national commander.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (08.30.18): Airport Surveillance Radar Approach

An instrument approach in which ATC issues instructions for pilot compliance based on aircraft position in relation to the final approach course and the distance from the end of the runway as displayed on the controller’s radar scope.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (08.30.18)

The Model Aeronautical Association of Australia

The Model Aeronautical Association of Australia (MAAA) is the governing body for aeromodelling in Australia and is affiliated to the FAI through the Australian Sports Aviation Confederation. The organization also provides an industry insurance program, to its membership.

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