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October 15, 2014

Airborne 10.15.14: New Gulfstreams!, Chicago ATC Restored, RedBull Update

Also: Midland AirSho Will Stay In Midland, Sandel Int'l Heli Ops, X-37B Returns???, Washington DC WWII Overflight

Welcome to Airborne's 300th regularly scheduled episode! Yesterday, Gulfstream Aerospace introduced an all-new family of business jets: the Gulfstream G500 and G600. The two new aircraft optimize speed, wide-cabin comfort and efficiency with advanced safety features. The FAA has successfully restored full air traffic operations at the Chicago En Route Center in Aurora, Illinois. Pete McLeod of Canada was declared the winner of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship stop in Las Vegas on Sunday after heavy winds forced the cancellation of t

Airborne 10.15.14: NEW G500/600 Gulfstreams!, ATC Restored At Chicago, RedBull Update

Also: Midland AirSho Will Stay In Midland, Sandel Int'l Heli Ops, X-37B Returns???, Washington DC WWII Overflight

Welcome to Airborne's 300th regularly scheduled episode! Yesterday, Gulfstream Aerospace introduced an all-new family of business jets: the Gulfstream G500 and G600. The two new aircraft optimize speed, wide-cabin comfort and efficiency with advanced safety features. The FAA has successfully restored full air traffic operations at the Chicago En Route Center in Aurora, Illinois. Pete McLeod of Canada was declared the winner of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship stop in Las Vegas on Sunday after heavy winds forced the cancellation of the flying in the first of three final rounds. McLeod won the first race of his career by virtue of being the fastest qualifier on

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UK Government Responds To GA Challenge Panel Findings

Report Was Issued May 29

The UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of Transport Robert Goodwill MP has issued a formal response to that government's report on challenges facing GA in the UK.

Enstrom Delivers First Model 480B-G

Aircraft Equipped With Garmin G1000H Avionics

The first Enstrom Model 480B-G has been delivered to Rick Boswell of New Hampshire. The 480B-G is equipped with the Garmin G1000H glass cockpit. Certification of the 480B-G was completed in July 2014, making the 480B-G the only helicopter in its class offering this sophisticated electronic equipment.

Industry-First Automated RNP AR NavData Validation Service Introduced

Automates Data Accuracy Checks As Required By AC 90-101A

Garmin and Jeppesen have introduced the RNP AR NavData Service, a new tool for pilots utilizing Required Navigation Performance – Authorization Required (RNP AR) procedures. The new service automates time-consuming data validation processes that are required for business, general and commercial aviation RNP AR flights.

Valor Tiltrotor Introduced At Army Association Annual Meeting

Wraps Taken Off V-280 Mockup

A full-size mockup of the V-280 Valor third generation tiltrotor mockup was unveiled Monday at the Association of the United States Army annual meeting in Washington, D.C.

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MD Helicopters To Weaponize MD 530F Fleet For Afghan Air Force

Awarded $44.2 Million Contract To Arm 17 Aircraft

MD Helicopters has been awarded a firm fixed price contract valued at $44.2 million for the procurement, installation, integration and testing of Mission Equipment Package (MEP) weapon systems onto seventeen (17) MD 530F helicopters.

Rare O-46 To Be Restored To Flying Condition

Has Languished In A Hangar For The Past 20 Years

For two decades, a Douglas O-46 observation aircraft has been hangared at the Combat Air Museum in Topeka, KS. The plane was recently sold to a private individual in Michigan, who plans to have the plane restored to flying condition.

Historic Flight Over Washington D.C. Honors Nation's Veterans

Event Organized By The Culpeper, VA Air Fest

Approximately 30 World War II-era T-6 Texans flew in formation down the Potomac River last Saturday.

NASA Prepares Its Science Fleet For Oct. 19 Mars Comet Encounter

Rovers, Orbiters Get Unprecedented Opportunity To Gather Data

NASA’s extensive fleet of science assets, particularly those orbiting and roving Mars, have front row seats to image and study a once-in-a-lifetime comet flyby on Sunday, Oct. 19.

ATEC Achieves Key Milestone On New Helicopter Engine

Completes Testing On Second HPW300 For AATE Program

The Advanced Turbine Engine Company (ATEC) - a joint venture between Honeywell International, Inc. and Pratt & Whitney – has successfully completed testing of its second HPW3000 engine as part of the Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate's (AATD) Advanced Affordable Turbine Engine (AATE) Science and Technology program.

SoCal Flight School Investigated For Possible Security Threat

Left Indonesian Students Stranded When School Suddenly Closed Its Doors

A group of two dozen Indonesian flight school students who had signed up for training at Accessible Aviation International and California Flight Center found themselves in the middle of what looks like a scam when the offices of the school were suddenly vacated.

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Bell Helicopter, TRU Simulation + Training Announce Training Center In Spain

Facility Should Be Operational In The First Quarter Of 2016

Texton subsidiaries Bell Helicopter and TRU Simulation + Training have announced a collaboration to open the first Bell Helicopter training center in Valencia, Spain. The companies are targeting the facility to be operational in the first quarter of 2016 with the Bell 429 as the initial training platform.

Lawsuit In 2008 Peruvian Accident To Be Heard In Portland, OR

Plaintiffs Said U.S. Court Was The Proper Venue For The Case

A lawsuit against Evergreen Helicopters related to an accident which occurred in 2008 in Peru will be considered in Portland, OR following a decision by an appeals court judge.

Aero-TV: What’s in A Name? -- A Genesys Aerosystems Update

S-Tec and Chelton Combine Into One Pivotal Avionics Company

While at the Aircraft Electronics Association’s (AEA) 2014 Southern Regional convention, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell visited the display of a new company named, Genesys…or is it really a new company? Jim asked Mike Demeter, the Eastern Regional Sales Manager for Genesys Aerosystems to explain the genesis of the company.

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Aero-TV: What’s in A Name? -- A Genesys Aerosystems Update

S-Tec and Chelton Combine Into One Pivotal Avionics Company

While at the Aircraft Electronics Association’s (AEA) 2014 Southern Regional convention, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell visited the display of a new company named, Genesys…or is it really a new company? Jim asked Mike Demeter, the Eastern Regional Sales Manager for Genesys Aerosystems to explain the genesis of the company. Demeter explains that most people are aware of companies like Sierra Flight Systems, Chelton and S-TEC, and Genesys Aerosystems is a combination of these and other companies. He explains that much of their product line has been around for a long while

UK Institutes Enhanced Screening For Ebola At Airports

Will Begin At Heathrow, Expand To Gatwick And St Pancras

Public Health England (PHE) has begun enhanced screening for Ebola starting at Heathrow, and soon at Gatwick and St Pancras (Eurostar), for passengers that Border Force officers identify as having traveled from Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia.

MA Fire Marshal Raises Concerns About E-Cigarettes On Airplanes

Small Fire Caused By One Of The Devices In A Suitcase At Logan Airport

A fire in a suitcase in the cargo hold of a plane at Logan Airport caused by an electronic cigarette has prompted the Massachusetts Fire Marshal to raise concerns about the devices being transported on commercial airplanes.

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Boeing Begins Production Of First 737 MAX Parts

Machinists Fabricate First Fuselage Stringers For The Aircraft

Production of the first 737 MAX is underway at Boeing Fabrication Integrated AeroStructures in Auburn, WA. The first fuselage stringers, which run the length of the fuselage structure giving it stability and strength, are being fabricated at the plant.

Airbus-China Partnership Continues To Grow

Will Set Up A330 Completion And Delivery Center In Tianjin, China

Airbus and its Chinese partners (the Tianjin Free Trade Zone (TJFTZ) and the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), have re-confirmed their intention to set up an A330 Completion and Delivery Center in Tianjin, China, by signing a Letter of Intent (LoI). This follows the successful establishment of an A320 Family Final Assembly Line and Delivery Center in the Chinese city and takes into account the need to support the fast growth of air traffic in China with larger aircraft.

The Second Dimension Of Flight Simulation, Part II

An Airplane Makes A Terrible Classroom The Second Dimension... Part 1 Up until recently, flight simulators for universities and small-to-medium sized flight schools fell into one of two extreme categories, one being simulators that were far too expensive for the average private flight school to afford and the other being simulators that were well suited only for more advanced instrument training. Primary skills training such as flight maneuvers, visual navigation, communications, etc. was confined to the real airplane.

AeroSports Update: Don’t Bring Your Fly-In Here!

Fly-ins Are As Old As Aviation Itself And Everybody Loves Them… Well, Maybe Not Everybody In Oklahoma

Judy Birchler founded the LadiesLoveTaildraggers organization so that she and like-minded women could get together and enjoy their passion for “real” airplanes. Like all aviation minded organizations, fly-ins are a fun way to get together, and you would think any airport would welcome a group like this. Apparently, you would be wrong if you are planning to fly to Oklahoma’s Lake Murray State Park Airport.

City Of Charlotte, NC Retains Control Of Charlotte Douglas Airport

Judge Bars Airport Commission From Airport Operations

A judge has ruled that the city of Charlotte, NC will retain control of Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Superior Court Judge Robert Ervin ruled that the Charlotte Airport commission may not run the airport without prior approval from the FAA.

Airborne 10.13.14: Embraer L500/450 Progress, NASA Wants U, Afghan Scrap Planes

Also: Avidyne MLB100, UAV Market Update, NJ NIMBYs Strike Again, Stolen ABQ Balloon Follow-Up

Embraer broke ground last Thursday on its Legacy 500 and Legacy 450 assembly complex in Melbourne, Florida. At the ceremony, which included Florida Governor Rick Scott, and Brevard County and city officials, the Company celebrated this significant addition to its existing 212,000 square-foot campus at Melbourne International Airport. NASA is inviting the public to send their names on a microchip to destinations beyond low-Earth orbit, including Mars. Your name will begin its journey on a dime-sized microchip when the agency's Orion spacecraft launches December

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (10.15.14)

“We hope that this ruling will lead to the end of this legal dispute so that we can continue to focus our efforts on the operations and prosperity of the airport.” Source: Charlotte, NC Mayor Dan Clodfelter.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.15.14): Highway In The Sky (HITS)

A type of electronic flight instrument that superimposes a 3-dimensional portrayal of a planned lateral and vertical aircraft trajectory onto an artificial horizon display.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (10.15.14)

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