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April 08, 2020

Airborne-Flight Training 04.08.20: Piedmont-Pipistrel, Machado eCourse, Bristell

Also: King Schools, FAA Eases Medical Renewal, SAFE CFI-PRO, FSANA Urges Flight Schools To Follow CDC, NAFI Seeks Relief

North Carolina's Piedmont flight training has taken delivery of the first five Pipistrel Alpha Trainers for an aggressive upgrade of their flight training operations. With a pilot shortage at a historic high, Piedmont Flight Training is fulfilling the need to attract and train future aviators with exceptional instruction and outstanding aircraft. And, the Pipistrel is the perfect aircraft with its cutting-edge technology. Just because you may be sheltering at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, you can still sharpen your flying skills. To help, Rod Machado is offering an eLearning course "The Art of Takeoffs And Landings" ... a series of videos lastin

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FAA Issues AD For A220 Engines

Comment Period Open Through May 15

The FAA has issued an Airworthiness Directive for all all Pratt & Whitney (PW) PW1519G, PW1521G, PW1521G-3, PW1521GA, PW1524G, PW1524G-3, PW1525G, and PW1525G-3 model turbofan engines. These engines power Airbus A220 airplanes.

Adopts The Term 'U-Space' To Describe The Management Of Unmanned Aircraft Traffic

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published the first view worldwide on the use and control of drones in an urban environment, balancing the desire to maximize the commercial and convenience benefits of drones against the need to ensure the safety and privacy of citizens and the potential environmental impact on our cities.

Viking UAS Working On Last-Mile Delivery Systems For Medical Supplies

Skyfire Consulting has acquired a majority stake in Viking UAS, a Maine-based drone design and manufacturing house focused on high-end unmanned systems for US Military research.

Compound Annual Growth Rate Forecast At 4.2 Percent

The global flight simulator market size is expected to reach $6.4 billion by 2027, expanding at a revenue-based Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 4.2%, according to a study conducted by Grand View Research, Inc.

Flying All Over The Globe To Deliver Needed Supplies And Goods

FedEx pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) face incredible challenges as they continue to provide essential services to not only keep supply lines open which are critical to the global economy, but also, and more importantly, provide much-needed humanitarian aid around the world. As nations close their borders and lock down cities to prevent the spread of COVID-19, FedEx pilots, operating under an essential services exemption, continue to fly into areas where they are potentially exposed to health risks associated with the virus.

Michigan Flight School Pilots Deliver Medical Supplies

Volunteer Pilots Transporting Face Shields From Indiana To Michigan

Volunteer pilots from Michigan Sea Plane Flight School in Pontiac, MI are flying face shields produced in Indiana to Michigan for delivery to health care workers on the front lines in the fight against COVID-19.

Private Aviation Platform To Fly Medical Supplies On All Inbound Flights To The Tri-State Area

XO, the go-to on-demand private flight booking platform, has announced that all inbound flights to New York will be used to transport medical equipment for hospitals in New York City, who are on the front lines of fighting COVID-19.

Milestone Reached For Commercial Research In Low Earth Orbit

In a several-hour operation of the Canadian robotic arm of the International Space Station ISS, the Bartolomeo platform, developed and built at Airbus in Bremen, was assembled at the European space laboratory Columbus.

"I am pleased that our space projects are continuing in these difficult times. This was an outstanding achievement by the team, my congratulations and appreciation go to all those involved who had to work under great time pressure. They have every right to be proud of this. I would also like to thank our customers ESA and DLR, who have provided us with substantial support for our project. Now it is all the more important to find more customers for the platform in order to further advance the commercial exploitation of research in near-Earth space". Source: Andreas Hammer, Head of Space Exploration, commenting after a several-hour operation of the Canadian robotic arm of the International Space Station ISS, the Bartolomeo platform, dev

An uncoordinated turn in which the aircraft is banked too much for the rate of turn, so the horizontal lift component is greater than the centrifugal force, pulling the aircraft toward the inside of the turn.

FAA Fact Sheet: Supersonic Flight

As part of the Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) priority on innovation in transportation, the DOT and the FAA are taking steps to advance the development of civil supersonic aircraft.