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July 24, 2017

Airborne 07.24.17: Pelton Opens OSH17!, Zenith/UnPanel, Hartzell/Raisbeck

Also: Stratos Shows At OSH17, Redbird GIFT, SunFlyer 4, ONE Aviation Update, Pelton Intvw Part 1

Avilution this morning debuted its Unpanel Integrated Avionics Display in the first Zenith CH-750 Super Duty aircraft. Leveraging its eXtensible Flight System (XFS), Avilution’s Unpanel provides a flight deck specifically tailored for VFR pilots flying light experimental aircraft. As its name implies, the Unpanel Integrated Avionics Display replaces the traditional collection of instruments, controls and small, eye straining displays with 17” of easy-to-read intuitive interface ta

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Airborne 07.24.17: Pelton Opens OSH17!, Zenith/UnPanel, Hartzell/Raisbeck

Also: Stratos Shows At OSH17, Redbird GIFT, SunFlyer 4, ONE Aviation Update, Pelton Intvw Part 1
 
Avilution this morning debuted its Unpanel Integrated Avionics Display in the first Zenith CH-750 Super Duty aircraft. Leveraging its eXtensible Flight System (XFS), Avilution’s Unpanel provides a flight deck specifically tailored for VFR pilots flying light experimental aircraft. As its name implies, the Unpanel Integrated Avionics Display replaces the traditional collection of instruments, controls and small, eye straining displays with 17” of easy-to-read intuitive interface tailored to the VFR pilot, while integrating an FMS, moving map, integrated audio controls, and much more – including supporting the federal mandate for ADS-B In and

Avilution Debuts Unpanel On Zenith STOL CH 750 'Super Duty'

Traditional Panel Replaced By Free-Standing 17-Inch Display

Avilution this morning debuted its Unpanel Integrated Avionics Display in the first Zenith CH-750 Super Duty aircraft. Leveraging its eXtensible Flight System (XFS), Avilution’s Unpanel provides a flight deck specifically tailored for VFR pilots flying light experimental aircraft. As its name implies, the Unpanel Integrated Avionics Display replaces the traditional collection of instruments, controls and small, eye straining displays with 17” of easy-to-read intuitive interface tailored to the VFR pilot, while integrating an FMS, moving map, integrated audio controls, and much more – including supporting the federal mandate for ADS-B In and Out.

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Airtext Announces PlaneSense As Launch Customer For New Fleetlink Program

Will Demonstrate System AirVenture

Send Solutions, the manufacturer of Airtext, a low cost aviation communication text messaging product, has announced the launch customer for its latest new program, Fleetlink - a fleet management and messaging tool. PlaneSense, Inc., manages the world’s largest civilian fleet of Pilatus PC-12 aircraft and a rapidly expanding jet program, serving the United States, the Caribbean, the Bahamas, Bermuda and part of Canada. Send Solutions will be demonstrating Airtext and Fleetlink at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh.

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Jeppesen Charts And Data Now Available With ForeFlight Mobile

In-App Purchase Available Through ForeFlight

Jeppesen and ForeFlight recently announced that essential Jeppesen flight data is now available within ForeFlight Mobile. The two companies recently announced a strategic alliance to deliver superior data, software and worldwide content for pilots and operators.

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Garmin Pilot Adds Synthetic Vision To Android Mobile Devices

Adds Split-Screen Synthetic Vision To Both Platforms

Garmin has rolled out several new enhancements and an expanded feature set for the Garmin Pilot application on Apple and Android mobile devices. New for Android, Garmin Pilot customers can now access synthetic vision (SVX), as well as pilot-configurable checklists within the app. Customers using Garmin Pilot on an Apple mobile device can take advantage of weight and balance calculations tailored to helicopter operators, Search and Rescue (SAR) options and more. With the latest upgrade, both platforms also offer connectivity with the GDL 52/GDL 51 portable receivers, the D2 Charlie aviator watch and the VIRB 360 camera.

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Workhorse Group Inc. To Display SureFly Helicopter Concept At AirVenture

Technology Company Reinvents Helicopter After 78 Years

Workhorse Group, an American technology company focused on providing electric mobility solutions to the transportation sector, today announced that it will display the SureFly helicopter concept for the first time in the U.S. at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017. The booth will also display the Workhorse HorseFly package delivery drone.

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Yingling Ascend 172 At AirVenture Will Feature Garmin GFC 500 Autopilot

Latest Version Of Remanufactured 172 Will Be On Display At The Garmin Exhibit

Yingling Aviation’s comprehensively remanufactured light single engine airplane, the  Ascend 172, with a new updated panel and avionics suite featuring Garmin’s recently-announced GFC 500 autopilot, will be on display at the Garmin exhibit during the Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) AirVenture 2017, July 24-30 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

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Frasca Reports Strong Demand For FTDs From Colleges And Universities

EAA AirVenture Attendees Invited To Fly Frasca Cessna 172 FTD With Garmin G1000

 Frasca International reports rising demand for its general aviation aircraft Flight Training Devices (FTD) and AATDs (Advanced Aviation Training Devices) from collegiate flight training schools affiliated with colleges and universities.

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Suspected Drone Strike In Australia Turns Out To Be A Bat

ATSB Has Discontinued Its Investigation

When a student pilot and instructor on approach to Parafield airport near Adelaide, South Australia felt something hit the wing of the SOCATA TB-10 Tobago aircraft they flying during a night training session, they initially thought he'd hit a bird ... a fairly normal assumption in such a case.

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Lockheed Martin To Build Full-Scale Prototype Of NASA Cislunar Habitat

NextSTEP-2 Prototype To Engineer How Astronauts Live And Work At NASA's Deep Space Gateway

Refurbishing a shuttle-era cargo container used to transfer cargo to the International Space Station, Lockheed Martin is prototyping a deep space habitat for NASA at Kennedy Space Center. This prototype will integrate evolving technologies to keep astronauts safe while onboard and operate the spacecraft autonomously when unoccupied.

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Hidden Stars May Make Planets Appear Smaller

Binary Star Systems Not Always Easy To Detect, NASA Says

In the search for planets similar to our own, an important point of comparison is the planet's density. A low density tells scientists a planet is more likely to be gaseous like Jupiter, and a high density is associated with rocky planets like Earth. But a new study suggests some are less dense than previously thought because of a second, hidden star in their systems.

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Upskill Unveils GE Aviation Smart Glasses Pilot

New Use Case Adds To A Growing List Of Skylight On Glass Deployments Across Large Manufacturing, Warehousing And Field Service Environments

Upskill, a developer of enterprise software for augmented reality (AR) devices, has announced another successful pilot at GE Aviation using the company's Skylight platform on Glass Enterprise Edition. The new use case combined with significant growth in AR and assisted reality implementations across GE, Boeing and many other customers worldwide, is a testament to the immediate return on investment companies in the industrial sector see after deploying Skylight on Glass.

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Miracle Flights Reports 669 Free Medical Flights In June 2017

Group Has Logged Over 60 Million Miles Since Its Inception In 1985

Continuing its 32-year mission to provide a "cure for distance," Miracle Flights, the nation's leading medical flight charity, today reported a monthly total of 669 free commercial airline flights granted in June for children and adults in need of specialized, out-of-state medical care.

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AAR Signs Agreement With Flydubai To Support Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft

Expands Relationship With Dubai-Based Carrier, Extends Flight-Hour Services To New Platform

AAR has expanded its relationship with flydubai by signing a long-term contract to provide comprehensive flight-hour component support for its new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The Dubai-based airline is set to take delivery of 100 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft ordered at the 2013 Dubai International Airshow by the end of 2023. This is AAR’s first agreement to support the new aircraft and will utilize the company’s extensive global supply chain network, including its new parts warehouse in Dubai.

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Airborne-Unmanned 07.18.17: Moon Express, DJI Drone Hacks, Airdog Sports-Drone

Also: Ride Sharing, Indago UAS, S Korean Tiltrotor UAV, Drone Simulators, Airborne-Unmanned

This is SERIOUS Unmanned Vehicle technology! Moon Express, one of the competitors in the Google Lunar X Prize program, has unveiled plans to build a new family of spacecraft. The company's agreement with Rocket Labs, which is developing the Electron booster that will propel the Moon Express lander to the Moon in hopes of claiming the $20 million GLXP award, covers up to five launches. Following the initial mission, Moon Express has scheduled a launch in 2019 that would establish a robotic research

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Vans Aircraft Rolls Out A New Variant Of The RV-12 For AirVenture

The RV-12iS Features A Rotax 912iS Engine

Van’s Aircraft is rolling out a new variant of the popular RV-12 for AirVenture; the RV-12iS. The Rotax 912iS, the fuel injected version of the popular 912 series of engines as a powerplant option for the RV-12, in addition to the 912ULS.

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American Champion Aircraft Releases Updated Wing Design

Reinforcement Kits Also Available For Decathlon Aircraft

American Champion Aircraft Corporation (ACA) has released an updated wing design for new-production Super Decathlon and Xtreme Decathlons in response to an airworthiness directive affecting aircraft with a new-style aileron first delivered in 2012.

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ForeFlight Introduces New Dual-Band ADS-B Receiver

Scout Is The Industry’s Smallest, Most Affordable Off-The-Shelf Solution For Receiving Inflight ADS-B Weather And Traffic

ForeFlight has announced the availability of Scout, a portable, dual-band ADS-B receiver that delivers inflight weather and traffic information to the ForeFlight Mobile app in the smallest, most elegant form-factor on the market. Retailing at $199 USD, Scout is the industry’s most affordable off-the-shelf ADS-B In solution.

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GAMA To Highlight Hybrid And Electric Propulsion Technology At AirVenture

Electric Airplanes To Be On Display At The Show

GAMA will highlight hybrid and electric propulsion technology in general aviation at the Experimental Aircraft Association airshow in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, this week.

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Klyde Morris 07.24.17

Does Elon Perhaps Have A TARDIS In The Works .... ?

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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Airborne 07.21.17: TruTrak Completes STC!, SureFly Helicopter, TDRS-M Satellite

Also: Oshkosh Airshows!, M400 Skycar Baloney, Apollo-Era Computers, Rockwell Collins TDR-94Ds, CAAS-EASA, Vega Prepared

TruTrak Flight Systems has completed the STC of the Vizion autopilot system. The STC was awarded on July 19, 2017. This is the first autopilot manufactured by TruTrak to be approved for certified aircraft. TruTrak will begin delivering complete autopilot systems during EAA AirVenture. The autopilot system cost is $4000, the install kit is $1000, and the STC from EAA is priced at $100. During AirVenture, TruTrak will be displaying their Cessna 172 aircraft at their outdoor booth 174. Wor

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Garmin Introduces All-In-One Portable ADS-B And SiriusXM Aviation Receiver

GDL 52 Provides Access To Premium Weather And Audio Entertainment, Traffic, Attitude Information, GPS Position And More

Garmin has introduced the GDL 52/51, a series of portable receivers that are capable of receiving Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) traffic and weather, as well as SiriusXM Aviation weather1 and audio for display and control on select portables and mobile devices. The flagship GDL 52 combines all of these functions into a single device, while the GDL 51 specifically provides SiriusXM Aviation weather and audio entertainment.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (07.24.17)

“It’s an exciting time in general aviation, with hybrid and electric propulsion coupled with increased automation.” Source: GAMA president and CEO Pete Bunce, on the innovations in electric aviation on display this week at AirVenture.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (07.24.17): Off Course

A term used to describe a situation where an aircraft has reported a position fix or is observed on radar at a point not on the ATC-approved route of flight.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (07.24.17)

FAA Sport Pilot FAA webpage that gives potential and current sport pilots all they need to know from a regulatory standpoint about this growing segment of the aviation community.

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