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April 25, 2019

AMA Drone Report 04.25.19: Google/Wing Cert, World Record FLT, Sheriff Rescue

Also: Miracle Flights, Drone Workforce Solutions, AMA Friends Of The Foundation, XPONENTIAL 2019

The FAA has awarded the first air carrier certification to a drone delivery company, Google’s Wing Aviation. The certification paved the way for Wing Aviation to begin commercial package delivery in Blacksburg, VA. Wing partnered with the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership and Virginia Tech, as one of the participants in the Transportation Department’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program. Wing demonstrated that its operations met the FAA’s rigorous safety requirements to qual

Airborne 04.24.19: Northrop N-9M Down, Paid Flt Training, AF Pilot Shortage

Also: Hartzell Beech 1900 Props, Rafale Ejection, Kissimmee Gateway Airport, FlightSafety

Tragedy has struck the warbird community as the last remaining Northrop N-9M, restored and flown by the Planes of Fame Museum, was lost in an accident in Norco, CA. The aircraft appears to have impacted, after witness reports of some kind of power outage, in a nearby prison yard, where the debris and fire damage seems to have all but consumed the aircraft. The pilot did not not survive. The single seat, twin-engine, Northrop N-9M was built as something of a development platform for Northrop's flying wing ambitions.

AMA Drone Report 04.25.19: Google/Wing Cert, World Record FLT, Sheriff Rescue

Also: Miracle Flights, Drone Workforce Solutions, AMA Friends Of The Foundation, XPONENTIAL 2019

The FAA has awarded the first air carrier certification to a drone delivery company, Google’s Wing Aviation. The certification paved the way for Wing Aviation to begin commercial package delivery in Blacksburg, VA. Wing partnered with the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership and Virginia Tech, as one of the participants in the Transportation Department’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program. Wing demonstrated that its operations met the FAA’s rigorous safety requirements to qualify for an air carrier certificate. This is based on extensive data and documentation, as well as thousands of safe flights conducted in Australia over the past several years. A f

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senseFly Drones Approved For Brazil's First-Ever BVLOS Operations

Authorized To Fly Up To Five Kilometers From A Licensed Pilot Observer

In collaboration with drone engineering and consulting specialists AL Drones and geotechnology company Santiago & Cintra, senseFly has announced that the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) has approved beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flights to be carried out in Brazil for the first time in the country’s history, using UAS technology from senseFly.

Alta Devices Introduces New Solar Product To Enable Flying Cell Phone Towers

Gone West: Aviation Journalist Guy Maher

Was A Long-Time Contributor To Vertical Magazine

Aviation journalist Guy Maher, who was one of the first contributors to Vertical Magazine when it was established in 2002, was fatally injured April 22 when the airplane he was piloting went down while enroute to Twin Lakes, North Carolina. Maher was the only person on board the airplane.

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China’s First Airbus H215 Helicopter Delivered To SGGAC For Utility Missions

Launch Customer For The Heavy Twin Helicopter In China

China’s State Grid General Aviation Company (SGGAC) has taken delivery of one heavy twin-engine Airbus H215 helicopter – a member of the mission-proven Super Puma family – becoming the launch customer for the H215 in China.

ICAO Looking For Designs And Concepts For The Future Of Flight

Sponsoring Global Competition With Cash Prizes

The United Nations International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has launched the Aviation Innovation Competitions, and is looking for ideas, concepts, and prototypes from the next generation of aviation innovators.

NASA's TESS Discovers Its First Earth-size Planet

Orbits A Star About 53 Light-Years From Earth

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered its first Earth-size world. The planet, HD 21749c, is about 89% Earth’s diameter. It orbits HD 21749, a K-type star with about 70% of the Sun’s mass located 53 light-years away in the southern constellation Reticulum, and is the second planet TESS has identified in the system. The new world is likely rocky and circles very close to its star, completing one orbit in just under eight days. The planet is likely very hot, with surface temperatures perhaps as high as 800 degrees F (427 degrees C).

USAF, NGC Celebrate 60 Years With The T-38 Talon Aircraft

Has Helped Train Some 80,000 Pilots

On April 10, 1959 at Edwards Air Force Base, Lew Nelson took to the skies for the very first time in a Northrop Grumman built T-38 Talon. Serving critical missions for six decades, the venerable T-38 has consistently performed and has assisted in flight training exercises for 80,000 pilots. And, with various modernizations, the aircraft has maintained low operating costs, is maintenance-friendly and has a great safety record.

Australia To Purchase Second Triton Aircraft

Aircraft Will Help Identify Smugglers And Those Exploiting Natural Resources

The Australian government announced last month that it plans to purchase a second MQ-4C Triton aircraft. Australia’s 2016 Defense White Paper identified the requirement for seven high altitude, long endurance Triton unmanned aircraft. Northrop Grumman will deliver the Triton through a cooperative program with the United States Navy.

Government Of Canada Investing In Safety At The Sault Ste. Marie Airport

Will Install An Integrated Radio Alarm System, Known As IRAS

Canadians, tourists and businesses benefit from safe and well-maintained airports. From visiting friends and family, to travelling to medical appointments, or getting goods to market, we rely on our local airports to support and sustain vibrant communities. These airports also provide essential air services including community resupply, air ambulance, search and rescue and forest fire response.

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Pilot Safe After Landing Atop A 60 Foot Tree In Idaho

Piper Cub Developed Engine Problems During Flight

The 78-year-old pilot of a Piper PA-18 Cub escaped injury when the plane developed engine problems during a flight in Idaho Monday and settled in the top of a 60-foot-tall giant white fir.

Legal Wrangling Continues Between Longmont, CO And Mile-Hi Skydiving

Judge Denies TRO Request Against The City, But Also Will Not Expedite A Hearing On Airport Rules

The long legal battle between Mile-Hi Skydiving and the City of Longmont, CO will not come to an early resolution, as the city had requested, but a judge has also refused to grant the skydiving company's request for a Temporary Restraining Order against the city.

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FAA Certifies First Commercial Drone Delivery Service

Alphabet's Wing Can Begin Package Delivery In Blacksburg, VA

The FAA has awarded the first air carrier certification to a drone delivery company, Wing Aviation. The certification paved the way for Wing Aviation to begin commercial package delivery in Blacksburg, VA. Wing partnered with the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership and Virginia Tech, as one of the participants in the Transportation Department’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program.

Aviation Groups Object To FAA Proposal For Drug Testing From Medical Exams

Urge The Agency To 'Immediately Shelve' The Proposal

Nine aviation organizations have written a letter to Ali Bahrami, FAA Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety, calling for the agency to shelve its plan to test random urine samples collected during pilot medical exams.

Grand Sky And Harris Partner To Create UAS BVLOS Super Corridor

Grand Sky Leads The Industry With Research, Testing And Development Of BVLOS Flights

Grand Sky Business and Aviation Park and Harris Corp. have joined forces to enable the country’s first and largest unmanned aerial system (UAS) airspace to support beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flight operations and UAS Traffic Management (UTM) research.

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Bearhawk Aircraft Founder Bob Barrows Injured In Accident

Plane Reportedly Contacted Powerlines And Went Down In North Carolina

The founder of Bearhawk Aircraft was injured Monday in an accident at Holly Ridge/Topsail Island Airport in North Carolina.

Aerotec Spain Select Tecnam To Fulfill Its Future Training Fleet Needs

First Airplane, A P2006T Twin, Will Be Delivered In July

Tecnam has announced that ‘Aerotec Pilot School’, Spain’s oldest Authorized Training Organisation (ATO) has selected a range of Tecnam training aircraft to totally upgrade its flight training offering.

Allegiant Files Application To Offer Scheduled Service To Mexico

First Step In Process To Begin International Service

Allegiant has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation to offer scheduled service between the United States and Mexico.

AMA Drone Report 04.18.19: Flt Over People, Not Drone Fault, FAA ANPRM

Also: Gatwick Drone 'Chaos', Fenway Park Foolishness, Utah Legislature, Parrot ANAFI Thermal

AMA has responded to the FAA's NPRM on the Operation of sUAS Over People. Overall, the AMA believes the proposed rulemakings on flying over people and night flying are a step toward opening the airspace for more commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operators. For model aircraft hobbyists, however, they do not anticipate these rules will have a significant impact on their existing guidelines for safe and responsible operation. "...For years, our National Model Aircraft Safety Code has been recognized by Con

Garmin Celebrates First Flight Of G3000 In A Supersonic Tactical Aircraft

Installed Aboard A Tactical Air Support F-5 Fighter

Garmin recently celebrated the maiden flight of a Garmin integrated flight deck in a supersonic F-5 fighter aircraft. In just under six months, Tactical Air Support, Inc. (Tactical Air) completed the engineering design, installation and first flight with the G3000 integrated flight deck and dual Garmin touchscreen controllers (GTCs). The G3000 in the F-5 is expected to be ready to perform adversary training for the U.S. Navy in Q2 2019.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (04.25.19)

“This is an important step forward for the safe testing and integration of drones into our economy. Safety continues to be our Number One priority as this technology continues to develop and realize its full potential.” Source: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao, on the certification by the FAA of Wings as a drone delivery service in the U.S.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (04.25.19): Maneuverability

Ability of an aircraft to change directions along a flight path and withstand the stresses imposed upon it.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (04.25.19)

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The Aerial Sports League (ASL) is a drone sports, entertainment and media company. The ASL team is made up of inventors, engineers, action sports pioneers and media specialists who share a common goal of pushing limits and breaking boundaries.

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