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October 09, 2012

ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 10.10.12

High Winds Force Baumgartner to Abort His Skydive…

SpaceX Now Says A Secondary Payload Failed to Make Its Orbit…

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NASA And International Partners Approve Year-long Space Station Stay

One American, One Russian Will Take On The Marathon Mission

NASA and its international partners have announced an agreement to send two crew members to the International Space Station on a one-year mission designed to collect valuable scientific data needed to send humans to new destinations in the solar system. The crew members, one American astronaut and one Russian cosmonaut, will launch and land in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft and are scheduled to begin their voyage in spring 2015.

MGL Avionics Integrates EFIS And Sandia STX 165R Remote Mode-C Transponder

Devices Intended For Experimental And LSA Aircraft

MGL Avionics is proud to announce integration of the Sandia Aerospace STX 165R Remote Mode-C transponder with several EFIS systems for Experimental and Light-Sport Aircraft.

Skydiving Instructor May Face FAA Fine

But Move Not Supported By The 81-Year-Old Student Who Nearly Fell To Her Death

An 81-year-old skydiving student who nearly fell from a tandem-jump harness that the FAA says was not properly secured by her instructor does not favor a fine against him. Rather, she says he saved her life.

Washington State Pilot Sets Unofficial Fuel Efficiency Record

Flight Was From Harvey Field (S43) In Snohomish, WA, To Pendleton, OR And Back

An 84-year-old pilot from Washington State has set what appears to be a new record for airplane fuel efficiency during a flight from Harvey Field (S43) in Snohomish, WA, to Spokane, WA and on to Pendleton, OR, and back. The flight took place Friday.

Armadillo Aerospace Launches 'STIG-B' Rocket

Low-Profile Test Took Place At Spaceport America In New Mexico

New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) officials announced Saturday that Armadillo Aerospace had launched a STIG-B rocket designed and built by the Rockwall, TX, company. This launch was the first licensed FAA launch to take place from Spaceport America's vertical launch complex at the spaceport, and the second research and development test flight this year at Spaceport America conducted by Armadillo Aerospace.

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FAA OKs Autopilot On WACO Classic

First Installation Completed On Factory Demo Plane

WACO Classic Aircraft has won FAA STC approval for installation of the S-TEC System 55X autopilot in the WACO YMF-F5C and 5D.

Eurocopter Subsidiary Inaugurates A Major New Brazilian Assembly Facility

Helibras To Build EC725/EC225 Helicopters In Itajubá

Eurocopter marked a major development for Brazil’s aeronautical industry Tuesday with the inauguration of its Helibras subsidiary’s new rotary-wing center of excellence in Itajubá, Minas Gerais, where Brazilian Armed Forces EC725 helicopters will be assembled.

NASA, ATC Showcase Cost-Saving Upgrades For SLS Solid Rocket Boosters

Upgrades Said To Reduce Assembly Time By 46 Percent

NASA and aerospace contractor ATK recently held an event to highlight progress made in manufacturing the first ground test motor and cost-saving process upgrades for manufacturing the solid rocket booster for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS). ATK says the changes have reduced assembly time by approximately 46 percent, saving millions of dollars in projected costs for the SLS system.

Blackcomb Aviation Adds AS350 B3e To Fleet

Aircraft Will Carry Skiers To Remote Slopes

An AS350 B3e was delivered Tuesday to Blackcomb Aviation for its utility and heli-skiing operations in British Columbia. Blackcomb currently operates seven Eurocopter aircraft, including one AS350 B3, one AS350 B2, four AS355s, one EC130 B4 and one EC120 B.

Sikorsky Aircraft Hosts 11th Annual Regional Boy And Girl Scouts Camp

Toured Facilities, Learned About Aerospace Careers

More than 500 Boy and Girl Scouts, and their leaders, from Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York pitched their tents for a three-day campout on the Sikorsky Aircraft grounds in Stratford over the weekend. As part of the campout, the scouts learned about aerospace, electricity, emergency preparedness, energy and other Merit Badge subjects.

Israeli Fighter Jets Shoot Down Drone

Origin Of The Unmanned Aircraft Was Not Immediately Clear

The Israeli air force engaged and shot down a drone it considered to be hostile in its airspace Saturday. The unmanned aircraft was downed over Israel's southern desert, according to military sources.

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ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 10.09.12

Space X Falcon Nine Survives a Launch Anomaly…

Bombardier Learjet Employees Vote to Strike…

Gas Balloonists Could Reach the Eastern Seaboard…

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Airborne 10.09.12: SpaceX Does Business, SC 787 Delivered, AOPA Fallout Continues

Also: CAP Gets Gliders, Bombardier Strike, Gas Balloon Racing, MIA WWII Marines Finally Home, Wag-Aero, Seaplanes, and More!

On-time and on-spec, SpaceX' Dragon is now its way to the ISS. Following a Sunday night, 2035 ET launch, the Dragon capsule reached its planned orbit of 212 miles above Earth, despite a single engine failure a little over a minute into the mission. The vehicle is on course to catch up to the station during the next couple of days. The Falcon9’s redundant engine configuration didn’t miss a beat... Boeing, on Friday, marked a historic milestone with delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner built at its North Charleston, SC, facility to Air India. Boeing claims that the delivery marks the beginning of a new era of commercial airplane production

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Airborne 10.09.12: SpaceX In Business, SC 787 Delivered, AOPA Fallout Continues

Also: CAP Gets Gliders, Bombardier Strike, Gas Balloon Racing, MIA WWII Marines Finally Home, Wag-Aero, Seaplanes, and More!

On-time and on-spec, SpaceX' Dragon is now its way to the ISS. Following a Sunday night, 2035 ET launch, the Dragon capsule reached its planned orbit of 212 miles above Earth, despite a single engine failure a little over a minute into the mission. The vehicle is on course to catch up to the station during the next couple of days. The Falcon9’s redundant engine configuration didn’t miss a beat... Boeing, on Friday, marked a historic milestone with delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner built at its North Charlesto

Bombardier Learjet Employees Reject Contract Offer

Health Care Premium Boost Said To Be The Major Sticking Point

Bombardier Learjet said Saturday that following an official vote, Wichita employees belonging to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) union had rejected a proposed labor agreement and voted in favor of a strike.

SpaceX Says Falcon 9 Engine Did Not 'Explode'

Says The System Performed As Designed, Proving The Booster's Reliability

While SpaceX celebrates its successful launch to the International Space Station Sunday night, the launch was not without a problem. Fortunately for the company, and probably for the commercial space industry as a whole, the engine problem experienced by the spacecraft as it lifted the Dragon resupply vehicle into orbit did not cause the mission to fail.

FAA Proposes A Significant Rewrite Of Part 145

AEA Tells Members The Proposal Is 'Potentially Damaging' To Their Businesses

The FAA has published an NPRM in the Federal Register that would amend the regulations for repair stations by revising the system of ratings, the repair station certification requirements, and the regulations on repair stations providing maintenance for air carriers. The Aircraft Electronics Association says the proposal makes wholesale changes to the avionics industry with damaging and costly repercussions.

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CSF Congratulates SpaceX, NASA On Successful Launch Of Dragon

First Of Twelve Scheduled Resupply Missions To ISS

The Commercial Spaceflight Federation congratulates Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and NASA for their successful launch of the Dragon spacecraft this evening from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Dragon was launched atop SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket for the first of twelve Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) missions contracted to NASA.

Virgin Galactic Acquires Full Ownership Of The Spaceship Company

Acquires 30 Percent Stake In Scaled Composites To Finalize The Deal

Virgin Galactic said Monday that it has taken 100% ownership of its sister company, The Spaceship Company (TSC), by acquiring the 30% stake held by Scaled Composites (Scaled) since TSC’s formation under a joint venture with Virgin Galactic.

Weather Delays Record-Setting Free-Fall Attempt

Felix Baumgartner Now Plans To Attempt The Jump Tuesday

Anyone in aviation knows that you simply can't control the weather, and so it was for the record-setting free-fall attempt known as the Red Bull Stratos Project. The jump was planned for Monday morning, but Mother Nature apparently had other ideas.

Boeing Doubles Dreamliner Deliveries

Qatar Airways Expresses Concerns About GEnx Engines

In figures announced last week, Boeing said it had doubled the number of Dreamliners is has delivered to customers when compared to the previous quarter, but all is not rosy with the company's new airliner.

America's Challenge Balloon Race Is Well Underway

Teams Used Tactics To Gain An Advantage During The Launch

The 17th America’s Challenge got off to a glowing start Sunday – literally – on a gorgeous fall evening in Albuquerque. With the setting sun painting the Sandia Mountains a gorgeous salmon hue and hundreds of hot air balloons preparing to glow in the background, the five America’s Challenge competitors headed out to destinations unknown – in all likelihood, to the east.

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (10.09.12)

“Falcon 9 detected an anomaly on one of the nine engines and shut it down. As designed, the flight computer then recomputed a new ascent profile in realtime to reach the target orbit, which is why the burn times were a bit longer." Source: Statement from SpaceX Founder Elon Musk following the failure of one of nine engines on the Falcon 9 rocket during launch Sunday.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.09.12): Navigation Reference System (NRS)

The NRS is a system of waypoints developed for use within the United States for flight planning and navigation without reference to ground based navigational aids.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (10.09.12)

The Airport Privatization Pilot Program

The airport privatization pilot program is designed to allow airports to generate access to sources of private capital for airport improvement and development.

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