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October 08, 2013

Garmin Announces D2 Pilot Watch

First GPS Watch Designed for Aviators

Garmin plans to offer a highly capable GPS watch designed specifically for aviators. D2’s features include Garmin’s signature direct-to and nearest functions, as well as a built-in adjustable altimeter, altitude alerting capabilities, the option to display both local and Zulu/UTC time, and the ability to integrate with Garmin Pilot, VIRB, and more.

Pratt & Whitney Completes New V2500 Engine Line

Prepares For Ramp Up At Connecticut Engine Center

Pratt & Whitney says it has completed the second phase of an assembly-floor transformation project at its Middletown, CT, facility to prepare the Engine Center to ramp up for production of its portion of PurePower PW1100G-JM engines for the Airbus A320neo family and increase capacity for the F135 engine powering the F-35 Lightning II for the U.S. Military.

NASA's LADEE Now In Lunar Orbit

Spacecraft Was Launched September 6 From Wallops Island, VA

Four burns completed by Aerojet Rocketdyne 100-lbf High Performance Apogee Thruster (HiPAT(TM)) bipropellant engine enabled NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) to achieve lunar orbit on Oct. 6. Two phasing burns, each of which increased the apogee, were followed by two Lunar Orbit Insertion burns.

Airbus Jet Deliveries Delayed By Shutdown

JetBlue, US Airways Can't Get Their New Airplanes

Airbus deliveries to JetBlue and US Airway have been delayed by the partial government shutdown which went into effect last week.

Airplane Smuggling Plot Lands Mechanic In Jail For His Role

Sentenced To Two Years Despite No Criminal History

A judge in West Palm Beach said he needed to send a message to anyone trying to work around trade sanctions against Iran when he sentenced 53-year-old airplane mechanic Diocenyr Ribamar Barbosa-Santos to two years in prison. The sentence came despite a recommendation from the prosecutor that Barbosa-Santos be sentenced only to probation and community service.

Able Flight Receives Grant From Wounded Warrior Project

Will Fund Five Scholarships For Flight Training

Able Flight on Monday announced that they have received a grant in the amount of $45,000 from Wounded Warrior Project (WWP), a non-profit veteran service organization whose mission is to honor and empower Wounded Warriors. The grant will expand Able Flight's ability to provide flight training and aviation career training scholarships to injured service members.

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Banner-Towing Plane Down In Florida

Two People Injured When Plane Lost Power Near Football Stadium

Two people aboard a banner-towing airplane flying over the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, FL before the Florida-Arkansas football game were injured during an emergency landing in a field near James G. Pressley Stadium on the campus.

Desert Trial Set For ESA Mars Rover Prototype

Will Be Tested On the Atacama Desert In Northern Chile

In what will be ESA’s most ambitious planetary rover test yet, robotic exploration of a Mars-like desert in South America will be overseen from the UK, providing experience for future missions to the Red Planet.

Stamford, CT Officials Say ‘No’ To Helicopter Commuting

Company Had Asked City To Lift Ban On Helos Landing Within City Limits

A failed electric cable has slowed train service on the New Haven Line in the northeast corridor, which led an enterprising entrepreneur to ask the city of Stamford, CT to lift its ban on helicopters landing in the city so he could offer rides to frustrated commuters with a few extra dollars.

WildBlue Aircraft Sales To Sell Aircraft For Charity

Will Donate Commission To Outreach International

Kansas City, MO-based aviation sales company, WildBlue, LLC, is selling a Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft and donating their profit from the sale to Outreach International, an Independence, Missouri-based humanitarian non-profit organization.

Airbus Develops Presence In Malaysia With New Services

Manufacturer To Expand Footprint In South East Asia

Airbus is set to develop its presence in Malaysia with the expansion of its joint venture maintenance unit Sepang Aircraft Engineering (SAE) and the establishment of a new Airbus Customer Services Center.

ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 10.08.13

The Federal Shutdown Has Shut Down Aircraft Sales…

E-AB Accidents and Fatalities Down Dramatically…

Airbus Signs First Deal With JAL&h

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Airborne 10.08.13: Garmin's AvWatch, Dynon's New Porta-EFIS, Shutdown Nixes FAA Exams

Also: New iPad APP, Enstrom Grows, United Offers USAFA Freebie, Glasair III at 400 MPH!, Last AOPA Summit, TSA Flunks... Again

It was only a matter of time, Folks, as Garmin makes ready to intro a Pilot Watch... and like the recently intro'd Dynon Portable EFIS, They Call It "D2." Garmin’s aviation-oriented GPS watch features include a 'direct-to' and 'nearest' function, as well as a built-in adjustable altimeter, altitude alerting capabilities, the option to display both local and Zulu/UTC time, and the ability to integrate with (naturally) various other Garmin products like the Pilot, VIRB, and others. Dynon has introduced a second model to the Pocket Panel product line, the true attitude indicators that can be used by ALL pilots. Dynon’s new D2 adds WiFi

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EAA: E-AB Fatal Accidents Have Fallen Dramatically In FY 2013

NTSB Data Shows Overall GA Accident Rate Remained Flat

The number of experimental category aircraft fatal accidents fell by 25 percent in fiscal year 2013 according to FAA figures. Year-to-year fatal aviation accidents involving experimental aircraft totaled 55 during FY 2013, down from 73 in 2012. Lives lost this year totaled 70 people compared to 85 in 2012 - an 18 percent decrease.

Airbus, JAL Sign Their First Ever Order

Plans To Acquire 31 A350 XWB Aircraft Plus 25 Options

Japan Airlines (JAL) has signed a purchase agreement for 31 A350 XWBs (18 A350-900s and 13 A350-1000s), plus options for a further 25 aircraft. This is JAL’s first ever order for Airbus aircraft since the merger of Japan Airlines and Japan Air Systems (JAS), which had in the past ordered Airbus aircraft. It is also the first order Airbus has received from Japan for the A350 XWB.

NBAA: FAA Registry Shutdown Threatens Lifeblood Of GA

Service Vital To All Aircraft Sales In The U.S.

NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen Friday issued a call to action, asking Members to immediately contact their representatives in government and demand the reopening of the FAA Aircraft Registry, based in Oklahoma City, OK. With the FAA’s Aircraft Registry deemed “non-essential” in the government shutdown that began October 1, no one can buy or sell an aircraft in the U.S. until the government is back in business.

'Dramatic' MBM Agreement Helps Deliver 'Landmark' ICAO 38th Assembly

Solid Global Plan Endorsements Also Emerge From The Meetings

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has concluded what it is describing as a landmark 38th Assembly, receiving endorsement from its Member States on sector-wide strategic planning and exceeding many expectations when it agreed to develop a global market-based measure (MBM) for international aviation.

New Fuel System Makes SD-1 Minisport Ethanol Resistant

S-LSA Certification Expected In November

The builders of the SD-1 Minisport have data showing the airplane already burns less fuel than any other Light Sport Aircraft – just 1.8 gph. Since it runs on 91-octane automotive gas, the SD-1’s operational cost is just $12 an hour factoring in fuel, oil, and overhaul. Until now however, the SD-1 has only been able to use ethanol-free gasoline.

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Sikorsky Cancels Furlough Plans

Bases Decision On Hagel Announcement That Defense Civilians Will Be Recalled

Following an announcement Saturday from Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel that 90 percent of the civilian workforce will be recalled, Sikorsky said that some 2,000 workers in Connecticut, Florida, and Alabama will not be laid off during the partial government shutdown.

FAA, NTSB Furloughs May Violate ICAO Treaty

U.S. Government Has Certain Obligations Under The ICAO Chicago Convention

The furlough of FAA and NTSB accident investigators may violate the main treaty setting the standards for air safety among the 192 nations of the ICAO, according to a former FAA lawyer.

Wayne Municipal Airport In NE Extensively Damaged By Tornado

EF4 Storm Tore Through The Airfield Friday

A powerful EF4 tornado caused extensive damage at Wayne Municipal Airport in Wayne, NE Friday, when the 1.38-mile-wide storm touched down with winds in excess of 170 miles per hour.

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (10.08.13)

"We are cautiously optimistic that these figures represent many of our safety initiatives starting to take hold in the E-AB community. EAA has been working hard to promote transition and recurrent training." Source: Sean Elliott, EAA vice president of advocacy and safety.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.08.13): Fly Quiet Program

The use of designated noise abatement flight procedures to further reduce the impact of aircraft noise. The Fly Quiet Program provides comprehensive guidance for pilots to use designated quiet flight and operating procedures developed by the local airport authorities, the airlines, and Air Traffic Controllers.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (10.08.13)

Honor Tom Poberezny Website

The site's creators say that "Tom Poberezny became involved in EAA’s first Fly-In at the age of five. With the exception of the four years Tom spent at Northwestern University, his entire adult life was dedicated to EAA. For 42 years he worked in the organization, and for 20 years he ran EAA as its second President."

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