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February 08, 2016

Airborne 02.08.16: Gone West-Jeff Pino, UAL Flt Training, Skydive Myrtle Beach

Also: FAA Reauthorization Fight, Westjet 737, FAA Unions, Tuskegee Airmen Mustang, Orion Crew Module, NATA, Commercial/CFI Syllabus

ANN is aggrieved to report that former Sikorsky President Jeff Pino and his friend, Nicholas Tramontano, were reported killed last Friday in the crash of Pino's P-51 Mustang, named 'Big Beautiful Doll.' The airplane went down near Maricopa, Arizona. A massive presence in the military, civilian and business aviation community, the retired Sikorsky Boss was a good friend to ANN, a valued member of the 'Let Bob Fly,' inner circle and certainly one of

Airborne 02.08.16: Gone West-Jeff Pino, UAL Flt Training, Skydive Myrtle Beach Update

Also: FAA Reauthorization Fight, Westjet 737, FAA Unions, Tuskegee Airmen Mustang, Orion Crew Module, NATA, Commercial/CFI Syllabus

ANN is aggrieved to report that former Sikorsky President Jeff Pino and his friend, Nicholas Tramontano, were reported killed last Friday in the crash of Pino's P-51 Mustang, named 'Big Beautiful Doll.' The airplane went down near Maricopa, Arizona. A massive presence in the military, civilian and business aviation community, the retired Sikorsky Boss was a good friend to ANN, a valued member of the 'Let Bob Fly,' inner circle and certainly one of the best amongst us. Pilots flying for United Continental Holdings will get some specialized training designed to boost safety and improve communications. And while the airline says the program

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Navy Tailhook Legacy Flight Foundation Debuts

Will Participate In The 2016 North American Air Show Season

The Navy Tailhook Legacy Flight Foundation is excited to announce its participation in the 2016 North American air show season.

Frasca Delivers R44 FTD To Sky Safari, China

Company Provides Helicopter And Fixed-Wing Flight Training For Private, Commercial Certificates

A new Frasca R44 Level 5 Flight Training Device (FTD) has been delivered to a flight school in Shanghai, China. The Frasca R44FTD is a high fidelity simulator for the Robinson R44 helicopter. The simulator cockpit accurately replicates the R44 aircraft, including panels, controls and instrumentation. Additional features include Frasca’s TruVision visual system providing highly realistic visual training environments.

Gulfstream Offers ADS-B In For G150 And G200 Aircraft

Puts Weather And Traffic Information In The Hands Of Pilots

The FAA has approved the installation by Gulfstream of ADS-B In avionics on Gulfstream G150 and G200 aircraft.

Galileo Signals Covering More Of The Sky

Two Satellites Launched Together In September Begin Communications

Europe’s ninth and tenth Galileo satellites have started broadcasting working navigation messages. These two satellites were launched together on September 11 last year.

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F-35C Completes Developmental Test Phase 2

Included 66 Catapult Launches And Traps Aboard CVN-69

The F-35C Carrier Suitability Test Team deployed aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) for Developmental Test Phase Two (DT-II) in October 2015. Trials with F-35C test aircraft CF-3 and CF-5 spanned nine days in operating areas near the Atlantic coast between Florida and Virginia. DT-II followed a successful round of initial sea trials in 2014.

New Radar Designed To Target Future Drones, Planes, Missiles

Raytheon's Gallium Nitride-Based AESA Patriot Radar Completes Key Milestones

Raytheon Company recently completed a series of company-funded milestones to upgrade the combat-proven Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. The projected upgrade delivers 360-degree capability and keeps Patriot ahead of increasingly more sophisticated threats, such as aircraft, drones, and cruise and ballistic missiles.

Astronauts Brian Duffy, Scott Parazynski To Be Honored

Named As New Inductees For The United States Astronaut Hall Of Fame

In recognition of their extraordinary accomplishments in furthering NASA's mission of exploration and discovery, veteran astronauts Brian Duffy (pictured, top) and Scott Parazynski (pictured, bottom) have been selected for induction into the elite United States Astronaut Hall of Fame. The announcement was made today at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex by Dan Brandenstein, Hall of Fame astronaut and board chairman of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, which oversees the induction selection process.

The Frigid Flying Saucer

ALMA And IRAM Telescopes Provide First Direct Temperature Readings Of Planet-Forming Disc

Astronomers have used the ALMA and IRAM telescopes to make the first direct measurement of the temperature of the large dust grains in the outer parts of a planet-forming disc around a young star. By applying a novel technique to observations of an object nicknamed the Flying Saucer they find that the grains are much colder than expected: −266 degrees Celsius. This surprising result suggests that models of these discs may need to be revised.

New Bedrest Adventure Adds Artificial Gravity

Study Being Planned By ESA And NASA

The human body is made for living on Earth – take away the constant pull of gravity and muscles and bones begin to waste away. Living in space is hard on astronauts and ways must be found to keep them fit and safe.

Citation Models Added To Pentastar iPad Yoke Mount STC

AML Includes Multiple Citation Models Now Approved For Articulated Mount

The FAA has approved an expansion of an STC held by Pentastar Aviation (ST03138CH) on the articulating yoke mount for Apple iPad to include Cessna Citation models. The update of the FAA Approved Model List (AML) allows Pentastar Aviation to install the specially engineered iPad mounts on Citation 500, 550, S550, 560, and 560XL model aircraft.

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NASA 'Sky For All' Design Competition Deadline Looms

Proposals Must Be Submitted To The Agency By The End Of This Month

NASA is looking to the public to continue that tradition by contributing new ideas for the future of air travel. Sky for All: Air Mobility for 2035 and Beyond is a $15,000 challenge to develop ideas for technologies that could be part of a clean-slate, revolutionary design and concept of operations for the airspace of the future.

LEAP Helping Students Aim For The Stars

Spearheads Career Trip For Scholarship Recipient

Through its ongoing efforts to promote youth education and to be actively engaged in the mentorship of young minority men, LEAP, LLC, spearheaded its first personalized career field trip to the NASA Headquarters this past week in Washington, D.C. A previous recipient of a LEAP Foundation DC Scholarship and a member of the organization’s Student Ambassador Program, Kevin Thomas Akers was presented with the opportunity to visit the NASA Headquarters after expressing his interest in space to the Small Business Administration’s Washington Director, Mr. Antonio Doss.

Aero-TV: Aviator Sean O’Donnell – A Love For Flight Has No Limits

What's Holding YOU Back From Your Dream Of Flight?

While at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo 2016, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, shares a conversation with us that he had with Sean O'Donnell, a pilot and representative for Able Flight. In this video, we see an interesting airplane called the Sky Arrow, and we also hear the fantastic and poignant story of an organization called, Able Flight.

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Aero-TV: Aviator Sean O’Donnell – A Love For Flight Has No Limits

What's Holding YOU Back From Your Dream Of Flight?

While at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo 2016, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, shares a conversation with us that he had with Sean O'Donnell, a pilot and representative for Able Flight. In this video, we see an interesting airplane called the Sky Arrow, and we also hear the fantastic and poignant story of an organization called, Able Flight.

Klyde Morris (02.08.16)

Klyde's Got The Super Bowl Blues...

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

AeroSports Update: Is Droneboarding A New Aero Sport?

Drones Are Being Used For Lots Of Things; Some Are Recreational And Some Are Not, And This One Is Up For Grabs

We are only a couple of weeks away from our infamous April 1 issue of Aero-News, and at first blush, this story looks like we may be getting a head start. People are finding new uses for drones around the world and this story about Droneboarding came out of Russia.

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EASA Certifies Rig’N Fly Automatic Oil Platform Approach For The H225

Fully Automatic Approach Up To Go-Around Decision And Final Rig Landing Assistance

EASA has granted certification to Airbus Helicopters for the Rig’N Fly (Rig Integrated GPS approaches with eNhanced Fly-ability and safetY), an avionics enhancement designed to provide automatic rig approaches for offshore operations. First developed on H225, it will also be implemented on H175 (end 2016) and on H160.

Airborne 02.05.16: Collier Trophy Noms, NJ Homeowner Nonsense, Flight Design USA

Also: A-10 Survives, The Essential Aero-Community, Miami Seaplanes, ERAU WACO, Jeppesen Leadership, ADS-B Kickstarter, Guilty Non-Pilot

The National Aeronautic Association announced Tuesday that nine aerospace projects and accomplishments will compete for the 2015 Robert J. Collier Trophy. For 104 years, The Robert J. Collier Trophy is awarded annually "for the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America, with respect to improving the performance, efficiency, and safety of air or space vehicles, the value of which has been thoroughly demonstrated by actual use during t

Falcon 20 Comes To Spirit Of Flight Museum

Jet Will Help Veterans And Kids With Cancer

The Spirit of Flight Foundation, operator of the non-profit Spirit of Flight museum, has taken delivery of a Dassault Falcon 20 jet as part of its growing collection. The museum plans to use the plane for charitable and education purposes.

United Pilots To Receive Special Training

All 12,000 Pilots To Participate In Day-Long Sessions

Pilots flying for United Continental Holdings will get some specialized training designed to boost safety and improve communications. And while the airline says the program is "forward-looking", it does follow a strongly-worded letter sent to to pilots last year concerning "major safety events and near misses."

New Jersey Townhome Development Claims Jurisdiction Over Airspace

Homeowner's Association Says It Can Impose A Fine Of $100

A townhome development homeowners association in Mendham, NJ has passed a resolution banning the flight of model airplanes and drones in the neighborhood.

Ryanair Passenger Gets His Money Back, And Then Some

Airline Charged Over $450 For Printing Boarding Passes

Lucas Marshall was getting ready to travel back to his U.K. home from the Canary Islands, but found himself unable to print his own boarding passes on Ryanair because of his booking preferences.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (02.08.16): Land And Hold Short Operations

Land And Hold Short Operations Operations which include simultaneous takeoffs and landings and/or simultaneous landings when a landing aircraft is able and is instructed by the controller to hold-short of the intersecting runway/taxiway or designated hold-short point. Pilots are expected to promptly inform the controller if the hold short clearance cannot be accepted.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (02.08.16)

Aero Linx: Silver Wings Fraternity Silver Wings Fraternity Membership is open to any person with a genuine interest in aviation. Levels of accomplishment are recognized for Active Members who achieve specific aviation events to include; Solo flight in a powered aircraft, the Silver Anniversary of (25 years since) that Solo Flight, and Members who soloed more than 50 years ago. Membership is open to men and women of all nations regardless of race, creed, color or national origin. We look forward to welcoming you into the Fraternity.

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (02.08.16)

“Rig’N Fly procedures are of the utmost importance to ensure reliable operations and the safest flight conditions possible, and this is an area where Airbus Helicopters continues to focus its developments. With the Rig’N Fly, almost the entire approach procedure is automated, a key element in ensuring that our customers have the right technologies for safe, smooth and efficient flights.” Source: Marie-Agnes Veve, head of the Super Puma and H225 programme, following the EASA certification to Airbus Helicopters for the Rig’N Fly (Rig Integrated GPS approaches with eNhanced Fly-ability and safetY), an avionics enhancement designed to provide automatic rig approaches for offshore operations.

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