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FAA Rules Allow On-Campus UAS Training At Liberty University

Students Can Now Fly Unmanned Aircraft On Campus

With the FAA's first regulations regarding commercial use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS, commonly referred to as drones) released in June, training programs across the country are getting a boost.

BAE Systems Regional Aircraft Considers Launch Of Avro RJ Freighter

Primary Airframe Would Be Older RJ100 Aircraft Coming Out Of Passenger Service

BAE Systems Regional Aircraft is working towards the possible launch of a passenger-to- freighter conversion program for the Avro RJ jetliner, and is seeking customer feedback to help assess market potential.

NTBAA’s 4th Annual Safety Show-Down Is Now NBAA CAM Certified

Speakers, Agenda Set For 2-Day Event August 31-September 1

The 4th annual Safety Show-Down event of the North Texas Business Aviation Association (NTBAA) set for August 31st and September 1st has been certified by the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) to be a Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) accredited program, allowing attendees to receive CAM credit for participating in the event.

Plans Announced For For First Commercial Interplanetary Mining Mission

Deep Space Industries' Prospector-1 Spacecraft Will Rendezvous With A Near-Earth Asteroid

Deep Space Industries has announced its plans to fly the world's first commercial interplanetary mining mission. Prospector-1 will fly to and rendezvous with a near-Earth asteroid, and investigate the object to determine its value as a source of space resources. This mission is an important step in the company’s plans to harvest and supply in-space resources to support the growing space economy.

SR-71 Pilots, Crew Relive Absolute Speed Record

Flew At 2,193 MPH On July 28th, 1976 ... Record Still Stands

In 1976, it was a different time. The Cold War with the Soviet Union was in full swing and Americans were standing in line to buy gas.

EASA Awards STC For Cessna 208 Blackhawk With 4-Blade MT-Propeller

FAA Authorization Currently Pending

EASA has awarded an STC to MT-Propeller for its next generation 4-blade scimitar composite propeller on the Cessna 208, 208B Blackhawk.

Dambusters Conduct Milestone Exercises With Japan Air Self-Defense Force

Part Of Second Annual Benkyoukai Training Event

Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 conducted the 2nd annual Benkyoukai training event Aug. 1-4.

Air Lease Corporation Delivers Airbus A321-200 Aircraft To WOW Airline

Second Of Six Leased By The Icelandic Carrier

Air Lease Corporation has delivered a new Airbus A321-200 on long-term lease to WOW air (Iceland). This new A321-200 MSN 7237 is the second of six new A320/A321 family jets leased by WOW air from ALC.

Illinois Man Fatally Injured In Glider Accident

Aircraft Went Down In A Field Shortly After Release From Tow Plane

A 69-year-old resident of Tinley Park, IL southwest of Chicago was fatally injured Saturday when the glider he was piloting went down in a field in Minooka, IL.

Skydiving Plane Engine Catches Fire After Takeoff

Skydivers Ordered To Evacuate The Airplane, Pilot Returned To Airport And Landed Safely

A plane with a pilot and 13 skydivers experienced an engine fire shortly after takeoff Sunday, but fortunately all of the jumpers were able to safely exit the airplane, and the pilot was able to land safely back at the airport.

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Airborne 08.11.16: CAP's 75th!, Frontier Pilot Demands, Space Virtual Reality

Also: Vietnam Marine Found, AIP 2016 Results!, Lee Bottom 2016, UAV Powerline Monitoring, Laser v Helos, Space Elevator, Era UAS

More than 700 Civil Air Patrol members will convene at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center this week for the organization’s 2016 National Conference. The conference will devote several days to training, networking and focusing on the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary’s historic past as well as its promising future. Airline labor strife seems to be in the offing at Frontier Airlines as The Air Line Pilots Association has filed a grievance that

Aero-TV: AirVenture 2016 Succeeds! – Jack Pelton Offers His Highlights

Also, What’s Ahead For AirVenture 2017…

On the closing day of EAA AirVenture 2016, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, caught up with EAA’s CEO, Jack Pelton, to hear some final thoughts about this year’s AirVenture. Pelton best described his feelings about the conclusion of AirVenture 2016 as, “sensory overload.”

GAO: Government Holding Back Up To $2 Billion From Airport Trust Fund

Report Validates NBAA Position On Improper Diversion of Jet-A Taxes, Association Says

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report this week focused on the so-called "fuel fraud" provision in aviation fuel tax laws. The GAO determined that as a result of the provision, between $1 billion and $2 billion has been improperly held back from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund over largely unfounded concerns about the use of aviation jet fuel in ground vehicles.

Dream Chaser Spacecraft To Begin Phase Two Flight Testing

Will Evaluate New Hardware For NASA's CRS-2 Program

Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Dream Chaser full-scale, flight test vehicle is ready for transportation to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) in California where Phase Two flight tests will be conducted in coordination with Edwards Air Force Base (AFB).

NASA Selects Six Companies To Develop Deep Space Habitat Prototypes, Concepts

Public-Private Partnerships Supported By Agency's NextSTEP-2 Program

NASA has selected six U.S. companies to help advance the Journey to Mars by developing ground prototypes and concepts for deep space habitats.

Report: World Medium And Heavy Military Helicopter Market Declining

Russian Helicopters Projected To Lead In Unit Production

An estimated 4,791 medium/heavy military rotorcraft will be produced from 2016 through 2025, with this production valued at $115.7 billion, with yearly production predicted to decline, according to a new report.

AeroSports Update: Common Questions About Learning To Fly

Learning To Fly Brings Up Hundreds Of Questions And Here Are Some That Relate More Often To Recreational Pilots

The problem with learning to fly is knowing how much you don’t know before you start. Many of these questions deal with why you ultimately want to become a pilot, but here we are going to deal with some common questions that show up when people are really just interested in flying for fun.

SAIB Focuses On B737 Horizontal Stabilizer De-Icing Procedures

Uncommanded Pitch-Up Event Reported On Approach

The FAA has issued a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) concerning de-icing procedures of Boeing 737-600/-700/-700C/-800/-900/-900ER airplanes.

Company Launches By-The-Hour UAV Insurance

Can Be Purchased Via Mobile App Per Flight

A start-up company is helping operators of small UAVs satisfy the FAA's requirements for insurance by offering per-flight, by-the-hour policies purchased using an app on their mobile devices.

Airborne 08.10.16: B-29 Doc Update, Airlander 10, Amazon Jets

Also: Airport Funding, AMA President Bob Brown, Qantas, Float Plane Theft, TriFan 600, Space Artifact, A-10s

It’s been about four weeks since the B-29 named ‘Doc’ flew for the first time after a 16 year restoration project, and the Doc restoration crew is working to plan the historic warbird’s second flight. Jim Murphy, Doc’s Friends restoration project manager, said on the project blog, “Over the past few weeks, we’ve been combing through all of the airplane’s systems and control surfaces checking to see how things behaved during the first

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Students Can Now Fly Unmanned Aircraft On Campus

Primary Airframe Would Be Older RJ100 Aircraft Coming Out Of Passenger Service

Speakers, Agenda Set For 2-Day Event August 31-September 1

Deep Space Industries' Prospector-1 Spacecraft Will Rendezvous With A Near-Earth Asteroid

Flew At 2,193 MPH On July 28th, 1976 ... Record Still Stands

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Part Of Second Annual Benkyoukai Training Event

Second Of Six Leased By The Icelandic Carrier

Aircraft Went Down In A Field Shortly After Release From Tow Plane

Skydivers Ordered To Evacuate The Airplane, Pilot Returned To Airport And Landed Safely

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Report Validates NBAA Position On Improper Diversion of Jet-A Taxes, Association Says

Will Evaluate New Hardware For NASA's CRS-2 Program

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Public-Private Partnerships Supported By Agency's NextSTEP-2 Program

Russian Helicopters Projected To Lead In Unit Production

Learning To Fly Brings Up Hundreds Of Questions And Here Are Some That Relate More Often To Recreational Pilots

Uncommanded Pitch-Up Event Reported On Approach

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