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April 29, 2015

Airborne 04.29.15: AMA Responds To UAV NPRM, Johnny Kazian Goes West, Solar Impulse 2

Also: BRS Chutes, Noise Complaints Ground Aerobat, Airline Thefts, UAV Flight School, Uber Helis, Drone Mail Delivery

The Academy of Model Aeronautics has published its response to the FAA’s notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the regulating of small unmanned aerial systems, also known as sUAS. The AMA website leads into their response with the following statement: “The Academy believes that the FAA must address and adjudicate the 33,000 plus comments to its interpretation of the Special Rule for Model Aircraft and resolve the issues and concerns presented before moving forward in finalizing the small UAS Rule.” Wing walking is one of the earliest forms of aerial death-defying acts and ANN has learned of the passing of Airshow Hall of Famer Johnny Kazian, w

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United Airlines Supports Humanitarian Relief Efforts In Nepal

Customers Can Contribute Money And Miles To Support The Airline's Disaster Relief Partners

United Airlines has announced that it will work with its disaster relief partners the American Red Cross, Americares, Airlink and Operation USA to provide aid to those affected by the earthquake in Nepal. To support the efforts, United will provide up to a total of $50,000 to match donations to these partner organizations from United customers and employees.

ForeFlight Launches Version 7

Faster Planning, Faster Downloads, And More, Company Says

The makers of ForeFlight have released the latest version of the popular flight planning software, saying this latest release offers a more advanced Procedure Advisor and a dramatically improved navigation database that enables visual preview of SIDs, STARs, approaches, and pattern entries.

European Cockpit Association: Pay-To-Fly Schemes For Young Pilots Must Stop

Says Such Situations Are Becoming Increasingly Common In Europe

There is a growing trend in Europe that requires young pilots to pay an airline for flying its aircraft and passengers. The European Cockpit Association strongly denounces what they call an unacceptable – but rapidly growing – phenomenon, practiced by airlines and intermediary agencies in Europe, and calls upon EU decision-makers to ban such “Pay-to-fly” (P2F) schemes.

NetJets Says Vice President Behind Anti-Union Social Media Accounts

Company Breached Trust Of Workers, Customers, Warren Buffett

In legal papers sent to the NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (NJASAP), NetJets, Inc., said a vice president published vicious anti-union content on social media throughout a four-year period. NJASAP is the labor union representing the 2,700-plus pilots employed by the Columbus, Ohio-based carrier.

NTSB Will Not Re-Open Investigation Into 1959 Accident

Called 'The Day The Music Died', Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, And The Big Bopper All Fatally Injured

The NTSB will not go back and review information related to an accident which occurred on February 3, 1959 that has been called "the day the music died."

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Drone Operator Tased In Hawaii Park

Had Been Flying A 3-Inch Micro Quadcopter Over Volcano

A man on a family vacation in Hawaii was pursued and tased by a park ranger at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Saturday after flying a 3-inch micro quadcopter over the rising lava lake at Halema'uma'u Crater to capture some images.

True Blue Power To Secure STC For Caravan Main Ship Batteries

Documentation Filed For Approval Of Lithium-Ion Cells For 208, 208B Aircraft

True Blue Power has filed documentation with the FAA to secure an STC for the company's TB44 (46 amp hour) Advanced Lithium-ion Battery on all Cessna 208 and 208B Caravan aircraft, with anticipated completion in the fourth quarter of 2015.

NASA Balloon Reaches Australia After Nearly One Month Of Flight

Completing First Of Several Planned Circumnavigations

After nearly a month of flight, a massive NASA Super Pressure Balloon (SPB) is closing in on a key milestone of completing the first of many planned circumnavigations of the globe.

Pratt & Whitney's Geared Turbofan Engine Wins Gold Edison Award

Nominees Are Evaluated By More Than 3,000 Business Execs And Academics

Pratt & Whitney's PurePower Geared Turbofan engine has been awarded Gold in the transportation- aviation category of the 2015 Edison Awards.

Last MC-130P Combat Shadows In The Pacific Retired

Headed To The 'Boneyard' At Davis-Monthan AFB In Arizona

The 17th Special Operations Squadron sent off the final two MC-130P Combat Shadows in the Pacific Air Forces to retirement on April 15.

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Airborne 04.29.15: AMA Responds To UAV NPRM, Johnny Kazian Goes West, Solar Impu

Also: BRS Chutes, Noise Complaints Ground Aerobat, Airline Thefts, UAV Flight School, Uber Helis, Drone Mail Delivery

The Academy of Model Aeronautics has published its response to the FAA’s notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the regulating of small unmanned aerial systems, also known as sUAS. The AMA website leads into their response with the following statement: “The Academy believes that the FAA must address and adjudicate the 33,000 plus comments to its interpretation of the Special Rule for Model Aircraft and resolve the issues and concerns presented before moving forward in finaliz

Classic Aero-TV: AIRBOSSINC -- Providing An Alternative to the FAA

The FAA Is NOT The Only Entity That Can Offer Controlled Ops At Airshows...

While at the Light Sport Aircraft Expo 2014 in Sebring, Florida ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell was flying a lot of planes and noticed how smoothly the air traffic control tower operations were going. In this video we find out that the control tower was being operated by a private company named Airboss Inc. Jim took the time to meet with George Cline, the President of Airboss Inc. to get more information about his company and its operation.

Airline Fleets Serving Australia South Pacific To Almost Double By 2033

Strong Economies, Tourism And Propensity To Travel Driving Growth

The passenger aircraft fleet serving the Australia South Pacific region will grow from some 700 aircraft today to over 1,200 by 2033, with a doubling in the number of widebody aircraft. With aviation growth comparable with other mature markets such as North America and Europe, the region has the world’s highest propensity to travel per capita.

Committee Plans To Restore Balance To NASA’s Budget

Markup Hearing Scheduled For Thursday

The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee will mark up the NASA Authorization Act for 2016 and 2017 on Thursday. The legislation reaffirms Congress’s commitment to NASA and restores much-needed balance to the nation’s only agency responsible for space exploration. It also supports NASA’s role as a multi-mission agency with programs in science, aeronautics, exploration, and human spaceflight, and makes clear that Mars should be NASA’s primary goal.

NBAA Highlights Safety Concerns, Reasonable Construct, For FAA's sUAS Regs

Filed Formal Comments To The Part 107 NPRM

In its response to the FAA's notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to govern commercial operations of small, unmanned aircraft systems (s-UAS), the NBAA acknowledged the generally measured initial regulatory framework for the new category, but also outlined a number of concerns with the agency's plans.

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Dava Newman Confirmed As NASA Deputy Administrator

Bolden Praises Strong Bipartisan Support For The Nominee

The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Dr. Dava Newman as the new NASA Deputy Administrator.

Textron Reports First Quarter 2015 Income Up 48.4 Percent

Revenues Up 7.9 Percent Despite Fewer Jet Deliveries

Textron reported first quarter 2015 income from continuing operations of $0.46 per share, up 48.4 percent from $0.31 per share in the first quarter of 2014 in a report released Tuesday.

AeroSports Update: An ADS-B Choice For Experimental Aircraft

The NavWorx ADS600-EXP Is An ADS-B Solution That Is Tailored Towards The Experimental Aircraft Market

NavWorx, Inc. claims they were the first to announce a truly affordable solution for experimental and LSA aircraft owners with the release of its ADS600-EXP. This announcement came on the heels of the FAA's ADS-B rule interpretation in February that devices must meet the "performance requirements" of TSO-C154c, but do not have to be TSO’ed.

FAA Recommends 'Step Down' Labeling Fixes For RNAV Approaches

Some Avionics Will Not Support Such Fixes, According To SAIB

The FAA publishes RNAV (GPS) instrument approach procedures that have step-down fix waypoints on the final approach segment. Currently, some navigation equipment or aircraft installations cannot properly support step-down fixes on instrument approach procedures.

Airborne 04.28.15: OSH15 NOTAM, Draken L-39 Upgrade, AOPA Wants More UAV Regs

Also: Halifax Lawsuit, Aero-Calendar, USAF To The Rescue, Apache Drawdown, More Diamonds, B-1/LRS-B Realigned

Now we know AirVenture is getting closer because the FAA has released the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015 Notice to Airmen, featuring arrival and departure procedures for EAA’s annual AirVenture fly-in convention being held July 20 through 26 at Wittman Regional Airport. The NOTAM, which is in effect starting 6 a.m. central time July 17 to noon central time July 27, outlines procedures for the many types of aircraft that fly to Oshkosh for the event, as well as aircraft that land at nearby airp

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (04.29.15)

“More than anything, we want NASA to be successful. That means concentrating limited NASA resources on meeting its core requirements.” Source: House Science Space Subcommittee Chairman Steven Palazzo (R-MS).

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (04.29.15): Missed Approach

When an aircraft approaches an airport in order to land, but does not actually land, typically because of low visibility, an obstacle on the runway etc. and goes around to make another approach.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (04.29.15)

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If you ever need to find the production date of a specific Apache helo operating in the UK armed forces, you've come to the right place!

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