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January 05, 2016

Airborne 01.05.16: FAA Reauthorization, Paramotor Odyssey, UAVs Save The Whales

Also: FAA Sued, Aero-Calendar, RR Celebrates, Mi-38 Cert, Women In Aerospace, Hubble Sees, First Q400 Cargo-Combi

Legislators say they are focused on getting an FAA reauthorization bill through Congress before the March 30 expiration date of the continuing resolution now funding the FAA. Politico reports that in the U.S. House, Representative Peter DeFazio, the ranking Democrat on the House Transportation Committee, said that he has concerns about an expected GOP proposal to split Air Traffic Control out of the FAA, but does not think that such concerns will cause a significant holdup to the legislation

Airborne 01.05.16: FAA Reauthorization, Paramotor Odyssey, UAVs Save The Whales

Also: FAA Sued, Aero-Calendar, RR Celebrates, Mi-38 Cert, Women In Aerospace, Hubble Sees, First Q400 Cargo-Combi

Legislators say they are focused on getting an FAA reauthorization bill through Congress before the March 30 expiration date of the continuing resolution now funding the FAA. Politico reports that in the U.S. House, Representative Peter DeFazio, the ranking Democrat on the House Transportation Committee, said that he has concerns about an expected GOP proposal to split Air Traffic Control out of the FAA, but does not think that such concerns will cause a significant holdup to the legislation in the House. It’s reported out of the UK that Sacha Dench, who works at Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetland Centre, has taken on the mission of follow

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Airbus Helicopters Delivers Four Additional H135 Helicopters To LPR In Poland

New Rotorcraft To Conduct HEMS Missions From New LPR Bases Across Poland

Poland’s public air medical rescue operator LPR (SP ZOZ Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe) has received four new H135 (formerly known as EC135P3) helicopters to extend its Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) operations in Poland. This latest delivery brings the total H135 LPR fleet to 27 units.

Russia Casts Wary Eye At SpaceX Success

Feels It Must Reduce Cost Of Flights In Response To Successful Booster Recovery

The successful recovery by SpaceX on land of a Falcon 9 booster following an orbital insertion mission apparently has the Russians concerned about what they charge for spaceflight.

Navy To Stand Down Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 84

One Of Two Special Operations Helicopter Squadrons To Be Shuttered In Money-Saving Effort

The U.S. Navy will close down one of its two special operations helicopter squadrons in an effort to save money while retaining the unit's special-operations expertise.

NTSB Needs Accident Investigators In Alaska

Two Positions Open Following Staff Departures

There are two openings for NTSB accident investigators in Alaska for positions left vacant by the departure of two of the state's four investigators.

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Tiny UAV Offers First Person Video

Axis Vidius Would Not Require FAA Registration

A tiny quadcopter that is capable of first person video as well as capturing images and 420p video during flight is available for pre-order from Axis Drones.

GoPro Karma May Offer 360 Degree Camera

Could Build On Alphabet, Facebook Partnerships To Make New Drone Stand Out

GoPro is in the sport camera business, and its sport cameras are used on many UAVs to capture images in flight. Last year, GoPro announced the Karma, which would be its entry into the UAV market. But with so much ground to make up over companies like DJI and Yuneec, how could they make their proprietary aircraft stand out?

Chicago Airport Police Told To Hide From Active Shooters

Instructions For Unarmed Officers Came From City Aviation Department

The approximately 300 unarmed police officers at Chicago's O'Hare and Midway airports have been given official instructions to "hide" in an active shooter situation if "evacuation is not possible."

Thomas Flohr To Receive Top Honors At Aviation Awards

Annual 'Living Legends Of Aviation Awards' To Be Presented January 22, 2016 At The Beverly Hilton

Thomas Flohr, Founder and Chairman of VistaJet, will receive the "Aviation Entrepreneur of the Year Award." In 2004, Mr. Flohr introduced a revolutionary aviation business model focused entirely around his customers and brand new, identical aircraft. With over 55 Global and Challenger jets, the company has assembled the largest privately owned Bombardier fleet. VistaJet is the world's fastest growing private aviation company with a service area covering more than 80% of the globe.

CNN To Air 'Sunshine Superman' BASE Jumping Documentary

Follows The Career Of Carl Boenish, The Father Of BASE Jumping

Following its worldwide premier at the Toronto Film Festival last year, the documentary film "Sunshine Superman" will be shown on CNN in its television premier January 17th at 9:00 p.m. EST.

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ANN Year In Review 2015: Business Aviation

UAVs Dominated The Category, But There Were Several New Aircraft Introduced And Certified As Well

It seemed like every time we turned around this past year, here was another story about the burgeoning UAV industry, including a hodgepodge or local regulations and the FAA's efforts to get all unmanned aircraft registered. The business jet market had its ups and downs in sales, but companies continued to introduce, fly, and certify new airplanes. And one of the biggest names in helicopter production was put up for sale. Those stories and a lot more made up the world of business aviation during 2015.

ANN Year In Review 2015: Aerospace

Astronaut Launch Contracts , Dry-Land Booster Recovery, And Pluto Pics Mark The Year In Aerospace

Two commercial spaceflight companies recovered boosters on land after flights, but there were also two mishaps on ISS resupply missions. Speaking of ISS, NASA made launch contracts with both Boeing and SpaceX to carry astronauts to the station from American soil. Further from home, NASA returned some spectacular images of Pluto, and made discoveries in other solar systems. Here are some of the top stories from the realm of aerospace during 2015.

FAA Administrator Says 2015 Was A Year Of Safety And Continued Modernization

Agency Preparing The Way For Integration Of Small UAVs In The National Airspace

The FAA made significant progress this year as we continued to modernize and streamline the nation’s air traffic system while also preparing the way for small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to safely play a growing role in aviation, according to administrator Michael Huerta.

Congress On Short Deadline For FAA Reauthorization

Has Less That Three Months Before Continuing Resolution For Funding Expires

Legislators say they are focused on getting an FAA reauthorization bill through Congress before the March 30 expiration date of the continuing resolution funding the FAA, but significant issues remain to be resolved.

AeroSports Update: Common Questions About Learning To Fly

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

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.

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Tracey Curtis-Taylor Completes U.K.-To-Australia Flight

Adventurer/Pilot Will Speak At WAI Conference On March

Tracey Curtis-Taylor successfully completed her United Kingdom to Australia flight on January 1, 2016, recreating a pioneering 1930 solo flight by Amy Johnson. Tracey departed Farnborough airport on October 1, 2015, on her solo flight in a 1942 Boeing Stearman named the Spirit of Artemis. The flight covered 13,000 miles, including 50 legs, crossing 23 countries.

DJI Launches Public Beta Of New Geofencing System

Systems Available For North America And Europe

As the UAV industry faces new restrictions and concerns about where the small aircraft may and may not fly, DJI has launched a public beta version of its new geofencing system in North America and Europe.

Airborne 01.04.16: SportPlane Safety, AF UAS Enlisted Pilots, WASP Controversy

Also: Alaska Suicide, CubeSats, Taxiway Landing, FAs v Swimsuits, CAP National Cadet Competition, Southwest Airlines, Master CFI

The experimental Aircraft Association has reported the safety level of homebuilt aircraft continues to improve, as fatal accident totals have dropped significantly over a 12-month period covering much of 2015. This is based on an analysis performed by the EAA. The totals, which include fatal accidents during the 2015 federal fiscal year, which is October 2014 through September 2015, showed that fatal accidents in amateur-built aircraft registered in the FAA’s experimental

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (01.05.16)

"At FAA, everything we do is about making our national airspace as safe as possible." Source: FAA administrator Michael Huerta, writing on the DoT's "Fastlane" Blog.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (01.05.16): Pilot's Discretion

When used in conjunction with altitude assignments, means that ATC has offered the pilot the option of starting climb or descent whenever he/she wishes and conducting the climb or descent at any rate he/she wishes.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (01.05.16)

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The National Aeronautical Navigational Services (AeroNav Services) Group supports Pilots, Air Traffic Controllers, and Aviation Planners with a myriad of products and services to promote safe aeronautical navigation.

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