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November 22, 2016

FAA Suspends Approval Of Certain NavWorx ADS-B Units

Company Declined On Multiple Occasions To Allow Required FAA Inspections

The FAA has issued an emergency order suspending the authorization NavWorx Inc. uses to manufacture certain Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) navigation units. Such units, when properly manufactured and operated, help to improve the safety and efficiency of aircraft operations.

Airborne 11.22.16: Karma Freebie, Bally Bomber Flies, Holloman AFB

Also: FAI Award, Aero-Calendar, NASA $$$, SOFIA Expanding, NBAA Security Conference, Hurricane-Tracking, Cassini Scientist For A Day

Amid the disappointment of a complete recall of GoPro's Karma drone, there appears to be one silver lining. The company is offering a GoPro Hero5 Black Camera to customers who return their aircraft, as requested in the recall, in addition to receiving a complete refund. About 2,500 people who had taken delivery of their Karma drones are eligible for the refunds. The company is offering the free camera as a goodwill gesture in the hopes that the buyers will

Airborne 11.22.16: Karma Freebie, Bally Bomber Flies, Holloman AFB

Also: FAI Award, Aero-Calendar, NASA $$$, SOFIA Expanding, NBAA Security Conference, Hurricane-Tracking, Cassini Scientist For A Day

Amid the disappointment of a complete recall of GoPro's Karma drone, there appears to be one silver lining. The company is offering a GoPro Hero5 Black Camera to customers who return their aircraft, as requested in the recall, in addition to receiving a complete refund. About 2,500 people who had taken delivery of their Karma drones are eligible for the refunds. The company is offering the free camera as a goodwill gesture in the hopes that the buyers will not hold a grudge. The Hero5 has features like voice control, image stabilization, and improved audio quality. We don't yet have a lot of details, but homebuilder Jack Bally reportedly flew his B

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NASA Successfully Launches NOAA Advanced Geostationary Weather Satellite

Will Reach Final Destination Orbit In Two Weeks

NASA successfully launched for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) the first in a series of highly advanced geostationary weather satellites Saturday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

Medical Transport Plane Down In Elko, NV

Four Fatally Injured In Friday Night Accident

An airplane transporting a heart patient departing Elko, NV Friday night went down in a parking lot, resulting in the fatal injury of all four people on board.

Karma Drone Refund Includes A Hero5 Black Camera

GoPro Offering The Camera As An Incentive To Return The Aircraft

Amid the disappointment of a complete recall of GoPro's Karma drone, there is one silver lining. The company is offering a GoPro Hero5 Black camera to customers who return their aircraft along with a complete refund.

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Peggy Whitson Becomes Oldest Woman Astronaut

Arrived At ISS Saturday For A Six-Month Stay

When Peggy Whitson arrived at ISS this weekend, she became the oldest woman to fly in space at the age of 56. And during this mission, she is expected to regain her title as the U.S. astronaut with the most time spent on orbit.

First Royal Navy AW101 Merlin Mk4 Makes Initial Flight

Delivery Of The 25 Aircraft On Order Will Take Place Between 2017 And 2020

Leonardo-Finmeccanica has announced the first flight of an AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin Mk4 on October 24, 2016 at its Yeovil facility in southwest England.

New Report Focuses On Global Commercial UAS Market

Profiles Key Players In The Commercial UAV Industry

A new report ‘Global Commercial Unmanned Aerial Systems Market Research Report 2016,’ is now available on ASDReports. The report studies the global commercial unmanned aerial systems market in detail.

DHS Shuts Down Operation Phalanx On The Mexican Border

Program Provided Surveillance For Drug Smuggling And Illegal Border Crossings

A program to provide aerial surveillance along the Mexican border has been quietly ended by the Department of Homeland Security, and some Texas legislators are none too happy about the situation.

Peach Aviation Orders 10 A320neo, Three A320ceo

Airline To Become First Low Cost Carrier In Japan To Operate A320neo

Japan’s Peach Aviation has signed a firm order with Airbus for the purchase of 10 A320neo and three A320ceo aircraft. The order was announced at a signing ceremony in Tokyo attended by Shinichi Inoue, Managing Director and CEO, Peach Aviation and Fabrice Brégier, Airbus President and CEO.

Arianespace Doubles Its Galileo Delivery Capacity With Ariane 5

Heavy-Lift Booster Notches 75th Consecutive Successful Launch

Ariane 5’s first flight at the service of Galileo has doubled Arianespace’s ability to orbit satellites for the European navigation system, while also marking the heavy-lift launcher’s 75 consecutive success.

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F-16CM Accident Report Released

Plane Went Down March 29 In Afghanistan, Pilot Ejected Safely

A USAF Accident Investigation Board has determined that an F-16CM Fighting Falcon suffered an engine hardware malfunction resulting in its crash into a rural area in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility in Afghanistan on March 29.

Malaysia Airlines' A350 XWB Manufacturing Begins In Malaysia

Components Being Fabricated For Six A350-900 Airplanes

Manufacture of parts for the first of six new Airbus A350-900s for Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) has begun around the world – including in Malaysia.

Stunt Man Fatally Injured In Fall From Helicopter

Was Participating In An Abseiling (Rappelling) Race In China

A former SAS hero and James Bond stuntman was fatally injured when he fell 300 feet from a helicopter during an abseil race in China.

Aero-TV: The Moneyball of Aviation - Passur Aerospace's Jim Barry (Part2)

“Challenge the Conventional Norm with Data Combined with Experience”

While at the Redbird Migration 2016 event, our ANN video crew made video records of some of the interesting forums that were presented at the event. This forum by Jim Berry, the President and CEO of Passur Aerospace, is a fascinating look at what technology is doing for various facets of aviation every day, yet we are hardly aware of it.

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Aero-TV: The Moneyball of Aviation - Passur Aerospace's Jim Barry (Part2)

“Challenge the Conventional Norm with Data Combined with Experience”

While at the Redbird Migration 2016 event, our ANN video crew made video records of some of the interesting forums that were presented at the event. This forum by Jim Berry, the President and CEO of Passur Aerospace, is a fascinating look at what technology is doing for various facets of aviation every day, yet we are hardly aware of it.

FAA IG: Costs, Benefits Of NextGen Remain Uncertain

Report Prepared At The Request Of Senate Transportation Committee Leadership

A new report released by the FAA Inspector General indicates that the full cost of the implementation of NextGen is still not known, nor are the overall benefits of the program.

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Demand Firm For New Airliners In Southeast Asia, Oceania

Single-Aisle Demand Accounts For More Than 75 Percent Of New Deliveries

In its Current Market Outlook for the Southeast Asia and Oceania regions presented Monday during the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines’ 60th annual Assembly of Presidents meeting in Manila, Boeing projected a demand for 3,860 new airplanes, valued at $565 billion, in Southeast Asia; while an investment of $160 billion for 1,020 new airplanes is expected in the Oceania region over the next 20 years.

Second Cessna Citation Longitude Takes Flight

Will Be Used For Systems Testing And Expanding Performance Envelope

The second aircraft in the Citation Longitude flight test program has successfully completed its first flight just over one month after the first prototype aircraft took to the skies in October. The flight, piloted by Textron Aviation test pilots Scott Foster and Peter Fisher, lasted approximately 90 minutes and reached all of its performance targets. The aircraft will be used in the flight test program primarily for systems testing, while further expanding the aircraft’s performance envelope.

Cessna Announces 2017 University Partners For Its Third Annual Top Hawk Program

Five Schools Selected To Participate In The Program

Cessna has announced it has selected the following university partners for the 2017 Top Hawk program: Eastern Kentucky University, The Ohio State University, Auburn University, Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Louisiana Tech University.

AeroSports Update: FAI Presents A New Award

Fédération Aéronautique Internationale Awards Breitling Pilot Of The Year 2016 Award To Russian Balloonist Fedor Konyukhov

The world of AeroSports is far flung and the FAI is the organization that keeps track of continually changing feats and challenges. Here’s a report we received from the FAI about a fascinating pilot who excels in ballooning; an activity that could rightly be called the first AeroSport.

NASA Looks For Ways To Trim SLS, Orion Development Costs

Request For Information Seeks Input From The Public On Cost Reductions

NASA has posted a Request for Information (RFI) calling for input from the public on how the agency might trim the cost of developing its Space Launch System and Orion capsule.

AF Selects Holloman AFB As Preferred Interim F-16 Training Location

Two Squadrons To Be Based At New Mexico Facility

The Air Force selected Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, as the preferred alternative for the interim home for two F-16 Fighting Falcon training squadrons created to increase fighter pilot production as the service faces a growing pilot shortage.

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Airborne 11.21.16: Bob Hoover Memorial, Ron Alexander Lost, Obama v Flytenow

Also: ISS Cargo, AVW: Aerobatics, Republic Airways, Drone World Expo, NTSB On Hot Air Balloons, Flt Schools, Rotax AD

ANN's production of the Bob Hoover Memorial Celebration of Life turned out to be the most challenging production we've ever attempted... but as thousands of people can attest, the wonder of Bob's life was shared with them, live, all over the world. Next, though, is the need to produce a proper program out of all the live and other video recorded in order to offer a tighter and more polished presentation above and beyond what's available in a live format. We're working on

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (11.22.16)

“Each year, the Top Hawk program continues to expand its reach and we are excited to grow the program with five university partners in 2017.” Source: Doug May, Cessna vice president, Piston Aircraft.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (11.22.16): Enhanced Flight Vision System (EFVS)

An EFVS is an installed airborne system which uses an electronic means to provide a display of the forward external scene topography.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (11.22.16)

National Warplane Museum

The National Warplane Museum (formerly know as The 1941 Historical Aircraft Group) was established in 1994 by an initial band of 250 aviation enthusiasts. The primary goal of the Group was to maintain the traditional airshow held on the turf strip at the Geneseo airport and to highlight the aircraft of the past with a focus on World War II aviation.

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