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December 01, 2014

Airborne 12.01.14: Dreamliner AD, ForeFlight Update, Red Bull Races Return

Also: Jumper POV, Pilots Needed For Sea Turtle Rescue, Delta Pilot Union(s), 3-D Printer in Space, SAFE's Stewart Retiring

The FAA has posted a proposed Airworthiness Directive for Boeing's 787-8 Dreamliner after reports of numerous failures of the proximity sensor within the slat skew detection mechanism assembly, referred to as the DMA. The slats are a component of the leading edge devices that allow a lower approach and landing speed. The new ForeFlight Mobile 6.5 version unveils what the company says are two firsts in mobile flight planning capabilities that advance preflight weather briefings in two key ar

Airborne 12.01.14: Dreamliner AD, ForeFlight Update, Red Bull Races Return

Also: Jumper POV, Pilots Needed For Sea Turtle Rescue, Delta Pilot Union(s), 3-D Printer in Space, SAFE's Stewart Retiring

The FAA has posted a proposed Airworthiness Directive for Boeing's 787-8 Dreamliner after reports of numerous failures of the proximity sensor within the slat skew detection mechanism assembly, referred to as the DMA. The slats are a component of the leading edge devices that allow a lower approach and landing speed. The new ForeFlight Mobile 6.5 version unveils what the company says are two firsts in mobile flight planning capabilities that advance preflight weather briefings in two key areas. These areas are: flight conditions monitoring, and NOTAMs. Red Bull announced that the Red Bull Air Race World Championship season in 2015 will feature eight stops sp

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Airbus Defense And Space Delivers First A400M To The RAF

Prime Minister Cameron Attends Acceptance Ceremony At RAF Brize Norton

Airbus Defense and Space has delivered the first Airbus A400M new generation airlifter to the Royal Air Force, beginning the next stage of the transformation of the United Kingdom´s air mobility fleet.

Vietjet Air Celebrates Delivery Of First Aircraft Ordered From Airbus

Carrier Embarks On Major Expansion With A320 Family Aircraft

Vietnam’s VietJetAir has celebrated the delivery of its first A320 ordered directly from Airbus at a special ceremony in Toulouse today. The event was attended by top management from the airline, including Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao and Managing Director Luu Duc Khanhm, and witnessed by Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Transport Pham Quy Tieu.

Boeing Opens Aerospace Photography Vault To Consumers

Professional Aviation Imagery Can Now Be Purchased Online

Can't get enough of images or videos of Boeing aircraft and spacecraft? You're in luck. The company has made a redesigned photography and video website available for worldwide access. The website, which hosts nearly 15,000 photos and more than 100 videos, provides easier searching and licensing capability for commercial uses.

Helicopter Executive Admits To Falsifying Aircraft Weights To Win Contract

Firefighting Aircraft Went Down In 2008, Fatally Injuring Nine People

A former vice president with Carson Helicopters in Grants Pass, OR has pleaded guilty to falsifying aircraft weights on documents provided to the U.S. Government so that his company would win a contract with the U.S. Forest Service.

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Space-Based Aviation Data Link Planned For Europe

ESA Contracts With Inmarsat To Develop The System

Inmarsat's SwiftBroadband Safety will play an integral part in the future European air traffic management (ATM) infrastructure, according to an announcement following the signing of a contract between company and the European Space Agency (ESA) for the Iris Precursor partnership at the House of Commons in London.

Public Invited To Participate In Asteroid Grand Challenge

NASA Announces New Opportunities For Citizen Scientists To Get Involved

Ten new projects are providing opportunities for the public to participate in NASA's Asteroid Grand Challenge, which accelerates the agency's asteroid initiative work through innovative partnerships and collaborations.

First NORMARC 7000 Ultra-Wide ILS Localizer Successfully Tested

System Should Be Operational In Zurich In 2015

Swiss Air Navigation Service Provider Skyguide has successfully completed the commissioning flight testing of the world's first NORMARC Ultra-Wide Instrument Landing System (ILS) Localizer to CAT III standards. The stability test period following the flight testing was successfully completed in mid-November.

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Aero-TV: Preparing For 2020 -- An AEA/Garmin Update

Garmin Updates ANN On 'All The Cool Toys' (And The Some...)

ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell was making his rounds at Aircraft Electronics Association’s (AEA) 2014 convention and stopped at the Garmin display to ask about “all the cool toys.” Jim wanted to know what’s happening and where it’s going.

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Aero-TV: Preparing For 2020 -- An AEA/Garmin Update

Garmin Updates ANN On 'All The Cool Toys' (And The Some...)

ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell was making his rounds at Aircraft Electronics Association’s (AEA) 2014 regional convention and stopped at the Garmin display to ask about “all the cool toys.” Jim wanted to know what’s happening and where it’s going. Joe Stewart, Garmin’s Regional Sales Manager, said that this year is all about ADS-B and meeting the mandate for 2020. The first thing we see on the video are examples of the ADS-B capable transceiver and transponders. He then brings up a new system called Flight Stream that can display the ADS-B informa

Some Delta Pilots Working To Establish A Breakaway Union

Delta Pilots Association Trying To Oust ALPA

There is a bit of a power struggle going on between ALPA, which has represented Delta pilots since 1940, and the upstart Delta Pilots Association (DPA), which was created in 2010 and would like to become the bargaining body for Delta's pilots.

AeroSports Update: Jabiru Disputes Aussie Proposed Limitations

Australian Aviation Safety Authorities May Have Jumped The Gun In Reporting Disproportionate Reliability Issues With Jabiru Engines

The Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) may have released its proposed operational limitations for airplanes powered by Jabiru engines before gathering all the facts, according to the Recreational Aviation Australia (RA-Aus) and the company.

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Klyde Morris (12.01.14)

Klyde Gets Excited... Then Reality Sets In

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

Airborne 11.26.14: Island Air Scrooges Pilots, DC's NextGen, EAA On Stadium Flts

Also: F35C Pilots Build Time, A Sea Of Yellow Cubs, Lycoming's Dual Fuel Husky, CAP's Gold Medal, Boeing SC's First 787-9

This report could be called the story of the Grinch who stole the Christmas bonus. About 45 pilots flying for Hawaii-based Island Air were given Christmas bonuses ... only to have the company ask for them to be returned. The regional airline paid out bonuses of $4,000 each to its pilots in October, but then notified those pilots that the payout was "premature" ... and told them to return the money. It’s reported the company plans to take a payroll action to recover the premature paymen

ForeFlight Adds New Features On Black Friday

Version 6.5 Adds 'Flight Condition Monitoring', Other Updates

There's another update to ForeFlight that the company says includes two "firsts" in the mobile flight planning arena.

Paraplegic Man Passes Private Pilot Checkride

Scott Miller Lost Use Of His Legs In A Motorcycle Accident

Scott Miller might have given up. Several years ago, the young National Guard soldier was riding his motorcycle home from a drill weekend when he hit a pothole and crashed into a utility pole, fracturing two vertebrae in his back.

GoPro Pictures Itself In The UAV Market

Plans Line Of Aircraft Specifically For Use With Its Cameras

With many commercially-available UAVs built to accommodate a GoPro camera, it seems only natural that the camera manufacturer would look at developing a proprietary aircraft designed around its popular device.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (12.01.14)

Aero Linx: Flying Samaritans Flying Samaritans is a volunteer organization which operates free medical clinics in Baja California, Mexico. Doctors, dentists, nurses, translators, pilots and support personnel drive or fly to clinics in private aircraft. Through a cooperative agreement with the University of Baja California, our teams are sanctioned as Invited Teachers. Flying Samaritans is organized in 10 chapters, drawing resources from California, Arizona, and Baja California, Mexico.

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (12.01.14)

“No conclusive determination has been made by CASA about the integrity of Jabiru engines, and no determinative findings have been made by CASA about Jabiru’s ability and willingness to produce safe, sound and reliable aircraft engines...” Source: From a Recreational Aviation Australia (RA-Aus) statement in which they suggest that the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) may be admitting that they may have released some recent proposed operational limitations for airplanes powered by Jabiru engines before gathering all the facts -- according to the Recreational Aviation Australia (RA-Aus) and the company.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (12.01.14): Nap-Of-The-Earth

Nap-Of-The-Earth Flight with a goal to remain close to the earth, usually below the height of surrounding trees and less than 100 ft above the terrain; Compare: terrain following

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