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March 21, 2018

Airborne 03.21.18: Cessna SkyCourier, Sporty's Foundation, RWY Collision

Also: Airborne Schedule, EAA-Sporty's, 10,000th 737, Continental Motors

Initial wind tunnel testing of the new twin-engine Cessna SkyCourier turboprop has been completed. Results from comprehensive wind tunnel tests will provide performance and aerodynamic characteristics and structural load data, further finalizing the aircraft design. “For the initial wind tunnel testing, we use a custom, precision model with electric motors and scaled propellers calibrated to represent the thrust produced by the real aircraft,” said Brad Thress, senior vice president, Engineering. The Sporty’s Found

Airborne 03.21.18: Cessna SkyCourier, Sporty's Foundation, RWY Collision

Also: Airborne Schedule, EAA-Sporty's, 10,000th 737, Continental Motors

Initial wind tunnel testing of the new twin-engine Cessna SkyCourier turboprop has been completed. Results from comprehensive wind tunnel tests will provide performance and aerodynamic characteristics and structural load data, further finalizing the aircraft design. “For the initial wind tunnel testing, we use a custom, precision model with electric motors and scaled propellers calibrated to represent the thrust produced by the real aircraft,” said Brad Thress, senior vice president, Engineering. The Sporty’s Foundation made bequests totaling $284,900 during 2017 to fulfill its goal to attract young people to the aviation community. The Foundation issued its most recent Annual Report, which

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NTSB Cites Pilot Error In Fatal Accident In Arizona

Non-Instrument-Rated Pilot Continued Into Below-VFR-Minimums Weather

The NTSB has released its probable cause report from an accident which happened January 2, 2017 that fatally injured four people.

KSMO Sees Sharp Decline In Jet Traffic

But Total Operations Remained Steady Compared To Last Year

The number of jets departing Santa Monica Airport (KSMO) fell sharply in February compared to the same month in 2017, but overall departures mostly remained steady, even showing a slight increase over the previous year according to the city's monthly operations departure report.

High-Power Microwaves And Lasers Defeat Multiple Drones During US Army Exercise

Raytheon Technology Fills In Gaps In Long-Range Fires And Short-Range Air Defense

Forty-five unmanned aerial vehicles and drones fell out of the sky during a U.S. Army exercise after Raytheon's advanced high-power microwave and laser dune buggy engaged and destroyed them. These common threats were knocked down during a Maneuver Fires Integrated Experiment at the U.S. Army Fires Center of Excellence.

Fairmont State University Aviation Program Unveils New Aircraft

Takes Delivery Of New Cessna Skyhawk

While getting into an airplane to travel around the country and even the world is becoming more common, pilots to fly those planes are becoming harder to find. Fairmont State University in West Virginia is working to fill that need by training students on their brand new 2017 Cessna 172 Skyhawk.

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Boeing HorizonX Invests In Fortem Technologies

Creator Of Radar Systems For UAVs

Boeing announced its investment in Fortem Technologies, Inc., a Salt Lake City, Utah-based company developing advanced radar systems for unmanned and manned aircraft.

Local EAA Chapter Teaches Kids How to Work on Real Airplanes

Workshop Held At Leesburg International Airport In Central Florida

The Experimental Aircraft Association held one of its Chapter 534 Aviation Youth Saturday workshops at the Leesburg International Airport in Leesburg, FL. March 17.

Airbus Delivers New Life Support System For ISS

ACLS Technology Demonstrator Generates Oxygen And Water In A Closed System

Airbus has delivered the ACLS (Advanced Closed Loop System), an advanced life support system to purify air and produce oxygen for the International Space Station (ISS). The system also produces water, more or less as a by-product of the technology.

Teamsters Local 174 Election Victory At Swissport

Approximately 150 Aircraft Workers At SeaTac Airport Voted To Join The Union

Nearly 150 aircraft fuelers, dispatchers and mechanics employed by Swissport have finally received word that they were successful in their effort to join Teamsters Local 174. The mostly-immigrant workgroup is based at SeaTac airport, and is responsible for fueling all commercial aircraft departing from that airport.

California Pilot Survives Accident After Hitting Power Lines

Plane Went Down In Yuba River

A pilot flying a Cubcrafters Carbon Cub was injured Sunday when he struck power lines and went down in the Yuba River east of Marysville, CA.

Greater Binghamton Airshow Returns To Southern New York State

Show Is Back After Four-Year Hiatus

The Greater Binghamton Airport will host the Greater Binghamton Airshow for the first time since the event was suspended four years ago due to scheduling conflicts with some marquee performers.

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US Air Force Aircraft Down In Western Iraq

Seven Airmen Fatally Injured In The Accident

At approximately 6:45 p.m. GMT March 15, 2018, an Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter went down in western Iraq. The Air Force said the accident does not appear to be a result of enemy activity. This incident is under investigation.

Court Orders Gupta Family To Return Business Jet

Grounds Plane Other Than For Ferry Flight to Lanseria International Airport

A court in South Africa has grounded a Bombardier Global 6000 business jet leased by the the Gupta family and ordered that it be delivered to Lanseria International Airport by early April.

UAS Airspace Integration: Friend Or Foe?

EAA: Common Sense Must Prevail Against Rush To Rulemaking

As technology involved in Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), commonly known as drones, continues to speed forward, one of most important questions for the FAA, general aviation, and even commercial air travel involves what effect it will have on the national airspace system.

New York Senators Call For IG Investigation Of 'Doors-Off' Flights

Schumer Says Harnesses Used On Helicopter That Went Down In The East River Should Have Never Been Allowed

Following the accident last week in which a sightseeing helicopter went down in the East River in New York City, resulting in the fatal injury of five passengers on board, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), are calling for an Inspector General and NTSB investigation to examine exactly how "doors off" helicopter sightseeing flights and the harness systems used on the aircraft ever received FAA approval.

FAA Issues Emergency AD For Certain Leonardo Helicopters

Parts Catalog Improperly Identifies Approved Swashplate Support

The FAA has issued an emergency AD prompted by an error in a parts catalog that incorrectly identifies swashplate support (support) part number (P/N) 109-0110-05-101 as approved for installation on Model AW109SP helicopters. Support P/N 109-0110-05-101 is made of aluminum alloy and is approved for installation on Model A109A, A109A II, A109C, A109E, A109K2, A109S, A119, and AW119 MKII helicopters, but is not approved for installation on Model AW109SP helicopters.

FAA To Implement Flight Plan Changes For DC FRZ

Includes All Flights In And Out Of The FRZ

Effective Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 0401z, the FAA will transfer responsibility for filing flight plans in the Washington D.C. Flight Restricted Zone (FRZ) from Flight Service to the Flight Data Unit (FDU) located at the Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZDC).

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Aspen Avionics, Sensurion Aerospace Team To Co-Develop Commercial UAV Avionics

Clear Demand For TSO'd And STC UAS Avionics Brings Two Industry Leaders Together

Aspen Avionics and Sensurion Aerospace have announced a co-development partnership that will bring certified avionics to the burgeoning UAS and unmanned air-taxi marketplace. Aspen Avionics'/Sensurion's focus is on FAA certified autopilots, communications, navigation, and surveillance systems, for small, medium, and large UAS, including future cargo and passenger carrying aircraft.

Airborne 03.19.18: Dynon STC, 'Cora' Flying Taxi, Stolen C-130 Search

Also: FAA Looking For Controllers, Indian Women Attempt Circumnav, Sheriff Airplane, GE9X Flies

The FAA has awarded an initial STC to Dynon Avionics for its flagship SkyView HDX system. The STC’s AML initially covers many Cessna 172 models. The initial STC is for the installation of a full suite of Dynon avionics, allowing pilots to remove the vast majority of their legacy instrumentation, including their vacuum pump. The SkyView HDX system provides complete primary flight instrumentation, including synthetic vision and angle of attack, and complete engine monitoring with CHTs, EGTs, fuel flow, fu

AMA Drone Report 03.15.18: Penguins and Drones, FPV Flying, NASA Armstrong

Also: Drone Suspected In Wildfire, UAV Airspace Integration, Longest UAV Urban Pkg Delivery, Drone Locates Child

For the past 40 years, the total number of Adélie Penguins, one of the most common on the Antarctic Peninsula, has been steadily declining—or so biologists have thought. A new study led by researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), however, is providing new insights on this species of penguin. The AMA Club of Northern Virginia has posted a Facebook message warning its members to not use FPV goggles when flying any model aircraft in the Natio

Red Arrows Airman Fatally Injured In Accident

Pilot Survives When The Hawk Jet Went Down At RAF Valley

An RAF airman has been fatally injured in an accident involving one of the Red Arrows Demonstration Team's Hawk jets.

FlyersRights.org Calls On FAA For Action On Helicopters

Says Agency Should Ground All Helicopters Without Crashworthy Safety Features Immediately

Aviation passenger rights advocate FlyersRights.org, which is also a member of the FAA Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee, has called on the FAA to ground all helicopters not compliant with crashworthy standards.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (03.21.18)

“We understand that the FAA must respond to the growing number of UAS operations, particularly to the emerging commercial drone industry. At the same time, common sense must prevail against a rush to rulemaking pushed by well-financed companies that want to dominate the lower portions of the national airspace.” Source: Sean Elliott, EAA’s vice president of advocacy and safety.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (03.21.18): Clearance Limit

The fix, point, or location to which an aircraft is cleared when issued an air traffic clearance.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (03.21.18)

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KC Flight, an RV Formation Team, is Kansas City's largest home grown civilian formation team. Founded in 2009 with 4 members, we continue to grow and currently have 20 members of which 16 are FFI (Formation Flying Inc.) carded pilots.

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