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'Rescue Miss Pick Up from Loch Ness!' is the rallying cry for a project on GoFundme that is trying to keep one of the few remaining PBY Catalinas flying...the bird had to make an emergency landing in, of all places, Loch Ness. Miss Pick Up is the name of one of the world's few airworthy Catalina flying boats and is currently operated by Plane Sailing based in Duxford, Cambridge. Miss Pick Up ran into engine problems while operating on Loch Ness on Saturday, October 17th. RNLI Loch Ness helped t

New Program Named BEYOND

SecTrans Chao has announced that the three-year UAS Integration Pilot Program (IPP) successfully concluded on Oct. 25. Eight of the nine state, local and tribal governments that participated in the program have signed new agreements with the FAA to continue to tackle remaining UAS integration challenges. “The three years of information gathered under the drone Integration Pilot Program will be applied to a new initiative called BEYOND, which will further advance the safe integration of drones into our national air space,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao.

"We’re Especially Excited To Begin 2021 With A Fresh Start And Expanded Content"

The Southeast Council of Air Shows (SECAS), a regional group of the International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) and JLC AirShow Management are excited to announce the second annual SECAS Summit on March 18-21, 2021. In addition to the summit, a new and innovative air show training camp program will be included. This will be the first time a regional organization will combine an annual meeting with air show ground and flight training. Air show performers, demonstration teams, air bosses, announcers, FAA (FSDO) members, and event organizers are invited to attend. The combined event will be hosted at the Russell Regional Airport in Rome, GA.

Howe Began Assisting National Guard Wildfire Monitoring During The 2018 Fire Season

NASA pilot Scott Howe is flying a remotely piloted MQ-9 with infrared cameras that can see through smoke and ash. The live images are overlaid with maps and satellite imagery of California wildfires to give commanders a more complete picture of what they face. Howe is not flying the Ikhana, a civilian variant of the MQ-9 that was based at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California. This fire season he has often been flying a MQ-9 for the California Air National Guard as they assist with some of the most devastating wildfires in the state’s history.

Historic Number Of Fighter Jets To Fill Skies November 7th And 8th.

In just a week or so, the Stuart Air Show returns to the skies with a historic line up. Sidelined last year, the event is back to highlight performances from more elite military fighter jets than ever before. Not all the action will take place exclusively in the air. The event will debut a freestyle motocross performance in which a rider jumps over a moving air plane. Also just announced, experience a BMX show, featuring X Games Bronze Medalist, Brian Fox. Static aircraft on display will include a replica cockpit of the F-18 Hornet that will be featured in the upcoming film Top Gun: Maverick, featuring Tom Cruise. "This will be a Veterans Day weekend that aviation enthusiasts and

Virtual Symposium Moved To December 9, 2020

EASA's Rotorcraft and VTOL Symposium 2020 is a unique forum in Europe to discuss the latest developments for rotorcraft from a safety perspective. Due to the COVID 19 circumstances this year, the Symposium will be modified into a live virtual event focusing on VTOL developments and safety perspectives. Speakers will be EASA Experts from various disciplines and will present the latest developments to enable the safe operation of VTOL aircraft.

Bell Is Currently Developing The Autonomous Pod Transport (APT)

Encouraging the development of an integrated ecosystem of partners, Bell has joined the Canadian Advanced Air Mobility Consortium (CAAM) in its effort to establish Canada as a global leader in Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). Announced Oct. 28, the multi-stakeholder group created by the Canadian Air Mobility and National Research Council of Canada (NRC) will streamline research, development and commercial operations in the AAM sector. Bell is currently developing and testing the Autonomous Pod Transport (APT), a tail-sitting, eVTOL vehicle capable of moving 70 lbs of goods through autonomous flight. The groundwork for Bell’s new platform was developed in the Bell Textron Canada faci

From 2015: One Of The TRUE Classics Of The Ultralight Movement Continues To Fly Into The Future

Just in case you think ultralights are a thing of the past, ANN’s News Editor Tom Patton, attended the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida earlier this year to show you that they’re still around. One of the earliest producers of ultralights, Kolb Aircraft, was at Sebring to show off their ultralight legal 103 Firefly. Tom meets up with Bryan Melborn the Owner and CEO of the Kolb Aircraft Company. Kolb has been around since the 1970s, and Melborn took over the company

SkyStep Is Applicable To A Wide Variety Of Classic Citation Aircraft

The SkyWay Group Inc., has received EASA approval for their Cessna Citation cabin door step replacement, marketed under the name SkyStep. EASA certifications numbered STC 10074500 / STC 10074602 / STC 10074623 cover the full range of Citation aircraft models previously certified by the FAA. In the spring of 2019, the SkyStep received Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval #SA04176NY from the FAA. The SkyStep is now FAA and EASA certified for the following Cessna Citation aircraft models: Citation 500, 501SP, 550, 551SP, S550, 560 (V, Ultra, Encore), 525 (CJ, CJ1, CJ1+), 525A (CJ2, CJ2+), and 525B (CJ3, CJ3+).

Airplane Was In Level Flight On A Heading Of 070° And At An Altitude Of 3,500 Ft When Radar Contact Was Lost

On October 7, 2020, about 1230 central daylight time, a Czech Aircraft Works Sport Cruiser, N251SC, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Waterloo, Alabama. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the pilot’s spouse, the pilot departed McKinney National Airport (TKI), McKinney, Texas earlier on the day of the accident, flew to Ripley Airport (25M), Ripley, Mississippi to refuel the airplane, and then departed for his home airport in Oakridge, Tennessee.

Aero Linx: Great Eastern Balloon Association GEBA acts as a conduit for obtaining and disseminating information about ballooning to the general public. This is accomplished through this web site, the newsletter, mailings, and participation in numerous events. Through the work of the Newsletter Committee, we continue to disseminate information among GEBA’s ballooning community via the Skywriter. This web site is part of our efforts to increase the scope of those communications. Each GEBA member receives our annual membership directory, which lists the current association membership. The publication is useful in supporting communication between members. The Social Committee plans several eve

Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) An unmanned aircraft and its associated elements related to safe operations, which may include control stations (ground, ship, or air based), control links, support equipment, payloads, flight termination systems, and launch/recovery equipment. It consists of three elements: unmanned aircraft, control station, and data link.

“The IPP propelled the American drone industry forward, allowing for unprecedented expansions in testing and operations through innovative private-public partnerships across the country. Now, the BEYOND program will build upon this success, tackling the next big challenges facing drone integration. The Trump Administration remains committed to the safe and innovative development of drone technologies for the benefit of the American people." Source: U.S. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios, discussing the three-year UAS Integration Pilot Program (IPP) successfully concluded on Oct. 25. Eight of the nine state, local and tribal governments that participated in the program have signed new agreements with the FAA to continue t