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April 04, 2020

NAFI Seeks FAA Relief On Certification Expirations

Agency Says It Is Working To Determine What Course Of Action Is Appropriate

Due to member concerns, NAFI has reached out to the FAA seeking relief for flight instructors whose certificates were to expire March 31. In letters to the director of FAA Flight Standards office and the manager of the Airmen Training and Certification Branch, NAFI Board Chairman Bob Meder requested the same type of temporary regulatory relief for flight instructor certificates that would expire on March 31 as was recently given for medical certificates and Part 135 qualifications.

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Pipistrel Partners In ARTEM Project

Aircraft Noise Reduction Technologies And Related Environmental iMpact Studies Aircraft Configurations

Pipistrel is a project partner in the ARTEM project (Aircraft noise Reduction Technologies and related Environmental iMpact) that aims at the maturing of promising novel concepts and methods which are directly coupled to new low noise and disruptive 2035 and 2050 aircraft configurations.

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Lockheed Martin Announces Additional COVID-19 Measures

Committed To Maintain Hiring During The Crisis To Provide Needed Jobs

Lockheed Martin CEO Marylin Hewson has announced additional measures the company is taking as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grip the world.

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New NOAA Program To Support And Expand Agency’s Use Of UxS

Will Promote The Safe, Efficient And Economical Operation Of Unmanned Systems

NOAA is establishing a new Unmanned Systems Operations Program to support the rapidly expanding use of these systems across the agency. The new program will promote the safe, efficient and economical operation of unmanned systems (UxS) NOAA uses to collect high-quality environmental data for the agency’s science, products and services.

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Stratolaunch Shifts Focus To Hypersonic Testing

World's Largest Airplane Will Carry A Variety Of Hypersonic Aircraft Aloft

Stratolaunch, a company that was founded by the late Paul Allen, is shifting its focus to hypersonic test beds carried aloft by its purpose-built aircraft.

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FAA Seeks Comments On Multiple Reporting Procedures

Asks Stakeholders To Weigh In On Part-91, UAS Accident Reporting And Waiver Application Paperwork

The FAA is seeking public comments on three areas in which it is working to comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The agency has published three separate notices in the Federal Register this week.

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FAA Releases UAS Traffic Management Pilot Program Fact Sheet

Two Key Initiatives Underway To Help Make Routine Drone Use A Reality

The FAA recognizes that unmanned aircraft systems –“UAS,” or more popularly, “drones”—are the fastest growing segment of aviation. In the United States, these aircraft are flown for fun or for performing commercial operations, going places and doing things that would otherwise be dangerous for people or other vehicles.

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Orion Passes Tests And Returns To Kennedy Space Center

Ownership Of The Spacecraft Will Be Transferred To NASA Later This Year

The Orion spacecraft that will fly on the Artemis 1 mission around the Moon has returned to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, after finishing space environment tests. The spacecraft, including ESA’s European Service Module, is now at its final destination before launch. 

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (04.04.20)

“Unmanned airborne and maritime systems are transforming how we conduct earth science at NOAA.” Source: Retired Navy Rear Adm. Timothy Gallaudet, Ph.D., deputy NOAA administrator.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (04.04.20): Standard Rate Turn

A turn in which an aircraft changes its direction at a rate of 3° per second (360° in 2 minutes) for low- or medium-speed aircraft. For high-speed aircraft, the standard rate turn is 1½° per second (360° in 4 minutes).

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (04.04.20)

FAA Fact Sheet: The Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions, and Noise (CLEEN) Program

CLEEN is the FAA’s principal environmental effort to accelerate development of new aircraft and engine technologies and advance alternative jet fuels. The program is a key element of the NextGen strategy to achieve environmental protection that allows for sustained aviation growth.

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