Three-Year Study Conducted By DriveOhio UAS Center And OSU College Of Engineering

The 33 Smart Mobility Corridor is getting even smarter under recently announced plans to study the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), sometimes called drones, to monitor traffic and roadway conditions from the air along the corridor. The three-year study is a partnership between DriveOhio’s UAS Center and The Ohio State University College of Engineering.

Holds The U.S. Record For Most Cumulative Time In Space

NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, who holds the U.S. record for most cumulative time in space, has retired from the agency, effective last Friday.

Report Increased Attendance And Energy

NATA convened its fourth Annual Meeting and Aviation Business Conference at the Grand Hyatt Washington last week. Attendance at the annual event exceeded previous years, driven in part by an agenda addressing opportunities and issues facing the aviation business community.

Move Comes After Company CEO Steps Down

JCPenney will be selling off its fleet of three business jets in an effort to contain costs at the legacy retailer.

Send Them A Story -- We Don't Mind!

Do you need another set of eyes to see that story you can't believe Jim just wrote? Want to spread Hognose's unique wisdom and perspective to the masses, or share the latest Klyde Morris with another member of the flying community? (Or perhaps to someone who just really, really likes ants?)

"The plane has been approved for racing, and now we have to get to work in preparation for training enough pilots to create a new race." Source: Three-time Reno Gold champion Pete Zaccagnino, who flew the SubSonex personal jet for approval to compete at the Reno Air Race.

A movable auxiliary airfoil on the leading edge of a wing. It is closed in normal flight but extends at high angles of attack.

Interagency Aviation Training

AMD, DOI bureaus and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) are working in collaboration to offer expanded Interagency Aviation Training (IAT) opportunities for DOI and USFS aviation personnel.

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