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First Flight: Bell 525 Relentless

World’s First Commercial Fly-By-Wire Helicopter Achieves Highly Anticipated Milestone

The new Bell 525 Relentless has achieved its first flight. Textron said in a news release that the maiden flight of the super-medium helicopter took place at the company’s aircraft assembly center in Amarillo, Texas.

FAA InFO Warns Of Gates Products Not Designed Or Intended For Aircraft Use

Cites Main Rotor Belt On Amateur Built Helicopter Which Failed In 2003

The FAA has issued an InFO to inform operators and repair facilities of potential failures of Gates products that are not designed for aviation use and are currently being used in multiple aviation applications.

Three Receive Master Instructor Designation In June

National Accreditation Recognized By The FAA

Three instructors have received for the first time or renewed their Master Instructor designation in the month of June.

PlaneSense Adds 400XTi Jet To Its Fleet

First Of Five That Are Being Acquired By The Company

Fractional aircraft ownership company PlaneSense has added its first Nextant Aerospace 400XTi jet to the fleet.

ForeFlight Reports iOS Update Resolves GPS Issue

Previous Version Had Affected Some Functionality

The iOS 8.4 update that was pushed out Tuesday has resolved GPS issues that cropped up with the previous version for ForeFlight software.

Female Eagle Pilots Earn Top 5 Collegiate Finish In Women's Air Race Classic

Prescott Team Takes Its Best Finish Overall In Annual Cross-Country Competition

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott Campus pilot/captain Claire Schindler and co-pilot Erica Diels secured a campus-best fourth-place finish overall among 54 teams and beat 16 other university teams to place third in the collegiate division of this year’s women’s Air Race Classic (ARC) that concluded June 26 in Fairhope, AL.

WAI Announces Scholarships For 2016

Not Just For Pilots; Not Just For Students; Not Just For Young People; Not Just For Women

Women in Aviation International has announced the availability of its 2016 scholarships. As of July 1, 2015, 98 separate scholarships with a combined value of more than $480,000 are offered. All WAI scholarships will be awarded during the organization’s 27th annual International Women in Aviation Conference to be held at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tennessee from March 10-12, 2016.

Teenager, Not Child, Likely Started Mayo Helicopter At Air Show

FAA Says A 17-Year-Old Person Was In The Helicopter's Cockpit

It would appear that a six-year-old boy was not responsible for the unauthorized startup of a Mayo Clinic EC145 at an airshow in Mankato, MN over the weekend.

Vintage PBY Beached At Orange Beach, AL

Airplane Is Being Used In Filming Of WWII Movie

A WWII-era Catalina PBY amphibious airplane being used in the filing of a movie about the USS Indianapolis wound up aground at Orange Beach, AL Monday near the iconic Flora-Bama lounge.

Navy's New Aircraft Launch System Tested On Future Carrier CVN 78

Test Sled Launched From The Starboard Bow Catapult

With the successful launch of the first test sled from the starboard bow catapult, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) continued to make history June 16 with the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) aboard the future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78).

Kuwait Airways Receives First A330-200

Fleet Upgrade Continues With Delivery Of The Aircraft

Kuwait Airways has taken delivery of its first A330-200, becoming a new operator for the type. In February 2014, Kuwait Airways announced the lease of 12 Airbus aircraft including 7 A320ceo and 5 A330-200s in addition to the purchase of 25 aircraft including 10 A350-900 and 15 A320neo Family aircraft marking the start of a major fleet renewal plan.

Ford’s Latest Mustang Creation for EAA Out-of-This-World Cool

Apollo Edition To Be Auctioned To Support EAA Youth Education Programs

The Apollo Edition Mustang is a specially designed and built 2015 Ford Mustang that is the premier item available during the live auction at EAA’s Gathering of Eagles gala, which supports the organization’s year-round youth aviation programs. Ford is the exclusive automobile sponsor of EAA and EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, which takes place July 20-26 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

California Cop Tells UAV Owner That His Aircraft Creates 'Suspicion Of A Crime'

Had Been Capturing Images Of The Orange County Sheriff's Department Station

The creator of the YouTube channel The Junkyard News was capturing images of the Orange County Sheriff's Department station in Lake Forest, CA recently, and he had happened to bring along his UAV to the shoot.

Airborne 07.02.15: Bell 525 Flies!, Archer DX Delivers, Boss 182 Upgrade

Also: Wingfoot@AirVenture, Airbus On Pilot Training, XPrize, EFD1000H PFD For Bell, Atlanta Warbird Weekend, Lee Bottom Flying Field, Air Canada/Unifor, National Air Cargo Fined

Just as we were getting ready to put the script to bed for this episode of Airborne, ANN's Jim Campbell got the word that the long-awaited first flight of the Bell 525 Relentless helicopter had taken place -- and it apparently went quite well. The maiden flight of the super-medium helicopter took place at the company’s aircraft assembly center in Amarillo, Texas. Piper Aircraft has delivered the first production diesel Arch

Aero-TV: Fixed Wing R/C Models-Horizon Hobby's Stunning Small A/C Capabilities

RC Aviation Offers Stunning Technologies and TRULY Exciting Flying Fun For Today's Model Aviators

While at eFest 2015, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, talks with a company known as Horizon Hobby to find out what’s going on in the rapidly changing world of remote control (RC) aircraft. In this interview, Jim talks with David Payne, the senior product developer of airplanes for Horizon Hobby, about the airplane facet of RC flying. Payne starts off by saying one of the most important achievements in recent years is the development of a technology referred to as “SAFE.”

FAA: Washington DC Is A 'No Drone Zone'

Video Message Goes Out Prior To July 4th Festivities

One of the most spectacular UAV shots that hit the Internet last year was a video of fireworks captured using a quadcopter flying through the display. And while you may be able to capture similar images at your local July 4 celebration, don't try it at the National Mall in Washington, DC ... or pretty much anywhere else in the area.

FAA Approves Houston Airport System Plans For Spaceport

Enables Ellington Airport To Be Designated A Launch Site For Reusable Launch Vehicles

The FAA has granted a Launch Site License to Houston Airport System (HAS) which enables Ellington Airport (KEFD) to establish itself as a launch site for Reusable Launch Vehicles (RLV), making it the 10th commercial spaceport in the United States.

New Trig Stack Products To Be Unveiled At Oshkosh 2015

Slim Designs Save Valuable Panel Real Estate In Smaller Aircraft

Trig Avionics is unveiling its new avionic stack products for the first time at Oshkosh.

FAA: Don’t Fly With Fireworks

Not In Your Carry-On, Not In Your Checked Baggage

If you’re flying this July 4th holiday, be sure to leave your fireworks at home. Most travelers probably don’t realize the risk that fireworks pose on an airplane. The FAA is reminding passengers that fireworks, including the smallest sparklers, are not permitted aboard airplanes in carry-on or checked baggage.

AeroSports Update: FAA Launches GA Fly Safe Campaign

The FAA And General Aviation Groups Are Launching The Fly Safe National Safety Campaign To Educate The GA Community On How To Prevent Loss Of Control (LOC) Accidents

The FAA says that, “A Loss of Control accident involves an unintended departure of an aircraft from controlled flight. Loss of Control can happen because the aircraft enters a flight regime that is outside its normal flight envelope and may quickly develop into a stall or spin. It can introduce an element of surprise for the pilot.”

GAMA: U.S. Congress Needs To Act And Reauthorize The Export-Import Bank

Bunce Notes That 50 Percent Of Aircraft Manufactured In The U.S. Are Exported

U.S. lawmakers sadly missed an important opportunity to support America’s manufacturing sector by failing to act before the June 30 deadline to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank (Bank), General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) President and CEO Pete Bunce said Tuesday.

Atlas Air Taking 747 Out Of Storage As Cargo Market Grows

Also Buying Two 767s For Cargo Conversions

With the air cargo market showing signs of life, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc. has brought a 747-400 freighter out of storage in the desert with plans to put the airplane back in service.

Airborne 07.01.15: Hexacopter Shot, E Hampton Airport, Eclipse 'Special Edition'

Also: Airport Discrimination, Jeff Skiles, EAA Chapters, NBAA's Quiet Guidelines, United Consolidates, Dreamliner Display, Iraqi General F-16 Loss

Whether it’s federal regulations, civil law, or just to neighbors they can’t get along, small multirotor drones are providing lawyers a new way to make a few bucks. Eric Joe was visiting his parent's home and flew his Hexacopter low and slow over what he says was private property and a shared county access road. Joe's neighbor had his son blast the $1,500 aircraft out of the sky with a 12-gauge shotgun ... and admitted it to Joe. The neighbor said

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (07.02.15)

"Houston has been at the forefront of aviation history and innovation for decades." Source: Houston Aviation Director Mario C. Diaz, on the grant of an FAA Spaceport License for Ellington Airport (KEFD).

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (07.02.15): Major Repairs

A repair that (1) if improperly done, might appreciably affect weight, balance, structural strength, performance, powerplant operation, flight characteristics, or other qualities affecting airworthiness, or (2) is not done according to accepted practices, or cannot be done by elementary operations.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (07.02.15)

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World’s First Commercial Fly-By-Wire Helicopter Achieves Highly Anticipated Milestone

Cites Main Rotor Belt On Amateur Built Helicopter Which Failed In 2003

National Accreditation Recognized By The FAA

First Of Five That Are Being Acquired By The Company

Previous Version Had Affected Some Functionality

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Prescott Team Takes Its Best Finish Overall In Annual Cross-Country Competition

Not Just For Pilots; Not Just For Students; Not Just For Young People; Not Just For Women

FAA Says A 17-Year-Old Person Was In The Helicopter's Cockpit

Airplane Is Being Used In Filming Of WWII Movie

Test Sled Launched From The Starboard Bow Catapult

Fleet Upgrade Continues With Delivery Of The Aircraft

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Apollo Edition To Be Auctioned To Support EAA Youth Education Programs

Had Been Capturing Images Of The Orange County Sheriff's Department Station

Also: Wingfoot@AirVenture, Airbus On Pilot Training, XPrize, EFD1000H PFD For Bell, Atlanta Warbird Weekend, Lee Bottom Flying Field, Air Canada/Unifor, National Air Cargo Fined

RC Aviation Offers Stunning Technologies and TRULY Exciting Flying Fun For Today's Model Aviators

Video Message Goes Out Prior To July 4th Festivities

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Enables Ellington Airport To Be Designated A Launch Site For Reusable Launch Vehicles

Slim Designs Save Valuable Panel Real Estate In Smaller Aircraft

Not In Your Carry-On, Not In Your Checked Baggage

The FAA And General Aviation Groups Are Launching The Fly Safe National Safety Campaign To Educate The GA Community On How To Prevent Loss Of Control (LOC) Accidents

Bunce Notes That 50 Percent Of Aircraft Manufactured In The U.S. Are Exported

Also Buying Two 767s For Cargo Conversions

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Also: Airport Discrimination, Jeff Skiles, EAA Chapters, NBAA's Quiet Guidelines, United Consolidates, Dreamliner Display, Iraqi General F-16 Loss

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