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June 08, 2016

Airborne 06.08.16: SF NIMBYs v Blue Angels, ADS-B Rebate, Sport Pilot Academy

Also: Blue Angels Support, Power Flow, Lily UAV, Airbus Reef, UAV Regs, Boeing IT Workers, C Series

San Francisco Supervisor John Avalos is once again speaking out against the Navy Blue Angels participation in the city’s annual Fleet Week celebration held in October. This time, he is bolstering his position by pointing to the accident last week which resulted in the fatal injury of Blue Angels pilot, Jeff Kuss. Avalos said he would introduce a non-binding resolution by August that would restrict the team to flying over the San Francisco Bay during Fleet Week. Avalos said, “It

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Airborne 06.08.16: San Fran NIMBYs v Blue Angels, ADS-B Rebates, Sport Pilot Academy

Also: Blue Angels Support, Power Flow, Lily UAV, Airbus Reef, UAV Regs, Boeing IT Workers, C Series

 

San Francisco Supervisor John Avalos is once again speaking out against the Navy Blue Angels participation in the city’s annual Fleet Week celebration held in October. This time, he is bolstering his position by pointing to the accident last week which resulted in the fatal injury of Blue Angels pilot, Jeff Kuss. Avalos said he would introduce a non-binding resolution by August that would restrict the team to flying over the San Francisco Bay during Fleet Week. Avalos said, “It’s about them crashing and hitting a building…a place where people live. It’s about the terror that they cause in people when they strafe neighborhoods

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U.S. Senator Peters To Join GA Leaders At Michigan Jobs Rally

Event To Be Held At Duncan Aviation In Battle Creek, MI June 17

GAMA will hold a jobs rally celebrating how general aviation lifts the Michigan economy on Friday, June 17 at 10:30 a.m. The event will take place at Duncan Aviation’s facility in Battle Creek. Speakers are slated to include U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) and leaders from Avfuel Corporation, Duncan Aviation, GAMA, L-3 Communications, and Williams International.

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FAA Breaks Ground For New Control Tower At Charlotte

Will Also House Radar Approach Control For The Airport

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and FAA Deputy Administrator Michael G. Whitaker attended a groundbreaking ceremony late last week for a new 370-foot-tall air traffic control tower and radar approach control at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT). The new tower will enable air traffic controllers to continue to provide the safest, most efficient service to flights at the nation’s fifth busiest tower.

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DARPA Advances CODE Research

Eight Companies Participating In Phase 2 Research Toward More Sophisticated, Resilient, And Collaborative Unmanned Air Systems

DARPA’s Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE) program seeks to help the U.S. military’s unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) conduct dynamic, long-distance engagements of highly mobile ground and maritime targets in denied or contested electromagnetic airspace, all while reducing required communication bandwidth and cognitive burden on human supervisors.

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FreeFlight Systems Receives Section 333 Exemption

Will Conduct ADS-B Systems Testing On Commercial UAS Platforms

The FAA has granted as section 333 exemption to FreeFlight Systems for the purpose of testing avionics specifically related to Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) integration into the National Airspace System (NAS). The 333 exemption allows FreeFlight Systems to test the Company's advanced, certified avionics that are designed to support safe commercial UAS operations, and which include both ADS-B and radar altimetry applications.

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Flying Jennies Take Part In D-Day 72nd Anniversary Events

C-130J Hercules Aircraft Flew Over Towns, Villages, Historic Sites

C-130J Super Hercules aircraft flew over many towns, villages and historical sites near Normandy, France, on June 3 in honor of the 72nd anniversary of the D-Day invasion.

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PurePower Geared Turbofan Featured At Sustainable Brands 2016

Sustainability Leaders To Learn Of 'Breakthrough Improvements'

United Technologies is showcasing Pratt & Whitney's PurePower Geared Turbofan engine to attendees at this year's Sustainable Brands conference.

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LA's Proud Bird Restaurant Becoming A High-End Food Court

Restaurant Slated For Reopening Later This Year

The Proud Bird Restaurant, which overlooks the runway at KLAX, is in the middle of a planned 10-month renovation that will bring a variety of food vendors to the well-known space.

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FAA Cautions Against Using Automotive Detailers On Airplanes

InFO Reminds Owners That Some Aspects Of A Shiny Airplane Are Covered By Regs

The FAA has received reports of operators using automotive detailing companies to wash aircraft without ensuring compliance with other procedures required by Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), and has released an Information for Operators (InFO) covering what is and is not allowable.

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Hartzell 5-Blade Propeller Available For Pilatus PC-12

Carbon-Fiber Prop A Direct Replacement For OEM Four-Blade Propeller

Hartzell Propeller has received an amended STC for installation of the propeller company's newest five-blade composite swept tip prop on Finnoff Aviation P&W PT6A-67P engine upgrades for Pre-NG Pilatus PC-12s.

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Tiger Moth Impacts Car At U.K. Charity Event

Woman Taken To The Hospital That Was The Beneficiary Of The Event

A woman was injured Sunday when a Tiger Moth taking part in a charity event impacted her car shortly after takeoff from Brimpton Airfield near Reading, Berkshire.

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Aero-TV: One Tug Fits All??? - Best Tugs Pushes ANN Around

Move All Your Toys With Just One Tug…

 

If you think it’s hard to get excited about a tow tug that moves your airplane in and out of the hangar, think again. Technology is everywhere in aviation and the fact is, very few airplanes can get in and out of the hangar without help. While at Sun ‘n Fun 2016 ANN news editor, Tom Patton, met up with Mark Patey, the owner of a company known as, Best Tugs.

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Aero-TV: One Tug Fits All??? - Best Tugs Pushes ANN Around

Move All Your Toys With Just One Tug…

If you think it’s hard to get excited about a tow tug that moves your airplane in and out of the hangar, think again. Technology is everywhere in aviation and the fact is, very few airplanes can get in and out of the hangar without help. While at Sun ‘n Fun 2016 ANN news editor, Tom Patton, met up with Mark Patey, the owner of a company known as, Best Tugs.

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NTSB Finds Failure To Use De-Ice System Caused 2014 Embraer Jet Accident

Airplane Went Down In A Residential Neighborhood In Gaithersburg, MD

The pilot whose jet went down into a neighborhood in Gaithersburg, MD Dec. 8, 2014, failed to turn on crucial de-icing equipment, which led to ice accumulation on the wings, an aerodynamic stall, and then the crash, the National Transportation Safety Board announced during a public meeting in Washington D.C. Tuesday.

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FAA Releases Details Of ADS-B Rebate Program

Provides Step-By-Step Instructions For Participation

The FAA has released a fact sheet outlining details of the Rebate program being offered to GA aircraft owners in an effort to jump-start the conversion of general aviation airplanes.

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First Flight: Mooney Ovation Ultra

New Airplane To Make Debut Appearance At AirVenture

This past Saturday, June 4th, 2016, the first Ovation Ultra made its initial flight. The flight departed from runway 30 at Kerrville Municipal Airport/Louis Schreiner Field (KERV) with Mooney Chief Test Pilot Mike Miles at the controls. It lasted about an hour.

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Industry Groups Praise FAA’s GA ADS-B Rebate Incentive

Twenty Thousand Rebates Available On A First-Come, First-Served Basis For One Year

A group of general aviation leaders applauded the FAA’s announcement Monday of a $500 rebate incentive for general aviation aircraft owners who equip their U.S.-registered, fixed-wing, single-engine piston aircraft with required ADS-B Out avionics technology. The announcement was made jointly by U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta and FAA Deputy Administrator Mike Whitaker.

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AeroSports Update: EAA Sport Pilot Academy About To Kick Off

Three-Week Course August 27 – September 17 Is Complete Sport Pilot Flight Training

In a press release, EAA says their Sport Pilot Academy offers aspiring pilots two ultimate elements for flight training success: focused, dedicated instruction and learning at the EAA Aviation Center in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the world’s home for sport aviation.

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Thunderbirds Pilot Praised For Piloting Skills In Accident

Witnesses Said He Tried To Save The Airplane Before Ejecting

The pilot of the Number 6 Thunderbird that went down last Thursday during graduation ceremonies at the Air Force Academy is being praised by his peers for exceptional piloting skills during the accident sequence.

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Sources: U.S. Close To Approving Commercial Moon Mission

Decision Would Remove Barriers For Companies To Travel Beyond Earth Orbit

The first private space mission to go beyond Earth orbit may soon get the blessing of the U.S. government, according to sources familiar with the details.

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Airborne 06.07.16: Legacy 450/500, Wingsuit Record?, Lockheed T-50A

Also: Muroya RedBull Victory, Aero-Calendar, AATI, Miami Airshow, Ab-Initio Pilot Training, SkyPixel, Leonardo Crowdfunding

Production of Embraer Executive Jets' Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 is underway in Melbourne, Florida. The company held a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Thursday at its recently-expanded facility, where the Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 are already in production. At the ceremony, which included numerous dignitaries, including Florida Governor Rick Scott, the Company celebrated this expansion, which adds 236,000 square feet to its existing 213,000 square-foot campus at Orlando

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (06.08.16)

"Pilots must rely on checklists and procedures because relying only on memory can have deadly results." Source: NTSB Chairman Christopher A. Hart.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (06.08.16): Desired Track

The planned or intended track between two waypoints. It is measured in degrees from either magnetic or true north.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (06.08.16)

The Computerized Voice Reservation System (e-CVRS) is a web based application that allocates and manages slots at designated airports.

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