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May 11, 2017

Airborne 05.11.17: Citation Longitude Update, Parrot Gets Commercial, Zero Restoration!

Also: Duncan Aviation, Chinese Airlines, Hartzell, Maryland NIMBYs, USAFA Tragedy, AMA-Alaris

Textron Aviation has added its fourth super-midsize Cessna Citation Longitude to the flight-test fleet, propelling the program toward anticipated FAA type certification later this year. The aircraft, is outfitted with a fully configured interior. The fourth Longitude took to the skies for the first time on Saturday, May 6, from the company’s Beech Field in east Wichita. Textron Aviation test pilots Andrew Peters and Brian Gigax took the aircraft to full envelope during the 3-hours and 20-minute flight and the aircraft reached all of its performance targets. Parrot has opened up a new division it hopes will fill a segment of the market between their top-end commercial aircraf

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AMA Drone Report 05.11.17: Augmented Drone Reality, FAI Drone Races, UAV Safety Data

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Edgybees has launched a new augmented reality mobile application that is compatible with DJI Phantom 3, Phantom 4 and the Mavic Pro. The app was developed using DJI’s software development kit. The game is centered on flying the drone through a virtual obstacle course while collecting prizes and avoiding obstacles along the way. Drone pilots can compete over the best performance, points and time for a coveted place in the high-score leaderboard with other drone pilots around the world. The 1st FAI Drone Events Organizer Meeting was held on 29 and 30 April 2017 at the Maison du Sport International in Lausanne, Switzerland. Representatives from FAI ga