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May 02, 2017

Airborne-Unmanned 05.02.17: UAS Facility Maps, DJI 100MP Platform, XPO17 LIVE!

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The FAA has published more than 200 facility maps to streamline the commercial drone authorization process. The maps depict areas and altitudes near airports where UAS may operate safely. But drone operators still need FAA authorization to fly in those areas. The maps will help drone operators improve the quality of their Part 107 airspace authorization requests and help the FAA process the requests more quickly. The maps are informational and do not give people permission to fly drones. Remote pilots must still submit an online airspace authorization application. DJI and Hasselblad have introduced the first 100-megapixel integrated drone imaging platform. The DJI M600 Pro drone, the Ronin-MX gim

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Airborne 05.02.17: Cubs 2 Oshkosh 2017!, 100MP DJI Drone, XPONENTIAL 2017 Live!

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The Cubs are returning to AirVenture in large numbers again in 2017 in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the iconic airplane. On the website cubs2osh.com, organizers of the event say that the mass arrival will take place Sunday morning, July 23 originating from Hartford Municipal Airport (KHXF) in Hartford, WI northeast of Milwaukee. The 2017 80th Cub celebration is in the planning stages, according to the website. Many of the highlights of the 75th will be repeated such as the mass flight of J-3 Cubs to Oshkosh early Sunday morning, the gathering at Hartford before the mass flight and a reserved place for Cubs on the ground at EAA AirVent

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NASA: First SLS Mission Will Slip To 2019

GAO Finds Technical Challenges Are Leading To More Delays

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report saying that the first launch of NASA's SLS rocket will likely not happen until sometime in 2019 due to technical challenges with the massive launch system.