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June 08, 2017

Airborne 06.08.17: Red Bull Victory, 'That's All Brother', EAA v ATC Reform

Also: Toyota Flying Car, Covering Oshkosh, AAAA, JetBlue Pilots, CO Av-Appreciation, Sustainable Fuel, Biggest Little Airshow

A hometown hero claimed the top spot on the podium last weekend at the Red Bull Air Race in Chiba, Japan. Yoshihide Muroya took the win in Chiba, and Petr Kopfstein collected his first podium appearance in an amazing race. The Japanese pilot picked up a penalty in Round 8, but when it came to the Final 4, he crossed the Start/Finish Gate in 55.288 – one of his quickest times of the racing week. Petr Kopfstein made the most of his first attempt at the Final 4 by storming through the track and crossing the finish line just 0.558s behind Muroya to claim second place and the first podium of his Master Class career. The Commemorative Air Force hope

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AMA Drone Report 06.08.17: FAI World Drone Racing, Microdrones, Bambi-Copter

Also: Camp AMA, Major League Drone Goof, Cook County v Drones, Michael Huerta Update

FAI has issued a call for bids for the first FAI World Drone Racing Championships, to be held in late 2017 or early 2018. Billed as the #1 Sport Series of the New Generation, the FAI World Drone Racing Championships will harness the international excitement and enthusiasm around drones in a four day world championships competition. It will see the world’s best Drone Racers compete for the most prestigious title in the sport – FAI World Champion. DR1 Racing and Air Hogs announced last year that they would be partnering to launch a drone racing series using aircraft that measure just two inches in diameter. Earlier this month, the first microdrone race was stag

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SpaceX Snags X-37B Launch

SecAF Heather Wilson Mentions Launch During SASC Hearing

SpaceX has apparently scored a plum assignment from the U.S. Air Force. The next time the AF's secretive X-37B is launched, it will ride to orbit on a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster.