Also: Mandatory Medical Reporting?, Doolittle Raiders, Jet $$$, Fixed-Wing VTOL, FAA Fines, Honeywell, Master Instructors
A common and dangerous enemy has brought a group of 35 general, state, and national general aviation organizations to band together to oppose ATC privatization. The groups reiterate that GA is an important American industry... generating over $219 billion in total economic output. "After a thorough and detailed review of Chairman Bill Shuster’s (R-PA) proposal, HR 2997, the AIRR Act of 2017, which would remove our nation’s air traffic control operations from the FAA, we have concluded that these reforms will produce uncertainty and unintended consequences without achieving the desired outcomes," the document stat
Also: Drone User Group Network, FAA Holiday Message, NASA's SAFE2DITCH, AMA and UAA Partnership
If you were one of those hobby drone or model aircraft pilots who were grumbling about having to register your aircraft with the FAA a year or so ago, there is now a way for you to remove your information from the FAA's registration list ... AND get your $5 back. But it's not as easy as it was to register, and it will take some time to have your information purged from the list as it apparently all has to be done by hand through the USPS. The first meeting of the UAS Identification and Tracking Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) on June 21-23 advanced key policies of concern to the FAA, industry and law enforcement. During this initial meeting, the ARC consid
Price Difference As Much As $300 Million Per Launch
Budget estimates recently released by the U.S. Air Force contain what could be very good news for SpaceX, and not so great news for United Launch Alliance.
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Government Officials Said There Was An 'Anomaly' During The Launch
A Chinese Long March booster failed during the launch of a satellite Sunday, putting China's planned future missions in doubt. The launch took place Sunday evening from the southern island province of Hainan. The official Chinese news agency Xinhua said that an "anomaly occurred during the flight of the rocket", and that the failure of the booster would be investigated.
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Capsule Completes Second Trip To ISS, Returning Cargo, Experiments
When a SpaceX Dragon capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday afternoon (local time), it marked another historic first for the commercial space company.
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