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August 23, 2021

Airborne 08.23.21: Pipistrel War!, Model Politics, MQ-25 Milestone

Also: Flights Over Afghanistan, IFR-Variant AW119Kx, Virtual PPL Ground School, New Shepard’s 17th Flight

Boy, do we have some drama to tell you… just days after Oshkosh. Pipistrel Aircraft Boss Ivo Boscarol, of Slovenia, has pulled the plug on his long-time contract and distributorship agreement with Michael Coates' Pipistrel-USA organization within days after Coates completed his participation and financing of an extensive display at Oshkosh. Both sides dispute the other, and ANN has waded in to determine whatever truth can be derived from the facts we are gathering -- at the request of a number of parties... The former mutual agreement between the Model Aeronautics Association of Canada (MAAC) and AMA is no longer in effect because of the

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Update: NASA Halts Contract With SpaceX

Litigation On Blue Origin Suit MAY Conclude November 1

NASA halted work on a $2.9 billion lunar lander contract with SpaceX after Blue Origin sued the government agency -- again. The suit was filed in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims last week and according to Blue Origin, was "an attempt to remedy the flaws in the acquisition process found in NASA's Human Landing System." A US judge has set an Oct. 14 hearing for this case. "In exchange for this temporary stay of work, all parties agreed to an expedited litigation schedule that concludes on Nov. 1," NASA said. "NASA officials are continuing to work with the Department of Justice to review the details of the case and look forward to a timely resolution of this matter."