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August 09, 2021

Airborne 08.09.21: Oshkosh21 Stats, Raptor Down, Cub v Kayak

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At a final Oshkosh briefing from EAA Boss Jack Pelton, he noted that, “This was perhaps the most challenging set of circumstances we’ve ever faced as an organization to make the event happen. I could not be more proud of our volunteers, staff, and participants on the way they came together to exceed our expectations and make AirVenture 2021 a truly memorable experience.” One of the SportPlane world's most controversial kit development programs may be ending. Following years of setbacks, delays and no end of questionable development decision, followed by a flight test program that reportedly got past the minimum 40 hours, the Raptor Aircraft prototype is down in a corn fi

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More Signs Of The Times -- NASA Offers Guidance for Drone Use

NASA Advises Drone Operators Viewing Antares NG-16 Launch

It should go without saying (but, sadly, it does not), that Drone operators are being urged to exercise caution if using their aircraft to view the August 10 Antares rocket launch and avoid flying over the public and NASA's Wallops Flight Facility property. Drones, a/k/a unmanned aerial systems (UAS), should not fly over NASA's Wallops Flight Facility property, the marsh areas between Wallops Island and the mainland, or over the Atlantic Ocean east of Wallops Island. A Temporary Flight Restriction and other Special Use Airspace will be activated by the Federal Aviation Administration. Fines and penalties are applicable and will be enforced. There will be several thousand people in the