Organization Says New Version Is Improved Over Previous Publications
The NBAA has released its new Federal Excise Taxes Guide: Details on Air Transportation and Fuel Taxes. Last published in 2005 as the NBAA Federal Excise Tax Handbook, the guide is intended to provide business aircraft owners, flight departments and charter operators with a basic understanding of the federal excise taxes (FET) that apply to business aircraft activity.
Two Technologies Operating In Concert On A Single Aircraft
A new Diamond DA42 Geostar has successfully collected laser-scanning and photo-grammetry data during one single flight, according to a news release from Diamond Aircraft.
Chicago Jet Group FANS Retrofit Meets Eurocontrol Program Mandates
The Dassault Falcon 900 FANS-1A+ (CPDLC Supplemental Type Certification (STC) ST08427CH-T) will be the second aircraft to be certified with a retrofit installation of an Air Traffic Services FANS 1A+ / CPDLC Data Link system over Iridium by Chicago Jet Group, provisioning the aircraft for the upcoming Eurocontrol Link 2000+ Program mandates.
New Airborne LIDAR System Can Be Operated At Up To 15,500 Feet AGL
Trimble has announced new additions to its aerial imaging portfolio —the Trimble AX60, a new airborne LIDAR system; and an updated version of its Inpho processing software. The announcement was made at INTERGEO 2013, the world's largest conference on geodesy, geoinformatics and land management.
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