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May 29, 2019

Topcon Announces Next Generation Flight Planning Software

Software Designed To Increase Accuracy With Advanced Mapping Features

Topcon Positioning Group announces the next generation flight planning system for its rotary-wing aerial UAV offering — Intel Mission Control Software. The new software is designed to facilitate automated flight planning, managing missions, and data handling for the Intel Falcon 8+ Drone – Topcon Edition and its available payload options.

Flight Had Originated In East Alton, IL

A Cessna Citation went down in the Atlantic Ocean Friday, resulting in the presumed loss of the pilot, the only person listed to be on board the airplane.

Public Service Agencies Will Gear Up To Implement The Program In The Next 90 Days

At its meeting Tuesday, May 21, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve a Public Safety Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) program.

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Sporty’s Is More Than Just a Pilot Shop

Sporty's is well known for their line of products for pilots, having been a part of the aviation landscape for decades. But less-well known is the company's in-airplane flight training, according to Sporty's Academy president and COO Eric Radtke, who spoke recently with Aero-News Editor-in-Chief Jim Campbell.

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NTSB Publishes Preliminary Report For Investigation Of Alaska Mid-Air Collision

Calls For Greater Safety Measures For For-Hire Flights

The National Transportation Safety Board has released the preliminary report for its investigation of the May 13, 2019, fatal mid-air collision near Ketchikan, Alaska, one in a string of recent accidents involving for-hire aircraft.

FAA Grounds Cessna Citations With Tamarack Winglets Installed

Move Follows Fatal Accident In Southern Indiana

The FAA has published an Airworthiness Directive (AD) that grounds all Cessna Models 525, 525A, and 525B airplanes with Tamarack active load alleviation system (ATLAS) winglets installed in accordance with Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) SA03842NY. The AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as malfunction of the ATLAS.

Pilot And Passenger Fatally Injured When The Aircraft Went Down

The NTSB has released a preliminary report from an accident involving a Guimbal Cabri G2 helicopter that went down on May 4th in the Chesapeake Bay near Kent Island, MD.