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It’s been announced on the GE Reports blog that GE Aviation will build the GE93 engine for Cessna's clean-sheet turboprop airplane in its Walter Aircraft Engine factory in Prague. The company said that it would use a portion of its $400 million investment in Europe to build its new turboprop development, test, and engine-production headquarters in the Czech Republic. With Congress preparing to consider FAA reauthorization legislation this sess
One Of The True Hits Of The Oshkosh Experience, The Annual Night Airshows Are NOT To Be Missed!
Watching a fireworks display on a clear dark night can be inspiring and exciting, but until you’ve seen the sky lit up with a nighttime Aerobatics display, you just don’t know what a fireworks show is really like. Nighttime aerobatic performances are becoming more popular as time goes on, but the king of then all has to be at EAA AirVenture, and this video gives us the highlights (literally) from the 2015 nighttime airshows at Oshkosh. In the video you’ll see a stunning performance by a glide
After An Intense/Comprehensive Study Program, We're Ready To Start Public Programs In Support of 'Let Bob Fly!'
No kidding... we've NEVER been so intent on studying such a range of new topics and disciplines as we have in getting ready to produce the 'Let Bob Fly' long-form documentary. The phrase, 'drinking from the firehose' barely covers what's been going on here... but as involved as it has all become, it has also been enriching in ways we could never have guessed... especially in having the excuse to work with Bob Hoover again, as well as dozens of other involved aviators on this amazing project.
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Walt Disney World outside of Orlando, and Disneyland in Southern California are covered by restricted airspace that does not allow UAV operation. But now the entertainment giant hopes to be able to fly UAVs within those restricted airspaces, for its own purposes. The company on has filed for a Section 333 exemption to fly what it calls "Flixels" ... aircraft that are… "Based on traditional unmanned aerial system platforms and include advanced control and positioning techn
"This report shows that the FAA simply isn’t suited to successfully modernize our Nation’s antiquated air traffic control system." Source: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA).
There are 79 Flight Training Schools in the Sport Pilot category Faa Flight Schools provides FREE Flight Student leads. On this site, you can check out your local city airport for flying lessons.
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