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New Movie Casts DJI Drone As The Villain

Phantom UAV Is 'Possessed' By An Evil Serial Killer

Drones are exciting new technology that have the potential to enhance public safety and save lives, but what might happen if one were in the hands of a deranged serial killer?

Airborne 01.04.19: Jetpack Racing!, TH-119 1st Flt, SpaceX 'Starship'

Also: Experimental Category Aircraft, Ryanair Fires Netherlands Crews, Aging USAF Planes, Dream Chaser

Are you ready for Jetpack Racing? It could be the hot new sport in 2019, according to JetPack Aviation CEO David Mayman. After 12 months testing two of its jetpacks in side by side flights, JetPack Aviation has announced the launch of its racing league. And it is inviting the world to join in. The company has spent the past 12 months test flying to determine whether its jetpacks can be flown safely in close proximity to each other. Just after Christmas, it released a video of two of its company pilots

Klyde Morris 01.04.19

Consider It Training For A New Career As A Video Gamer ...

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

Airborne 12.28.18: Gatwick Drone Paranoia, Blue Angels, SB>1 DEFIANT

Also: Alternative Jet Fuels, A319neo With CFM LEAP-1A, Laser Strike, Pilot Sign-On Bonus

The details of the alleged drone incursions on or near the UK’s Gatwick airport get stranger by the day... The runway at London's Gatwick airport was closed barely a week before Christmas for what was termed “a deliberate disruption of air travel using drones.” Despite numerous reports, and no small amount of hysteria from local and national officials as well as the media, and innumerable instant drone experts, little evidence of actual drones exist... outside of some often questionable eyewitness

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (01.04.19)

“A lot of people in the aviation industry dismissed the concept a few years ago, but our past symposia have shown that electric VTOL aircraft passenger service is not only possibly but likely within the next few years.” Source: Mike Hirschberg, Vertical Flight Society Executive Director.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (01.04.19): Air Data Computer (ADC)

An aircraft computer that receives and processes pitot pressure, static pressure, and temperature to calculate very precise altitude, indicated airspeed, true airspeed, and air temperature.