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October 30, 2018

Living Legends Of Aviation To Honor Jeff Bezos

Airbus Chairman/CEO Dr. Tom Enders To Present "Jeff Bezos Freedom's Wings Award"

The Living Legends of Aviation will present Amazon founder Jeff Bezos with the inaugural "Jeff Bezos Freedom's Wings Award." The award will honor Mr. Bezos's lifetime achievements in advancing the principles of freedom in his many business and personal endeavors. The Legends will hold their 16th annual "Living Legends of Aviation Awards" event on Jan. 18, 2019, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA.

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The Results Are In: Girls In Aviation Day 2018 A Huge Success

Fourth Successful International Outreach Completed

Women in Aviation International’s chapters have been surveyed, and the results show that Girls in Aviation Day 2018 accomplished its goal of introducing a record number of girls ages 8 to 17 to the career and lifestyle possibilities in the aviation world. As in past years, Girls in Aviation Day was hosted by WAI chapters (including several located on college/university campuses) with additional participation by WAI corporate members including airlines, FBOs, aviation museums, and flight schools.

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Airborne-Unmanned 10.30.18: Mavic 2 Enterprise, Falco EVO, FAA Restrictions

Also: Aero-News Staff Openings, Calgary Testing Area, ULM Awarded $90K, Auro Receives License

DJI has unveiled the Mavic 2 Enterprise, a portable drone with features designed for businesses, governments, educators and other professionals. The Mavic 2 Enterprise extends users’ capabilities during critical operations like firefighting, emergency response, law enforcement, and infrastructure inspections. Mavic 2 Enterprise carries a high-resolution, 12-megapixel camera that is stabilized by a three-axis gimbal for smooth, stable video and images. The camera offers 2x optical and 3x digital zoom capab

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Airborne-Unmanned 10.23.18: DJI Refutes, UAVOS-Stratodynamics, Dave Mathewson

Also: FlightSafety Pt 107 Test, Global UAV, Rugo Drone Light, PAE ISR Partners With NASA

DO NOT tick off DJI with bogus info... DJI has demanded the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) withdraw a misleading video and blog post which claim to depict a collision between a DJI Phantom 2 drone and the wing of a small airplane. DJI notes that UDRI staged its video to create a scenario inconceivable in real life, at a higher speed than the combined maximum speed of the drone and airplane, which is also faster than FAA testing guidelines. UDRI has not disclosed its testing methodology or the resulti

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.30.18)

"It is with great pride that we take delivery of our first, state-of-the-art A220-100. We have big plans for our A220 fleet." Source: Delta Chief Executive Ed Bastian.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.30.18): Kollsman Window

A barometric scale window of a sensitive altimeter used to adjust the altitude for the altimeter setting.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (10.30.18)

British Parachute Association (BPA)

The National Governing Body for Sport Parachuting, the British Parachute Association (BPA), was founded in 1961 and incorporated as a company limited by guarantee, British Parachute Association Limited, in 1966.

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