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October 13, 2020

Airborne-Unmanned 09.30.20: LAANC Boosted, Drone Racing League, Pipistrel Nuuva

Also: Vertical Flight Society, Volansi Raises $50M, Skyward-Parrot Partnership, FAA Collegiate Training Initiative

The FAA has made it easier for drone pilots to quickly and safely access controlled airspace by adding 133 air traffic facilities to the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) system. LAANC is an automated application and approval system for drone pilots requesting to fly below 400 feet in controlled airspace. It directly supports UAS integration into the airspace. The Drone Racing League (DRL) has announced their 2020 DRL Allianz World Championship Season and their

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Big Changes In The Works For ANN, Airborne

To Start, A New Host Will Take Over Airborne This Week... and There's MUCH More News Around The Corner!

We've been hinting about major changes for ANN and Airborne and we'll be unveiling a few of them over the next few weeks... including several new staffers. First off the bat, we looked extensively for someone to lead Airborne's next generation... and it sure looks like we've found her. She's an experienced video journalist who has been working the space coast for quite some time and has extensive credentials with the Florida Space Community. After a bit of training and orientation early this week, we'll put Kimberly Kay into the top slot as our Airborne Host... Before joining Aero-News Network, Ms. Kay worked for various broadcast TV stations in

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Power, Pulchritude and Performance: Flight Testing the Pipistrel Panthera-Part 2

By Jim Campbell, ANN CEO/Editor-n-Chief/Test Pilot (Arrogant, Over-Opinionated Know-It-All/Test Dummy)

ANN E-I-C Note: OK… sorry for the delay with Part Two, but it’s been a tough week at the Campbell Family Ranch (death in the family), while the workload at ANN has seen no diminishment, whatsoever… especially with BIG changes right around the corner… like, in a few days. Part Two gets into airplane descriptions and systems with a vengeance… with more to follow before we light the candle on this thing and launch into the stratosphere… which is kinda what a Panthera takeoff felt like.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (10.13.20)

Aero Linx: The Vintage Sailplane Association (VSA) The purpose of the Vintage Sailplane Association (VSA) is to promote the acquisition, restoration and flying of vintage sailplanes by its members, and to assist the National Soaring Museum in the preservation of soaring history and the promotion of vintage sailplane activity. A Vintage Sailplane is any glider of a type first flown prior to 1958, or a more recently built glider with appearance, performance and construction characteristics similar to gliders built before 1958. A Classic Sailplane is any glider of a type first flown prior to 1975, but not categorized as a Vintage Sailplane.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.13.20): Airspeed

Airspeed The speed of an aircraft relative to its surrounding air mass. The unqualified term “airspeed” means one of the following: a. Indicated Airspeed - The speed shown on the aircraft airspeed indicator. This is the speed used in pilot/controller communications under the general term “airspeed.” (Refer to 14 CFR Part 1.) b. True Airspeed - The airspeed of an aircraft relative to undisturbed air. Used primarily in flight planning and en route portion of flight. When used in pilot/controller communications, it is referred to as “true airspeed” and not shortened to “airspeed.”

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.13.20)

“We now have disjointed testing rules, indiscriminate bans, and confusing quarantine rules that discourage passengers from making travel plans. Governments and industry need to coalesce around universally accepted testing standards to identify and prevent the spread of the virus until we get a vaccine.” Source: Capt. Conor Nolan, chairman of the Foundation’s Board of Governors and director of Safety and Security at Aer Lingus, discussing details contained in statements by the Flight Safety Foundation after a six-month analysis of the air travel industry’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Foundation concluded that industry efforts have succeeded in greatly reducing the possibility of transmission i

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