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A new face in the Advanced Air Mobility, or AAM-Adjacent market, has appeared in Japan touting their "world's first practical hoverbike" at the Fuji Raceway. The XTurismo Limited Edition model will be sold north of half a million dollars, with only 200 units available. Powered by a combination of battery power and traditional gas engine, it can carry a payload of 100kg, or ~220 lb. Cruise time is estimated at half an hour, with a to-be-disclosed max speed rumored to be around 62 mph. Many classic aircraft lie sadly out of reach for the average pilot. With production

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‘Adapt to Fly’ Scholarship from EAA Open for Applications... EAA reports that it is often asked about a variety of disabilities that some prospective aviators feel could prevent them from licensure. While some conditions do preclude students from attaining their desired level of training, many members are surprised to find out just how many can be overcome.Their newest effort to assist those with unique challenges is The Adapt to Fly Scholarship fund, designed to help those with disabilities enter the world of aviation. Totalling $5,000, applications are

Long-Awaited 5G Rollout Is But Months Away

Gogo Business Aviation, a standby of the bizjet connectivity industry, brought their newest AVANCE L5 and 5G systems to NBAA 2021, boasting high reliability, high speed, and wide-ranging service coverage. Dave Mellin, Director of Corporate Communications, takes a moment to share with Aero-News Network's Editor-in-Chief, Jim Cambpell, what’s in store for Gogo.

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Airflow, an AAM company working on their 4 and 9-passenger electric STOL aircraft, has announced a new investment from Plug Power Inc.Known for their hydrogen engines and mobility fueling systems, Plug will help in the development and certification of a hydrogen fuel cell for short haul regional aircraft. Their new agreement with Airflow is hoped to bring their ProGen hydrogen cells to a wider market of vehicles, later branching to a wide spectrum of missions and aircraft types in the aviation industry. We have an update about the stranded dogs set to be rescued by dro

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A new face in the Advanced Air Mobility, or AAM-Adjacent market, has appeared in Japan touting their "world's first practical hoverbike" at the Fuji Raceway. The XTurismo Limited Edition model will be sold north of half a million dollars, with only 200 units available. Powered by a combination of battery power and traditional gas engine, it can carry a payload of 100kg, or ~220 lb. Cruise time is estimated at half an hour, with a to-be-disclosed max speed rumored to be around 62 mph. Many classic aircraft lie sadly out of reach for the average pilot. With production

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Airflow, an AAM company working on their 4 and 9-passenger electric STOL aircraft, has announced a new investment from Plug Power Inc.Known for their hydrogen engines and mobility fueling systems, Plug will help in the development and certification of a hydrogen fuel cell for short haul regional aircraft. Their new agreement with Airflow is hoped to bring their ProGen hydrogen cells to a wider market of vehicles, later branching to a wide spectrum of missions and aircraft types in the aviation industry. We have an update about the stranded dogs set to be rescued by dro

Aero Linx: The Caterpillar Club On April 19, 1919, Leslie Leroy Irvin made the world’s first premeditated freefall parachute descent using a rip cord, rather than using a canister or tether line attached to the aircraft to pull open the parachute. Working with the U.S. Army’s Air Service parachute research team, Irvin made the historic jump from a plane over McCook field near Dayton, Ohio. During the jump, Irvin broke his ankle but was inspired to start his own parachute business.

Runway In Use/Active Runway/Duty Runway Any runway or runways currently being used for takeoff or landing. When multiple runways are used, they are all considered active runways. In the metering sense, a selectable adapted item which specifies the landing runway configuration or direction of traffic flow. The adapted optimum flight plan from each transition fix to the vertex is determined by the runway configuration for arrival metering processing purposes.

“Balloon pilots are responsible for the safety of their passengers. This proposed rule would ensure that balloon pilots meet the same medical requirements as pilots of other commercial aircraft.” Source: FAA Administrator Steve Dickson, discussing the fact that the FAA has proposed a rule requiring commercial hot-air-balloon pilots to hold a medical certificate when operating for hire. Similar to other commercial pilots, they would need a second-class medical certificate. Under current regulations, lighter-than-air aircraft pilots do not require the same medical certification process that others do, only required to affirm that they have no medical defect that would make them unable to pilot a free balloon.