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February 28, 2018

Airborne 02.28.18: Privatization Fails, Trump Pilot For FAA Admin?, SpaceX

Also: Southeast Aerospace ADS-B, Concorde Battery MD369/500/600, Huntington Bch AirShow, Enstrom 280FX

The current effort to replace the current ATC system with a Privatized organization under the control of an airline dominated ruling board seems to have failed... for now... but the path to the next fight for such an effort is already being planned. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster, ATC Privatization's most prominent driving force has apparently given up, and since he's not seeking reelection, it's going to be up to another politician to drive it in the future. With the

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Huntington Beach Air Show A Boon For The City

Better Yet, It Carries No Cost To The Taxpayers

Huntington Beach, CA officials say that not only was last year's Air Show an economic boon for the region, it was put on at no cost to the city's taxpayers.

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President Trump Makes 'Informal' Deal With Boeing For New Air Force One

Agreement Could Save Taxpayers $1.4 Billion, Administration Says

President Donald Trump has reached what is being described as an "informal" agreement with Boeing for two new Air Force One airplanes. The deal is the result of negotiations that began before President Trump took office a little over a year ago.

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Airborne 02.26.18: Avidyne, Pilot Pension Restoration, USCG Rescues

Also: Bell Helicopter Rebrands, HondaJet 2017, PAZ Radar Satellite, Airlines Oppose Airport Tax

Avidyne Corporation has received FAA STC approval of their IFD Series of FMS/GPS/NAV/COM systems for installation in Robinson Helicopters. This STC covers the IFD540 and IFD440 FMS/GPS/NAV/COMs as well as the IFD510 and IFD410 FMS/GPS standalone navigators, and allows for easy slide-in-replacement installations in Robinson helicopters that currently have legacy GNS navigators. This STC also covers green installations as well. Two pilots' unions are working to have the pensions restored for members flying for

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (02.28.18)

"Congress should focus on finding solutions that will garner strong industry support to help rebuild our nation's infrastructure. For the aviation industry, that means modernization, not privatization." Source: Letter from nearly 300 GA groups sent to Congressional leaders concerning ATC privatization.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (02.28.18): Center Of Pressure

A point along the wing chord line where lift is considered to be concentrated. For this reason, the center of pressure is commonly referred to as the center of lift.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (02.28.18)

Air Sports Net Air Sports Net first appeared on the Internet back in 1999 with a set of hang gliding and paragliding links sorted by directories. It was not long before the site had a couple of hundred links and 50 visitors a day.

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