Hide/Show Archive Navigation.

All News

February 20, 2019

Airborne 02.15.19: Sun Flyer 2, AirVenture Celebrates 747, SnF Drone Show

Also: 'Mars One' Kaput, Embraer Delivers, Hartzell Engine Technologies, Phoenix Skydive Center Wins

Bye Aerospace’s electric Sun Flyer 2 successfully completed the first official flight test with a Siemens electric propulsion motor February 8 at Centennial Airport, south of Denver, CO. The Sun Flyer family of aircraft, including the 2-seat Sun Flyer 2 and the 4-seat Sun Flyer 4, aim to be the first FAA-certified, practical, all-electric airplanes to serve the flight training and general aviation markets. Siemens will provide electric propulsion systems for the Sun Flyer 2 airplane—the 57 lb.

"In the 35 years since the CAEP was established, the scope of work and the technical areas which it covers have widened. Yet, despite the monumental challenges set before it, the CAEP remains a tremendous example of international cooperation." Source: ICAO president Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu.

The airspace directly associated with a Drop Zone. Vertical and horizontal limits may be locally defined.

FAA Airport Compliance and Management Analysis

The Airport Compliance Division oversees the Airport Compliance Program. The division holds primary responsibility for interpreting, recommending, and developing policies and resolving matters that involve the Federal obligations of airport sponsors.