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March 03, 2020

Airborne 03.02.20: Starship SN1 Explodes, Sharing Flt Expense, April 1st Edition

Also: Aerospace Center Of Excellence, Airline Seating Petition, Boeing T-7A, MQ-9 Reaper Program Ended

It is not unusual for SpaceX to aggressively test new concepts to their limits... and sometimes far beyond. A new prototype of the Starship, SN1, imploded during a pressure test at the Boca Chica, TX, test facility. SpaceX is, admittedly a little more daring with its test programs and rarely sees this kind of thing as a true failure... but simply an obstacle to surmount... Still; the ensuing implosion was pretty spectacular. This was reportedly a liquid nitrogen pressure test. The pressurized tank suff

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Airborne-Unmanned 03.03.20: AUVSI Remote ID Comments, SAR Heli UAV, MQ-9 Reaper

Also: Drone Delivery Canada, ICAO Drone Airspace Management, NDDOT-NPUASTS, Matternet/Robotic Skies Partner

AUVSI has commented on the controversial FAA Remote NPRM. AUVSI's suggested the prioritizing compliant operators when processing applications for those wishing to fly drones either subject to waiver under Part 107.205 or Part 135 exemption for on-demand operations; increasing airspace access for voluntarily compliant operators; or offering financial rebates for manufacturers or reimbursement for the knowledge exam taken by aspiring commercial drone pilots that have successfully completed a recogni

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Rumors Swirl That Tom Cruise Will Make An Appearance At RIAT 2020

Could Be Promoting Top Gun: Maverick At Royal International Air Tattoo In July

The name Tom Cruise is synonymous with the movie Top Gun ... and now rumors are swirling that the star of the movie will be in Gloucestershire for the 2020 version of the Royal International Air Tattoo in July to promote the sequel to the moving which has been in development for years.

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Airborne-Unmanned 02.25.20: Solar UAV, uAvionix tailBeaconX, Parrot Micro-Drones

Also: Air-Taxi Feasibility Study, Blind Man Found By Drone, UAS Privacy-Environmental Concerns, Kigali Forum

PHASA-35, a 115-foot wingspan solar-electric aircraft, has successfully completed its maiden flight. PHASA-35 has been designed, built and now flown in less than two years. Designed to operate unmanned in the stratosphere, above the weather and conventional air traffic, PHASA-35 offers a persistent and affordable alternative to satellites combined with the flexibility of an aircraft, which could be used for a range of valuable applications including forest fire detection and maritime surveillance

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teTra Wins $100,000 Disruptor Award At GoFly Final Fly-Off

Event Held At Moffett Federal Airfield At NASA's Ames Research Center

teTra Aviation, a team from Tokyo, Japan, has won the $100,000 Pratt & Whitney Disruptor Award in the Inaugural GoFly Prize Final Fly-Off, the world's first global competition to create personal human flyers.  The team, captained by Tasuku Nakai, a doctoral student at the University of Tokyo, won the award for its teTra 3 machine.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (03.03.20)

"Fundamentally, the FAA has failed to show how the proposed rules imposed on model aircraft conducted within Visual Line of Sight (VLOS) of the operator, or co-located spotter, will improve the safety or security of the NAS." Source: Excerpt from the AMA's comments to the FAA concerning the drone Remote ID NPRM.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (03.03.20): Opposite Direction Aircraft

Aircraft are operating in opposite directions when they are following the same track in reciprocal directions; Their tracks are parallel and the aircraft are flying in reciprocal directions, or; Their tracks intersect at an angle of more than 135.  

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (03.03.20)

Opinion: Remote ID for Drones is “A Billion Dollar Solution to a Non-Existent Problem”

From Drone Life, contributor Chris Korody weighs in on the FAA's proposal for Remote ID for unmanned aircraft.

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