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Homeowner Shoots Down UAV In Norfork, AR

Shooter Said The Aircraft Was Over His Property When He Pulled The Trigger

A homeowner in Norfork, Arkansas shot down a UAV he said was flying over his property while his kids were playing outside.

Airborne 04.14.16: Drone Laws, Aerobatic Access, Gogo Pricing

Also: More TSA?, IMC Clubs, GPS Interference, Chinese Gulfstreams, GE9X, Singapore Airlines, Universal Avionics

A small, bipartisan group of U.S. Senators is looking to make minor changes in language included in the FAA reauthorization bill that would allow local officials to have some limited capability to regulate drone operations. But major changes to the bill's language is not expected, according to a report from The Hill newspaper. The bill as it is currently written would not allow local governments to enact laws related to the design, manufacture, testing, licensing, registration,

Classic Aero-TV: Zenith Updates - What’s New With The CH-650 and CH750

Updates To Proven Zenith Designs...

While at the U.S. LSA Expo 2012, ANN News Editor Tom Patton speaks with Sebastien Heintz, the Owner and President of the Zenith Aircraft Company. Tom’s first question was to ask what’s new with the Zenith Zodiac 650. Heintz said the Zodiac 650 is the newest in a long line of successful Zodiac aircraft. The 650 has a new style canopy, a new style rudder assembly, and the demonstrator is fitted with the new UL Power 350iS engine.

Airborne 04.13.16: 1st US A321, ERAU Kills Airshow, Jet Pack Crash

Also: Boeing, SnF 2016 Innovation Preview, B-52 Stratofortress, Airport Security Enhancements, Pan Am Int'l Flight Academy, USS Hornet Museum, Cobham ATC-5000NG

According to Airbus, the first U.S.-built Airbus A321 airplane will be delivered later this month to JetBlue. This airplane is the first to be assembled at the Airbus Mobile, Alabama plant that opened last year. The European planemaker spent about $600 million to build the plant on 53 acres near Mobile, and it’s planned to produce up to Fifty A320 family airplanes per year. Another major air event has been canceled due to a