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Airborne 04.02.19: Sling TSi Exceeds, Embraer Praetor, AirCam Upgrades

Also: Continental Name Change, Mother-Daughter Pilots, Challenger Center Founder, AEA 2019 Archive

It’s one thing to keep your promises... it’s another to exceed them. And that appears to be what the first US-registered Sling TSi is doing. Following an impressive Sunday non-stop flight from California to Florida, for Sun ‘n Fun, we’ve confirmed with N135WT’s owner, Wayne Toddun, that the bird is doing better than he was promised. Embraer has competed certification flight tests for its new Praetor 600 business jets. Multiple media sources indicate that the fl

TechFarms Startup In The Running for $1 Million Boeing GoFly Prize

Dragonair's AirBoard 2.0 Personal Flying Device Among 5 Finalists Worldwide

GoFly, an international human flight competition, has named TechFarms startup Dragonair Aviation as a finalist for its $1 million grand prize. GoFly, sponsored by Boeing, challenges inventors worldwide to make human flight a reality by building the world's first personal flying device.

Klyde Morris 04.02.19

Don't Clutter The Issue With A Lot Of Facts ... We're Ready

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (04.02.19)

To understand how tornadoes are formed, we need to study their ‘parent’ storms, called supercells. In TORUS, scientists will deploy a suite of radars and drones to observe these supercells." Source: Chungu Lu, a program director in the NSF’s Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (04.02.19): V1. Takeoff Decision Speed

The calibrated airspeed on the ground at which, as a result of engine failure or other reasons, the pilot assumed to have made a decision to continue or discontinue the takeoff.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (04.02.19)

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Congress returns to work this week following the August recess. One of the most important committees to the aviation industry in the United States Senate is the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.