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May 19, 2016

Friends Establish Crowdfunding Campaign To Help Injured Pilot

Suffered Severe Burns Attempting To Save Second Pilot Aboard The Airplane After It Went Down

A group of friends of pilot Dan Shure of Benton, WA has established a crowdfunding effort to help him pay medical bills after he was involved in an accident May 6th in Little Rock, AR.

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Family Remembers Greg Connell

Air Show Pilot Fatally Injured During Georgia Performance

The family of air show pilot Greg Connell, who was fatally injured Saturday when his plane went down during a performance at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport in Georgia Saturday, has posted a remembrance on his website.

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Airborne 05.19.16: Diamond Dart-450 1st Flt, TH-119, Drone Detection

Also: TARC 2016, XPrize, $200,000 FAA Fine, Anti-Icing, ALPA v Norwegian, FAA SAFO, Advent eABS

Earlier this week, the turbine powered Diamond DART-450 took off for its first flight. The DART-450 is claimed to be the first all-carbon-fiber tandem, 2-seat civilian and military trainer with sidestick control and a pneumatic ejection seats. By the way, DART is the acronym for, ‘Diamond Aircraft Reconnaissance Trainer.’ The plus-seven and minus-five-G aerobatic airplane has a maximum takeoff power of 500 horsepower provided by its AI-450S turboprop engine and 5-bladed MT propelle

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Aero-TV: Exploration of Flight - Wings Over The Rockies’ New Venture

Building On Past Success And Focusing On The Future…

The Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum is expanding, and in this video you’ll meet Greg Anderson who is the President and CEO of this Museum. Anderson’s background includes a long career with the EAA where he was the visionary behind the successful Young Eagles program. The video takes place at Centennial Airport, which is located south of Denver, CO. This is the site chosen to be the location of the new Exploration of Flight Education and Technology Center which will be the second Wings Over the Rockies location.

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Airborne 05.18.16: SWAPA v SWA, Seaplane NIMBYs, Aerial Liquor Heist

Also: King County Helo's, Aviator Sean O’Donnell, Lycoming SAIB, GAMA/Build A Plane, Norwegian Protest, IL Airports, NORAD/NORTHCOM

The news of Southwest Airlines placing orders for new aircraft is good, but it has led SWAPA, the union representing the pilots of Southwest Airlines, to file a suit against the airline. The issue, according to the union, is that the carrier is ramping up negotiations pressure by threatening to force its pilots to fly these new aircraft that are not listed in the existing collective bargaining agreement. Southwest Airlines is the launch customer of Boe

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (05.19.16)

“We achieved our target from the first drawings to the first flight in one year.” Source: Diamond Aircraft Chief Designer Clemens Knappert, following the first flight of the Diamond DART-450.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.19.16): Negative

“No,” or “permission not granted,” or “that is not correct.”

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.19.16)

The Army Aviation Heritage Foundation

As universal military service fades from the public experience, many members of the American public will never get to meet their soldiers and learn of our military's legacy of service and contribution to our Country.

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