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The Chinese-built C919 made its first flight last Friday following a 3-year delay. The aircraft was to have originally flown in 2014, but production and other issues continually delayed the milestone. Still, COMAC, the state-owned company manufacturing the C919, is hopeful that the Chinese airliner will one day be competitive with single-aisle aircraft from Boeing and Airbus. The initial flight of the C919 lasted about 80 minutes. It flew over the Yangtze R
Edgybees has launched a new augmented reality mobile application that is compatible with DJI Phantom 3, Phantom 4 and the Mavic Pro. The app was developed using DJI’s software development kit. The game is centered on flying the drone through a virtual obstacle course while collecting prizes and avoiding obstacles along the way. Drone pilots can compete over the best performance, points and time for a coveted place in the high-score leaderboard with other drone pilot
“This order, which recognizes our call to review the underlying case on the settlement agreement, makes clear that the court holds steadfast on the need for a thorough and fair hearing about this unprecedented situation.” Source: NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen.
Dead reckoning, as applied to flying, is the navigation of an airplane solely by means of computations based on airspeed, course, heading, wind direction, and speed, groundspeed, and elapsed time.
Founded in 2007, ACSF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation established to improve the safety of air charter and fractional aircraft ownership operations.
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