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May 25, 2018

Airborne 05.25.18: Aero-Fraud Sentenced, Perimeter Flight, Desert Jet Ctr

Also: Dallas Love Field, CAL FIRE Firehawks, Rotors ’N Ribs, Israeli Air Force F-35s

Robert Charles Jones Brady, owner of Beech Aviation, was sentenced in a US District Court to 7 years incarceration, 3 years supervised release, and a $400 special assessment fee for operating aircraft without an airman’s certificate, wire fraud, and falsification of records in a Federal investigation. An investigation by the DOT OIG found that it in 2016, FAA revoked Brady’s pilot certificates; yet he continued to operate aircraft and was involved in multiple schemes to defraud the Government, airmen,

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United Technologies Plans To Hire 35,000 People

Will Make $15 Billion Investment In The U.S. Over Next Five Years

United Technologies has announced plans to hire 35,000 people and make investments of more than $15 billion in research and development (R&D) and capital expenditures (CapEx) in the United States over the next five years (2018-2022).

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Aero-TV: Drones Impacting The World - DJI and AUVSI Recognize Life-Saving UAVs

DJI Sponsors Inaugural AUVSI XCELLENCE Humanitarian Award

Five organizations that flew drones on critical, life-saving missions were recognized with the inaugural XCELLENCE Humanitarian Award by the Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI). The award, which is sponsored by DJI was presented at the AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2018 conference at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado.

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Klyde Morris 05.24.18

The Secret To Success Is Sincerity, Klyde. Once You Can Fake That, You've Got It Made

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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Airborne 05.23.18: KSMO Legal Woes, B777X Folding Wingtip, #OSH18COOL Campaign

Also: 2nd ERAU Arrow Wing Cracked, Memphis Airport, Orbital ATK Launch, Flexjet Pilot Salaries

Last week, representatives from the City of Santa Monica and the FAA sat before a judge in the D.C. Circuit Court jointly defending their consent decree that led to the shortening of the runway at KSMO, and will eventually lead to its closure. The two were before the court to respond to a Petition to Review filed by aviation interest groups in February 2017 asking the court to invalidate the Settlement Agreement between the FAA and the City. That agreement gave the city the authority to shorten the runway, whi

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (05.25.18)

“The Aviation Security Advisory Committee plays a vital role in helping TSA focus on risk-based security. I thank the outgoing, current and newly appointed members of the committee for their service and dedication to helping TSA strengthen its layered approach to aviation security.” Source: TSA Administrator David P. Pekoske.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.25.18): Drift Angle

The angle between heading and track.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.25.18)

NextGen by the Numbers

Aircraft operators, passengers, air traffic controllers, and the FAA all benefit from the enhanced safety, efficiency, and capacity that modernization offers.

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