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Mission Aviation Fellowship Responds To Second Mozambique Cyclone

Cyclone Kenneth Made Landfall On April 25

Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF), operating as Ambassador Aviation in Mozambique, is once again conducting aerial assessments to determine what aid is needed in northern Mozambique areas hit by Cyclone Kenneth on April 25. MAF conducted similar assessment flights when Cyclone Idai hit Mozambique farther south five weeks ago.

Klyde Morris 05.03.19

It Is What It Is ... Except At SpaceX

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

Airborne 05.01.19: Propless Pitts, uAvionix Files 4 TSO, DeltaHawk

Also: P-51 Reunion for Oshkosh, Falcon 8X Record, Allegiant Dispatchers Union, Sunrise Air Ambulance

Up until recent memory, Spencer Suderman had fortune smile upon him repeatedly as he bested world records sought for sustained inverted spin events. But a failed attempt a few weeks ago, due to oxygen issues, has been joined by an even more unwelcome problem when Suderman lost his prop, inflight, and was forced to execute an emergency landing in the notoriously difficult LA area at Whiteman Airport. Mind you, most Pitts Specials, even a modified S-1C like Suderman’s, are not the world greatest glid

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (05.03.19)

“We remain 100% committed to educating the public about how to fly drones safely and responsibly.” Source: Chad Budreau, Executive Director of AMA, announcing an MOU with AUVSI to expand and improve the Know Before You Fly campaign.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.03.19): Flight Controller

As it relates to UAVs, a device that receives the inputs from the sensors (gyroscope, accelerometer, GPS, vision sensors, ultrasonic sensors) and remote controller of the drone which then sends inputs to the electronic speed controls and motors about how the drone should move.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.03.19)

Sustainable Aviation Foundation

The Sustainable Aviation Foundation (SAF) is an all-volunteer, non-profit, 501c3 organization, dedicated to improving human life through advances in aviation. Our goal is to focus on the application of electric aviation at a meaningful scale to help solve pressing problems of our age.