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June 13, 2017

Airborne 06.13.17: Zenair Electric Bushplane, ATC Reform Oppo, Plane v Gator

Also: Aero-Calendar, Flexjet, Honeywell, TRU Simulation, Treed U/L, Rolls-Royce

Solar Ship and Zenair Ltd have announced an agreement to convert the existing Zenair STOL CH750 aircraft into an electric bush plane. This new aircraft will provide extreme short take-off and landing (XSTOL) capability enabling pilots to take-off in areas without runways. The aircraft is recharged by either a battery swap or electric vehicle rechargers. It will not use fossil fuel and will be available as a bush plane, float or amphibious. Rep. Rick Larsen, joined by Rep. Peter DeFazio and Democrats on the House Committee on

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Airborne-Unmanned 06.13.17: ATC Reform, NASA Updates UTM, Drone-Betting?

Also: Kratos Order, SoftBank Acquires Boston Dynamics, Sherriff UAV Finds Missing Man, Michael Huerta Update

An Administration proposal released last week by President Trump as part of an infrastructure initiative seeks to separate the ATC system from the FAA and place it under the control of a private corporation administered by an administrative board that appears to offer significant power to the airlines and unions that make up the rank and file of the ATC personnel system. Much of the airline industry seems to be quite supportive of this effort,  while it is largely opposed by much of the non-

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Airborne 06.12.17: FLIGHT Act, Bell 505 Jet Ranger X, Snowbirds Resume

Also: Comm ACS, CRS-11, HondaJet, Wrong-Airport, Drone Federalism Act, Autothrottle, E. Oregon Reg'l Airport

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) have introduced S. 1320, the Forward Looking Investment in General Aviation, Hangars, and Tarmacs (FLIGHT) Act of 2017. The FLIGHT Act will give General Aviation (GA) airports more flexibility to facilitate infrastructure investment by using existing sources of funding. The FAA has fully certified the Bell Jet Ranger X helicopter almost exactly four years after being introduced as the Bell Short Light Single (SLS) at the Paris Airsh

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Airborne-Unmanned 06.06.17: Drone Federalism Act, FAI Drone Races, AeroVironment

Also: Driverless Audi, Shadow Police UAS, Counter UAS Task Force, Airborne-Unmanned -- Help Wanted

A curious, if not confusing, new bill authored by a bipartisan mix of Senators pretty much wants to do away with Federal preemption and give state and local governments the power to regulate drones flying under 200 feet AGL... The chaos potential, of course, is huge and industry reaction has been largely negative. Senators Tom Cotton, Dianne Feinstein, Mike Lee and Richard Blumenthal have introduced the Drone Federalism Act. The Senators errantly insist that in the timeframe between September 2015 to Septe

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (06.13.17)

"Since so many of the racers are WAI members, we follow the race closely. It was one of the first aviation events to feature women and also such fun.” Source: WAI president Dr. Peggy Chabrian, looking ahead to the start of the Air Race Classic on June 20.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (06.13.17): Pilot’s Discretion

When used in conjunction with altitude assignments, means that ATC has offered the pilot the option of starting climb or descent whenever he/she wishes and conducting the climb or descent at any rate he/she wishes.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (06.13.17)

British Air Display Association In 2009 a meeting of a few airshow organizers was held at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford to discuss some of the problems faced by organizers and compare notes. Having recognized the benefits of the meeting an invitation was sent out to the wider airshow community, resulting in over 80 attending a meeting at the 2010 MoD-sponsored post-season symposium at RAF Northolt.

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