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June 04, 2019

Airborne 06.03.19: Stratolaunch ShutDown?, Burt Rutan To Osh19, Air Race Classic

Also: Deciphering GAMA's 2019 Q1 Report, Embry-Riddle Flight Team, Apollo 11 Brooch, Air Cargo

Media reports continue to predict the demise of the Stratolaunch Systems program shepherded by the late Paul Allen. That could mean that the massive Stratolaunch mothership, once destined to carry rockets into optimal positions and altitudes for launches may have made its first and last flight... much like Howard Hughes’ iconic Spruce Goose of decades past. The Stratolaunch aircraft was built to enable airline-style access to space that could have been convenient, affordable and routine. The reinforced c

“This test of ANRA’s remote identification technology is further evidence of how innovation and collaboration continue to blossom at Oneida County’s UAS Test Site at Griffiss International Airport.” Source: Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr.

An ATC instruction that requires an aircraft being vectored back onto an arrival or departure procedure to comply with all altitude and/or speed restrictions depicted on the procedure.

Yes, The FAA Did Issue A $2,700 Fine Upon A Drone Hobbyist For Not Registering

From That Drone Blog, the tale of a FAA enforcement action that leads to more questions than it does answers, including “is the FAA’s enforcement even legal?”