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Aero-TV: Super Petrel XP to Supersede LS Model as Scoda Flagship

Brazilian Bird U.S. Bound

In November 2022 Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Scoda Aeronautica announced the imminent debut of its new Super Petrel XP. An evolution of the company’s 2002-vintage Super Petrel, the new Rotax 915is-powered amphibious seaplane conforms—ostensibly—to the FAA’s LSA regulatory requirements. Scoda’s confidence in the design is evinced by the fact the plane-maker has set forth the XP is to replace the legacy Super Petrel LS as its flagship model.

Airborne-NextGen 06.13.23: Doroni H1 eVTOL, FAA v BVLOS, Powered-Lift A/C Regs

Also: 1-Megawatt Electric Aero-Powerplant, MQ-9B SeaGuardian, VFS Competition, Microsoft FlightSim 2024

Doroni Aerospace announced it has completed upwards of fifty test-flights of its electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft, the Doroni Aerospace H1. Doroni’s H1 is a two-seat personal quad-copter eVTOL with an advertised top speed of 121-knots, a cruising speed of 87-knots, a range of 52-nautical-miles, and a recharge interval—from twenty to eighty-percent charge—of twenty-minutes. The FAA has denied a request from aviation stakeholders, to include the NBAA, seeking an extension to the comment period pertaining to the recentl

Airborne-NextGen 06.13.23: Doroni H1 eVTOL, FAA v BVLOS, Powered-Lift A/C Regs

Also: 1-Megawatt Electric Aero-Powerplant, MQ-9B SeaGuardian, VFS Competition, Microsoft FlightSim 2024

Doroni Aerospace announced it has completed upwards of fifty test-flights of its electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft, the Doroni Aerospace H1. Doroni’s H1 is a two-seat personal quad-copter eVTOL with an advertised top speed of 121-knots, a cruising speed of 87-knots, a range of 52-nautical-miles, and a recharge interval—from twenty to eighty-percent charge—of twenty-minutes. The FAA has denied a request from aviation stakeholders, to include the NBAA, seeking an extension to the comment period pertaining to the recentl

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (06.21.23)

Aero Linx: The Airborne Public Safety Association - APSA The Airborne Public Safety Association - APSA - is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational, individual membership organization, founded in 1968 to support and encourage the use of aircraft in public safety. Over 3,000 members strong from the international to the local level. APSA provides networking systems, educational seminars and product expositions that members find invaluable.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (06.21.23): Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS)

Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) The operation of a UAS beyond the visual capability of the flight crew members (i.e., remote pilot in command [RPIC], the person manipulating the controls, and visual observer [VO]), if used to see the aircraft with vision unaided by any device other than corrective lenses, spectacles, and contact lenses.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (06.21.23)

“There’s significant overlap in the Venn diagram of Enstrom owners and airplane enthusiasts. Many of our customers also fly airplanes and many of them plan to attend EAA in Oshkosh.” Source: Enstrom senior technical fellow Bayard Dupont, explaining their attendance at the upcoming AirVenture 2023 event in Oshkosh, WI.