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Airborne 07.08.16: FAA Funding, Electric Extra!, SkyDive Myrtle Beach Responds

Also: MN Airport Swindle, Test Flying, DJI GO, Spirit Pilots, AMA Day Camp, VX-30, Executive AirShare

It looks like an FAA funding bill has finally passed through Congress, but it’s not exactly a long-term funding bill. It’s been announced that a bipartisan, bicameral agreement was reached on an FAA funding extension through September 30, 2017. Key players in the crafting of this short-term funding Bill released the following joint statement that said in part, “We have reached an agreement on an FAA extension that provides much-needed stability for our aviation system t

Klyde Morris 07.08.16

Looks Like SOMEBODY Needs To Take A Few Moments To Find Her Happy Place

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Airborne 07.07.16: Bell 525 Test Accident, Airbus At AV16, Transatlantic F-35A

Also: Huntington Beach Air Show, 1400th PC-12, Oshkosh Cool!, Bristow Academy, Pan Am Int'l, 21st CSAF, Dawn Spacecraft, ALTO Aviation

A prototype Bell 525 flight test vehicle has been involved in a tragic accident near the Bell 'Xworx' test facility near Arlington, TX. Video shows at least one fairly concentrated debris path with only the tail section recognizable as part of the orange test article -- though that tail section is reportedly located a significant distance away from the majority of the impact site. EAA tells us that JetBlue will be at EAA AirVenture 2016 with their Airbus

Tech Talk: Race Plane Propellers

From Hartzell Propellers ... Jim Reed, Technical Director at the Red Bull Air Race, talks about propeller performance as it relates to the standard race propeller.