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All News

July 06, 2017

Airborne 07.06.17: ATC Privatization Fight, Drone Refunds, Pilot Shortage

Also: Mandatory Medical Reporting?, Doolittle Raiders, Jet $$$, Fixed-Wing VTOL, FAA Fines, Honeywell, Master Instructors

A common and dangerous enemy has brought a group of 35 general, state, and national general aviation organizations to band together to oppose ATC privatization. The groups reiterate that GA is an important American industry... generating over $219 billion in total economic output. "After a thorough and detailed review of Chairman Bill Shuster’s (R-PA) proposal, HR 2997, the AIRR Act of 2017, which would remove our nation’s air traffic control operations from the FAA, we h

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AMA Drone Report 07.06.17: Drone De-Registration/Refunds, Drone IDs, MultiGP 17

Also: Drone User Group Network, FAA Holiday Message, NASA's SAFE2DITCH, AMA and UAA Partnership

If you were one of those hobby drone or model aircraft pilots who were grumbling about having to register your aircraft with the FAA a year or so ago, there is now a way for you to remove your information from the FAA's registration list ... AND get your $5 back. But it's not as easy as it was to register, and it will take some time to have your information purged from the list as it apparently all has to be done by hand through the USPS. The first meeting of the UAS Identification and Tracking Aviation Rulem

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Boeing, Georgia Tech Unveil Advanced Development Research Center

Students Will Research Factory Automation For Manufacturing Production Systems

Boeing and the Georgia Institute of Technology have announced the opening of a new advanced development research center that will tackle some of the toughest technical challenges in manufacturing.

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Airborne 07.05.17: Yak-52 Aerobatic Champ's, Facebook Aquila, Electric Commuter

Also: Best SportPlanes of 2017, King Schools, AF Test Team, 'Pro-Aviation' UK, KSBD Woes, Chinese Drone, 2017 Skydiving HOF

Our good friends at the International Aerobatic Club tell us that an American team is preparing to participate in the 5th FAI World Yak-52 Aerobatic Championships in Tula, Russia for the first time. The historic military airfield Klokovo in Tula, Russia will host the 5th FAI World Yak-52 Aerobatic Championships on July 9-16, 2017. This year, pilots from 15 countries will participate in the international competition. Participants will compete in aircraft supplied by the sponsoring c

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AMA Drone Report 06.29.17: WienerDrone!, IL Pilot Fights Regs, DRL's $100K Prize

Also: FL Drone Law, Weird NY Drone Bill, UK Restrictions Proposed, FPV With Style – The Cinemizer

Remember when you were a kid ... maybe just last week ... and it was really cool when the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile would come to town? Well, the venerable "Wienermobile" is no longer the only promotional vehicle used by the iconic brand. First came the WienerMini and WienerRover. And now, say hello to the WienerDrone. This unique vehicle will  set off on a journey to no better place than Weiner, Arkansas for the ultimate Fourth of July celebration. The Evanston, IL City Council had a very restric

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (07.06.17)

"We are committed to addressing needed reforms that create predictable and stable funding for the FAA including biennial budgeting, consolidating unneeded and outdated facilities, procurement, and certification reforms, and putting to use some of the balance from the Airways and Airport Trust Fund to expedite technology deployment." Source: Statement released jointly by 35 GA and business aviation groups expressing opposition to the ATC privatization plan included in the AIRR Act introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (07.06.17): Center Tracon Automation System (CTAS)

A computerized set of programs designed to aid Air Route Traffic Control Centers and TRACONs in the management and control of air traffic.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (07.06.17)

U.S. Hang Gliding And Paragliding Association The stated mission of the USHGPA is to promote the growth of sport flying in foot-launchable soaring aircraft.

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