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September 27, 2017

Airborne 09.27.17: CA Skydiving Bill, KSMO Destruction Sked, Drone v Blackhawk

Also: ALPA v Norwegian, Quad-Rotor Odyssey, Betsy DeVos, Pilot Busted, Pence Plane, Airport Fails, Associated Air Center

California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill, which passed unanimously in both houses of the state legislature, that will hold skydiving companies liable for injuries or deaths if they use ‘uncertified’ instructors to lead tandem jumps. The legislation was proposed by Assemblywoman Susan Talamantes Eggman after an accident at the Lodi Skydiving Center in August of last year in which an 18-year-old student and a 25-year-old instructor were both fatally injured after a

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Kalamazoo, MI 4H Proposes Drone Racing Program

Comes As Aircraft Uses In Agriculture Grows

Kalamazoo County, MI 4H officials met last week to consider establishing an FPV drone racing program that it hopes will help spur interest in the aircraft, which are increasingly being used as a tool in agriculture.

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PAM Pearl Harbor Hosts 3,000 Visitors At Annual Living History Day

Conducted In Partnership With Smithsonian Museum Day Live

Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor brought America’s WWII history to life at its annual all day Living History Day, September 23. More than 3,000 visitors attended the annual historical celebration event.

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Aero-TV: The Rotax 915iS - Rotax's New 'Big Bad' Engine

EASA Certification Process Nearly Complete…

The Rotax 915 iS engine has been in the pipeline for some time, but now the engine is nearly ready to get flying. Marc Becker, Aircraft Business Manager for Rotax, told ANN editor Tom Patton at AirVenture that the company is nearly finished with the EASA certification process, but there is still some testing to be done...

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Airborne 09.26.17: Singer Decision, FAA Funding Defeat, ForeFlight Update

Also: ERAU Notes Pilot Shortage, Aero-Calendar, AEA East, Airline Seats, 'Be The Astronaut', Measure's Franchise, IWASM Dinner

The legal system continues to recraft the potential regulatory landscape for UAS. In a rush to try to control something they likely don't understand very well, the city of Newton, MA passed a law last December that banned drone flights below 400 feet over private and public property without the consent of the land owner, and required local registration. Now, though, that law has been overturned by a federal judge in Massachusetts, thanks to the efforts of a  physician and i

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (09.27.17)

"Today, I met pioneers who are helping America travel into the unknown and expand our knowledge for the benefit of the nation. I'm inspired by the people at Marshall, and NASA as a whole, who are passionate and dedicated to space exploration." Source: Vice President Mike Pence, during a visit to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (09.27.17): Descend Via

A descend via clearance instructs you to follow the altitudes published on a STAR. You are not authorized to leave your last assigned altitude unless specifically cleared to do so.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (09.27.17)

Pilot's Account of The June, 2017 Syrian Su-22 Shoot Down

At this year's Tailhook Convention, a panel of four Super Hornet pilots involved in the mission that resulted in the shooting down of a Syrian Su-22 Fitter gave a detailed account of the historic mission.

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