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September 01, 2019

Australian Officials Investigate Unusual Internet Video

Shows A Man Being Carried In A Chair By A Drone For A Fishing Trip

You probably know about drones that will carry fishing lures out to where an angler thinks the fish are biting, but what about one that carries the fisherman?

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (09.01.19)

Aero Linx: North American Trainer Association NATA is an independent, non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation dedicated to the preservation, restoration and safe operation and enjoyment of military aircraft manufactured by the North American Aviation company (NAA). NATA provides members with acquisition, operational, maintenance, and safety information, formation training, advocacy, and flight training, and parts and repair referrals. Membership is open to all pilots, owners and enthusiasts of these aircraft worldwide, and includes a majority of U.S. owners of these aircraft, and owners, pilots, enthusiasts and historians from 13 countries. NATA provides type club support for all variants of the P-51 M

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (09.01.19): Emergency Locator Transmitter

Emergency Locator Transmitter A radio transmitter attached to the aircraft structure which operates from its own power source on 121.5 MHz and 243.0 MHz. It aids in locating downed aircraft by radiating a downward sweeping audio tone, 2-4 times per second. It is designed to function without human action after an accident.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (09.01.19)

"This is a first for Australia, to have a large homemade drone being used to lift someone off the ground... It's really not a sensible thing to do in any way, shape or form; there's lots of things that could have gone wrong, someone could have been seriously injured." Source: CASA spokesman Peter Gibson, commenting on a video that has surfaced in Australia of a man who appears to be being carried under a large, homemade drone over Upper Coliban Reservoir in central Victoria, fishing pole in hand. He drops the bait in the water, catches a fish, and flies back to shore. Really.

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