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All News

September 03, 2019

Airborne-Unmanned 09.03.19: Stratospheric HiDRON, Pilot Fine, Restrictions Eased

Also: New Drone Study, Triton UAS Development, X-naut, Small UAS Threat Tracking

UAVOS and Stratodynamics have have conducted a flight of the HiDRON stratospheric glider to a new altitude of 98,450 feet breaking their previous 82,000 feet record. From the start of the HIDRON until its landing in an automatic mode, the flight was conducted in a beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) mode. All went according to the plan with the UAVOS ground crew lifted HiDRON by a balloon to the 30 km target altitude and released in -76° F stratospheric winds. Following an investigation of two incidents in downtown Toro

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Airborne 08.30.19: Congressman v FAA, Midwest LSA Expo, UK Army Couple

Also: ICAO Flight Plan, Indoor Skydiving 2020, A-10 Sustainment Contract, DeltaHawk Donates

The late Will Rogers once intoned that, "Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for...." and in the case of some truly anti-aviation rhetoric from yet another instant Congressional aero-expert, what we are getting from the government still seems like way too much, indeed. Hawaiian Congressman Ed Case has announced that he will introduce a measure in the House ofRepresentatives to impose incredibly strict regulations on commercial aerial tour operations. Why? Apparently; because they occasio

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Airborne-Unmanned 08.27.19: VoloCity Unveil, 'Trusted Capital', Autonomous Bell

Also: Technical Experts Program, Westpac Little Ripper, University Agriculture, Robotic Research

Volocopter has presented the design for its newest air taxi model: VoloCity. This will be the fourth-generation electrical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL) by the German Urban Air Mobility developer. The VoloCity has been designed to meet the safety standards specified by EASA (SC-VTOL category enhanced). With a calculated range of 18 nautical miles and airspeed of 60 knots, the VoloCity is designed to serve as an on-demand inner-city air taxi. Over 1,000 test flights on previous Volocopter generations

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Perlan 2 Flying Again In Argentina

Achieves Highest Tow Ever As Campaign Continues

The Perlan 2 glider reached another milestone last week, achieving its highest tow ever during a flight August 28th. The aircraft reached an altitude of 46,700 above sea level pressure altitude before being released by the tow plane.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (09.03.19)

"Transport Canada is committed to enhancing aviation and public safety while encouraging innovation and economic growth in the drone sector, but operating a drone in Canadian airspace is a regulated activity and the department will enforce the regulations to ensure compliance." Source: The Honorable Marc Garneau, Canada's Minister of Transport.    

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (09.03.19): Ultralight Vehicle

A single-occupant aeronautical vehicle operated for sport or recreational purposes which does not require FAA registration, an airworthiness certificate, or pilot certification.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (09.03.19)

FAA Aircraft Certification

The FAA certifies the design of aircraft and components that are used in civil aviation operations. We are performance-based, proactive, centered on managing risk, and focused on continuous improvement. Aircraft certification has relied on the exchange of information and technical data which has helped reduce risk of commercial aviation fatalities by 94 percent over the past 20 years.

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