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December 30, 2013

FAA Announces UAS Test Sites

Will Conduct Research To Lead To Incorporation Of Unmanned Aircraft Into The NAS

The FAA has announced the selection of the six public entities that will develop unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) research and test sites around the country. These congressionally-mandated test sites will conduct critical research into the certification and operational requirements necessary to safely integrate UAS into the national airspace over the next several years.

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NTSB Issues Prelim In Destin, FL Fatal Accident

Flight Was About 60 Miles Short Of Destination Airport

The NTSB has issued a preliminary report from an accident near Destin, FL on December 18 which fatally injured the pilot of a Beechcraft G36 Bonanza. The flight was about 60 miles from the destination airport, Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Florida (KDTS), when the pilot reported to air traffic control that he had lost all engine power.

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NASA Global Hawk Flies In Canadian Airspace For First Time

Mission In Conjunction With NGC To Study Canadian Arctic

NASA's Global Hawk has flown through Canadian airspace for the first time as part of a mission to collect environmental data in the Canadian Arctic. The flight team consisted of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center and a group of international science organizations along with Northrop Grumman, which builds the aircraft.

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Happy New Year! Your Airplane May Be Grounded

Beware -- Your FAA Has Done It Again! Awww… C’mon Man!

By Bruce Brandon, Atty, ANN Aero-Legal Specialist You can’t make this stuff up. There are hundreds (perhaps over a thousand) airplanes that will be grounded on January 1, 2014. Why? The FAA won’t have completed the paperwork for a large block of airplanes that are queued for re-registration. You will recall that the FAA mandated re-registration of all civil aircraft started in 2010 under the authority of 49 USC § 44101 et. al. The FAA, over objections, imposed 14 CFR § 47.40 that requires a 3 year re-registration. So far, it’s a mandate making GA more of a hassle -- but manageable -- only if FAA does its job (always a questionable proposition).

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America’s First Airplane Factory Reappeared In 2013

Surrounding Buildings Torn Down To Reveal Historic Site

After nearly a century in obscurity, America’s first airplane factory began to reappear in 2013 as demolition crews peeled away surrounding buildings in Dayton, Ohio. The original Wright Company factory began to emerge on the 54-acre, former Delphi Home Avenue plant in west Dayton as demolition crews razed other buildings to prepare the site for redevelopment.

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California EAA Chapters Offer Air Academy Scholarship

Will Send One Youth To Summer Camp In Oshkosh

Two California EAA chapters are teaming up to provide a scholarship for a resident of Shasta, Tehama, and surrounding counties to attend the EAA Air Academy in Oshkosh August 1-9. The summer camp begins as AirVenture is ending, and the scholarship recipient will get to participate in some of the activities at the show.

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