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Robotics Teams Prepare To Compete For $1.5 Million In NASA Challenge

Twenty Teams To Compete In The Fourth Event Being Held Next Week

Twenty robotics teams, ranging from university students to small businesses, are preparing to compete June 8-13 in the fourth running of the NASA Sample Return Robot Challenge for a prize purse of $1.5 million.

Sikorsky Announces 5th Year Of Helicopter 2050 Challenge

Kids To Create The 'Helicopter Of The Future' In Scholarship Competition

Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. has launched the 5th annual Sikorsky Helicopter 2050 Program and Challenge, which asks children, ages 9-16, to create an eco-friendly helicopter of the future that addresses potential challenges of 2050.

Report: National Guard Helicopter Accident Caused By Pilot Error

Pilots Suffered From 'Spatial Disorientation' In Heavy Fog

An accident March 10th in which an Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopter went down in the Gulf of Mexico near Pensacola, FL was caused by pilot error, according to the Army's official report.

ForeFlight Releases ForeFlight Mobile Version 7.1

Double The Weather Imagery, FreeFlight ADS-B Connectivity, More Flexible Download Manager Among The Features

There's another update to ForeFlight Mobile. ForeFlight Mobile version 7.1 equips users with more weather briefing and analysis tools in the Imagery view to make better go/no-go decisions, delivers subscription-free weather and ADS-B traffic via FreeFlight Systems’ certified RANGR-series ADS-B products, and gives you more options to manage chart downloads.

PrecisionHawk Launches The Algorithm Marketplace

The First Data Analysis App Store For The Drone Industry

The Algorithm Marketplace, launched Wednesday in BETA, provides automated analysis of aerial data acquired by UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles). Using sophisticated algorithms, drone operators no longer need a background in geographic information system (GIS) or remote sensing to interpret their aerial data, instead, the marketplace provides an action-based report to improve management of assets.

KC-46 Stand-In Flies With Refueling Boom

EMD-1 Test Aircraft Conducted Four-Hour-20-Minute Flight Tuesday

Boeing's EMD-1 aircraft, which is essentially a KC-46A with inoperative hardware, conducted a 4.3 hour test flight Tuesday with its new refueling boom deployed.

Navy Receives 25th P-8A

Aircraft Is The First Of The Final LRIP Lot

The first P-8A Poseidon aircraft of Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) lot 4 takes off from a Boeing facility in Seattle June 2, embarking on the five-hour ferry flight to Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, where it will join Air Test and Evaluation Squadron One to temporarily support operational test efforts.

Marines Make Progress With F-35B During OT-1

Operational Testing At Sea Offering Many First Experiences For Personnel, Airplane

Marines and sailors have worked together since May 18 to conduct Operational Testing 1, the assessment of the integration of the F-35B Lightning II, at sea, aboard USS Wasp (LHD-1).Throughout OT-1, the aircraft and personnel involved have been challenged with a wide variety of flight and deck operations, allowing the gathering of data which will lay the groundwork for future F-35B deployments aboard U.S. Navy amphibious carriers.

ESA Heading Towards Removing Space Debris

Mission Being Designed, Targeted For Approval Next Year

ESA’s goal of removing a derelict satellite from orbit is picking up pace, as a mission design is assembled to be put before European ministers next year for approval.

Critical Environmental Testing Starts On GOES-R Satellite

Scheduled For Launch In March Of Next Year

Lockheed Martin has completed assembly of NOAA's GOES-R weather satellite and is now beginning critical testing of the spacecraft. The first of four next-generation geostationary weather satellites, GOES-R will provide a major improvement in quality, quantity and timeliness of weather data collected over the current Geostationary Operation Environmental Satellite (GOES) system that monitors weather over North America.

New Launch Date Set For Sentinel-2A

Liftoff Now Planned For June 23 From French Guiana

The second satellite in Europe’s Copernicus program is set for launch from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on June 23 at 01:52 GMT.

Flight Attendant Union Leads Charge Against Human Trafficking On Airplanes

Calls On Industry For Training To Recognize The Practice

The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) has issued a call to the aviation industry to join forces to abolish human trafficking on our planes. The union is raising awareness and calling for mandatory training for all flight attendants to recognize and report human trafficking.

Airborne 06.08.15: Citation Latitude Cert, CAF C-47, Redbird Helps Storm Victims

Also: Tecnam P2012 ‘Traveller’, AVW: Daniel Héligoin, Civil Helicopter Market, SWA Meteorologists, Banner v Bobby Flay, KC-46, RCGroups Acquisition

Cessna just keeps cranking out business jets, and they reported late last week that their new Citation Latitude bizjet has achieved FAA type certification. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in the third quarter of this year. Cessna claims the Citation Latitude represents the perfect balance of comfort and efficiency and is the first business jet to combine a roomy, flat floor, stand-up cabin, with a midsize price and best-in-class operating costs.

Aero-TV: JR’s Len Sabato – State of The Art R/C Model Control Systems

Controllability Is Key -- No Matter The Size Of The Airframe

This video is about model aviation and it’s a “must watch” if you are a general aviation pilot that has wondered about flying an RC aircraft, but really don’t know much about how it works. While at eFest 2015, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, asks Len Sabato, the Managing Director of JR Americas, to talk about the basics of RC model aircraft control as if he was talking to an audience of general aviation pilots.

AeroSports Update: From LSA To Airliner, Use Transponders On The Ground

The FAA Has Issued An Advisory For All Aircraft, Whether Large Or Small, To Use Their Transponders In The Altitude Reporting Mode On The Ground

There was a time when transponders first entered wide use in general aviation that the rule was to always have it off or in standby on the ground, and to be prepared to use the standby mode if a controller requested it in flight. In those early days it was possible to overload the capability of controllers to follow transponder traffic. That’s changed, but there is still one very special place and time when transponders must be deactivated.

Klyde Morris (06.08.15)

Klyde Nails The 'Airport Security Facade'

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

Kaman Resumes Commercial K-MAX Helicopter Production

Aircraft Will Be Manufactured In Jacksonville, FL

Kaman Corporation has resumed production of commercial K-MAX heavy-lift utility helicopters. The aircraft will be manufactured at Kaman’s Jacksonville, Florida and Bloomfield, Connecticut facilities and production and hiring for the program has already begun. The first new helicopter is expected to be delivered in early-2017.

Airborne 06.05.15: Sikorsky Layoffs, F-35B Testing, Tavares Loves Seaplanes

Also: NTSB Video, AirVenture Innovation Preview, Gone West: Bob Hall, Proton Launch Anomaly, Illinois Airports, UAL Glitch, WAI Scholarships

While the recent drop in oil prices has been welcomed by drivers and other users of petroleum products, it has also suppressed the market for oil production support equipment, such as helicopters used in offshore exploration for oil. That, along with a softer market for international military products, means that Sikorsky has sent layoff notices to some 1,400 workers, over 700 from its Coatesville, Pennsylvania facility, alone. Marines and sailors have worked togeth

Google's Project Loon Makes Progress In Balloon Launch Technique

New Connectivity Broadens Range Of The Floating ISP

Google is making some progress with its plan to offer Internet service from a constellation of balloons floating high above the Earth. The plan is designed to make inexpensive Internet service available in areas where there is currently not coverage.

HeliFreak Website Acquired By RCGroups.com

RCGroups Brings Vertical Online Forum Under Its Umbrella

The online RC forum RCGroups.com has acquired the helicopter-focused forum HeliFreak.com for an undisclosed sum.

No Drone Fan: Intoxicated Neighbor Smashes Company's Phantom 3

Incident Captured On Video, Posted On YouTube

It was supposed to have been a fairly straightforward photo shoot. Huntington Beach, California-based Lucky7Drones was shooting a training video with a DJI Phantom 3 quadcopter, when a neighbor comes into the street and swats the aircraft, which is hovering at about 3 feet, out of the air.

Selfie Leads To Strike On ISIS Base

Militant 'Moron' Posted Photo On Social Media Which Led To ID Of Base Location

We've all been cautioned about putting things on social media that could lead to an unfavorable outcome, but one ISIS militant apparently couldn't resist posting a "selfie" of himself in front of his headquarters.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (06.08.15)

Aero Linx: The WACO Historical Society Our Mission: The WACO Historical Society has a dual purpose -- Preservation of history of the WACO Aircraft Company and the Golden Age of Flight; and the education of young people in the area of math, science, technology and history, using aviation themes as a means toward enhancing student enthusiasm and response to traditional classroom curriculum.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (06.08.15): Rudder

Rudder A control surface on the trailing edge of the vertical part of the tail that is used to make the aircraft yaw. The rudder is controlled by rudder pedals. Pushing the left rudder pedal will tilt the rudder to the left. This will cause the nose of the aircraft to turn to the left.

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (06.08.15)

“In addition to the economic aspect, we see ecological benefits. The K-MAX makes less noise and consumes less fuel. With a payload of 2700 kg, the helicopter is very versatile. All of this makes the K-MAX the preferred helicopter for many of our customers. It is a solid solution, which is why we have placed deposits for two new aircraft.” Source: Rolf Spichtig, the Chief Executive Officer for Rotex Helicopter AG, a long-time K-MAX operator in Europe that uses the aircraft primarily for forestry missions in Switzerland, Liechtenstein and parts of Austria and Germany.

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Twenty Teams To Compete In The Fourth Event Being Held Next Week

Kids To Create The 'Helicopter Of The Future' In Scholarship Competition

Pilots Suffered From 'Spatial Disorientation' In Heavy Fog

Double The Weather Imagery, FreeFlight ADS-B Connectivity, More Flexible Download Manager Among The Features

The First Data Analysis App Store For The Drone Industry

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EMD-1 Test Aircraft Conducted Four-Hour-20-Minute Flight Tuesday

Aircraft Is The First Of The Final LRIP Lot

Operational Testing At Sea Offering Many First Experiences For Personnel, Airplane

Mission Being Designed, Targeted For Approval Next Year

Scheduled For Launch In March Of Next Year

Liftoff Now Planned For June 23 From French Guiana

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Calls On Industry For Training To Recognize The Practice

Also: Tecnam P2012 ‘Traveller’, AVW: Daniel Héligoin, Civil Helicopter Market, SWA Meteorologists, Banner v Bobby Flay, KC-46, RCGroups Acquisition

Controllability Is Key -- No Matter The Size Of The Airframe

The FAA Has Issued An Advisory For All Aircraft, Whether Large Or Small, To Use Their Transponders In The Altitude Reporting Mode On The Ground

Klyde Nails The 'Airport Security Facade'

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Aircraft Will Be Manufactured In Jacksonville, FL

Also: NTSB Video, AirVenture Innovation Preview, Gone West: Bob Hall, Proton Launch Anomaly, Illinois Airports, UAL Glitch, WAI Scholarships

New Connectivity Broadens Range Of The Floating ISP

RCGroups Brings Vertical Online Forum Under Its Umbrella

Incident Captured On Video, Posted On YouTube

Militant 'Moron' Posted Photo On Social Media Which Led To ID Of Base Location

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