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June 09, 2022

Paramount Sued Over Rights to Blockbuster Film

Maverick Reports Light Chop 

Paramount Pictures has been sued by the family of Ehud Yonay, author of the 1983 article Top Guns, upon which the 1986 blockbuster film Top Gun was based. The suit was brought by the author’s heirs, Shosh and Yuval Yonay, who allege Paramount's rights to the article ended in 2020. Paramount—in a reported move that belies Top Gun: Maverick’s 08 May 2021 completion date—argued the film was "sufficiently completed" before its rights to the original article expired. 

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Ethics Board Quits Over Proposed Drone Technology

Axon Shelves Promising Program 

Taser-maker Axon Enterprise Inc. has announced it’s shelving a promising project that would equip drones with stun guns for purpose of combating mass shootings. The measure came too late to stop nine of the company’s 12-member ethics advisory board members from announcing their resignations in protest of the emergent technology. The May 24 school shooting in Uvalde, TX, prompted Axon to announce it was working on a forward-thinking drone system that first-responders could operate remotely to fire a Taser at a target up to forty-feet (12 meters) away.

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Airborne-Flight Training 06.02.22: Virtual-Fly, K-State UAS, Phoenix East

Also: ALPA Boss v Republic, JSX Taps Skyborne, Free Lakeland STEM Event, New Airline Opportunity

Earlier this year, Virtual Fly North America showcased its offerings at Sun n Fun 2022, where they sought to provide a full-service experience to flight schools and training centers with flight simulators that were realistic replicas of popular training aircraft. Virtual Fly recently delivered and installed four simulators at the J.A. Flight Training center in Aurora, Illinois. Kansas State University in Salina, Kansas has been chosen to host the live portion of First Responder Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Triple Challenge competition on 2 June 2023. The

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Airborne-Flight Training 06.02.22: Virtual-Fly, K-State UAS, Phoenix East

Also: ALPA Boss v Republic, JSX Taps Skyborne, Free Lakeland STEM Event, New Airline Opportunity

Earlier this year, Virtual Fly North America showcased its offerings at Sun n Fun 2022, where they sought to provide a full-service experience to flight schools and training centers with flight simulators that were realistic replicas of popular training aircraft. Virtual Fly recently delivered and installed four simulators at the J.A. Flight Training center in Aurora, Illinois. Kansas State University in Salina, Kansas has been chosen to host the live portion of First Responder Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Triple Challenge competition on 2 June 2023. The

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PPN/NAFI Partnership Promotes Instrument Proficiency

NAFI-PPN Venture Highlights CFIs 

The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) and the Pilot Proficiency Network (PPN) are cooperating to promote instrument flying, pilot proficiency, and community involvement in general aviation. An agreement between the two organizations will provide a $100 discount and a free copy of PPN President Radek Wyrzykowski‘s “Becoming A CFI” book to current NAFI members seeking to create local PPN Chapters or affiliate existing flying clubs with PPN. 

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Airborne-UnCrewed 06.01.22: Lilium FLIES, Drone v Thieves, AF Long-Distance

Also: Walmart DroneUps, Boeing Starliner, Senate Support, Commaris Seeker UAV

Lilium GmbH, the German Aerospace company developing the VTOL Lilium Jet, announced that its technology demonstrator, Phoenix 2, has achieved main wing transition—which is to say, the aircraft successfully transitioned from hover to wing-borne flight. From a physics/aerodynamic perspective, transition entails the transference of lift from vertical engine thrust to horizontal, laminar, relative-wind flow over the test vehicle’s wings. A Seattle man is using ingenuity and aviation technology to fight the rampant crime and worsening lawlessness afflicting his home to

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Stolen Russian Airliners Banned From Chinese Airspace

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China’s civil aviation authority has banned over five-hundred Russian airliners from the country’s airspace. Subject aircraft were effectively stolen from lessors by Russian Airlines operating in accordance with an apocryphal edict issued by Russia’s Aviation Authority. The surreal story derives of escalating diplomatic strain between Moscow and the West, and increasingly stringent trade restrictions levied against Russia in the wake of its February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. 

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Klyde Morris (06.06.22)

Klyde Explains The New Tactics Required To Get AvGas On Site...

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Navy Bird’s Eight Day Westbound Excursion

U.S. Navy C-26D Makes Italy to Texas Maintenance Flight

A U.S. Navy C-26D aircraft has accomplished a 2,241 mile, eight-day, eight-stop, eight-country flight from a U.S. Navy facility in Naples, Italy to a repair depot in New Braunfels, Texas. Such a flight seems unremarkable by modern, U.S. Military cargo aircraft standards. And it would have been, were not the C-26D the U.S. Navy version of the Fairchild Metroliner 23–a 1970s vintage, 19-seat, twin-turboprop, commuter airliner. 

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Ohio State Wins Collegiate UAV / VTOL Competition

Aviation’s Birthplace Prevails 

The Vertical Flight Society has announced the winners of its second annual Design-Build-Vertical Flight (DBVF) Student Competition. The annual event seeks to encourage student interest in unmanned aircraft technology and small air-vehicle design and fabrication, thereby helping to prepare the next generation of aerospace designers and engineers to expand the boundaries of unmanned flight. 

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Wings Over the Rockies to Host Career Symposium

Colorado Organization Promotes Aviation Careers and S.T.E.M. Scholarship

Colorado’s Wings Over the Rockies organization will host its second annual, Aviation Careers Symposium at its Exploration of Flight Center in Englewood, CO. The 11 June event will feature over 25 organizations from across the aviation industry, to include airlines, flight schools, military aviation, high school and collegiate programs, UAV operators, and more. Designed to encourage people of all ages and backgrounds to pursue careers in aviation, the event promotes education, networking, and scholarships—particularly in S.T.E.M. disciplines.

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Aero-TV At OSH21: Hot Canard! A Velocity Turbo-Prop

This Airplane Pretty Much Won All The Bragging Rights At Oshkosh!

Tom Duley, Builder of this Turboprop Velocity XL RG, takes a moment to share a few details of this impressive aircraft. The culmination of two years of development, planning, and testing resulted in this sleek, high-performance cross country machine. The build process was completed with the end goal of offering similar conversions in the future, according to Duley. Estimated cost for the end user, depending on the avionics chosen and level of involvement in the build, is in the range of $450-500K.

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NTSB Prelim: Piper PA-12

Observed 'Flying At Low Altitude And Performing “Ag-Type Maneuvers”'

On May 24, 2022, about 0700, a Piper PA-12 airplane, N78466 sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Seagraves, Texas. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to local authorities and family acquaintances, the pilot had been flying in the local area for several weeks with aspirations to become an agricultural pilot.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (06.09.22)

Aero Linx: NorCal Business Aviation Association (NCBAA) We aim to deliver a series of events that allows everyone in the NorCal area an opportunity to connect with other business aviation professionals, learn about topics of interest and grow our aviation community. NCBAA will promote safety principles and practices through education and outreach while encouraging continual growth of a positive safety culture within the Northern California business aviation community.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (06.09.22): Navigable Airspace

Navigable Airspace Airspace at and above the minimum flight altitudes prescribed in the CFRs including airspace needed for safe takeoff and landing.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (06.09.22)

“I believe this relationship benefits NAFI members and the General Aviation community at large. I am happy that NAFI can participate in this exclusive offer from PPN. PPN’s offer supports NAFI’s vision of safer pilots through excellence in flight instruction and adds yet another tool to our array of available quality resources.” Source: Karen Kalishek, Board Chair of the National Association of Flight Instructors, commenting on recent partnerships between PPN and NAFI.

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