Mon, Sep 24, 2018
A Preventative Maintenance Program For Multiple Drone Models
Fortress UAV, a leading provider of drone repair services, announces the launch of Fortress UAV Protect - a new drone preventative maintenance program. Fortress UAV Protect is a nose-to-tail preventative maintenance service that rivals those of manned aircraft maintenance services.
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Mon, Sep 24, 2018
Flights Will Be Conducted At UAS Test Range In Foremost, Alberta
Transport Canada has authorized Global UAV Technologies' wholly owned subsidiary Pioneer Aerial Surveys to conduct Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations with the NOVAerial Procyon 800E at the Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) test range located in Foremost, Alberta.
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Mon, Sep 24, 2018
Established World Record For Human-Powered Flight By A Woman
On September 24, 2013, Canadian pilot Alexis Reichert set a new female world record for flight duration in a human-powered rotorcraft by staying airborne for 53 seconds in the Atlas Human-Powered Helicopter.
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Mon, Sep 24, 2018
World-Class Aerospace Exhibit To Open Saturday, September 29th
Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum (Wings) is pleased to announce the opening of Above and Beyond, the ultimate interactive flight exhibition, on Saturday, September 29th, 2018.
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Mon, Sep 24, 2018
New Purchase Brings RTAF’s H225M Fleet To 12 Units
Airbus Helicopters has secured an additional order of four H225M (previously known as EC725) multirole utility helicopters from the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), as part of the fleet strengthening program. This follow-on order will bring the RTAF’s H225M fleet to 12 units by 2021.
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Mon, Sep 24, 2018
Also: Cathay Pacific Mispaints, Orion's First Service Module, FAA Fly Safe-LOC, Neutron Star
In the wee hours of the start of the weekend a new version of the FAA Reauthorization bill was published... and the news is mixed. The 1200 page document was released September 22nd at 0040ET... to initially mixed reviews. Some initial notes show that this five year bill does not include the draconian Privatization effort that has been aggressively fought by nearly everyone in aviation and the onerous ATC fees levied on EAA and other venues have been dropped. There is also some additional language in support of the Pilot’s Bill of Rights. GA groups are analyzing the 1200 page doc now. And the news for model aviation may be dire... On September 24, 2013, Canadian pilot Alexis Reichert set a new female world record for flight duration in a human-powered rotorcraft by staying airborne for 53 seconds in the Atlas Human-Powered Helicopter. Ratified by FAI, her record-breaking flight
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Mon, Sep 24, 2018
Also: Aviators Indicted, Hartzell Appointment, World's First 777, ASTM Parachutes For Drones
Stratolaunch Systems founder Paul Allen has put his mark on the fuselage of the enormous airplane being flight tested as a horizontal launch system. Allen tweeted photos this week of the Stratolauncher, being built by Scaled Composites, emblazoned with "Stratolaunch: A Paul G. Allen Company" on the left fuselage. While there had been hopes of flight testing the airplane this summer, there are still three taxi tests on the schedule, delaying the first flight of the aircraft into the fall at the earliest. The results from the 2018 edition of the Reno Air Races are in, following the completion of the Gold races. The Gold races are essentially the final, and all heat winners are named champions in their division. Over the past ten years, the event has attracted more than 1 million spectators and generated more
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Mon, Sep 24, 2018
Comes From ALC's Order Book With Boeing
Air Lease Corporation has delivered a new Boeing 787-9 aircraft on long-term lease to Air New Zealand from ALC’s order book with Boeing.
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Mon, Sep 24, 2018
Will Provide Passenger Services To Four Customers From Mid-2019
CHC Helicopter has been awarded a ground-breaking helicopter services contract by Woodside and other operators in the North West Shelf and North West Cape regions, providing passenger transfer flights, medical evacuation and search and rescue services for four customers from bases in Australia’s Pilbara region.
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