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November 08, 2016

Airborne 11.08.16: SMO Madness, Tuskegee's Coulthurst, EAA/Sporty's Opens Doors

Also: ADS-B For Mustang, Newport Beach, Aero-Calendar, True Blue Power, Esterline, FlightSafety, Master Instructor

The plight of Santa Monica Airport continues with another absurdity. The city of Santa Monica, California has posted a job announcement for an FBO manager to take over fuel sales and other associated functions at the airport. The city is working to evict the two private FBOs located on the airport as part of its overall plan to close the airport as soon as it may legally do so. The city government hopes that can be in about two years. Another of the original Tuskegee Airmen

Airborne 11.08.16: SMO Madness, Tuskegee's Coulthurst, EAA/Sporty's Opens Doors

Also: ADS-B For Mustang, Newport Beach, Aero-Calendar, True Blue Power, Esterline, FlightSafety, Master Instructor

The plight of Santa Monica Airport continues with another absurdity. The city of Santa Monica, California has posted a job announcement for an FBO manager to take over fuel sales and other associated functions at the airport. The city is working to evict the two private FBOs located on the airport as part of its overall plan to close the airport as soon as it may legally do so. The city government hopes that can be in about two years. Another of the original Tuskegee Airmen has Gone West. Audley Coulthurst passed away recently at a Veterans Administration facility in Brooklyn, New York. He was 92 years old. Coulthurst enlisted in the Army in 1942. He flew P-51 Musta

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Disney Gets FAA Waiver For UAV Use Over Theme Parks

'Flixels' Will Be Used For Entertainment Purposes

UAVs will likely soon be a common sight over Walt Disney Company theme parks in Florida and California after the FAA issued a waiver for their use to the entertainment giant.

TRU Delivers First Ever Boeing 737 MAX FFS

Installed At Boeing's Miami Training Campus

TRU Simulation + Training has delivered the first of its 737 MAX full flight training suites to Boeing, at its Miami, training campus.

Airbus: China Will Need Almost 6,000 New Aircraft In The Next 20 Years

Country Will Lead The World In Passenger Traffic By The End Of The Period

Airbus forecasts that China will need nearly 6,000 new passenger aircraft and freighters from 2016 to 2035, with a total market value of $945 billion. It represents 18 percent of the world total demand for over 33,000 new aircraft in the next 20 years.

Zhuhai Airshow Results In Over $3 Billion In Orders For GE Aviation, CFM

Airlines Commit To More Than 200 GE And CFM Engines

GE Aviation and CFM International, a 50/50 joint company between GE and Safran Aircraft Engines, announced more than $3 billion in orders and commitments at last week's Zhuhai Air Show.

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First LM-100J Commercial Freighter Gets Its Wings

First Flight Anticipated In 2017

The LM-100J Super Hercules commercial freighter is moving through pivotal production milestones, most recently completing body mate and wing installation at the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta, GA.

Emirates Simplifying Its Fleet

Retiring 26 Aircraft Of Three Types Emirates Airlines will be retiring 26 older airliners of three different types in a move it says will "simplify" its fleet.

GKN Aerospace Sheds 300 Workers

Shutting Down Its Composite Department In Missouri

GKN Aerospace in Hazelwood, Missouri has announced that it is closing its composites department, which will result in the loss of 300 jobs at the company.

Fifty Years Ago, The USAF Considered A Manned Space Program

But Manned Orbiting Laboratory Was A Short-Lived Idea

Last week, the U.S. Air Force celebrated the 50th anniversary of the only launch in the Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) program. The November 3 flight would determine if a modified Gemini capsule could survive re-entry after a hatch had been cut into its heat shield.

Diver Discovers Possible Lost Practice 'Nuclear' Bomb

Was Aboard A USAF Bomber That Went Down Off British Columbia In 1950

A practice bomb that is thought to have been aboard a U.S. Air Force Convair 36B that went down in 1950 may have been discovered by a scuba diver in British Columbia, Canada.

Orlando, FL Flight School Closes Facing Heavy Debt Load

Trax Air Considering Surrendering Its Pilot School Certificate

A day after instructors walked off the job saying they had not been paid, Trax Air flight school based at the Orlando (FL) Executive Airport, notified the FAA they were closing. A spokeswoman also said the school was considering surrendering its pilot school certificated.

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First Flight: Bombardier Global 7000

New Business Jet On Track To Enter Service In 2018

The maiden flight of the first Bombardier's Global 7000 was completed late last week. The initial flight of the first flight test vehicle (FTV1) marked the start of an agressive flight test campaign which, if all goes according to plan, should see the aircraft enter into service in the second half of 2018.

Celebrating The Life Of Bob Hoover

Family And Friends Will Gather November 18 At Clay Lacy Aviation

In the aviation world, there may be no life more worth celebrating than Bob Hoover, who passed away last week in California. The event will be held November 18, 2016 from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM PST at Clay Lacy Aviation, 7435 Valjean Way in Van Nuys, CA 91406. For those who can't make it all the way to California, ANN is poroiud to be able to offer you a LIVE Seat to the event via our Aero-TV's LIVE Streaming crew. We're still working out the details as we write this but we're pulling out all the stops for this effort... and we do mean ALL the stops. Most of ANN's best people will be there and we're dropping everything to make sure we do Bob proud.

FAA Awards $90 Million In Infrastructure Grants To Airports

Six Airports Receive Funding For Runway, Taxiway, And Apron Projects

The FAA has announced more than $90 million in grants to six airports in Alabama, Missouri, North Dakota, Oregon, Tennessee, and Wyoming for airport runway, taxiway, and apron projects.

Court Rules East Hampton Airport Noise Restrictions Violate Federal Law

Sets Important Precedent For Airports Nationwide

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second District has ruled that the Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990 (ANCA) continues to apply to New York’s East Hampton Airport (HTO) – making the town’s adoption of noise and access restrictions at HTO a violation of federal law.

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UND Receives First Piper Archer

Delivery Of The First Of 100 New Aircraft That Will Upgrade Training Fleet

The first of 100 new Piper Aircraft trainers has been delivered to the University of North Dakota John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences, which placed the unprecedented order for 80 Archer TXs and 20 Piper Seminoles in April of this year.

AeroSports Update: Getting Along (NOT) In The Neighborhood-RC Field Under Attack

Radio Controlled Flyers And Homeowners Are Having Problems In Jefferson City

In the legendary musical play, Oklahoma, one of the plot-lines relates to the farmers and ranchers getting along with each other. There is even a song written about - can the farmer and the cowman be friends. In Jefferson City, MO, it appears the question becomes; can the RC flyers and homeowners be friends?

Deland Sport Aviation Expo Has A Respectable First Outing

Show Was Well Attended, And There Was A Lot Of Flying

The inaugural Deland Sport Aviation Expo brought out many of major players in the sport aviation industry, and while official attendance numbers have not been released, the show appeared to be fairly well attended, and there was a lot of flying going on.

SpaceX May Have Solved Falcon 9 Explosion Mystery

Musk Said On National Television It Was A 'Really Surprising Problem'

SpaceX may have finally solved the mystery of what caused a Falcon 9 rocket to explode in early September, resulting in the loss of the booster and its satellite payload.

Airborne 11.07.16: Virgin Galactic Update, NBAA-BACE, RC Field Under Attack

Also: Uncontained Engine Failure, de Havilland Beaver, GAMA Board, #BizAvWorks, Transitional Winglet, Deer Jet, Rockwell Collins

Here’s an update from Virgin Galactic about the progress with the SpaceShipTwo flight testing program. The second SpaceShipTwo, named ‘VSS Unity’, flew for the first time in September, but it was not released from the mothership. Writing on the Virgin Galactic blog, the company says that the results from September’s test were encouraging enough that the team agreed that no further captive carry flights are needed. The next time VSS Unity

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (11.08.16)

“When we fund critical projects like these, we’re making an important investment in our future while also creating jobs and supporting local economies across the country.” Source: Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (11.08.16): VFR Not Recommended

An advisory provided by a flight service station to a pilot during a preflight or inflight weather briefing that flight under visual flight rules is not recommended.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (11.08.16)

How To Fly Your Drone At Night

Another primer from the Rupprecht Law Firm. Interested in flying your drone at night? This article will dive into the different definitions of night, civil twilight, and what is legally required to fly at night.

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