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Symposium Message: FAA Is 'Open For Business'

Agency Says It Wants To Help The Drone Industry Achieve Its Goals

During the third annual FAA UAS Symposium, cosponsored by AUVSI, FAA official said repeatedly that they want to talk to industry about ways to help companies achieve their goals, including for beyond-line-of-sight flights and package delivery.

Airways Aviation Champions Female Pilots

Awards Two Ab Initio EASA Scholarships Towards ATPL Worth £35,000

Airways Aviation has named two recipients of its new female ab initio pilot scholarship, Hanna Gillam and Jessica Waite, to coincide with International Women’s Day.

Property Drone Consortium Receives FAA Waiver To Fly At Night

Will Allow For Testing Of Sensors’ Performance In Both Light And Dark Conditions

The Property Drone Consortium (PDC), a collaboration that consists of insurance carriers, roofing industry leaders and supporting enterprises, announced today that it has been granted an FAA waiver permitting it to conduct sUAS operations at night.

Gulfstream Launches Center Dedicated To AOG Resolution

Enhances Customer Support With Faster Aircraft Return To Service

Gulfstream has created a center dedicated to the resolution of aircraft-on-ground (AOG) issues, providing Gulfstream operators with an unprecedented level of integrated support and ensuring faster return to service of their grounded aircraft.

Single European Sky Steps Closer Thanks To Sitaonair's Multi-Frequency Datalink

Infrastructure Completion Marks An Important Milestone Towards SES

A significant, multi-frequency European datalink infrastructure upgrade has been completed by Sitaonair, marking an important milestone in realizing the Single European Sky (SES) vision, and in tackling congestion in Europe's airspace.

Garmin Completes First Flight Of The Newly Retrofitted Citation XLS

Aircraft Features The G5000 Integrated Flight Deck

Garmin has completed the first flight of the first retrofitted Citation XLS featuring the G5000 integrated flight deck. This marks a significant milestone toward completion of the G5000 upgrade for the Citation Excel and Citation XLS. The G5000 integrated avionics suite brings an entirely new flight deck to the aircraft, addressing both obsolescence and mandate compliance, while also lowering direct operating costs. The G5000 also modernizes the cockpit philosophy, integrating and consolidating the display of various aircraft systems to reduce pilot workload.

Moore County Sheriff’s Office Uses Drone To Locate Missing 11 Year Old Child

Heat Signature Found Within 15 Minutes Of Drone Launch

On March 1 at approximately 10:30 pm, Moore County (NC) Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence off of Flowers Road in Jackson Springs, NC reference a missing 11 year old female. Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the home and began their search. Moore County Sheriff’s Office Drone Pilot, Lieutenant Tim Davis, arrived at the residence with the Matrice 210 Drone and immediately launched it to search for the child. Within fifteen minutes, a heat signature was observed in the wooded area approximately 100 yards from the residence across the highway.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (03.10.18)

“The message of (the) whole conference is, the FAA is open for business.” Source: Derek Kan, undersecretary for policy at the U.S. Department of Transportation.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (03.10.18): Margin Identification

The top and bottom areas on an instrument approach chart that depict information about the procedure, including airport location and procedure identification.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (03.10.18)

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