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March 14, 2018

Airborne 03.14.18: FAA Bill Update, 'Short' Mars Flts, CA Fuel Shortage?

Also: FAA Revokes AeroBearings’ Cert, Gogo Appoints Thorne, Space Festival, Daher Names Rep For India 

Another contentious issue potentially blocking passage of a long-term FAA authorization bill was dropped by its sponsor. Senator John Thune (R-SD), chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, apparently withdrew a controversial provision from the Senate version of the FAA funding legislation that would have reduced the amount of training needed for pilots to become first officers for US airlines. Thune's proposal would have allowed pilots to count activities other than actual flight hours towards the 1,500-hour requirement for an airline job. Elon Musk told an audience at the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference in Austin, TX that he expects to be flying "short"

Gone West: Physicist Stephen Hawking

Discovered The Link Between Gravity And Quantum Theory

Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has Gone West at the age of 76, some 50 years older that physicians expected him to live.

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Dublin, TX Municipal Airport Begins Selling Swift Fuels’ Unleaded UL94 Avgas

Nationwide Transition To Sell Unleaded Aviation Gasoline Underway

Dublin Municipal Airport announced today that it will begin selling unleaded UL94 aviation gas for piston aircraft in collaboration with Swift Fuels, LLC, a global leader in the development of high-performance unleaded aviation gasoline. Utilizing a specialized fuel dispensing unit, Swift Fuels will be the only on-site fuel distributed at Dublin Airport, which is located approximately 100 miles southwest of Dallas/Fort Worth. This timely announcement comes just days before Dublin Airport’s St. Patrick’s Day Fly-in event, taking place on March 16-17 at the airport. Gyroplanes and Piper Comanche Aircraft will be featured at the event, though all pilots are welcome to participate.

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Integra And Unifly Join Forces For Safer Drone Traffic Near Airports

Software Allows Tracking of Flight Paths Of Small UAVs

Drones are small and difficult to detect. Left unmanaged, the increasing drone traffic can easily pose a threat to bystanders and manned aviation.

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U.S. Army To Acquire 35 Additional UH-72A Lakotas

Contract With Airbus Valued At $273 Million

The U.S. Army has awarded a contract valued at approximately $273 million to Airbus for the delivery of 35 additional UH-72A Lakota helicopters.

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Lower Michigan May Be In Path Of Reentering Chinese Space Station

Spacecraft Expected To Enter Earth's Atmosphere In Early April

When the abandoned Chinese Tiangong-1 space station makes an uncontrolled reentry into the Earth's atmosphere, there is a chance it will impact the planet in lower Michigan, according to researchers.

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Air Race Classic Seeking Racers Past And Present To Share Their Stories

Announces 'Meet the Racer Mondays' And 'Influential Women Wednesdays'

During Women’s History Month, the Air Race Classic, the annual all-women cross-country airplane race, is announcing a new campaign to educate the public about the role of women in aviation — and is seeking past and present racers to share their stories.

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Southern Utah University's Aviation Program Working To Change FAA Curriculum

Update Would Result In Better Trained Technicians, School Officials Say

Aviation schools around the country are mandated by law to adhere to the curriculum drafted by the FAA under the U.S. Department of Transportation. This curriculum cannot be changed or modified by schools by any means, even though requirements for what is taught have not been adequately updated since 1962.

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More Military UFO Footage Released

Latest Shows A Fast-Moving Object Over The Atlantic Ocean

Video captured by the crew of an F/A-18 Hornet in 2015 has been released by the U.S. Government that appears to show a UFO streaking over the Atlantic Ocean off the eastern U.S. coast. The video was released by the Stars Academy, which did not disclose how it obtained the declassified footage, but said it is available through the Freedom of Information Act process.

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FAA Recognizes Idaho Mechanic With Prestigious Award

Nampa Pilot John Miller Presented With The Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award

Nampa, ID pilot John Miller has been presented with the FAA's Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award in recognition of his 50+ years as an FAA licensed mechanic.

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Voom’s Helicopter Commuting Service Launches In Mexico City

Airbus Helicopters Subsidiary Is An On-Demand Commuting Service

On March 8 Voom launched its on-demand helicopter booking platform in Mexico City. The Mexican capital is now the world’s second city after São Paulo, Brazil, to offer helicopter commuting services.

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Horizon Air Group Rebranding As Levitate

Follows Acquisition Of World Class Jet Last Summer

Horizon Air Group has made remarkable strides during its foundational years, having acquired Word Class Jet (dba Starbase Jet) last summer and now rebranding itself as Levitate. As the company has expanded, it has developed into one of the only business aviation companies with fully dedicated air charter brokerage, aircraft sales and acquisitions, and FAA air carrier divisions all under one roof.

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Acting NASA Administrator Announces Retirement

Robert Lightfoot Will Step Down At The End Of April

Acting NASA administrator Robert Lightfoot announced in an internal memo Monday that he will step down and retire at the end of April.

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IBAC Welcomes ICAO Decision On Business Aircraft Cockpit Doors

Raises Weight Requirement To 54.5 Metric Tons MCTOW

Last week, the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) approved an increase in the weight threshold requirement for aircraft with hardened cockpit doors from 45.5 metric tons maximum certificated take-off weight (MCTOW) to 54.5 metric tons MCTOW for those aircraft where the passenger seating capacity is 19 or fewer. The council said decision will allow the current and planned generation of ultra long-range business aircraft to reach their full operating potential. 

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AMA Drone Report 03.08.18: AMA Corrects Misinfo, FAA Expands Authorization

Also: Twilight Flight Fest, Drone Regulations Dominate Hearing, Near-Collision Report, IDRA 2018 Drone Racing Series

AMA has sent a letter to ICAO correcting misinformation about current recreational UAS regulation and sightings and emphasizing the importance of education in promoting airspace safety. In the letter, AMA President Rich Hanson writes: “Unfortunately, as drones have become more popular in recent years, there has been a significant amount of misinformation about the existing laws recreational UAS pilots must follow. Even those who work on drone policy sometimes inaccur

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Governor Sununu Declares March ‘General Aviation Appreciation Month’

GA Contributes More Than $101 Million To The State's Economy

The Alliance for Aviation Across America today applauded Governor Chris Sununu for declaring March 2018 as “General Aviation Appreciation Month.” In New Hampshire, general aviation airports contribute over $101 million in economic output annually.

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Airman Killed During World War II Accounted For

P-38 Lightning Pilot Missing Since In 1943

Army Air Forces 1st Lt. William W. Shank, killed During World War II, has now been accounted for.

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FAA Rules Ground FPV Drone Flying In The National Capital Area

Agency Is Performing Spot Checks At Local Flying Fields

The AMA Club of Northern Virginia has posted a Facebook message warning its members to not use FPV goggles when flying any model aircraft in the National Capital Area as outlined by new rules imposed by the FAA.

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FAA Releases Draft EIS For Camden Spaceport

Key Milestone In County's Quest For Commercial Space Operations

The FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) has released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate the potential environmental impacts that may result if FAA issues a Launch Site Operator License to the Camden County Board of Commissioners (the County) to operate a commercial space launch site, called Spaceport Camden, on the Atlantic seaboard in Camden County, Georgia.

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World ATM Congress Breaks Records

Most Participants, Deals, Product Demonstrations, And Education Sessions In Event's History

The sixth annual World ATM Congress concluded on Thursday, 8 March. As the world's largest air traffic management (ATM) exhibition, registration grew by 10 percent this year, with a record-breaking 8,542 registrants and 237 exhibitors from 136 countries and territories.

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Airborne 03.12.18: Able Flight 2018, Alpha Trainer, FAA--Open For Business?

Also: Boeing Pilot Development, FAA Aircraft Registry, Aviation Workforce Shortage, SpaceX TX Launch Site

One of aviation’s greatest programs, Able Flight, is announcing its 2018 class... which includes a woman paralyzed due to an accident, two future pilots who are deaf, a former Navy crewman who became disabled due to disease, a man who became paralyzed due to an auto accident, a man who was born with a condition affecting all four limbs, and a soldier wounded in combat. In May, five of the aspiring new pilots will report for training at Purdue University and two will train at The Ohio State Uni

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (03.14.18)

“Robert Lightfoot has served NASA exceptionally well for nearly 30 years. He has worked in many capacities starting as a test engineer and rising to NASA’s highest ranking civil servant as associate administrator before heading the agency as acting administrator." Source: House Science Committee Chair Lamar Smith (R-TX).

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (03.14.18): Altimeter Setting

Station pressure (the barometric pressure at the location the reading is taken) which has been corrected for the height of the station above sea level.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (03.14.18)

DIY Drones

An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV, colloquially known as a "drone") is basically an aerial robot. As we define it, it is capable of both remotely controlled flight (like a regular RC aircraft) and fully-autonomous flight, controlled by sensors, GPS, and onboard computers performing the functions of an autopilot. The site's UAVs include airplanes, helicopters, quadcopters and blimps. Most of them are under five pounds, and some of them (especially the blimps) can be used indoors.

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