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March 15, 2018

AMA Drone Report 03.15.18: Penguins and Drones, FPV Flying, NASA Armstrong

Also: Drone Suspected In Wildfire, UAV Airspace Integration, Longest UAV Urban Pkg Delivery, Drone Locates Child

For the past 40 years, the total number of Adélie Penguins, one of the most common on the Antarctic Peninsula, has been steadily declining—or so biologists have thought. A new study led by researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), however, is providing new insights on this species of penguin. 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 Natio

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AMA Drone Report 03.15.18: Penguins and Drones, FPV Flying, NASA Armstrong

Also: Drone Suspected In Wildfire, UAV Airspace Integration, Longest UAV Urban Pkg Delivery, Drone Locates Child

 

For the past 40 years, the total number of Adélie Penguins, one of the most common on the Antarctic Peninsula, has been steadily declining—or so biologists have thought. A new study led by researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), however, is providing new insights on this species of penguin. 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 the FAA. According to the Special Rule for Model Aircraft, all models must be flown within unaided visual line of sight (LOS). The definit

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Dynon Receives First FAA STC For SkyView HDX In Type Certificated Aircraft

AML Initially Covers Many Cessna 172 Models

The FAA has awarded an initial STC to Dynon Avionics for its flagship SkyView HDX system. The STC’s Approved Model List (AML), which initially covers many Cessna 172 models, ushers in a new era of truly affordable, safety-enhancing integrated avionics systems for type certificated aircraft.

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Continental Motors Group Receives Three New VSTC’s In China

Authorizes The Use Of Jet-A Powered Reciprocating Engines

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has granted three new Type Certificate Validations to Continental Motors Group authorizing the use of the company's compression ignition engines in China for three of the most popular airframes in general aviation.

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Boeing Recognized By Guinness World Records For 10,000th 737

Milestone Airplane Is A MAX 8 For Southwest Airlines

Thousands of Boeing employees gathered at the company's Renton, WA factory Tuesday to celebrate the 10,000th 737 to come off the production line. With this airplane, a 737 MAX 8 for Southwest Airlines, the 737 has broken the Guinness World Records title for the most produced commercial jet aircraft model.

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Rostec To Manufacture TVS-2DTS Light Aircraft

Developing An All-Composite Variant Of The An-2 Biplane

The Rostec State Corporation is manufacturing an all-composite variant of the AN-2 biplane called the TVS-2DTS. The airplane will be built at the facilities of the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (U-UAZ), a member of the Russian Helicopters holding company. The aircraft will be utilized for regional passenger operations, initially in Siberia and the Russian Far East where a new airline company will be established for these purposes.

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Viking Selects First Factory Endorsed Component Center For Firefighting Aircraft

Antavia – Ametek MRO of France to Join Viking Customer Support Network

Viking Air Limited of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, have selected Antavia – Ametek MRO of Campsas, France, as the first Factory Endorsed Component Center (FECC) for the global fleet of aerial firefighting aircraft. Under Viking’s FECC Program, Antavia will be responsible for providing authorized maintenance services on landing gear for Canadair CL-215, CL-215T, and CL415 aircraft.

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Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Airobotics

Presented With Global New Product Innovation Award For Its First-Of-A-Kind Completely Autonomous Drone Platform

Based on its recent analysis of the Automated Drone industry, Frost & Sullivan recognized Airobotics with the 2018 Global New Product Innovation Award for its first-of-a-kind completely autonomous drone platform.

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NASA Competition Held At Tribal College And University Student Conference

Thirty Students Selected To Compete In Mars Rover Competition

Thirty students representing six Native American colleges from around the nation were selected to compete in a NASA Mars Rover competition at the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) student meeting this week.

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USMC Releases Design Specifications For MUX Platform

Ship-Launched Drone Could Carry Same Weapons As The F-35B

The U.S. Marine Corps has released its design specifications for the Marine air-ground task force unmanned expeditionary capabilities (MUX) that it plans to deploy by 2026.

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Kansas State Polytechnic Expands Its Small Drone Training To Denver

Will Offer Part 107 Prep Course In The Mile-High City

Kansas State University's Polytechnic Campus is again taking its unmanned aircraft systems, also known as drones, expertise on the road, offering its Part 107 preparation course April 27-29 in the Denver area.

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Turkish Airlines Selects A350 XWB

Airbus' Newest Widebody Aircraft For Leading Turkish Carrier

Istanbul-based Turkish Airlines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to acquire 25 A350-900 aircraft plus five options, underlining its strong confidence in the global market-dynamism and growth.

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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 ho

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Barnstorming: The Long Goodbye (Updated)

Thoughts About A Man Who Made EVERYTHING Possible for Me

Grief is the price we pay for love. Queen Elizabeth II A Personal Observation By ANN/E-I-C Jim Campbell A Personal Update-03.14.18: My Dad passed away, Wednesday, at 1247 ET... comfortably, peacefully, and after a lifetime of selfless devotion to his family. I've greatly appreciated the many emails and calls that the original version of this missive inspired and the fact that it gave so many of you a chance to think about the important people in your life. Your generous sharing of the details of your lives has made a brutally awful day so

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U.S. DOT Calls For Proposals From Flight Schools

Forces To Flyers Research Initiative Will Identify Pathways For Veterans To Become Airline Pilots

The U.S. DOT has posted a solicitation for proposals from flight schools as part of the Forces to Flyers Research Initiative. The Research Initiative will examine strategies for training our military veterans as pilots in order to address the pilot shortage in the country.

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Airlines For America Forecasts 151 Million Flyers For Spring Travel Season

Airlines Are Adding 114,000 Seats Per Day To Accommodate Record Demand

Airlines for America (A4A) expects an all-time high of 150.7 million passengers – 2.47 million per day – to fly globally on U.S. airlines between March 1 and April 30, a four percent increase from 145 million passengers in the spring of 2017. To prepare for the expected increase, which averages 94,000 additional passengers per day, airlines are adding 114,000 seats per day across their networks.

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NTSB Updates Investigation Of New York City Helicopter Accident

Aircraft Went Down In The East River Fatally Injuring Five Passengers

The NTSB continued its investigation Tuesday into the March 11, 2018 accident involving an Airbus Helicopters AS350B2 (N350LH) that went down in New York’s East River.

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Kitty Hawk Takes The Wraps Off 'Cora' Flying Taxi

Aircraft Has Been Undergoing Flight Tests In New Zealand

The reality of a VTOL electric flying taxi service may be a little bit closer. Kitty Hawk, a company backed by Google co-founder and Alphabet CEO Larry Page, has been flight testing a two-place electric VTOL aircraft called Cora in New Zealand, and an official announcement is expected from the New Zealand government soon that the autonomous aircraft is engaged in an official certification process.

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Indian Women To Attempt Circumnavigation In A Pipistrel Aircraft

Would Be First Around-The-World Flight Completed By Indian Women In A Motorglider

Two Indian female pilots are going to accomplish a legendary flight around the world in a Pipistrel Sinus aircraft. The WE! Expedition is the world’s first circumnavigation by an Indian woman pilot in a motorglider. It seeks to shatter global, cultural and gender barriers and send a clear message to the world, that for a woman willing to rise, the sky's the limit.

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Consortiq, Sinclair Community College Join Forces To Increase Drone Safety

CQNet Management Software Incorporated Into Schools UAS Programs

The Sinclair Community College National UAS Training and Certification Center, located in Dayton, Ohio, has partnered with Consortiq in Annapolis, Maryland to incorporate Consortiq’s drone fleet management software, CQNet, to support the management of the college’s unmanned aerial systems (UAS) missions.

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Citation Longitude Circles The Globe

Flies 31,000 Nautical Miles In 31 Days

A Cessna Citation Longitude has successfully circumnavigated the globe, demonstrating its commanding performance and impressive reliability to customers along the way. Throughout its world tour, the Longitude traveled more than 31,000 nautical miles, flew 27 legs and visited 12 countries.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (03.15.18)

“This initiative will help address our country’s serious pilot shortage as well as provide a career path in aviation for our country’s veterans, to whom we owe so much.” Source: Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (03.15.18): Aneroid Barometer

An instrument that measures the absolute pressure of the atmosphere by balancing the weight of the air above it against the spring action of the aneroid.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (03.15.18)

Airline Dispatchers Federation

The Federation describes itself as the only national organization representing the professional interests of the dispatch profession. ADF's constituency is comprised of licensed aircraft dispatchers and operational control professionals from 100 aerospace companies including every major U.S. airline.

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