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Airborne 10.13.16: Flying Car School, UAV Data Plans, True Blue Power R44 STC

Also: Wingwalkers Rule, AMA, Super Puma, Hawaiian Airlines, Qatar Airways, Careers In BizAv, Daher Congrat's TBMOPA

We have reported before on the PAL-V proposed combination of an automobile and gyrocopter, and it’s a unique concept.

Now, the company has moved ahead to form the first ever Flying Car school in North America. It’s In a daylong event designed to introduce prospective customers to flying in a vehicle similar to the PAL-V Liberty Flying Car. The school is to be located in Roosevelt, Utah. For small UAV operators who wish to connect their aircraft directly to the Internet so they can live stream video and other data from their aircraft, Verizon will soon begin offering data plans specifically for drones. The Wall Street Journal reports the prices for the service are similar to Verizon's consumer data plans for smartphones. Such connections could be a key link in beyond visual line of sight operation, according to the report. True Blue Power has just announced that the FAA has granted a Supplemental Type Certificate for the company's TB17 lithium-ion batteries on Robinson R44 helicopters. This is the first STC granted by the FAA for lithium-ion battery use as a primary electrical power source, including engine start. True Blue Power partnered with St. Louis Helicopter, to secure the STC. Jim Robinson, the President, St. Louis Helicopter said the TB17 weighs less than 16 pounds, which is 40 percent lighter than the factory provided battery. He also touted the ability to see the ACU to monitor and report battery status. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!

Airborne 10.12.16 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Wednesday, October 12th, 2016... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Brianne Cross and Christopher Odom, and supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton, and Earl Downs, this episode covers:

  • PAL-V Opens North America's First Ever Flying Car School
  • Verizon To Begin Selling Data Plans Specifically For UAVs
  • FAA Issues First STC for Lithium-Ion Main Ship Batteries
  • Wingwalkers Rule!
  • Aero-Community – AMA
  • EASA Lifts Temporary Flight Suspension Of Super Puma Helicopters
  • Hawaiian Airlines Under Investigation For Weighing Passengers
  • Qatar Airways Orders 30 787-9 Dreamliners, 10 777-300ERs
  • Careers In Business Aviation Day Set For Nov. 3 At NBAA-BACE
  • Daher Congratulates TBMOPA And Its New Chairman

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