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October 01, 2019

Airborne-Unmanned 10.01.19: AUVSI Hill Day, Hydrogen-Powered Drone, Drone Safety

Also: WASP Aerostats, WavDrone Acquired, Skymagic Drone Show, CBP Selects Citadel

One of the biggest topics of discussion during AUVSI’s annual Hill Day on Wednesday, Sept. 25 was remote identification and the progress, or lack thereof, on this rulemaking. Many in the UAS community believe the FAA is moving too slow on the rules for remote ID. These sentiments were echoed by Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO), the ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. “I think that has a lot to do with the simple fact that I don’t think they really know which direction they’re going,” Graves said. It has not previously been done in Dutch airspace: NLR is flying a hydrogen-powered drone in what the organization says is

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Continental Aerospace Technologies Announces Retirement Of Rhett Ross

Stepping Down As CEO And President After 12 Years In The Position

Continental announced today that Chief Executive Officer and president Rhett Ross plans to retire.

Robinson R66 Turbine Surpasses 1 Million Flight Hours

First Aircraft Was Delivered In November, 2010

Robinson Helicopter Company recently announced that the R66 Turbine fleet has surpassed 1,000,000 flight hours. The R66 with the Rolls-Royce RR300 turbine engine achieved the million-hour mark without a single reported in-flight engine failure. This accomplishment demonstrates a level of reliability that exceeds EASA’s stringent requirements for single-engine helicopters performing commercial operations.

Yuneec And Leica Camera AG Announce Long-Term Technology Partnership

First Camera 'Co-Engineered With Leica' Celebrates World Premiere

Yuneec and Leica Camera AG announced the beginning of a strategic partnership today. The first result of this collaboration was presented today in the form of the Typhoon H3 with ION L1 Pro camera. It is a drone equipped with a high-end 1" sensor camera that was specially developed for sophisticated aerial photography and, thanks to Leica photo-engineering technology, also meets the highest standards of quality. Both the software and the hardware of the ION L1 Pro camera were developed in collaboration with Leica engineers.

Bell Teams With Collins Aerospace On FARA Prototype

Will Deliver A High-Performance Solution For U.S. Army Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft

Bell Textron has teamed with Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. as Bell competes for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) Competitive Prototype program.

Elon Musk Unveils Starship Mk1 Prototype

Revealed On 11th Anniversary For Falcon 1 Launch

SpaceX founder Elon Musk has unveiled the prototype of its Starship spacecraft that he hopes will be carrying people into space next year and eventually carry colonists to Mars.

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Hyundai Motor Group Appoints Leader For New Urban Air Mobility Division

Dr. Jaiwon Shin Previously Led Aviation Research And Development At NASA

Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) has appointed Dr. Jaiwon Shin as Executive Vice President and Head of its newly established Urban Air Mobility Division. An internationally renowned aeronautics engineer, Dr. Shin will lead the company into a new era of developing smart mobility products within the aviation industry.

Air Pix Shipping Selfie Camera Drone

Small Drone Company Raised $1.2 Million For Development

The developers of the Air Pix selfie drone are shipping the tiny aircraft after raising more than $1.2 million on Indiegogo.

Crewed Blue Origin Flight Put On Hold

Company Wants To Conduct At Least Two Additional Unmanned Flights

Blue Origin plans to conduct at least two more unmanned test flight of its New Shepard rocket system before putting passengers on board, which may push that first crewed flight into 2020.

Royal Thai Army Training And Delivery In Menominee, MI

In All, 36 Pilots And Mechanics Will Be Trained By The Company

For the next four weeks, there will be a total of 36 pilots and mechanics visiting Enstrom in Menominee, Michigan to become factory trained to fly and support Enstrom 480B turbine helicopters owned by the Royal Thai Army. They will be split into two groups, each staying 2 weeks at a time.

Texas Teen Fatally Injured When Plane Went Down In Arkansas

Seventeen-Year-Old Was The Only Person Aboard The Cessna 150

The 17-year-old pilot of a Cessna 150 was fatally injured last Monday when the plane went down in Washington County, AR.

Pilot Slightly Injured When Plane Crashes On CA Highway

Piper Dakota Destroyed In The Accident

The pilot of a Piper Dakota suffered only minor injuries when the plane went down Friday on a highway in Modesto, CA.

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Airborne-Unmanned 09.24.19: Hidron Record, Schiebel S-100, NOAA Drones

Also: UAM Grand Challenge, Southeast Regional UAS Rodeo, New European UAS Turboprop, USMC MQ-9A

UAVOS and Stratodynamics have announced that their HiDRON stratospheric glider has completed a record-setting stratospheric flight. Released from a Canadian Space Agency scientific gondola at an altitude of 111,434 feet, the glider performed a four hour controlled flight, eventually landing at Iroquois Falls Airport. The HiDRON was launched from the Timmins Victor M. Power Airport via the CSA scientific gondola at 10 pm on Aug. 31. The mission plan was to release the HiDRON from the gondola between an altitud

NTSB Issues 7 Safety Recommendations To The FAA Related To 737 MAX

Calls On The Agency To Address Concerns About How Multiple Alerts And Indications Are Considered

The NTSB issued seven safety recommendations Thursday to the FAA, calling upon the agency to address concerns about how multiple alerts and indications are considered when making assumptions as part of design safety assessments.

FAA Updates DroneZone

Allows Recreational Flyers To Request Flight In Controlled Airspace Where LAANC Is Not Available ... But Plan Ahead

Upgrades to the FAA DroneZone now allows recreational flyers to request airspace authorizations in controlled airspace where the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) is not available.

IndiGo Signs For 300 A320neo Family Aircraft

Marks One Of Airbus’ Largest Aircraft Orders Ever With A Single Airline Operator

India’s IndiGo has placed a firm order for 300 A320neo Family aircraft. This marks one of Airbus’ largest aircraft orders ever with a single airline operator.

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Boeing Chairman, President And CEO Dennis Muilenburg Announces Changes

Moves Intended To Sharpen Company Focus On Product And Services Safety

Boeing Chairman, president and CEO Dennis Muilenburg has announced several immediate actions he is taking to strengthen the company's enduring commitment to product and services safety.

DOT Announces $157 Million in Infrastructure Grants

Awards Going To 34 Airports In 19 States And One Territory

The U.S. Department of Transportation will award $157 million in airport infrastructure grants to 34 airports in 19 states, plus the U.S. Virgin Islands. This is the sixth allotment of the total $3.18 billion in FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.

EAA Creates New Program For Kids With Academy of Model Aeronautics

Creating Hands-On ‘Build-And-Fly’ R/C Model Building, Flying Opportunities

Bringing hands-on aviation activities to young people is the goal as the EAA and Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) have unveiled the new “Young Eagles Build and Fly” program to engage youth in hands-on building and flying of radio-control aircraft.

FlyersRights.org Scores Exclusive 'Interview' With EASA

But Agency Feels The Need To Clarify News Reports

After an unprecedented presentation by EASA head Patrick Ky to the European Parliament expressing skepticism of Boeing/FAA safety standards and pledging a tougher stance on ungrounding the deadly Boeing 737 MAX, FlyersRight.org reached out and was granted an exclusive interview.

Gatwick Drone Incident Last Year Involved Two Aircraft

Sussex Police Release Update On The Investigation

A police investigation into illegal drone incursions at Gatwick Airport has concluded that at least two drones were behind the attack. The incident, during the peak Christmas period, led to the airport being closed for 30 hours, disrupting 1,000 flights and more than 140,000 passengers.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.01.19)

“We saw in these two accidents that the crews did not react in the ways Boeing and the FAA assumed they would. Those assumptions were used in the design of the airplane and we have found a gap between the assumptions used to certify the MAX and the real-world experiences of these crews, where pilots were faced with multiple alarms and alerts at the same time.” Source: NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt, releasing seven safety recommendations related to the 737 MAX.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.01.19): Visual Check

Checking an item of equipment for cleanliness, need for lubrication, or painting and deterioration of parts or materials.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (10.01.19)

Drone Pilot Races A Roller Coaster For Awesome Action Footage

An experienced drone pilot was able to follow a roller coaster along its track ... capturing some spectacular footage which was posted on YouTube, of course.

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