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June 13, 2014

Airborne 06.13.14: AEA Educates Congress, US v Norwegian, Emirates Nixes A350 XWB Orders

Also: EASA Approved: Citation Sovereign+, Pondering ANN’s Next Move, Sportsman Diesel First Flight, Drones v Crazies

 

Aircraft Electronics Association President Paula Derks addressed the U.S. House Committee on Small Business on Wednesday. Derks, told committee members that FAA leadership needs to refocus its efforts for a more rapid adoption of the safety-enhancing NextGen technologies it has invested so heavily in. The U.S. House of Representative has passed an amendment to the 2015 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act that requires that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) follow the protocol contained in the U.S.-EU "Open Skies" agreement. Airbus confirms that Emirates Airline has decided to cancel i

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Seventh Citation Special Olympics Airlift To Transport Hundreds Of Athletes

Beechcraft Owners Will Participate For The First Time

For the first time in the event’s 27-year history, the Citation Special Olympics Airlift will include Beechcraft owners alongside Cessna Citation operators flying roughly 700 athletes from across the country to compete in the 2014 Special Olympics USA Games in New Jersey. The Airlift, the seventh such quadrennial effort, is sponsored and managed by the companies of Textron Aviation.

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Bombardier's Challenger 350 Jet Receives Transport Canada Certification

Full Type Certification Moves Aircraft Towards Entry-Into-Service

Transport Canada has awarded full type certification to Bombardier's Challenger 350, with certification from the FAA expected to follow shortly.

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JAL Dreamliner Damaged During Welcome To Tampa

Right Wingtip Struck Out-Of-Position Fire Truck During Water Cannon Salute

There is a tradition of greeting airplanes of significance to an airport with a water cannon salute ... generally conducted by two fire trucks shooting streams of water over the arriving airplane.

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Another Birthday, Another Skydive For Former President Bush

Makes His Final Jump On Completing 90 Trips Around The Sun

It has turned into something of a tradition, though one that may have seen its final chapter. Former President George H.W. Bush celebrated his 90th birthday Thursday by jumping out of an airplane.

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Pima County, AZ Sheriff’s Department Takes Delivery Of 2nd Soloy MKII Sentinel

Modified Turbine C206 To Fly Aerial Surveillance Missions

Aviation Solutions has delivered a second Soloy Mark II (MKII) turbine Cessna 206 “Sentinel” aircraft for law enforcement surveillance and patrol support by Arizona’s Pima County Sheriff’s Department. Their first Soloy MKII Sentinel was delivered in late 2013.

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Privately-Owned Public-Use Airport Threatened With Closure

Seeks Help From The Public To Fund Runway Repairs

Ocean Ridge Airport in Gualala, CA opened in 1963, and the privately-owned public-use airport has become an asset to the coastal community in northwest California.

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SAFE Elects New Board Members

All Will Begin Their Terms During AirVenture This Summer

Three well-known aviation leaders were elected to the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) Board of Directors in May, each for three-year terms. They were elected by popular vote open to all 900 SAFE members and will begin their duties at the Society’s annual meeting on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The three are Sherry Knight Rossiter of Missoula, Montana, Dr. Donna Wilt of Melbourne, Florida and Ken Wittekiend of Burnet, Texas.

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NASA Astronaut, NIH Officials Discuss ISS Medical Research

Two Entities Working Together On A Variety Of Health-Related Experiments

NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins met Stephen I. Katz, director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases on Tuesday at National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus in Bethesda, Maryland, where they discussed the importance of research taking place aboard the International Space Station, including NIH-funded investigations.

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Man Loses Quadcopter At Dallas Cowboy's Stadium

Owner And Aircraft Reunited, FAA Looking Into The Incident

A man flying a quadcopter near Dallas Cowboy's stadium in Arlington, TX temporarily lost his aircraft when he lost the radio link between his controller and the aircraft, and it landed on the stadium roof.

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Shoppers Go To Sporting Goods Store Via Helicopter

FAA And Local Police Say Landing Was Legal

If you're going to pop over to the local Sportsman's Warehouse ... chances are even if you're a licensed helicopter pilot, you probably wouldn't fly there. But that's exactly what happened in Salem, Oregon, where a pilot and a passenger used the store's parking lot for an LZ ... with the permission of air traffic controllers at McNary Field in Salem.

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AD NUMBER: 2014-11-04

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Huerta: NextGen Is Now For General Aviation

Testifies Before The House Small Business Committee

In testimony before the House Small Business Committee Wednesday, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said NextGen is now for general aviation. The FAA recently completed installation of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) infrastructure, which provides nationwide services to GA pilots flying properly equipped aircraft. With the technology, pilots can look at their cockpit displays to see – for free – bad weather, where they are in relation to other aircraft, as well as flight information such as temporary flight restrictions.

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Classic Aero-TV: 26,000 Pounds of Heli-Beast -- The Cold War Air Museum’s Mi-24

Ugly To Many, But Incredibly Beautiful To Hard-Core Helo Fans

ANN CEO and Editor-in-Chief, Jim Campbell visited the Cold War Air Museum's Mi-24 Russian helicopter at HAI a little over a year ago and just couldn’t pass it up. Jim linked up with retired Col. Pete Coz of the United States Marine Corps and asked him to explain this flying exhibit. Col. Coz said they have been working on it for about five years to get it restored to flying condition. He told us he had flown Cobra helicopters in the past and said that the Mi-24 is much heavier and therefore it flies quite differently. He said the big difference in the Russian helicopter is that the rot

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NBAA Welcomes House Hearing Seeking Greater Clarity On NextGen Specifics

Bolen Submits Written Comments To The Small Business Committee

NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen submitted written comments before a hearing held Wednesday by the U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Committee regarding implementation by the FAA of the “NextGen” air traffic control network.

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Boeing, Japanese Partners Reach Agreement On 777X Supplier Work

Suppliers To Provide Major 777X Airplane Structure Components

Boeing has reached agreements with five key Japanese partners for significant work on the new 777X airplane.

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Norwegian Responds To U.S. House Vote On Transportation Bill

Airline Says It Will Continue To Pursue Service To The United States

Norwegian Air International (NAI) said in a statement released Wednesday that its effort to establish service in the U.S. will increase competition and has already created jobs in the United States.

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Klyde Morris 06.13.14

Boys WILL Be Boys, Klyde

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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The Other Side of SpaceX: From Here, Where Might We NOT Go

Is Dragon V2 The Near Future Of American Manned Spaceflight?

On May 29th, 2014 Elon Musk, the founder of Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, or SpaceX called the attention of the spaceflight community to the stage where he was to unveil the Dragon Version 2 spacecraft. It was a show that could hardly be matched by the best James Bond movie-maker; dramatically lit, smoke effects and a dazzling  spacecraft, revealed as the curtain seemed to vanish magically!

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AeroSports Update: The Danger Of Flying Drones

You Would Think Being A Drone Pilot Is A Pretty Safe Job Because You’re Not Actually Flying In The Airplane, But This May Not Be The Case

Drone flying may be on the fringes of AeroSports, but it is becoming a popular variation on remote control model airplanes. We can thank a guy by the name of Lawrence Sperry for coming up with the concept of drones during the days of World War I, and I bet he would be amazed by what’s going on now.

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (06.13.14)

“The industry needs further clarity on the FAA’s implementation timeline – including the agency’s requirement for ADS-B equipage by Jan. 1, 2020 – and what is required of operators to meet that timeline.” Source: NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (06.13.14): Final

Commonly used to mean that an aircraft is on the final approach course or is aligned with a landing area.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (06.13.14)

OV-10 Bronco Association, Inc.

The OV-10 Bronco Association, Inc. was founded in 1998 to take responsibility for preserving the history of the people and events associated with the OV-10 Bronco, as well as the history of the aircraft itself. The OBA strives to educate the public of this history.

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