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Upstate NY Runway Extension Put On Hold

Hearing Postponed While Environmental Concerns Are Addressed

A plan to extend the main runway at the Warren County, NY airport has been put on hold while the FAA mulls an environmental assessment of the plan.

DARPA Awards Phase 1 ALIAS Contract To Aurora

Program Designed To Develop And Integrate New Automation Into Existing Aircraft

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Aurora Flight Sciences a $6.0M contract for Phase 1 of the Aircrew Labor In-cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program.

Ball Aerospace Employees Named Associate Fellows By AIAA

Inducted At 53rd AAIA Sciences Meeting January 5

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. employees John Troeltzsch and Christopher Zeller have been selected as associate fellows of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Troeltzsch and Zeller were inducted with other new associate fellows from around the world at the 53rd AIAA sciences meeting on January 5, 2015.

Idaho Helicopter Company Grounded By Airport Board

Safety Issues Cited, But Company Owner NIMBYs Are The Problem

The Airport Authority Board and Management In Lewiston, ID has issued an order to Lohman Helicopter to cease operations as of January 10th, according to local media reports.

Drone Aviation Completes Military Product Delivery For Eglin AFB

Company Completes 2014 With Growing DoD Customer Base, Looks To Additional Deployments In 2015

Drone Aviation Holding Corp. a developer of specialized lighter-than-air aerostats and tethered drones says its wholly owned subsidiary, Drone Aviation Corp has delivered a follow-on order of aerial and ground-based equipment to Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. This delivery is the latest of multiple military customers who continue to actively utilize the Company's mobile aerostat launcher systems as part of their ongoing operations.

Senior Pilots Resign From West Australia Police Heli-Force

Move Essentially Grounds State's Two Helicopters

The state of Western Australia has found itself without any aerial coverage after two of the state's senior police pilots started the new year by resigning their positions.

NASA To Preview Yearlong Space Station Mission In Jan. 15 Briefing

Launch Scheduled For March 27 Aboard A Soyuz Spacecraft

NASA will hold two briefings Thursday, Jan. 15 at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston, to preview the upcoming Expedition 43 mission aboard the International Space Station and the launch of the crew embarking on a yearlong mission.

Universal Helicopters (UHI) Achieves Record 260+ Pilot Certificates In 2014

Accumulates Over 28,000 Flight Hours, Enters 11th Year With No Accidents

Universal Helicopters with 7 locations in 5 different states (Arizona, Utah, Kansas, California, and Texas) completed 260 pilot certificates and ratings (Private through CFII) in 2014. UHI is also proud of the fact that they have entered their 11th year with no incidents, accidents or crashes.

Female Tiger Moth Pilot Has Lofty Goals

Poised To Join Display Team That Flies The Antique Aircraft

Amanda Harrison of Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, U.K. has always loved airplanes, a love instilled by her father when she was just a young girl. Amanda took her first flying lesson at 14, left school at 15, and finally qualified for a pilot's license at 24.

High-Pressure Aviation Refueling System Now Available For Civilian Use

HPARS Originally Designed For Military Forces

Originally designed for use by military forces, SEI Industries’ High- Pressure Aviation Refueling System (HPARS) is now available for commercial use. The first company to purchase an HPARS has decided to use it in a mining application on Baffin Island in Canada’s far north.

Garmin Invests In Helicopter Avionics Development

Optimizes GWX 70H Weather Radar, GTR 225 COM And GNC 255 NAV/COM For Helicopter Operations

Garmin is continuing to make a series of investments into developing a robust lineup of helicopter solutions, which are tailored to the unique missions carried out by these operators. The latest additions include Night Vision Goggle (NVG) capable versions of our popular GTR 225 COM and GNC 255 NAV/COM radios, as well as the introduction of the GWX 70H solid-state weather radar, which are optimized for helicopter operations.

John Travolta To Host 12th Annual 'Living Legends of Aviation' Awards

Program Dedicated To Bob Hoover

John Travolta, the “Official Ambassador of Aviation,” will host of the 12th Annual “Living Legends of Aviation Awards,” which will be held at the Beverly Hilton ballroom on January 16, 2015. This year’s awards are being dedicated to Bob Hoover, the first inductee of the “Living Legend of Aviation.” The Legends are celebrating Bob’s 93rd birthday along with special guests attending to honor this famous Legend.

The SpaceX Experiment: Landing A First Stage For Future Re-Use

Target Wise, They ‘Nailed It’ – Now, On To Greater Challenges

By ANN Space Correspondent, Wes Oleszewski Standing on the upper deck of my home and looking out across Chesapeake Bay toward the Atlantic, I spotted a tiny orange pinpoint of light screaming across the clear winter sky. Traveling from south to north, and elevated just about where a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) should be (back in the days when we had a shuttle), I was sure that I was watching the SpaceX Falcon 9 boosting the Cargo Resupply (CRS) 5 mission. Freezing my tail off at just before five o’clock in the morning, I did my best to keep my eye on that pinpoint of orange light. Suddenly it flashed bright white!

Klyde Morris 01.12.15

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AeroSports Update: P85 Kit Built Racer Enters Flight Testing

The Rumble Of A Radial Has Been Replaced With The Growl Of A V8 In The Kit Built P85 Produced By Altitude Group

The P85 is a derivation of Altitude Group’s Radial Rocket airframe, with changes to accommodate a V8 firewall forward powerplant package utilizing the proven, high performance LS series of V8 engines. As of a few weeks ago, the P 85 made its first flight and is now in experimental phase 1 flight testing.

Airborne 01.09.15: Terrafugia Petitions, Boeing Delivers, AMA: Don't Ground Us!

Also: AirAsia Crackdown, UAV Exemptions, Avidyne Update, FAA InFO, GROB-WERKE AD

Terrafugia has petitioned the FAA to grant waivers to allow its Transition roadable aircraft to exceed weight limits and stall speed requirements for an LSA. The petition asks the FAA to allow the Transition to have a gross takeoff weight of 1,800 pounds, and a correspondingly higher stall speed of 54 knots. Boeing employees helped the company set a record for the most commercial airplanes delivered in a single year at 723 in 2014, breaking the company record for a second consecutive year. The company's sales team also booked 1,432

FAA Requirement For A PPL For UAV Operation 'Absurd' Says Commentator

Forbes Contributor Calls FAA's Stipulation 'Ludicrous'

A recent FAA decision to allow a real estate developer to use UAVs to photograph properties ... a commercial use ... carries the stipulation that the operator of the aircraft hold at least a Private Pilot Certificate.

State Of Minnesota Upgrades Firefighting Aircraft

Converting From Bombardier CL-215s To Air Tractor Fire Boss Scoopers

After running CL-215 amphibious water scooping air tankers for years, the state of Minnesota is selling the two they have and will be converting to single-engine Air Tractor 802F Fire Boss scoopers.

New Hampshire Seafood Restaurant Ordered To Stop Helicopter Flights

No Rehearing Will Be Granted By The Local Government

The Zoning Board of Adjustments (ZBA) in Rye, NH has denied a request for a rehearing on an order issued in July demanding that helicopters stop taking off and landing from a local seafood restaurant.

Port Canaveral Helicopter Tours To Continue

Port Commissioners Unanimously Approve The Plan

A helicopter tour operator who faced stiff opposition from local residents and businesses in Port Canaveral, FL last summer has been given unanimous approval to continue flying over the area by the port's regulating body.

Suitcase Is The First $1 Million Kickstarter Campaign Of 2015

'Trunkster' Luggage Is GPS Enabled To Allow Tracking

You can almost hear the commercials now. "Never lose your luggage again!" That's the theory behind "Trunkster", luggage that is GPS enabled to help travelers locate lost or stolen luggage.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (01.12.15): Translational Motion

Translational Motion

Motion along a straight line, such as an axis. The translational motions of an aircraft are forward and back along the longitudinal axis, side to side along the lateral axis, and up and down along the vertical axis.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (01.12.15)

Aero Linx: The Silver Wings Fraternity Welcome to Silver Wings Fraternity! You are cordially invited to join if you have an interest in aviation, regardless whether or not you are a pilot. An ACTIVE MEMBER is someone who has logged a solo flight in a powered aircraft at least 25 years ago. (Application for membership may be made three months prior to that anniversary). An ASSOCIATE MEMBER is anyone over the age of 16 who does not otherwise qualify for Active Membership. Membership in Silver Wings Fraternity is open to men and women of all nations regardless of race, creed, color or national origin. We look forward to welcoming you into the Fraternity.

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (01.12.15)

"This time, though, they actually hit the barge. Again, they have gained a large volume of data -- and what this means is that SpaceX is now much, much closer to actually solving the equation and accomplishing the soft landing of a spent first stage." Source: From an article by ANN Space Correspondent, Wes Oleszewski, on the recent first attempt by SpaceX to soft-land the first stage of a Falcon 9 vehicle on a robotic barge, at sea.

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January 12, 2015

Hearing Postponed While Environmental Concerns Are Addressed

Program Designed To Develop And Integrate New Automation Into Existing Aircraft

Inducted At 53rd AAIA Sciences Meeting January 5

Safety Issues Cited, But Company Owner NIMBYs Are The Problem

Company Completes 2014 With Growing DoD Customer Base, Looks To Additional Deployments In 2015

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Move Essentially Grounds State's Two Helicopters

Launch Scheduled For March 27 Aboard A Soyuz Spacecraft

Accumulates Over 28,000 Flight Hours, Enters 11th Year With No Accidents

Poised To Join Display Team That Flies The Antique Aircraft

HPARS Originally Designed For Military Forces

Optimizes GWX 70H Weather Radar, GTR 225 COM And GNC 255 NAV/COM For Helicopter Operations

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Program Dedicated To Bob Hoover

Target Wise, They ‘Nailed It’ – Now, On To Greater Challenges

Klyde's Already Cruising eBay!

The Rumble Of A Radial Has Been Replaced With The Growl Of A V8 In The Kit Built P85 Produced By Altitude Group

Also: AirAsia Crackdown, UAV Exemptions, Avidyne Update, FAA InFO, GROB-WERKE AD

Forbes Contributor Calls FAA's Stipulation 'Ludicrous'

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Converting From Bombardier CL-215s To Air Tractor Fire Boss Scoopers

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Port Commissioners Unanimously Approve The Plan

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