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September 07, 2019

NTSB Finds Structural Failure Caused ERAU Fatal Accident In 2018

Wing Separated From The Aircraft During Training Flight

The NTSB has released its probable cause report from an accident involving a Piper PA-28R airplane belonging to Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) which occurred April 4, 2018. The commercial pilot candidate and ATP-rated check pilot who were onboard the aircraft were fatally injured in the accident.

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Sun ‘N Fun/Aerospace Center For Excellence Aids The Bahamas

Will Collect And Distribute Relief Supplies In Coordination With Lakeland Linder International Airport

Sun 'n Fun and the Aerospace Center for Excellence (ACE) have organized a relief effort to send supplies to those affected by the devastation of Hurricane Dorian in the Islands of The Bahamas. A receiving station is being established on the Sun 'n Fun Expo Campus to process and distribute the supplies in partnership with Lakeland Linder International Airport.

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NASA Tests 30-Mile-Long Microphone Array

Will Be Used To Measure 'Sonic Thumps' Produced By Quiet Supersonic X-59

NASA has successfully tested a large microphone array in California’s Mojave Desert as part of a flight series in preparation for the agency’s quiet supersonic X-plane, the X-59.

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ANAFI FPV Puts You In The Cockpit Of Parrot’s Revolutionary Drone

Live Video From ANAFI’s 180-Degree Camera Produces Thrilling Immersion In The 'Cockpit Glasses' Headset

The new  the ANAFI FPV drone from Parrot puts the operator in the cockpit of Parrot’s fast, nimble, and ultraportable UAV. The new aircraft  Delivers live, immersive video from its unique 180-degree tilting camera to the included Cockpit Glasses

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NASA Selects Three Proposals To Advance Understanding Of Space Weather

Each Heliophysics Mission Of Opportunity Proposals Will Receive $400,000 To Conduct A Nine-Month Mission Concept Study

NASA has selected three proposals for concept studies of missions that could help us better understand the dynamic space weather system driven by the Sun that manifests near Earth. The proposals examine what drives different parts of that system and ultimately could help us predict and mitigate its effects on spacecraft and astronauts, as NASA's Artemis program looks to send the first woman and the next man to the Moon by 2024.

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Santa Barbara Airport Studies FBO Expansion

Project Would Include Redesign Of Existing Facilities

The Santa Barbara, CA Municipal Airport (KSBA) has launched a study that could lead to an expansion of FBO services at the field.

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NTSB Investigating Helicopter Accident In Washington State

Pilot Of The Aircraft Is Reportedly Refusing To Talk With Authorities

An accident in Asotin County, WA left a helicopter at the bottom of the Snake River last Saturday. And while both occupants of the aircraft were able to escape the aircraft, they left the scene without talking to authorities. And the pilot of the aircraft is being described as uncooperative in his dealings with police and the NTSB.

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Garmin G1000H NXi-Equipped Bell 407GXi Helicopter Achieves IFR Certification

Meets Requirement For U.S. Navy Advanced Helicopter Training System Competition

Garmin's G1000H NXi integrated flight deck has received IFR certification. Bell recently achieved this certification in the 407GXi, which gives pilots the flexibility of operating in degraded weather conditions with valuable situational awareness tools and advanced capabilities in a next generation integrated flight deck. IFR certification meets the needs of single-engine helicopter owners and operators and is also a requirement for the U.S. Navy Advanced Helicopter Training System competition.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (09.07.19)

“It’s been 70 years since Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier. Now we’re trying to fix it.” Source: NASA sonic boom researcher Ed Haering.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (09.07.19): Under The Hood

Indicates that the pilot is using a hood to restrict visibility outside the cockpit while simulating instrument flight.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (09.07.19)

FAA National Simulator Program (NSP) FSTD Evaluation and Assessment Feedback

The National Simulator Program (NSP) Branch establishes standards for Flight Simulation Training Devices (FSTD) that are published in 14 CFR part 60 and perform FSTD qualification activities.

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