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February 16, 2015

Airborne 02.16.15: FAA Proposes UAV Regs, Red Bull Races!, Enstrom TH180 Flies

Also: Another Fly-In Postponed, Drone Prize, Emergency iPad Use, TransAsia Pilots Fail Test, Laser Attacks

During a special press briefing held yesterday morning, the FAA announced the proposed framework for new regulations that will address the operation of unmanned aerial systems. This briefing was an overview of the proposed regulation and did not detail the exact wording that will appear in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. After a 2014 season they’d like to forget, two American pilots, Kirby Chambliss and Michael Goulian, came into the season opener of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship in Abu

Airborne 02.16.15: FAA Proposes UAV Regs, Red Bull Races!, Enstrom TH180 Flies

Also: Another Fly-In Postponed, Drone Prize, Emergency iPad Use, TransAsia Pilots Fail Test, Laser Attacks

During a special press briefing held yesterday morning, the FAA announced the proposed framework for new regulations that will address the operation of unmanned aerial systems. This briefing was an overview of the proposed regulation and did not detail the exact wording that will appear in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. After a 2014 season they’d like to forget, two American pilots, Kirby Chambliss and Michael Goulian, came into the season opener of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship in Abu Dhabi eager for the winds of change. And, in fact, the winds over the Arabian Gulf wreaked havoc with the field in Friday’s Qualifying, leaving Chambliss with the f

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ASTM International Launches New Group

Charge For Committee F46 Is To Develop Standards For Personnel Training In The Aerospace Industry

ASTM International announced this week at a meeting with the NBAA the formation of a high-level group to develop standards for training workers in the aerospace industry. ASTM Committee F46 on Aerospace Personnel will be led by manufacturers, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions and other key stakeholders.

ALASA Getting Closer To Delivering Big Things In Small Packages To Space

Progress On Several Potentially Breakthrough Technologies Could Pave The Way For Much Cheaper, Faster And Easier Small-Satellite Launches

Through its Airborne Launch Assist Space Access (ALASA) program, DARPA has been developing new concepts and architectures to get small satellites into orbit more economically on short notice. Bradford Tousley, director of DARPA’s Tactical Technology Office, provided an update on ALASA at the 18th Annual FAA Commercial Space Transportation Conference in Washington, D.C.

Four Space Shuttle Astronauts Selected For 2015 U.S. Astronaut Hall Of Fame

2015 Marks Historic 25th Anniversary For The Hall Of Fame

On Saturday, May 30, 2015, four space shuttle astronauts will be inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame during a public ceremony held at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex’s Space Shuttle Atlantis attraction: John Grunsfeld, Ph. D., Steven Lindsey, Kent Rominger, and M. Rhea Seddon, M.D.

Luxair Signs Firm Purchase Agreement For Up To Five Q400 NextGen Aircraft

Airline Replacing Less Efficient Regional Jets

The national airline of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg ... Luxair Societe Luxembourgeoise de Navigation Aerienne S.A. ("Luxair") ... has signed a firm purchase agreement for three Q400 NextGen aircraft and taken options on an additional two airplanes.

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Eagle Copters Ltd. Partners With Ozark Aeroworks

Provides New Option For Honeywell T53 Engine Maintenance

Eagle Copters Ltd. has entered into a joint venture partnership with Ozark Aeroworks, LLC of Springfield, MO. The development means the company will now provide the industry with another option for responding to their Honeywell T53 maintenance, repair and overhaul needs. The combined experience, capabilities and reputations of these two companies should be viewed as an attractive new alternative for T53 owners and operators.

Boeing Centralizes Defense, Space Development Efforts

Jim O’Neill Named President Of BDS Development

Boeing is consolidating management of key defense and space development programs into a new organization to enhance its performance on the pre-production development activities that significantly influence its ability to provide customers with the right capabilities at the right time and cost.

First UK Helicopter Pilot Degree Students Begin Training

Will Work Towards Pilot Certificates And College Degrees

The first group of students have started training at Midlands-based Helicentre Aviation Academy to qualify as Professional Helicopter Pilots while simultaneously working towards obtaining a BSc (Hons) Degree in Professional Aviation Pilot Practice.

NASA's Curiosity Analyzing Sample Of Martian Mountain

Preliminary Results Suggest Acidic Ancient Conditions

The second bite of a Martian mountain taken by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover hints at long-ago effects of water that was more acidic than any evidenced in the rover's first taste of Mount Sharp, a layered rock record of ancient Martian environments.

JetSuite Joins Air Charter Safety Foundation

Becomes The 106th Company To Accept The Foundation's Safety Standards

The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) is pleased to welcome JetSuite of Irvine, California as the newest charter operator to join the ACSF. Along with 105 other companies, JetSuite supports the mission of the ACSF to raise the safety bar in the on-demand charter and fractional industry.

Fourteen Amputee Patients Flown To Colorado For Annual Ski Event

American Airlines, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital For Children Facilitate Weeklong Ski Adventure And Life-Changing Experiences

A group of 14 teenage amputee patients from Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (TSRHC) headed for the slopes of Colorado recently for an all-expense paid ski adventure at Winter Park's National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD), one of the world's largest outdoor therapeutic recreational facilities. The group flew on American Airlines for the 34th annual Amputee Ski Trip, which is also supported by the hospital's generous donors.

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GoJet Airlines To Add CRJ900 Aircraft To Fleet

Two-Class Regional Jets Will Operate Under Delta Connection Brand

GoJet Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of Trans States Holdings, Inc., has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Delta Air Lines to operate seven Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft under the Delta Connection regional service brand. Deliveries are slated to begin in June of 2015 and continue through October.

GMR Aero Technic Limited To Perform Q400 Heavy Maintenance

First Authorized Service Facility For Commercial Aircraft In India

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has further strengthened its global presence by appointing GMR Aero Technic Limited ("GMR Aero Technic") of Hyderabad, India as an Authorized Service Facility (ASF) for its Q400 turboprop.

AeroSports Update: Americans Kick Off Fresh Red Bull Season

American Racers Are Starting The Season Well During The Challenging Qualifying Event

After a 2014 season they’d like to forget, two American pilots, Kirby Chambliss and Michael Goulian, came into the season opener of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship in Abu Dhabi eager for the winds of change.

Sierra Completions Moves Forward On Development Plans

Colorado Springs Airport Will Be Home To New Campus

Bolstered by crucial local and state economic development incentives, Sierra Completions, a subsidiary of Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), stands one step closer in their plans to build its proposed high-end aircraft completions complex at the Colorado Aerospace Park at the Colorado Springs Airport.

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Female U-2 Pilot Blazes Trail Through Society And Space

Lt. Col. Merryl Tengesdal Is The Only Black Female U-2 Pilot In History

As a child she imagined flying amongst the stars, thousands of miles above the earth’s surface, and today Lt. Col. Merryl Tengesdal is one of eight female pilots to ever fly the U-2 and the only black female pilot during the aircraft's history.

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Airborne 02.13.15: Jumpstart 2020 Details, Bombardier Drama, SpaceX Landing Pad

Also: ADS-B For EXPs, Barnstorming, ESA Experimental Spaceplane, NASA Bill, NoFlyZone?, Alaska WX Cams

Following the establishment of the Jumpstart GA 2020 program earlier this week, The NextGen GA Fund has just announced its first order to supply basic ADS-B compliant solutions to general aviation aircraft owners, as well as introductory pricing. The initial Jumpstart product selection process included five avionics manufacturers basic ADS-B rule-compliant offerings. The multifaceted Bombardier Incorporated has been a family controlled company since its beginnings as a manufacturer of snowmobiles. However, it

NYT Columnist Calls For Looser UAV Regulations

Says The FAA Should Allow Industry To Innovate

While high-profile accidents like the one involving a UAV crashing on the White House Lawn grab headlines, developers see an almost unlimited potential for small, unmanned aircraft, and liken it to the beginnings of the Internet in the 1980s.

NASA To Modernize Propeller Systems On P-3 Aircraft

Selects UTC Aerospace Systems NP2000 Propellers And Electronic Propeller Control Systems For First-Ever Program

NASA has selected UTC Aerospace Systems for the world's first NP2000 propeller modernization of a P-3 aircraft. The agreement provides for procurement and installation of NP2000 propellers with electronic propeller control systems and will include engineering, technical and logistics services within the next two years.

'Nut Rage' Incident Lands Heather Cho In Jail

Sentenced To A Year In Prison For Interfering With A Flight

Former Korean Air executive Cho Hyun-al, who also goes by Heather Cho, has been sentenced to a year in prison by a court in Seoul, South Korea following the now-infamous "Nut Rage" incident.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (02.16.15): High Speed Taxiway

High Speed Taxiway A long radius taxiway designed and provided with lighting or marking to define the path of aircraft, traveling at high speed (up to 60 knots), from the runway center to a point on the center of a taxiway. Also referred to as long radius exit or turn-off taxiway. The high speed taxiway is designed to expedite aircraft turning off the runway after landing, thus reducing runway occupancy time.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (02.16.15)

Aero Linx: American Yankee Association The purpose of this organization shall be to bring together in good fellowship those who share a common bond of affection and interest in the American Yankee, Model AA-1, and its descendants, Models AA-1A, 1B, 1C, 5, 5A, 5B, GA-7, AG5B and Tiger aircraft. Furthermore, it is to provide a forum for owners and pilots of Grumman American aircraft to exchange information on parts and aircraft availability and to further the education and exchange of methods, ideas and modifications concerning the operation, maintenance and characteristics of these aircraft.

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (02.16.15)

“Opening the technology to more people allows for the kind of innovation that nobody can predict." Source: From Michael Perry -- a spokesman for DJI, a Hong Kong-based drone maker whose Phantom drone was involved in the White House accident. Perry told New York Times columnist Farhad Manjoo that at its inception, the Internet was used for some specific military applications, but it took more than 10 years for interconnected computers to become practical for the general public to use.

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