Fri, Sep 18, 2015
The Academy of Model Aeronautics has released a detailed analysis of the FAA’s drone data. A close examination of 764 records, which were publicly released last month, reveals a more complex picture of unmanned aircraft systems activity in the United States than initial media headlines suggested.
There are military crashes and a UFO sighting in the data. Only a fraction of the records were legitimately reported “close calls” and “near misses,” and some didn’t involve drones at all. The AgustaWestland AW609 TiltRotor aircraft recently set a speed record on a 1000 kilometer ‘point-to-point’ journey. The aircraft flew from its Yeovil facility in southwest England to its Cascina Costa facility near Milan, Italy, a distance of 627 nautical miles, in 2 hours 18 minutes. That’s an average ground speed of about 270 knots. It appears that the concept of privatizing the air traffic control system is thought to be a bad idea by more than just those of us in aviation. According to a survey conducted by Global Strategy Group of 801 registered voters nationwide, Democrats, Independents and Republicans all oppose taking control from the Federal Aviation Administration and turning it over to a private non-profit entity by a nearly two-to-one margin. All this --
and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 09.18.15 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode Friday, September 18th, 2015... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Brianne Cross, and supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton, and Earl Downs, this episode covers:
- New AMA Analysis: FAA Data Reveals Complex Picture Of U.S. UAV Activity
- The AW609 TiltRotor Sets Speed Record On 627 Nautical Mile Flight
- Pilots Conduct Largest Picket In History Of NetJets
- Barnstorming: What Age/Color/Gender is Aviation?
- Voters Overwhelmingly Oppose Privatizing the Air Traffic Control System
- Senate Committee To Consider VA Flight Training Bill
- Airbus Officially Opens US Manufacturing Facility
- Failed Engine Type On BA777 Was Subject To 2011 AD
- USAF, NGC Craft Plan To Increase B-2 Operational Availability
- Rolls-Royce Delivers 2,000th AE 2100 Engine
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