Wed, Dec 03, 2014
The FAA has posted a proposed Airworthiness Directive for Boeing's 787-8 Dreamliner after reports of numerous failures of the proximity sensor within the slat skew detection mechanism assembly, referred to as the DMA.
The slats are a component of the leading edge devices that allow a lower approach and landing speed. The new ForeFlight Mobile 6.5 version unveils what the company says are two firsts in mobile flight planning capabilities that advance preflight weather briefings in two key areas. These areas are: flight conditions monitoring, and NOTAMs. Red Bull announced that the Red Bull Air Race World Championship season in 2015 will feature eight stops spanning the globe that includes five of the most popular locations from the 2014 season. The sport's eighth season kicks off with the traditional opener in Abu Dhabi and will include first-ever races in Japan in the city of Chiba. All this... and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 12.01.14 is chock full of info in this news period ending Monday, December 1st, 2014...
Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Ashley Hale, 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:
- FAA Proposes Dreamliner AD
- ForeFlight Adds New Features On Black Friday
- Red Bull Air Race Back In 2015
- AVW: The Jumpers Point of View
- Endangered Sea Turtles Need Pilots, Planes
- Some Delta Pilots Working To Establish A Breakaway Union
- Open for Business: 3-D Printer Creates First Object In Space
- SAFE Executive Director To Retire In February
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again next week for the next edition of "Airborne" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, in just a few days!
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