ANN is monitoring reports of extensive damage in Texas... but a number of GA pilots got out while the going was good. ANN friend, Sarah Rovner, described her company’s efforts to get susceptible GA birds out of harm’s way.
"As the owner of FullThrottle Aviation, an aircraft delivery company, I often get calls from people to move airplanes... On Thursday night, I started getting calls from people who hangar airplanes in areas that flood. They were looking for someone to fly the airplanes out to a safe place... In fact, many airplane owner policies will actually cover the cost of relocation in the event of a major weather event. Austin Meyer is the innovator behind ‘X-Plane’ -- a leading flight simulator software program. The product did well and created a devoted fan base... especially when the sim was upgraded to be usable on a number of platforms... and offered for sale via a number of outlets... including Google Play. It was the Google Play availability that created an odyssey in which Austin wound up in a costly fight against a company claiming patent infringement even though the suing party, Uniloc, does not produce flight simulator products... The worldwide fleet of G280 aircraft recently eclipsed
100,000 flight hours, a milestone achieved less than five years after the first model entered service. Since entering service in November 2012, the G280 has been able to continuously improve its dispatch reliability. Through July 2017, the fleet of more than 115 aircraft has achieved a dispatch reliability rate of 99.90 percent. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 08.29.17 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Tuesday, August 29th, 2017... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalist Tom Patton, this episode covers:
- GA Tries To Stay Out of Path of Hurricane Harvey
- ‘Patent Scam’ Documentary Highlights Threat To Innovation
- Gulfstream G280 Surpasses 100,000 Flight Hours
- GA Accident Rate Declines Again In 2014
- Aero-Calendar
- Gogo Business Aviation’s 4G Service Takes Flight
- U.K. Labor Party May Oppose Heathrow Expansion
- Property Drone Consortium Welcomes Texas Windstorm Insurance Association
- Airmen, Sailors Prepare To Support F-35 At Sea
- Russian Helicopters Ready For Serial Delivery Of Upgraded Ka-27M Helicopters
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