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August 03, 2018

NATA Welcomes Aviation Safety Veteran Chris Baum To Its Regulatory Team

Brings Nearly 20 Years Of Interactions With Congress To The Position

Chris Baum, industry veteran and former military aviator, has joined NATA’s regulatory team as Senior Advisor, specializing in general aviation business security issues.

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FAA Announces $770.8 Million In Infrastructure Grants

Will Make Improvements At Airports In 50 States And Five U.S. Territories

The FAA will award $770.8 million in airport infrastructure grants, as part of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.

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The Airplane Factory (TAF) Sling Debuts 4 Place Turbo With Rotax 915 iS

First Customer Built Sling 4 Was Displayed At AirVenture

There are few new entries on the four place kit built market these day but the TAF Sling 4 is an impressive entry. This is the first company airplane to use the Rotax 915 iS injected, turbocharged engine. This engine produces maximum 141 HP and delivers full take off power up to 15,000 feet with a service ceiling of 23,000 feet. Like other Rotax engines it is a four cylinder, horizontally opposed, four stroke, air-cooled engine with an Engine Management System but the 915 iS is turbocharged with a 1200 hour TBO.

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EPS Diesel: Still Living The Dream

Engine Has Accumulated Nearly 1,000 Hours During Testing

EPS Diesel once again updated the public on their diesel engine development at AirVenture 2018. The Wisconsin company creating an aviation diesel powerplant has studiously reported on progress and setbacks in the challenging task of new engine development for several years now. The company stated that as of this year their testing has accumulated just shy of 1000 hrs and is performing as expected.

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Aeronyde And Unifly Partner To Build Advanced Drone Systems

Providing Real-Time Situational Awareness For Fire, Police Departments

Florida-based Autonomous Aerial Systems (AAS) company Aeronyde and Belgian Unmanned Traffic Management provider Unifly have announced a partnership to bring advanced UAV technology to emergency responders. The companies will integrate Unifly’s Unmanned Traffic Management services, along with Aeronyde’s system for Autonomous flight, to create an efficient self-flying system for police and fire departments.

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Airbus Evaluates An A320neo Multi-Mission Variant

Being Considered For An ISR Platform And Military Transport

Having made its mark in the commercial airline sector, the A320neo is now being considered by Airbus for new applications: as a highly-capable and cost-effective platform for ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) duties and as a military transport.

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SIA-CAE Pilot Training JV In Singapore To Commence Operations

Will Provide Simulator And Classroom Training With An Initial Focus On Boeing Aircraft Types

Singapore Airlines (SIA) and CAE will launch operations of their new Singapore CAE Flight Training Pte. Ltd. (SCFT) joint venture for pilot training in Singapore this month. SIA and CAE have concluded the establishment of the joint venture company and all regulatory approvals have been obtained. Plans for the joint venture were announced in August last year, when a Memorandum of Understanding was signed.

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The 'Shark' E190-E2 Jet Completes African Tour

Debuted At Farnborough Air Show Before Visiting Six Countries

Hot on the heels of an exciting performance at the UK’s Farnborough Airshow, where Embraer enjoyed a bumper crop of new aircraft orders, Embraer’s new generation aircraft, the E190-E2, visited Africa for a Continental tour. The aircraft visited six counties: Algiers, Morocco, Kenya, Ghana, Mauritius and South Africa. At each stop, the world’s quietest and most efficient passenger jet in its segment attracted the attention of the local aviation community and the press, performing demonstration flights to showcase its capabilities.

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U.K. May Ban Kids From Owning Drones

Proposal Under Consideration Would Limit People Under 18 From Owning A Drone Over 0.55 Pounds

The U.K. Department of Transport has new drone rules under consideration that would ban people under 18 years old from owning a drone weighing more than 250 grams ... or 0.55 pounds.

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TSA Considers Elimination Of Security Screening At 150 Small Airports

Passengers Would Be Screened After Arrival At Larger Airports

TSA is mulling a plan that would eliminate security checkpoints at at least 150 small airports, opting to screen those passengers after they arrive at a larger airport.

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Senators Introduce The Space Frontier Act

Builds On The 2015 Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act

U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX), Bill Nelson (D-FL), and Ed Markey (D-MA), members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, recently introduced the Space Frontier Act (S. 3277). This commercial space bill builds upon the 2015 Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act by streamlining and reforming the regulatory framework for commercial space launch and Earth observation operations, which is crucial to maintaining American leadership in space.

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EAA Flying Club Initiative Creating Local Pathways To Get People Flying

Program Assists EAA Chapter Members In Developing Local Flying Clubs

The mission of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) to growing participation in aviation took another step forward during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018, as the organization unveiled its Flying Club Initiative, which helps create local pathways to encourage and develop flying.

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Agenda Taking Shape For FAI International Drone Conference And Expo

Event Taking Place In Lausanne, Switzerland Beginning August 31

FAI, the World Air Sports Federation, has released a detailed conference program for the FAI International Drones Conference and Expo 2018. Top drone experts from around the globe will present the latest developments and technology around the hot topics of drone sport, safety and innovation during the event at the EPFL Rolex Learning Center in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Smithsonian's National Air And Space Museum Welcomes Oracle Challenger III

Thomas W. Haas Donates $10 Million To New General Aviation 'We All Fly' Gallery

The world's most visited museum is the Smithsonianís National Air and Space Museum (NASM), located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Over the next seven years, while NASM remains open, it will be undergoing its grandest transformation since opening in 1976.

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One Week Wonder Project At AirVenture Attracted More Than 2,500 Volunteers

Aircraft Powered With Rotax 912 iS Sport Engine

The eye-catching One Week Wonder project, where a complete plane was built from start to finish within seven days, returned to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in Wisconsin, U.S.A., the world’s largest annual gathering of aviation enthusiasts, after 2014 and counted – according to first indications – more than 2,500 participants.

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A Review Of Simulators In The EAA Pilot Proficiency Center

Both Instructor And Student Find Sims A Valuable Learning Tool

The EAA Pilot Proficiency Center features Redbird simulators that have a variety of pre-programmed scenarios. Volunteer flight instructors have been working in the center during the week of AirVenture, instructing students in four-hour shifts. I spent an hour in the simulator, doing both an IFR and VFR flight, and found it to be a great educational tool.

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Klyde Morris 08.03.18

And That, Klyde, Is How Government 'Works'

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (08.03.18)

“The U.S. commercial space industry is a growing and vibrant sector of the American economy that has yet to reach its full potential due to outdated regulations that haven’t kept pace with advances in technology. The Space Frontier Act supports the continued development of a robust commercial space sector, and extends our leadership in space by maximizing our utilization and operation of the International Space Station." Source: U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Space, Science and Competitiveness, on the introduction of the Space Frontier Act in the U.S. Senate.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (08.03.18): Threshold Crossing Height (TCH)

The theoretical height above the runway threshold at which the aircraft’s glideslope antenna would be if the aircraft maintained the trajectory established by the mean ILS glideslope or MLS glidepath.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (08.03.18)

FAA Office Of Commercial Space Transportation

The stated mission of the Office Of Commercial Space Transportation is to  to "ensure protection of the public, property, and the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States during commercial launch or reentry activities.

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