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August 09, 2018

AMA Drone Report 08.09.18: UK Kid/Drone Ban?, FAI Int'l, UAV 'Attack' Fallout?

Also: FAA: NO Drones Near Wildfires, Solar-Powered Record, Louisiana UAVs, Drone Center Of Excellence

The U.K. 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. The proposal could allow youngsters to fly heavier drones under adult supervision if the aircraft is owned by and registered to an older person. The restriction is pegged to the age at which an insurance policy can be issued. Other suggestions in the proposed bill that is targeted for implementation later this year are online safety tests and requi

AMA Drone Report 08.09.18: UK Kid/Drone Ban?, FAI Int'l, UAV 'Attack' Fallout?

Also: FAA: NO Drones Near Wildfires, Solar-Powered Record, Louisiana UAVs, Drone Center Of Excellence

The U.K. 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. The proposal could allow youngsters to fly heavier drones under adult supervision if the aircraft is owned by and registered to an older person. The restriction is pegged to the age at which an insurance policy can be issued. Other suggestions in the proposed bill that is targeted for implementation later this year are online safety tests and required registration for drones over 250 grams, as is required in the US. FAI, the World Air Sports Federation, has released a detailed conference program for the FAI International Dr

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Australia Warns Of Premature Engine Wear In Robinson Helicopters

Cites Lowering Of Lead Levels In Avgas As A Possible Cause For The Problem

Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has issued a warning to operators of Robinson R22 and R44 helicopters concerning accelerated engine wear possibly caused by the lowering of the amount of lead in avgas.

NASA Invests In Concepts For A Vibrant Future Commercial Space Economy

Selects 13 Companies To Study Human Spaceflight In Low Earth Orbit

In an ongoing effort to foster commercial activity in space, NASA has selected 13 companies to study the future of commercial human spaceflight in low-Earth orbit, including long-range opportunities for the International Space Station.

Air China Takes Delivery Of Its First Airbus A350-900

Aircraft Powered By Rolls-Royce Trent XWB Engines

Air China has taken delivery of its first A350-900 in Toulouse. The national flag carrier is the first Chinese mainland customer to order and take ownership of the world’s newest and most efficient twin-engine widebody aircraft.

U.S. Senator Says NASA Can Not Make To Mars Alone

Republican Ted Cruz Says Government Must Leverage Private Sector Money To Accomplish The Mission

NASA is focused on going to Mars. In every news release concerning the SLS or Orion systems, the agency touts their importance to sending astronauts to the Red Planet.

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NTSB Releases Preliminary Report In Fatal Weight-Shift Aircraft Accident

Accident Occurred In Michigan July 23 During An Emergency Landing Attempt

The NTSB has released a preliminary report from an accident involving a Aero Venture weight-shift accident in Michigan late last month which resulted in the fatal injury of the pilot.

Former Alaska Airlines Pilot Sentenced

Pleaded Guilty To Piloting Passenger Aircraft Under The Influence Of Alcohol

On July 25, 2018, David Arntson was sentenced in U.S. District Court, Santa Ana, California, to 12 months and 1 day of incarceration, 3 years’ supervised release, a $10,000 fine, and a $100 special assessment fee. On February 26, 2018, he pleaded guilty to operating a common carrier while under the influence.

NASA Gives $1.4M To Help Minority-Serving Colleges Develop New STEM Courses

Awardees Will Partner With A NASA Center Or Facility To Accomplish The Goals And Objectives Of MISTC Over A 15-Month Period

Through the Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP), NASA provides financial assistance via competitive awards to Minority Serving Institutions, or MSIs, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions, Tribal Colleges and Universities, other minority-serving institutions, and eligible community colleges, as required by the MSI-focused Executive Orders. These institutions recruit and retain underrepresented and underserved students, including women and girls, and persons with disabilities, into STEM fields.

Silent Falcon UAS Technologies Selected By DARPA For SUPER-PBD Demonstration

Hopes To Prove Feasibility Of Recharging Electric UAS In Flight Using Laser Light Source

Silent Falcon UAS Technologies solar electric, fixed wing, long endurance, long range Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) has been selected by DARPA as the unmanned aircraft system for its Stand-off Ubiquitous Power/Energy Replenishment - Power Beaming Demo (SUPER PBD). SUPER PBD is an innovative project designed to prove the feasibility of recharging an electric powered UAS while in flight using a laser light source, allowing for indefinitely long flight times by using concatenated “Fly” and “Fly & Charge” cycles removing the need to land to refuel.

Aerojet Rocketdyne Boosters Complete Simulated Air-Launch Tests

Advance Tactical Boosters Hot-Fired Under Simulated Extreme Conditions

Aerojet Rocketdyne’s advanced tactical booster program recently completed two successful hot-fire tests of a motor that had been conditioned to mimic extreme cold- and hot-soak conditions for air-launch application. The tests took place at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

USAF B-52s Train With USN P-8s In East China Sea

Joint Training Exercise Conducted August 1

Two U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers, assigned to the 96th Expeditionary Bomber Squadron, participated in a joint training mission with U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon aircraft, assigned to VP-45 and VP-4, in the vicinity of Japan over the East China Sea Aug. 1, 2018.

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Aerometals Receives FAA STC Approval For Airbus H130 IBF System

Inlet Barrier Filter Gets U.S. Government Approval

Aftermarket civil and military aircraft parts manufacturer and engine Inlet Barrier Filter (IBF) innovator Aerometals has received an FAA Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for Airbus Helicopters H130 (EC130T2) IBF System.

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Second-Quarter Avionics Sales Increase 17.8 Percent Over Same Period Last Year

Total Sales Exceed $1.3 Billion In First Six Months Of 2018

The Aircraft Electronics Association released its second-quarter 2018 Avionics Market Report. In the first six months of the year, total worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales amounted to $1,321,901,690.89 or more than $1.3 billion as reported by the participating companies.

CalTech Engineers Taught a Drone To Herd Birds Away From Airports

With A New Algorithm, A Drone Can Autonomously Protect Airfields

Engineers at Caltech have developed a new control algorithm that enables a single drone to herd an entire flock of birds away from the airspace of an airport. The algorithm is presented in a study in IEEE Transactions on Robotics.

Wing Makes Country's First Delivery By Drone In VA

The Payload? Ice Cream

The country's first commercial BVLOS delivery by drone brought ice cream to a two-year-old in a demonstration conducted in Virginia by Alphabet's Wing. The delivery flight covered 1.4 miles, and arrived within eight minutes from the time the order was completed by the mom of the lucky toddler.

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Honda Aircraft Company Begins HondaJet Elite Deliveries

The HondaJet Finishes The First Half Of 2018 As The Most Delivered Aircraft In Its Class

Honda Aircraft Company has begun deliveries of its new advanced aircraft, the HondaJet Elite, at its headquarters in Greensboro, NC. Deliveries of the HondaJet Elite begin as the HondaJet marks the first half of 2018 as the most delivered aircraft in its class, based on information provided by GAMA.

Indoor Skydivers Freefall Into World Record Books

Two Siberians Spent More Than 8.5 Hours In A Wind Tunnel

The longest indoor freefall Guinness World Record has been jointly achieved by two Russian adventurers, Viktor Kozlov and Sergey Dmitriyev, in the city of Perm on Tuesday, 10 July 2018. The record took place at the innovative FreeFly Technology wind tunnel.

Lancair Is Here To Compete Against The Big (Fast) Boys

Mako May Just Eat All Predators

Probably the oddest thing about the Lancair Mako and Barracuda is the fact they fly with only two of their three gear legs hanging out. Is that thinking out side of the box or a marketing ploy? According to Lancair’s young, engineering minded President, Conrad Huffstutler, “retracting the nose gear adds about 12 knots to the cruise speed because it takes the gear leg out of the prop turbulence which is a high drag area.”

CHC Safety And Quality Summit Announces Female Aviators Scholarship Winners

CHC Helicopter And Collective Magazine Providing CHC Safety And Quality Summit Scholarships For Members Of Whirly-Girls International

CHC Helicopter and Collective Magazine today announced that they have selected two scholarship winners from Whirly-Girls International for the 2018 CHC Safety and Quality Summit. The two winners, Melissa Hanthorn-Shantz and Samantha Hansen, will join more than 500 professionals at one of the aviation industry’s premiere safety events.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (08.09.18)

"When herding birds away from an airspace, you have to be very careful in how you position your drone. If it's too far away, it won't move the flock. And if it gets too close, you risk scattering the flock and making it completely uncontrollable." Source: Soon-Jo Chung, CalTech associate professor of aerospace and Bren Scholar in the Division of Engineering and Applied Science.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (08.09.18): Visual Descent Point (VDP)

A defined point on the final approach course of a nonprecision straight-in approach procedure from which normal descent from the MDA to the runway touchdown point may be commenced.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (08.09.18)

U.S. Contract Tower Association

The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) created the U.S. Contract Tower Association in 1996 to promote FAA’s Contract Tower Program and to enhance aviation safety at smaller airports. USCTA coordinates contract tower issues on a regular basis with Congress, DOT/FAA, NTSB, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the DOT IG. The association sponsors an annual workshop in Washington, D.C., which allows members to hear updates on the program directly from the FAA officials who administer it.

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