Also: Women Balloonists, Politics At NBAA, F-16 Training, UAV Show, Legacy 450, Indonesia, Aggressor Paint

Mooney says that following the successful debut of the new M20 Acclaim and Ovation Ultras at AirVenture, and their announcement of a new partnership with Jeppesen, as well as M10 flight test milestones, the company is continuing its march back to the front with a planned transition to new company leadership.

Mooney announced that Dr. Vivek Saxena has been named the new president and Chief Executive Officer of Mooney International. A press release stated that Dr. Saxena is known for his strategic vision and operational effectiveness, and is reported to be a twenty-five year veteran of the aerospace industry. A recently released video shows the pilot of a Druine D31 ‘Turbulent’ open-cockpit airplane being rescued by spectators attending the Herne Bay Air Show in Kent, England after the plane went down in shallow water at the beach and flipped over onto its back. The accident, which the Turbulent Team described as a controlled ditching, occurred last Sunday. Home to Europe's premier horse racing event, Ascot hosted the Red Bull Air Race for the third consecutive year last weekend, August 13-14. Ascot depicts an idyllic portrait of traditional British sporting heritage, and the weather turned out to be perfect for the Red Bull Air Race. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!

Airborne 08.17.16 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Wednesday, August 17th, 2016... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Brianne Cross and Christopher Odom, 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 Leadership At Mooney
• AirShow Plane Down In The Water At Herne Bay Air Show
• Red Bull Air Race At Ascot
• Women Balloonists Compete At Balloon Fiesta
• Aero-TV: Politics At NBAA 2012 - The Alliance For Aviation Across America
• AF Releases Criteria For Basing New F-16 Training Squadrons
• FAA Announces Aviation Safety Rating For Indonesia
• Commercial UAV Show Planned For Asia
• Flexjet Accepts Delivery Of First Embraer Legacy 450 Aircraft
• Aggressor’s New Paint Scheme Resembles Real-World Threats

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