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Airborne 09.14.16: 'Sully' v NTSB, AN-225 Coming Back?, Airshow Honors

Also: Homebuilt Ops Limitations, GE's 'ATP' Program, OSIRIS-REx, Drone Ordinance, FAA Hiring Experienced Controllers, Textron, Duncan Aviation

Most moviemaking requires some kind of conflict to hold an audience, but some current and former NTSB investigators say that director Clint Eastwood took too much artistic license to create dramatic tension in his movie "Sully" about the "Miracle on the Hudson."

According to a report appearing on Quartz online, the movie portrays the NTSB as being adversarial with Sullenberger during its investigation, saying he could have landed the airliner at a nearby airport. However, in simulations conducted by the NTSB, that outcome was only achieved eight out of 15 times, and that did not take the pilot's reaction into account. An agreement has been signed between China and Antonov in Ukraine to restart production of the AN-225, recognized as the world's largest airplane. In a short news release posted on the Antonov website, the company said it signed the agreement in August with the Aerospace Industry Corporation of China. The International Council of Air Shows Foundation has named its honorees for induction into the ICAS Foundation Air Show Hall of Fame class of 2016. The inductees named are, pyrotechnic experts Rich and Diana Gibson, aerobatic pilot Greg Poe, and air boss, pilot, announcer and air show organizer, Larry Strain. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!

Airborne 09.14.16 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Wednesday, September 14th, 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:

  • NTSB Investigators Take Issue With Portrayal In 'Sully' Movie
  • China, Antonov In Ukraine To Restart AN-225 Production
  • The Airshow Business Honors Its Own
  • New Homebuilt Operating Limitations
  • Classic Aero-TV: GE's 'ATP' Program - Tomorrow's Turbo-Prop!
  • NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Speeds Toward Asteroid Rendezvous
  • Holyoke, MA Moves Forward With Drone Ordinance
  • The FAA Is Hiring Experienced Air Traffic Controllers
  • Textron Looking To Trim Workforce
  • Duncan Aviation Announces TDR-94 Transponder Service

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