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June 27, 2018

NTSB Releases Preliminary Report From Angel Flight Baron Accident

Two Fatally Injured On Flight To Pick Up A Patient For Medical Transport

The NTSB has released its preliminary report from an accident that resulted in the fatal injury of two people on board a Beechcraft B58 Baron on a medical charity flight for Angel Flight East.

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FAA Grants Exemption To Yamaha For Fazer Remotely Piloted Helicopter

Company Pursues Additional Exemptions For New Fazer R Model In Commercial Ag Operation

The FAA has granted an exemption to Yamaha Motor Corp. to begin using its Fazer remotely piloted helicopter for select commercial agricultural spraying operations.

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Angel MedFlight Worldwide BOD Elects Jim Adams As Executive Chairman

Will Assist In Strategic Planning, Mange Company Opportunities

Aviation West Charters, parent company of Angel MedFlight Worldwide Air Ambulance, announced today that its Board of Directors has elected Jim Adams Executive Chairman effective immediately.

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GA-ASI Guardian Concludes Demonstration Flights In Japan

Has Been Operated By U.S. CBP Since 2008

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has concluded the first large-scale demonstration flights in Japan of the Guardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA).

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FAA Establishes Drone Restrictions Over Federal Prison

Places Restrictions Over And Around The Administrative United States Penitentiary Thomson near Clinton, IL

At the request of Federal security partners, the FAA has been using its existing authority under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) §99.7–“Special Security Instructions”–to address concerns about drone operations over national security sensitive facilities by establishing temporary Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) specific flight restrictions.

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First Ever Perlan II Glider Tow With Egrett

'Super Plane' Refurbished And Modified Specifically For The Mission

The Perlan saga continues with a new chapter. The first ever tow by an Egrett which was designed, fabricated and tested by the Perlan Project team and AV Experts. For Argentina, a much more powerful tow plane had been a dream; one hour on tow to 10,000 feet was typical. Then Jim Payne said "What we really need is Einar's Egrett." The Egrett is a very large, very powerful single-seat plane capable of flying relatively slowly.

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NASA Technologies Significantly Reduce Aircraft Noise

Acoustic Research Measurement (ARM) Flights Combined Several Technologies To Achieve Significant Reduction In Airframe Noise

A series of NASA flight tests has successfully demonstrated technologies that achieve a significant reduction in the noise generated by aircraft and heard by communities near airports.

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Michigan State Police Taps CNC Technologies For Drone Program

New System Will Enable MSP To Securely Transmit Real-Time Video And Data From Its Aeryon Skyranger sUAS Fleet And Helicopter Assets To Officers And Partner Agencies Across The Region

CNC Technologies, an aviation technology and wireless communications company serving the law enforcement, military and government markets, announced today its selection by the Michigan State Police to deploy a state-of-the-art mobile video network to support the department’s airborne law enforcement operations.  Developed to speed and improve the ability of MSP to share actionable aerial intelligence, the new solution will enable secure transmission of real-time video and data from the department’s airborne assets to officers and partner agencies across the region.

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