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September 19, 2015

Inhofe Announces Pilot’s Bill Of Rights 2 Support Surpasses 60 Cosponsors

Multiple Aviation Organizations Also Back The Bipartisan Legislation

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK), member of the Senate General Aviation Caucus, announced Friday that his Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 (S.571) has surpassed 60 cosponsors in the Senate and continues to garner support from outside organizations.

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GE Aviation To Create European Turboprop Center Of Excellence

Will Pursue Non-U.S. Options To Secure Export Credit Financing For Customers

GE Aviation will create a turboprop engine development, test and production operation in Europe.  This will represent an investment exceeding $400 million and ultimately support 500 – 1,000 jobs.

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New Record Set In Reno Qualifying Runs

Tom Aberle Tops His Own Best In The Biplane Category

There will be a lot of airplanes flying very fast this weekend at the Reno Air Races, but maybe none as fast as Tom Aberle in the biplane category.

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L-3 Introduces GENESIS ESI-500

Electronic Standby Instrument System Designed For Part 23 Airplanes, Part 27 Helicopters

L-3 Aviation Products (L-3 AP) has introduced its next- generation Electronic Standby Instrument (ESI), the GENESIS ESI-500. The standby unit is designed specifically for Class I, II and III Part 23 aircraft and Part 27 helicopters. It features a three-inch display that incorporates synthetic vision (SynVis), obstacles, terrain alerting and navigation.

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Five Fatally Injured In Vans RV-10 Accident

Airplane Went Down Near Alma, GA Thursday

There are so many questions to be answered as this accident is investigated, including why there were five people aboard an airplane that only has seats for four.

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The Argentine Coast Guard Receives Its First H225 Helicopter

The New Rotorcraft Will Be Used For Rescue Operations On The High Seas

At a ceremony presided by the Prefecto Nacional Naval Luis Alberto Heiler, the Argentine Coast Guard officially accepted its first H225 helicopter from Airbus Helicopters.

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CJP To Extend Trial Memberships To All Textron Turbine Owners

Includes FuelAdvantage Program At Partner FBOs

The Citation Jet Pilots (CJP) association has agreed to extend a free trial membership, including participation in CJP’s FuelAdvantage program to all Textron Aviation turbine owners based in the U.S. The CJP FuelAdvantage program provides competitive Jet-A fuel pricing at exclusive partner fixed-base operations (FBO) at hundreds of airports around the world.

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Animal Rights Group Questions Journalist Over Fundraising Effort

Had Raised Nearly $100,000 To Use UAVs To Investigate Factory Farms

A self-described investigative journalist used Kickstarter to raise money for a project he said would investigate factory farms in the U.S. Will Potter raised more than $90,000 from individuals contributing to his campaign. He said he would use UAVs to capture high-definition images of the operations and raise awareness about the treatment of the animals.

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (09.19.15)

"We don't have an intact plane." Source: Bacon County, GA coroner Vic Peacock.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (09.19.15): Windsock

This can be used to describe a number of devices, all of which give a visual clue to the direction and speed of wind in a given location.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (09.19.15)

Humanitarian UAV Network - UAViators (pronounced You-Aviators)

The stated mission of the Humanitarian UAV Network is to to promote the safe, coordinated and effective use of UAVs for data collection, payload delivery and communication services in a wide range of humanitarian and development settings.

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