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DJI Debuts Matrice 350 RTK Commercial Drone

Designed To Operate Nominally In The Harsh Flight Environments Characteristic Of Commercial And Rescue Operations DJI announced the launch of its Matrice 350 RTK (M350 RTK), a drone model of which the company states: “Whether used as a business tool...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (05.18.23)

Aero Linx: Piper Apache Club In 1978 a group of Piper Apache owners from the USA and Canada gathered in Hazleton, PA and formed the "Flying Apache Association". The Association produced a monthly newsletter and had an annual fly-in in...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (05.18.23)

“Continued federal investments in research, development and demonstration (RD&D) are essential to lower costs; unlock new, cleaner ways of making these fuels; and to foster a competitive SAF market. With this foundation of support, the emerging SAF industry will also...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (05.18.23): Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI)

Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI) An airport lighting facility providing vertical visual approach slope guidance to aircraft during approach to landing by radiating a directional pattern of high intensity red and white focused light beams which indicate to the pilot...

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Airborne-Flight Training 05.18.23: Young Eagle Day, Vulcanair, Amerijet Contract

Also: OSH Youth Programs, FAPA Event, WestJet 72-Hour Strike Notice, Citation Sim Dreams will take flight for young people during the 30th annual International Young Eagles Day to be observed Saturday, 10 June 2023. The yearly event is undertaken to...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (05.19.23): Visibility [ICAO]

Visibility [ICAO] The ability, as determined by atmospheric conditions and expressed in units of distance, to see and identify prominent unlighted objects by day and prominent lighted objects by night. 1) Flight Visibility- The visibility forward from the cockpit of...

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Airborne 05.15.23: New OSH Procedures, $5B Embraer Deal, Midnight eVTOL

Also: HR 1818, USHST Webinar, SWA Strike Vote, USAF Brass Fired The EAA has announced a few FAA-approved changes in the AirVenture Oshkosh 2023 arrival & departure procedures. The most noticeable changes will include a change in the ultralight pattern...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (05.19.23)

“We began by completely reimagining what a general aviation engine should be... And the result is that we now have a certified engine that is a game-changer. It’s been a long time coming but, in engineering, simple is hard. However,...

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Airborne 05.17.23: Russian Intercepts, Honeywell Anthem, MASSIVE UAL Picket

Also: KIA WWII Airman Returns, FAA Does Less, TBP Lithium For PC-12, ERAU Rocketry On 14 May, NORAD disclosed that U.S. fighter jets had intercepted six Russian aircraft operating within the boundaries of the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ)....

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Airborne 05.19.23: DeltaHawk DHK180 FAA Cert!, B-17 NPRM, Ditched F-15D

Also: VG Readies for 5.25 Flight, FedEx Strike?, Reliable Robotics, US Aviation Academy A long time coming? Yes. But a new generation of powerplants has just been certified with the LONG-awaited news that the DeltaHawk DHK180 has received FAA certification......

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