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FIRST
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than others in its class, with a top speed of about 210 knots and a
range of about 1,000 nm, which is enough to reach most major cities in
Japan and China from South Korea. It's expected to be FAA certified and
will sell for about $575,000. The first flight took place on July 20,
the company said. The airplane is expected to be available in the market
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ICON
A5 FLIES WITH NEW WING, RC VERSION INTRODUCED
Icon this week
announced the first flight of its A5 amphibious LSA with the new
spin-resistant wing that will go on the production model. The flight
took place last Thursday, following "many months … [of] development
and fabrication," according to the company's Facebook page. The airplane
will remain wings-level in a stall, the company said, helping the pilot
to maintain control. The wing also is without flaps, which Icon said
will simplify operations and increase safety for new pilots. Deliveries
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| All Eyes on the FAA as Congress Takes a Break | | back to
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DOT,
FAA FURIOUS OVER CONGRESSIONAL INACTION
Congress
adjourned on Tuesday night without taking action to fully fund the FAA,
leaving 4,000 workers on furlough, and officials were not happy. "It's a
sad day for America," said FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt, according to
CNN. "I've been around this business a long time.
I've never seen anything like this," Babbitt said. "And I find it
appalling, candidly." He added that some of the furloughed workers will
leave to find other jobs, setting back airport construction projects for
months. President Barack Obama described the shutdown as "another
Washington-inflicted wound on America," and called on Congress to break
the impasse. Various issues have stalled efforts to reauthorize FAA
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language that would make it easier for workers to unionize. The failure
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FAA:
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to see and hear what the pilot is experiencing so they know exactly what
is happening on the other end of the microphone," said FAA Administrator
Randy Babbitt. "As a pilot, I think this important training will give
controllers a richer picture of the airspace system." The program aims
to improve safety by giving air traffic controllers a greater
understanding of the pilots' experience and workload in the
cockpit. Controllers can take up to two trips per year, and cannot
take the training in conjunction with any leave. More...
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"D.B.
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An Oklahoma woman who was eight years
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hijacking has come forward to say she is the man's niece, that he was
really L.D. Cooper, and he's been dead since 1999. D.B. Cooper is the
name that has stuck with a man who identified himself as Dan Cooper when
he hijacked a Boeing 727 on Thanksgiving-eve, 40 years ago. He
ultimately left the aircraft with $200,000 in cash and a parachute after
opening the rear airstair. At the time, the aircraft was flying at night
through weather en route from Seattle for Reno at approximately 10,000
feet as directed by the hijacker. He was never found. Marla Cooper says
she's working on a book on the subject and her memories have come
rushing back over the past few years. More...
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| Another Hurdle for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter | | back to
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F-35
TESTING SUSPENDED
Officials have ceased all flight and ground
operations for the Joint Strike Fighter after the integrated power
package (IPP) on a U.S. Air Force variant test aircraft failed, Tuesday,
during a ground maintenance run at Edwards Air Force Base. No injuries
were reported as a result of the unit's failure and developers are
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is a conventional takeoff and landing version of the multi-role
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GA
GROUPS FILE PROTESTS OVER LIGHTSQUARED
AOPA, GAMA, and Garmin
added their comments to a roster of more than 2,700 on Monday to protest
FCC plans that would allow LightSquared to broadcast over frequencies
that would interfere with GPS signals. Garmin said the "laws of physics
prevent the results LightSquared desires," adding that "no workable
filters currently exist" that would eliminate the problems with
LightSquared interference. AOPA and the General Aviation Manufacturers
Association issued a joint commentary, strongly urging the FCC to
rescind the conditional waiver it granted to LightSquared. "The evidence
is clear: LightSquared's proposal puts the entire GPS system at risk,"
said AOPA President Craig Fuller in a news release. A recent FAA report
also showed that the LightSquared plan would cost the aviation sector
$70 billion over the next 10 years, and would "severely impact" NextGen.
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VENDORS
REPORT ROBUST SALES AT AIRVENTURE
Reports are trickling in
that visitors to EAA AirVenture last week were in a buying mood. Piper
Aircraft spokesman Jackie Carlon told EAA the show was "fantastic." Leads were up 90
percent over the year before, according to Carlon, and the company sold
two twin-engine Seminole trainers, two Meridian turboprops, and took two
orders for the Altaire jet. FlightDesign took 40 orders for its new
four-seat fully certified C4 airplane, which isn't even flying yet.
"These orders reported are real product requests with money changing
hands," said company spokesman John Gilmore. According to Dan Johnson,
president of the Light Aircraft Manufacturing Association, other LSA
manufacturers saw an uptick in sales, with a half dozen companies
reporting two to six orders, and Icon taking about 50 deposits on
delivery positions for its amphibious LSA. More...
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