Reach a WIDE Range of Top-Flight GA Pilots 
with AVweb
 
 
World's Leading Independent Aviation News Service
Volume 25, Number 43c
October 26, 2018
 
View Online | Forward This Email
help
ERAU Study Finds Drone Collision Risks Near Airports
 
Kate O'Connor
 
 
An Embry-Riddle research study found that remotely operated consumer drones exceeded 400 feet AGL in 6.8 percent of flights tracked and that one flew as close as 0.25 NM from Daytona Beach International’s approach path. The study sought to evaluate “potential aviation interference and safety hazards” caused by small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS/drone) flights.
 
Read more
The Future Starts Today
 
Mary Grady
 
Those of us who have been around aviation for a while have seen plenty of change—and those starting out in the industry today should expect even more.
 
Read more
Supersonic X-Plane Testing Explores New Territory
 
Kate O'Connor
 
 
Wind tunnel testing of NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft is breaking new ground, according to NASA aeronautics researcher Corey Diebler. The X-59 QueSST is part of NASA’s Low-Boom Flight Demonstration mission and is one of the first aircraft specifically shaped to prevent shockwaves from creating sonic booms when it exceeds the speed of sound.
 
Read more
So You Want to Be An Airshow Pilot
 
Jeff Parnau
 
 
What on earth (or above it) is the mental state of an airshow pilot? What drives a tiny handful of civilian aviators to spend their every spare moment and dollar in order to earn the badge to fly at "unrestricted" altitudes during a public aerial performance?
 
Read more
Jump Practice For Normandy Begins
 
Mary Grady
 
 
As if it wasn’t enough to be planning to fly a fleet of vintage C-47s above Normandy next June, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the project also includes about 300 parachute jumpers.
 
Read more
Airbus Joins Sailing Team
 
Kate O'Connor
 
 
American Magic, the U.S. challenger for the 36th America’s Cup sailing competition, named Airbus its official innovation partner on Tuesday.
 
Read more
Volocopter Expanding Air Taxi Testing
 
Kate O'Connor
 
 
Volocopter announced that it will be performing urban flight tests with its Volocopter 2X eVTOL in Singapore in the second half of 2019. The company says the tests are designed to validate the aircraft’s ability to operate in an urban environment and that it is looking to enable air taxi service in Singapore.
 
Read more
APG's Flight Planning For Jets
 
Larry Anglisano
 
 
In the jet world, it's all about crunching runway performance numbers and the logical way to do it is with a capable tablet app. Aircraft Performance Group (APG) has been offering just that with its iPreflight performance app. Equipped with over 350 aircraft models and 9000 airfields, the new Genesis app goes deep into runway performance calculations, and now a new flight planning utility could make it one of the most capable programs available for jet cockpits.
 
Read more
Study: ‘Looming Eyes’ Deflect Birds From Planes
 
Mary Grady
 
 
Researchers in France have found that birds display an aversion to “large looming eyespots,” and will avoid locations where they can see the eyespot display.
 
Read more
Picture of the Week, October 25, 2018
 
 
Upsidedown east of Lake Winnebago, Oshkosh, WI. My 38 year dream to fly in a Pitts S2B realized. Taken with an iPhone 5. Photo by Paul Spanbauer.
 
Read more
Brainteasers Quiz #248: Love Is In The Air
 

Airline passengers may not feel the love that the carriers seem to be showing for just about anyone with a Commercial certificate, a pulse and, of course, the ability to ace this quiz.

Click here to take the quiz.

 
Read more
Sponsor Announcement
Sign Up for the New Kitplanes Homebuilders 
Portal
Are You Overlooking the Most Affordable Way to Own Your Own Aircraft?
Kitplanes magazine is introducing a monthly electronic newsletter – The Homebuilder's Portal – that will tell you everything you need to know about the fastest growing segment of general aviation.

The Homebuilder's Portal is the only publication that specifically addresses the interests of GA pilots who want to learn more about homebuilt aircraft.

Click here or visit Kitplanes.com to opt in.
Home Contact Advertise Help
Unsubscribe Manage Subscriptions Privacy Policy