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AVweb
President Trump's budget plan was released, including a proposal to privatize the air traffic control system, and aviation advocates were quick to respond. "The idea of handing over the nation's ATC system to what amounts to an airline cartel...is bad policy," said NBAA President Ed Bolen. AOPA said the proposal doesn't have much support. "After nearly two years, proponents of turning the ATC system over to a 13-member board have failed to move the proposal forward because of a lack of votes," AOPA said on Monday.
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FLYING Magazine
The market for new Part 23 and Part 25 general aviation airplanes has yet to see a return to the brisk sales levels recorded before the 2008 financial crisis, but slow deliveries can be blamed at least in part on the encouraging fact that many buyers say they are merely waiting for certification of new aircraft models that offer improved performance and features.
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By Jennifer Caron, Source: FAA Safety Briefing
It was a cold, but quiet day in April. I was carefully running a pre-flight on my Kitfox two-seater, when suddenly an intense, whirring hum pierced the air — like a swarm of angry bees freshly disturbed from their nest. A small, X-shaped aircraft appeared on the horizon. Its furiously spinning fans propelled it ever forward. It was quick and agile, like a Hornet jet fighter, as it swept across my aircraft and crash-landed near me. When I bent down to carefully examine the now silent, alien object, my suspicions were confirmed — it was a DRONE!
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After crossing flight paths with a military fighter jet, the single engine airplane entered an increasingly steep descent and subsequently impacted terrain. The student pilot was flying her third solo flight of the flight-training syllabus. The ATCA solo flight order authorized the student to depart from Phoenix Goodyear airport, fly to Buckeye Airport, perform at least one landing, taxi back, takeoff, then proceed to a practice area south of the Phoenix Goodyear Airport, perform steep turns, slow flight, and stalls, and finally return to Phoenix Goodyear Airport. The student was reported as overdue at 1615. Five aircraft were launched to search for the overdue airplane at 1640. The Maricopa County Sheriff Department helicopter located the wreckage on at 0040 in flat desert terrain 12.5 miles south-southeast of the Buckeye Airport.
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General Aviation News
AEROCOR has launched a Certified PreOwned Program for the Eclipse 500 and 550.
"We are very excited to bring this unique opportunity to the Eclipse market," says company co-founder Gavin Woodman. "We know how stressful buying a jet can be, and we've seen how easy it is to make costly mistakes. We designed AEROCOR Certified PreOwned to take the guesswork out of the process, delivering a vetted aircraft with predictable maintenance costs that are backed by a company dedicated to owner-pilots."
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AVweb
The first Pilatus PC-24 business jet has been delivered to New Hampshire-based PlaneSense. The fractional company has ordered 10 of what Pilatus has termed its "super versatile jet" for its ability to use unimproved runways. It already has 34 PC-12 turboprops so its relationship with Pilatus is substantial. The company bought four Nextant XTI jets to get all the operating certificates for jet operations and will eventually replace those aircraft when it has enough PC-24s to meet jet demand, according to Robb Report.
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General Aviation News
Back in 2011, Darryl Fisher took a flight that changed his life — and the lives of thousands of veterans and senior citizens.
On a cross-country trip in a Stearman with his father, Darryl suggested offering rides to veterans at each stop. His dad enthusiastically said yes.
The first stop: Oxford, Mississippi. The first flight was given to Hugh Newton, a World War II veteran.
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FLYING Magazine
Mention the "internet of things" to most people today and they immediately think of a refrigerator sending the grocery list to a smart phone or Amazon's Alexa digging through Cyberspace to send that special someone an original 1965 vinyl of the Turtles album "It Ain't Me Babe."
At this year's Singapore Airshow, however, Rolls-Royce engines took machine intelligence to a new level by launching its IntelligentEngine project to create engines that are not only more efficient and safer than earlier models, but are also able to communicate with other engines and sense the environment around them.
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AVweb
By normal aviation standards, seaplanes are boring as hell. They're slow, tend to be fuel hogs, often don't carry much because they're hauling around a boat or two and, like boats, they have to be pumped out and they rust. Who would want one?
Yet, in the dedicated community of pilots who fly these things, floatplanes and flying boats are just crazy fun. I think I know why.
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FLYING Magazine
The National Transportation Safety Board's decision to add "loss of control" to its 10 Most Wanted list of safety improvements in 2015 served as another clarion call for help to stem what has become the top killer in airplanes of all shapes and sizes. While pilots losing control of their aircraft is not a new problem, a number of high-profile commercial aviation accidents — including the 2009 crash of Continental Flight 3407 in Buffalo, New York — brought the topic front and center to pilots over the past decade, with the NTSB's listing putting a harsh spotlight on the issue.
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