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FAA Expands Enhanced Vision Capabilities [feedly]
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FAA Expands Enhanced Vision Capabilities
// AVweb Top News
The FAA published a final rule on Tuesday that will allow operators to use an enhanced-vision flight system to descend all the way to the runway, under certain conditions. Currently, the FAA allows pilots to depend on enhanced vision in lieu of natural vision only to 100 feet above the runway, and only under certain straight-in landing procedures. The new rule requires pilots to be flying straight-in procedures on an instrument flight plan.
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Thursday, December 8, 2016
NASA pioneer John Glenn has died [feedly]
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NASA pioneer John Glenn has died
// The Verge

Famed astronaut and former US Senator John Glenn has died at the age of 95, according to The Columbus Dispatch. Glenn had been hospitalized for the past week at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus.
Glenn's passing marks the end of an era: he was the last surviving member of the Mercury Seven group that included pioneering figures such as Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Deke Slayton. Glenn, along with the rest of his astronaut class, helped shape the path that America took to the Moon.
Born on July 18th, 1921 in Columbus, Ohio, Glenn served in the Marines during the Second World War, flying with Marine Fighter Squadron 155 over the Marshall Islands, taking part in 59 combat missions. He later served in the Korean War. Upon his return, he attended the Test Pilot School at the Naval air Test Center in Maryland.
Glenn, of course, is known for his 1962 Friendship 7 mission, during which he became the first American to orbit the Earth. Sure, four other people had been to space before him, two of which were Americans who had already performed suborbital flights. But there's something to be said about going orbital. It requires a whole lot more speed and thrust to get into an orbit around Earth. His trip effectively paved the way for human exploration of space for the ne
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This horrible wingsuit crash is exactly why you fear the sport [feedly]
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This horrible wingsuit crash is exactly why you fear the sport
// The Next Web

Flying down a mountain in a wingsuit seems like both the coolest and scariest thing ever. For me, the scary part prevails, and that's why I don't see myself doing it any time soon. Fortunately, other people film it so I can enjoy the experience from afar. Unfortunately, every once in a while something goes horribly wrong. When Eric Dossantos took flight recently, he got in a bad accident when he didn't get enough altitude during his descent. By flying too close to the treetops, he ultimately hit one and was sent spinning down to the ground. Dossantos made it…
This story continues at The Next Web
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Tuesday, October 18, 2016
DARPA Tests Robot Co-pilot [feedly]
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DARPA Tests Robot Co-pilot
// AVweb Top News
A new advanced robotics system that functions as a co-pilot has been successfully tested in flight in a Diamond DA-42 and a Cessna Caravan, Aurora Flight Sciences announced this week. On Monday, Aurora demonstrated automated flight capabilities with the Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) in a Caravan, flying basic maneuvers under the supervision of a pilot.
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FAA: Parachutes Did Not Open In Tandem Jump Accident [feedly]
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FAA: Parachutes Did Not Open In Tandem Jump Accident
// Aero-News Network
First-Time Skydiver And Instructor Fatally Injured In August The FAA has determined that a first time skydiver and his instructor were fatally injured in an accident August 6th, 2016 near Lodi, CA because both the main and reserve parachutes failed to open properly.
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Monday, September 12, 2016
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Military Needs More Drone Pilots [feedly]
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Military Needs More Drone Pilots
// AVweb Top News
There's been a lot of talk lately about a shortage of pilots for both military and civilian jobs, and now the U.S. Air Force says it has to hire private contractors to fly its drones. The contract pilots are not allowed to fire weapons, but they can operate reconnaissance missions, according to a story in this week's New York Times.
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UTA aerospace engineering graduate first to flight test UAV with mass-actuated controls [feedly]
Do you see a problem with this?
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UTA aerospace engineering graduate first to flight test UAV with mass-actuated controls
// Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories
A recently graduated University of Texas at Arlington student is the first person to successfully flight test an unmanned aerial vehicle that uses moving weights in its wings instead of traditional control surfaces or ailerons to turn.
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Sunday, July 31, 2016
A skydiver jumped out of a plane at 25,000 feet without parachute — and survived [feedly]
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A skydiver jumped out of a plane at 25,000 feet without parachute — and survived
// The Verge

Luke Aikins is a skydiver who is a safety and training advisor for the United States Parachute Association, and who has performed stunts on films such as Iron Man 3. Last night, he became the first person to jump out of an airplane without a parachute or wing suit and survive the landing.
The stunt is nothing short of amazing: leap out of an airplane at 25,000 feet (most skydivers jump at around 13,000 feet) without any sort of parachute or wing suit to slow his fall. To survive, he dropped into a 10,000 square foot net only a third the size of a football field. On top of all that, the entire jump was shown live.
You can watch the entire event here:
Aikins was assisted by three fellow skydivers and a GPS unit to help guide him to the net in the California desert. Just before he hit the net, he flipped onto his back and landed safely.
Aikins had previously been ordered to wear a parachute, but had indicated that he wouldn't open it on the drop. On the flight to his drop altitude, he was told that he could jump without it.
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Saturday, July 30, 2016
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Future FAA Rules Could Affect Some Amateur Radio Antenna Support Structures [feedly]
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Future FAA Rules Could Affect Some Amateur Radio Antenna Support Structures
// American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resource
Yet-to-be-developed Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rules stemming from the recent passage in Congress of H.R. 636, the FAA Reauthorization Act, could pose additional marking requirements for a small number of Amateur Radio towers. The bill instructs the FAA to enact rules similar to state-level statutes now in place that are aimed at improving aircraft safety in the vicinity of meteorolo...
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Missing MH370 pilot conducted suicide flight simulations over Indian Ocean [feedly]
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Missing MH370 pilot conducted suicide flight simulations over Indian Ocean
// Extremetech

New information suggests that the pilot of MH370 plotted a suicide course in Microsoft Flight Simulator X weeks before the plane vanished. It's information that's been kept away from the public for the past two years.
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