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World's Leading Independent Aviation News Service Volume 25, Number 34a August 20, 2018   View Online | Forward This Email help

FAA Warns Against Drone Flights Near Wildfires   Kate O'Connor     The FAA has issued a statement warning pilots of unmanned aircraft (UAS/drones) to stay away from wildfires. The agency emphasized that while proper use of drones for firefighting missions can provide a lot of useful information, unauthorized flights risk lives, especially since firefighting operations typically occur in the same airspace as the majority of hobby drone flights – at or below 200 feet AGL.   Read more The Limits Of Reality   Mary Grady   Military services are using VR tech to help train pilots and techs more effectively. How far this will go is anyone's guess, but one thing is certain: If human pilots haven't been replaced by machines a decade or two from now, machines will be doing the teaching.   Read more

Cessna T206H HD Stationair Demo   Larry Anglisano     Cessna's load-hauling 206-series Stationair has always been a working-pilot's airplane. With an increase in useful load, Garmin's G1000 NXi integrated avionics, leather seating and a cowling design that helps manage engine heat, the 2018 T206H HD is the flagship product in Textron Aviation's single-engine Cessna piston lineup.   Read more Flooding Closes Big Indian Airport   Russ Niles     One of India’s largest airports will be closed until at least Aug. 26 after torrential rains put ramps and runways under about three feet of water. Cochin Airport, in the southeastern state of Kerala, has had almost three times the normal rainfall this monsoon season and the airport was closed last Thursday.   Read more

Aircraft Collector Identified As Injured Pilot   Russ Niles     Historic Flight Foundation founder John Sessions has been confirmed as the pilot of a 1930s airliner that crashed while taking part in a Canadian airshow last weekend.   Read more Midair Kills Paraglider Pilots   Russ Niles     Two pilots died in a midair collision on Saturday when their paragliders came together during a race in Macedonia. One of the pilots, Innes Powell, was well known in the hang gliding and paragliding community in the U.K. and was taking part in the British Open Paragliding Competition in Kusevo, Macedonia.   Read more

Runway Excursion Closes Manila Runway   Russ Niles     Operations at Manila Airport in the Philippines have returned to normal almost two days after a Chinese airliner left the runway on landing late Thursday. The Xaimen Airlines Boeing 737 ended up in a muddy infield after a second landing attempt in heavy rain.   Read more Industry Round-up, August 17, 2018   AVweb Staff     This week, AVweb’s weekly new roundup uncovered reports on National Aviation Day celebrations at the Air Zoo and a visit from members of the U.K.’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on General Aviation.   Read more

Top Letters And Comments, August 17, 2018   Kate O'Connor     This week's letters brought comments from readers about unleaded avgas replacements, the Q400 suicide crash, and autonomous Skyhawks.   Read more

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