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World's Leading Independent Aviation News Service Volume 25, Number 39c September 28, 2018   View Online | Forward This Email help

House Passes FAA Reauthorization   Kate O'Connor     The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (H.R. 302 Division B) was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 398 to 23 on Wednesday. The bill will authorize FAA funding and programs until 2023.   Read more Everything I Know About Flying I Learned From Social Media   Paul Bertorelli   It sometimes seems that way, given the number of viral videos that circulate moments after someone does something like, oh, propping an airplane without chocking or tieing it.   Read more

Two Killed in Falcon 50 Accident   Kate O'Connor     A Falcon 50 jet slid off of the runway after landing at Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) in Greenville County, South Carolina, killing the pilot and co-pilot. The two passengers onboard were injured in the accident and remain hospitalized.   Read more More Dime-sized ADS-B Tech From uAvionix   Larry Anglisano     After talking with shops immersed in ADS-B upgrade projects, it seems that transponder-based ADS-B Out retrofits are the leading solutions when it comes to ADS-B compliance. uAvionix looks to be aggressively pursuing that market with a new ADS-B chipset that can change the footprint of the GA transponder as we know it.   Read more

First G500 Delivered   Kate O'Connor     Gulfstream announced the delivery of its first G500 midsize business jet on Thursday. An unnamed customer took delivery of the aircraft at Gulfstream’s headquarters in Savannah, Georgia.   Read more ICYMI: CAFE Symposium Now Posted Online   Mary Grady     The CAFE Foundation, which works to promote new aircraft technologies, held its 12th Electric Aircraft Symposium in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in July, and now all 19 of the speakers’ presentations have been posted online.   Read more

Bell Demonstrates Distributed Propulsion Aircraft   Kate O'Connor     Bell Helicopter demonstrated its unmanned Hybrid Drive Train Research Aircraft (HYDRA) at the first Tech Demo edition of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Center of Excellence in Alma, Quebec, this week. According to the company, HYDRA uses distributed propulsion technology and a circular wing to “sustain wing-borne flight at reduced power consumption, while increasing its speed and range over a traditional multi-rotor aircraft.”   Read more Partners To Fly Industrial Airships   Mary Grady     Hybrid Air Freighters, based in Paris, and Columbia Helicopters, in Oregon, have agreed to team up to operate a fleet of 12 airships to be built by Lockheed Martin. The ships will transport both freight and personnel in remote areas.   Read more

Picture of the Week, September 27, 2018     Taken with an iPhone camera that I managed to not drop out the open door of the Cub. The location is the reservoir in Kokomo, Indiana. Heartland, close to sunset. Photo by Laura Stants.   Read more Sponsor Announcement 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.

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