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Name: Controlled Airspace

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

Federal Aviation Administration

Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Point Thomson, AK

SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify the airspace at Point Thomson, AK by establishing Class E Airspace at Point Thomson Airstrip Airport, Point Thomson, AK. This will accommodate aircraft using a new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System ... [Published Zecco - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Federal Aviation Administration, Area Navigation, Controlled Airspace, Renton (United States), Heliport

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

NATS launches infringement awareness app

NATS has launched an app to help general aviation pilots avoid airspace infringements.NATS Flight Prepare, available for free on both iPad and iPhone, takes pilots through a range of questions, highlighting the factors that could lead to them straying ... [Published Flyer Air Portal - May 22 2013]

Entities: Infringement, Controlled Airspace, Terminal Control, Jonathan Smith

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Airways charges raise safety fears

Aircraft safety could be jeopardised by pilots of light aircraft avoiding controlled airspace or "sneaking through" to avoid having to pay new charges, says the head of a Nelson flight training school.Dave Marriott, of Nelson Pilot Training, said new ... [Published Nelson Mail - May 22 2013]

Entities: Airway, Controlled Airspace, Air Traffic Control

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Sounds Air

Sky high fees have pilots angry

Private pilots flying in Marlborough will soon be forced to pay for a national radio service they never wanted in the first place.National air traffic control company Airways New Zealand is introducing a service fee for all general aviation that radios ... [Published Marlborough Express - May 22 2013]

Entities: Airways New Zealand, Airway, Sounds Air, Andrew Crawford

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Northrop Grumman Corporation

Germany axes Euro Hawk

The German government has cancelled plans to procure up to five Northrop Grumman/EADS RQ-4E Euro Hawk high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) signals intelligence (SIGINT) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) due to escalating costs associated with the certification ... [Published Jane's - May 20 2013]

Entities: Certification, SIGINT, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Germany

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Lancair 360

challenging flight in actual

Been a POA member for a long time, but haven't posted much outside of the sim discussions. So, I thought I'd relay some details from my last IFR flight.Flew the Lancair from Lincoln Park, NJ to SW Kentucky a few weeks ago for the condition inspection. ... [Published Pilots of America - May 19 2013]

Entities: Final Approach, Oat, Lancair 360

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Do I need a transponder to...

...overfly controlled airspace? Lets say I'm flying over a class Charlie airport at 10K feet, but there is a mode C veil? Do I still need a transponder, even though I'm nowhere near their airspace? ... [Published Pilots of America - May 18 2013]

Entities: Transponder, Controlled Airspace

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Navy Launches First Ever Drone From Carrier

The U.S. Navy for the first time launched a drone from an aircraftcarrier in what officials hailed as a historic milestone in navalaviation.The batwing-shaped craft, known as the X-47B UnmannedCombat Air System, or UCAS, on May 14 was catapulted 11:18 ... [Published One Marine's View - May 16 2013]

Entities: Drone, Northrop Grumman Corporation, X-47B

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Northrop-built X-47B UCAS-D conducts first carrier-based catapult launch

The Northrop Grumman-built During the 65-minute flight, the strike-fighter-sized aircraft carried out several planned low approaches to the carrier, before landing safely at the Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River in Maryland, US.The successful launch ... [Published Air Force Technology - May 16 2013]

Entities: X-47B, Northrop Grumman Corporation, US Air Force

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

Drone makes first takeoff from carrier

The U.S. Navy launched a drone from an aircraft carrier catapult for the first time Tuesday.A Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator took off from USS George H.W. Bush off the coast of Virginia, made several planned low approaches ... [Published seattlepi.com - May 15 2013]

Entities: X-47B, Drone, Aircraft Carrier, Flight Deck

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 3 reports

"Watershed event" sees X-47B UCAS launched by catapult from aircraft carrier

Naval Air Forces commander calls X-47B catapult launch a pivotal milestone in naval aviationThe Navy today launched an X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator (UCAS-D) from an aircraft carrier at sea, the system's first at-sea catapult launch. The ... [Published Defense Systems - May 15 2013]

Entities: X-47B, Aircraft Carrier, Flight Deck, NAS

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Guptagate: wedding plane in controlled airspace

A closer look at the flight path of the Jet Airways flight that carried the Gupta wedding guests, reveals the nearly 200 passengers aboard were treated to a rare fly-over of the Union Buildings.And at least one aviation expert has claimed that the party ... [Published ENCA - May 07 2013]

Entities: Controlled Airspace, Air Traffic Control, Flight Path, Jet Airways India Ltd, Pretoria

Quotes

"It could mean some [pilots] will be less likely to ever talk to air traffic control, so they lose their radio skills, which are quite important" Mr Marriott said

Airways charges raise safety fears [Published Nelson Mail - May 22 2013]

"Calling in over controlled air space was brought in to cover commercial flights coming in, not the private pilots who are already based in the area."

Sky high fees have pilots angry [Published Marlborough Express - May 22 2013]

Cost issues surrounding airspace certification first surfaced in mid-April, when Parliamentary Secretary of State for Defence Thomas Kossendey said: "We are currently verifying whether procurement in the light of certification is actually justified."

Germany axes Euro Hawk [Published Jane's - May 20 2013]

Verified the weather this morning, then set off from N07-K24. Cleared route was "upon entering controlled airspace, direct Chatham NDB, vectors LANNA V30 ETX V39 MRB ESL V4 HVQ AZQ LOZ, direct."

challenging flight in actual [Published Pilots of America - May 19 2013]

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Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Point T... [Published Zecco - 4 hours ago]
NATS launches infringement awareness app [Published Flyer Air Portal - May 22 2013]
Data Edge and IAA scoop Public Sector ICT Proje... [Published PR inside - May 22 2013]
Airways charges raise safety fears [Published Nelson Mail - May 22 2013]
Sky high fees have pilots angry [Published Marlborough Express - May 22 2013]
Germany axes Euro Hawk [Published Jane's - May 20 2013]
challenging flight in actual [Published Pilots of America - May 19 2013]
X-47B Catapulted from US Navy Carrier [Published Defense-Aerospace - May 18 2013]
Do I need a transponder to... [Published Pilots of America - May 18 2013]
Oregon Air Guard, Air Force, seek to add, expan... [Published Oregonian - May 17 2013]
First Unmanned Aircraft Launch from Carrier – A... [Published Defense Update - May 16 2013]
Carrier-based unmanned jet launch set to open n... [Published UPI - May 16 2013]
Navy Launches First Ever Drone From Carrier [Published One Marine's View - May 16 2013]
Northrop-built X-47B UCAS-D conducts first carr... [Published Air Force Technology - May 16 2013]
Navy Launches Drone from Carrier [Published FOXNews.com - May 15 2013]
Runaway airship headed straight towards Aussie ... [Published EGlobal Travel Media - May 15 2013]
US Navy’s X-47B demonstrator completes first ca... [Published Naval Technology - May 15 2013]
Drone makes first takeoff from carrier [Published seattlepi.com - May 15 2013]
In the first test of its kind, Navy catapults d... [Published al.com - May 15 2013]
"Watershed event" sees X-47B UCAS launched by c... [Published Defense Systems - May 15 2013]
US Navy Launches First Drone From Aircraft Carrier [Published Eurasia Review - May 14 2013]
X-47B Takes Off From Carrier [Published Popular Mechanics - May 14 2013]
‘Sky no longer the limit for SWACAA’ [Published Swazi Observer - May 11 2013]
Amendment of Class E Airspace; Kingston, NY [Published Zecco - May 09 2013]
No Drone Zone: Part III [Published KNOE TV8 - May 09 2013]
Guptagate: wedding plane in controlled airspace [Published ENCA - May 07 2013]
Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Pre... [Published Zecco - May 07 2013]
No Drone Zone: Part I [Published KNOE TV8 - May 07 2013]
Drones taking off [Published Philadelphia Daily News - May 05 2013]
Drones may enter daily life [Published Toledoblade.com - May 03 2013]

Blogs

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Navy Launches First Ever Drone From Carrier [Published One Marine's View - May 16 2013] The U.S. Navy for the first time launched a drone from an aircraftcarrier in what officials hailed as a historic milestone in navalaviation.The batwing-shaped craft, known as the X-47B UnmannedCombat Air System, or UCAS, on May 14 was catapulted 11:18 ...
UK Complex Weapons – Part 5 (Common Anti-Air Mo... [Published Think Defence - Apr 28 2013] The Common Anti-Air Modular Missile or CAMM is one of the core UK Complex Weapons programmes that is intended to replace the Sea Wolf Block 2, ASRAAM and Rapier FSC missile systems in service with the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and Royal Artillery respectively ...
Navy shapes X-47B acquisition strategy [Published DoD Buzz - Apr 16 2013] Posted in NavalUpcoming shore-based and carrier tests will help the Navy determine its acquisition strategy for the Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS), a large, carrier-based, next-generation drone with a 62-foot wingspan and high-tech sensors engineered ...
Israeli terrorism is not made famous in the Wes... [Published The Angry Arab News Service/وكالة أنباء العربي ... - Feb 22 2013] " Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 (LN 144) was a regularly scheduled flight from Tripoli to Cairo via Benghazi . An aircraft serving this flight was shot down by Israeli fighter jets in 1973.At 10:30 on 21 February 1973, the 727–224 left Tripoli, ...
Flying the "Sled" and loving it [Published BLACKFIVE - Feb 01 2013] I love reading about the SR-71. One of my favorite anecdotes is this: One day, high above Arizona, we were monitoring the radio traffic of all the mortal airplanes below us. First, a Cessna pilot asked the air traffic controllers to check his ground ...

Press Releases

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Data Edge and IAA scoop Public Sector ICT Proje... [Published PR inside - May 22 2013]
Flight safety briefing for AeroExpo pilots [Published Civil Aviation Authority \| News Releases - Apr 25 2013]