FAA Criminalizes UAS Ops At Stadiums http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/FAA-Criminalizes-UAS-Ops-At-Stadiums223014-1.html The FAA is warning drone operators http://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_4_3621.html that overflying sports venues could lead to jail time. In a posting Monday on its TFR...

Anyone with an interest in learning how the 20,000 drones (UAS) expected by 2020 will be integrated into the National Airspace System will find the information in this Emmy Award winning NASA video informative. The various NASA departments and people charged with the four main aspects of the task...

Proposed Drone Rules Revealed Sunday The FAA and Department of Transportation will hold a rare Sunday morning news conference to release the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the use of small unmanned aerial systems in the National Airspace System (NAS). In an even more rare Saturday night...

Wash DC's Notam is interesting to note as it specifically states basically any type of unmanned remote controlled device is forbidden from flying in the area. Should I fly my drone in that restricted space, which law enforcement agency has authority to cite me? As I understand, only the FAA can...

To: Subject: Boeing Chairman and CEO McNerney Statement on William E. Boeing, Jr. From: Boeing News Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 16:30:14 -0500 News Release Issued: Jan 8, 2015 (4:30pm EST) To view this release online and get more information about Boeing,...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/faa-drone-approvals-bedeviled-by-warnings-conflict-internal-e-mails-show/2014/12/21/69d8a07a-86c2-11e4-a702-fa31ff4ae98e_story.html National Security FAA drone approvals bedeviled by warnings, conflict, internal e-mails show By Craig...

Quartz’s investigation of commercial airline pilots taking photos and videos of their flights provoked a furious response from the aviation community. Hundreds of pilots and their fans have been harassing the reporter who wrote the story with vitriolic comments and, at times, threats of...

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Report-China-To-Start-Electric-Airplane-Production223133-1.html Report: China To Start Electric Airplane Production By Mary Grady | November 20, 2014 Two copies of the Rui Xiang RX1E two-seat electric-powered airplane flew at the China Airshow, held last...

First UAS manufacturers demand to fly their unmanned drones among passenger airline traffic in the National Airspace System without complying with the see-and-avoid regulations. Now they are objecting to the federal requirement for pilots of their UAS to hold an airmans certificate. This sort of...

http://www.airbusgroup.com/int/en/story-overview/future-of-e-aircraft.html The future of e-aircraft Electricity is in the air E-Fan In the 18th century, the British theologian John Wesley described the electricity that astonished his contemporaries as “the soul of the universe”. Three centuries...

www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/101/2839-full.html MH370 Captain Now "Chief Suspect" The captain of MH370 is now the "chief suspect" in the loss of the aircraft after investigators found some deleted files in his elaborate home flight simulator. According to various reports, Capt. Zaharie Shah...

Hello, Realize this isn't the correct forum for this, but I feel sure that someone here will know the answer. On the WW II B-29, or on a B-17, the Flight Engineer has a set of throttle controls. Also, I believe, the Pilot.

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Drone-Enforcement-Will-Target-Certificated-Pilots222908-1.html Drone Enforcement Will Target Certificated Pilots Last week, the FAA issued Change...

This video conveys the spirit of airmen throughout the ages tracing their progress in an artistic and dramatic saga that touches us all. The voice at the beginning of this video is that of artist Joseph Mugnaini (a family friend), as are the illustrations. http://youtu.be/lm5kylavY3Y ...

Historic aviation paper at auction: http://www.rrauction.com/browse_gallery.cfm?category=53 Download images before they are sold.

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Jerrie-Mock-Goes-West222846-1.html Jerrie Mock Goes West Geraldine "Jerrie" Mock, the Ohio aeronautical engineer, adventurer, pilot and media-described housewife who became the first female pilot to fly solo around the world, died Tuesday. Mock was at her...

http://www.avweb.com/press-releases/308.html "Sun Flyer" Solar-Electric Training Airplane Enters Next Development Phase September 22, 2014 DENVER, Colorado - Sept. 22, 2014 - Aero Electric Aircraft Corp. (AEAC) has entered the next phase of development for its high tech solar-electric...

Good job USAF academy graduates of the fundie sects Caleb, Jacob, Joshua etc. Trillions spent on USAF over the years and the closest air cover on 9/11 was a AFANG pilot from UAL stationed in Cape Cod.

FAA will miss 2015 drone deadline, audit says http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2014/07/01/faa-will-miss-2015-drone-deadline-audit-warns/ Published July 01, 2014 The Federal Aviation Administration is “significantly behind schedule” in its attempt to meet Congress’ September 2015 deadline for...

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/400-Military-Drone-Crashes-Since-2001222199-1.html 400 Military Drone Crashes Since 2001 (Over 2.5 per month) More than 400 large U.S. military drones have crashed in major accidents around the world since 2001, a record of calamity that exposes the...