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Plane Finder AR app for iPhone

A new smartphone application has aviation security experts chilled. Available through UK software company Pinkfroot, the Plane Finder AR (for “augmented reality”) app allows the user to simply point a camera phone at an aircraft — on the ground or in the air — and access its broadcast ADS-B data, including tail number, altitude, speed, […]

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Tentative Agreement Would Keep Most HBC Jobs in Wichita

A The Wichita Eagle is reporting that the state of Kansas has agreed to financial incentives that would keep “the vast majority” of Hawker Beechcraft Corp. (HBC) jobs in Wichita. The deal is contingent on the company reaching an agreement with its employees’ union. Earlier reports indicated HBC was seriously considering moving, along with 6,000 […]

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Goyer Takes Over Top Spot at Flying

Robert Goyer has assumed the lead position at Flying Magazine, replacing Michael Maya Charles as Editor-In-Chief. Maya Charles, who replaced J. Mac McClellan at the top spot in July, is expected to return to his original interests as an aviation writer and photographer. Goyer has been with Flying since 1994, most recently as executive editor. […]

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Eurocopter Unveils X3; Competes With Sikorsky’s X2

Last week, Eurocopter took the wraps off its developmental X3 helicopter, with a claimed top speed of 220 knots. The “speed barrier” for conventionally designed rotorcraft has always been defined by the speed differential between the advancing rotor blade(s) set off by that of the retreating blade(s). The faster the aircraft flies, the greater the […]

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Daher-Socata Eyes Grob SPn Light Jet

Daher-Socata has announced it will enter a joint development program with Allied Aviation Technologies, the company that ultimately acquired the assets of Grob’s SPn light jet program. In development since 2002, the all-composite jet had shown promise, but Grob’s timing turned out to be unfortunate and its financial backing melted away in 2009. Allied owns […]

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NATA Sides With FAA on Airport Community Ruling

Jim Coyne, president of the National Air Transportation Association agrees with the FAA’s stance that residential through-the-fence (RTTF) arrangements are bad for publicly funded airports. He said, “Due to the intrinsic nature of residential properties, as compared with commercial properties, RTTF agreements limit the flexibility of airport sponsors to expand according to the needs of […]

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OurPLANE Dissolves Amid Ugly Accusations

Fractional ownership plan OurPLANE declared Chapter 7 bankruptcy in September, leaving many of its aircraft “owners” with a lot less return on investment than they thought they’d bargained for. Founded in 2003, OurPLANE sold shares in Cirrus SR22s, but the intention was always to add Eclipse 500 very light jets (VLJs) to the business plan […]

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King Schools’ Alaska Extravaganza Sweepstakes

Any order from aviation training institute King Schools between now and March 14 will automatically enter you in the 35th Anniversary King Schools Sweepstakes. The winner’s package is a pilot’s dream trip to just outside Talkeetna, Alaska, including a seaplane-rating training package and bush pilot flying vacation. While the pilot of the family is earning […]

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ADS-B Ready for Prime Time in 2013

After test deployments in Alaska, the Gulf of Mexico, Louisville and Philadelphia, the FAA announced last week it has approved full deployment of Automatic Dependent Surveillance — Broadcast (ADS-B) technology. The agency reported ADS-B will be fully operational by 2013. Tests of the combination satellite and ground-based hardware proved it would operate in the most […]

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FAA Gets Another Temporary Funding

For the 15th time, Congress has voted for a 90-day extension on FAA funding. The last long-term funding plan expired in 2007. Bills to establish a new long-term program to fund the agency have been proposed, but always fall short of the needed support for a variety of reasons having little or nothing to do […]

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