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episode 557: A New Microsoft Flight Simulator
Microsoft Flight Simulator returns in 2020, Launchpad Marzari talks with the operations manager and the chief pilot at Skydive Spaceland San Marcos, the Boeing 737 has an issue with slats, fun facts about business jets, Raytheon and United Technologies propose a merger, airport facial scans raise privacy concerns, and an electric hybrid Cessna 337 Skymaster takes flight.
Aviation News E3: Microsoft Flight Simulator coming to Xbox, PCAzure artificial intelligence and satellite imagery give the new Microsoft Flight Simulator stunning 4K effects. Coming in 2020, the sim is reportedly written for the PC and is not a port from Xbox.
Video: Microsoft Flight Simulator – Announcement Trailer | E3 2019
https://youtu.be/rGu14fWM4dI
More than 300 Boeing 737s to be inspected for faulty parts
Slat track assemblies manufactured for the Boeing 737 have been found to have a hydrogen embrittlement issue. Operators are required to perform inspections to identify and remove faulty parts. See also, Spirit AeroSystems supplier made potentially faulty 737 wing parts.
Know The Facts About Private Jets Before You Bash ThemAdvocacy group No Plane, No Gain offers data that illustrates the importance of business aviation, such as jobs supported, economic activity, accessibility to locations not served by airlines, humanitarian missions, and many more.
Raytheon and United Technologies Aerospace Businesses to Combine in Merger of EqualsUnder the proposed merger, UTCs aerospace unit would combine with Raytheon in an all-stock transaction to create Raytheon Technologies Corporation. As previously planned, Carrier and Otis would spin off UTC as distinct companies.
Don’t smile for surveillance: Why airport face scans are a privacy trap U.S. Customs and Border Protection says photos of travelers taken in a data breachFace recognition is increasingly being used at airports. Is this a threat to personal privacy?
Ampaire Announces First Public Electric FlightThe Ampaire Inc. six-seat Cessna 337 Skymaster was retrofitted with a proprietary battery-powered electric propulsion system that replaces the rear combustion engine. The “resulting system is a ‘parallel hybrid’, meaning the internal combustion engine and electric motor work in concert to optimize power output as the plane flies.”
Skydive Spaceland (Part 2)Two final interviews conclude the report by Airplane Geeks reporter-at-large Launchpad Marzari on his visit to Skydive Spaceland: Thomas Hughes, Operations Manager, Skydive Spaceland, San Marcos; and Chief pilot Matt Wampler.
MentionedFAA UAS Symposium 2019 report in episode 290 of The UAV Digest.
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)