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FAA Plans Field Tests for Drone Traffic Management
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says it will begin field tests later this year to further integrate drones into the National Airspace System.
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The NTSB cited a mechanic’s likely failure to correctly install attaching hardware as the probable cause of the fatal crash of an S-61N during a training flight.
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A bearing failure in the tail rotor of an AW169 caused a loss of yaw control that led to the fatal crash, the AAIB says.
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The fatal R-22 crash near an Australian swamp prompted the ATSB to call on single-pilot operators to keep a PLB close by.
