"The FAA is seriously disappointed with the
manufacturers and other facets of the industry. The identicality
and scope of the various petitions appears as a decision by
industry not to comply with the April 2010 date, a decision that
was made some time ago."
Source: Excerpt from the Federal
Register.
Aircraft are operating in the same direction when they are
following the same track in the same direction, their tracks are
parallel and the aircraft are flying in the same direction, or
their tracks intersect at an angle of less than 45 degrees.
Wing Walkers
A story about an 89-year-old wing walker sent us looking for
inforation about this barnstorming stunt which has been around
almost as long as there have been airplanes. The best we found was
from The Centennial Of Flight Commission, which has a history of
some of the worlds best-known wing-walkers.