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September 11, 2015

Airborne 09.11.15: CA UAV Law Squashed, NTSB Bedford G-IV PC, 'Let Bob Fly'

Also: 50th Anniversary of AH-1, Safety Standdown, Jeff Smisek, Twin Otter Sale, Southern CA Metroplex, Sgt Florich Buried @ Arlington, Spitfire Down

We have good news for legitimate aero-hobbyists in California. California Governor, Jerry Brown, vetoed legislation that would have restricted the flying of drones lower than 350 feet over private property without the owner's permission. Brown said in his veto message the bill "could expose the occasional hobbyist and the FAA-approved commercial user alike to burdensome litigation." The probable cause of the crash of a Gulfstream G-IV business jet in a Boston suburb last May was a series of errors by an experienced flight crew, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The NTSB probable cause report said the p

Gone West: NASA Launch Director 'Kappy' Kapryan

Led Launch Operations From Second Moon Mission Through The Beginning Of The Shuttle Program

Walter (Kappy) Kapryan, whose career with NASA and America's space program spanned more than three decades, died Aug. 14, 2015. He was 95.

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