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November 19, 2013

Airborne 11.19.13: Airborne Starts 3rd Year, NTSB Rejects ECi NPRM, SARA Passes

Also: Andrews Cancels Airshow, Pentagon Scraps Russian Helos, CubCrafters Upgrades, Flight Design Jubilee, Dream Chaser Vid

Welcome to the THIRD YEAR of Airborne... our second anniversary of production having been yesterday, Monday, November 18th... U.S. House of Representatives Passed the Small Aircraft Revitalization Act of 2013, clearing the way for President Barack Obama to sign the landmark overhaul of Part 23 certification guidelines into law. NTSB Chair Deborah A.P. Hersman has written a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation saying its NPRM for an Airworthiness Directive covering thousands of ECi cylinder assemblies goes well beyond th

"Airman applicants with a BMI of 40 or more will have to be evaluated by a physician who is a board certified sleep specialist, and anyone who is diagnosed with OSA will have to be treated before they can be medically certificated." Source: Editorial published in the Federal Air Surgeon's Medical Bulletin.

An intentional maneuver involving an abrupt change in an aircraft's attitude, an abnormal attitude, or abnormal acceleration not necessary for normal flight.

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