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Airborne 12.23.15: SpaceX Followup, Boeing Appeals, Amazon Buying 767s?

Also: BA 777 Update, WingX Pro, Around The World by MU-2, Pilot Records, Cecil Spaceport, TSO Accused, WestJet Encore, Washington Monument v UAV

ANN Airborne Link: /index.cfm?do=video.playVideo&videoid=45036e24-fb1f-4455-9ccf-7a9abde6b0ef YouTube Airborne Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJXV93m9OIU

Classic Aero-TV: A Synonym For Joy - Mike Porter’s Stearman Restoration

A Peaceful Resurrection For A Valued Wartime Boeing PT-17

While at EAA AirVenture 2014, ANN Special Correspondent Michael Maya Charles had the opportunity to talk with a young man about his career in aircraft restoration. While standing in front of a beautifully restored Stearman biplane, we find out that Mike Porter has restored more airplanes than seems possible for his age. It turns out that Porter got his start very young in aviation because it was a business he was born into. His father was a commercial pilot that in the 1990s worked with a company that specialized in giving rides in World War II airplanes

Airborne 12.22.15: SpaceX Success!, Flight-Sharing Nixed, FAA v State UAV Laws

Also: Reno Race Sponsor?, Perlan Glider, Aero-Calendar, Norwegian F-35, SpaceX CA Launch, ESA/Arianespace, China Southern Airlines, Flights To Cuba

ANN Airborne Link: /index.cfm?do=video.playVideo&videoid=a822a057-01d1-4618-8ca9-fa6b958ca374 YouTube Airborne Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX9FWVSG6fU Yes! Space

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (12.23.15)

“Boeing has agreed to implement improvements in its design, planning, production and maintenance planning processes, and has already implemented several of these improvements.” Source: FAA Administrator Michael Huerta.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (12.23.15): Obstruction Light

A light or one of a group of lights, usually red or white, frequently mounted on a surface structure or natural terrain to warn pilots of the presence of an obstruction.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (12.23.15)

FAA State UAV Regulation Fact Sheet

The FAA has issued a new fact sheet on state and local regulation of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) which provides information for states and municipalities considering laws or regulations addressing UAS use.