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March 23, 2012

Airborne 03.23.12: No More 3rd Class Meds?, Searching For Amelia, SnF Pays Up!

Also: AOPA, EAA, Pipistrel, TSA, Airbus, Boeing, SpaceX, Piper in 1943, Glen Moyer... and Ashton Kutcher In Space???

The sport and general aviation business scored some serious equal time this week as they made more news than they have in quite the while. First and foremost, two of the alphabets appeared to have eaten their wheaties and taken on the FAA over the issue of requiring a Third Class medical cert for strictly recreational aviating. Other top stories include the welcome news that an advisory circular published by the FAA, says the agency would not be issuing Airworthiness Directives for airplanes in the Experimental category. We also ha

If It Can't Be Proved, Did It Happen?

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"I think it is fair to say that the public has been impressed with how much the FAA has accomplished in just 17 months. Still, much work remains to be completed by both the agency and the industry." Source: Prepared remarks from Senate Commerce Committee Chair Jay Rockefeller (D-WV).