ANN had the chance to chat with the FAA’s Acting Administrator Elwell for the better part of 30 minutes this morning... chatting about ADS-B, ATC Privatization, Unmanned aviation issues, the policy of billing EAA for ATC services, Part 61 issues and more. Following the chat with Administrator Elwell, the FAA Boss journeyed over the EAA’s Theater In The Woods in order to conduct the annual ‘Meet The Boss’ event, in which real live aviators get to question FAA’s top guy.
Also: Epic Heading for Cert, Flight Design Update, Magnus Aircraft, Jack Pelton Interview--Part 3
Airtext has an uncanny knack for figuring out great ways to communicate in-flight... without having to get a second mortgage to make it happen. ANN chats with David Gray to find out what’s happening with their latest iteration... AirTextLT. Having been huge fans of Clarity Aloft over the years for their durable, lightweight, and quiet little headset, we sure sat up and took notice when we found out that they were improving their product line... herewith, we present Clarity Aloft&r
“We are on the final stretch. We have flown over 625 hours in our two flight test articles, meeting most of the required airworthiness, performance and handling characteristics. We are ready to conclude this final phase of FAA-conforming flight testing, keeping us on track for type certification later this year.”
Source: Epic CEO, Doug King, discussing the successful completion of E1000 structural testing, concluding one of the more demanding phases of its E1000 type certification (TC) program.
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