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July 03, 2019

Airborne 07.01.19: Riley's LONG CrossCountry, Pilot Sues Boeing, Vet Freed

Also: 'Fat Albert' Replacement, Cookies In Space, AEA Educational Foundation, MTU Aero Engines

A few weeks back we told you the story of a young girl from California, Riley Speidel, who celebrated her 14th birthday, soloing in the family Pipistrel Sinus motorglider after undertaking well over 100 hours of dual in the motorglider, alone, with her Father. Now... there’s even more to the story... just hours after school let out for the summer, young Riley took off from California, with her Father following along in another airplane, and undertook a LONG cross country which resulted in her arrival in

“This test mimicked some of the most challenging conditions Orion will ever face should an emergency develop during the ascent phase of flight.” Source: Mark Kirasich, Orion program manager at Johnson Space Center in Houston.

The removal of an item of equipment from an aircraft or from stock for (1) a visual check, (2) preventive maintenance, (3) minor repair, and (4) an operational check.

Panther Gets the NKET Inspection

Sport Performance Aviation recently had a visit from the National Kit Evaluation Team (NKET) at Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport/Simpson Field (KSPA). The company reports on their blog that the inspection went very well.