Speaking at a car show in Dearborn, MI, Transportation Secretary
Ray LaHood said that a long-term funding bill for the FAA is a
"done deal," and expressed additional optimism that a long-term
transportation measure would also be passed this year by the
Congress.
Former Agency Employee Urges Zoning Board To File Suit
The FAA has cleared development of a 64-turbine wind farm west
of Pratt Regional Airport in Kansas. But the Pratt County Zoning
Board is left scratching its collective head after a former FAA
employee who's also a commercial pilot, flight instructor, and
expert witness in 60 lawsuits says the FAA screwed up, and building
the wind farm could leave the county liable for aviation
accidents.
His Daughter Was Fatally Injured In Orange, MA Accident
A Massachusetts grand jury has handed up an indictment against
the pilot of a plane which went down last year in Orange, MA. The
pilot's daughter was fatally injured in the accident. Steven T. Fay
is accused of involuntary manslaughter in the January 1, 2011
accident. His daughter, Jessica Malin, accompanied him on the
flight.
In a previous edition of Aero-News, we advised our readers about
the upcoming second annual Fly-in at the Palatka, Florida airport.
Well, if you missed this fly-in, you missed an excellent event,
because it wasn’t like the typical fly-in where you just have
a gathering of pilots and their planes with a few dissimilar models
interspersed among the food and trinket vendors. No not at all,
this was much different.
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