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December 22, 2006

Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Friday 12.22.06

RANS Aircraft's Randy Schlitter, Part Two

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 12.22.06 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 12.22.06 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature -- Part Two, RANS Aircraft's Randy Schlitter: 12.22.06 (ANN Special Feature, with Part Two of our conversation with Randy Schlitter, on changes at RANS.)

ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 12.22.06

Raytheon has sold its aircraft subsidiary...
The shuttle Discovery faces challenging weather...
...and holiday travellers through Denver face...challenging weather!

ANN Daily Touch-And-Go: 12.22.06

Raytheon has sold its aircraft subsidiary...
The shuttle Discovery faces challenging weather...
...and holiday travellers through Denver face...challenging weather!

'The Next Thing I Saw Were Friends, Firemen... And Police Dogs'

Skydiver Survives 15,000-Foot Freefall

It's more than journalistic hyberbole to say a skydiving instructor in New Zealand is lucky to be alive, after his main and reserve 'chutes failed during a 15,000-foot dive last week.

Answers FAQ As January Deadline Approaches

The US Ultralight Association (USUS) says it's been receiving lots of phone calls and e-mails from people asking for clarification on the FAA's sport pilot transition rules. Those wishing to avail themselves of the opportunity must hurry because the rules allowing transition are set to expire at the end of next month.

Clears Path For S-LSA Makers To Sell Planes As Kits

The Experimental Aircraft Association tells ANN that in a Notice of Availability issued this week, the FAA accepted new ASTM light-sport aircraft standards for experimental light-sport aircraft (E-LSA) kits.