Fri, Dec 12, 2014
Forty-six founding Civil Air Patrol members were present Wednesday to see the organization honored with the Congressional Gold Medal for the service they and more than 200,000 other CAP volunteers provided during World War II, when they helped protect U.S. shipping against German U-boat attacks, and carried out other vital wartime domestic missions.
The European Aviation Safety Agency has certified the Piaggio Aerospace Avanti EVO after an extensive development and test program carried out under the supervision of the Italian National Civil Aviation Agency on behalf of EASA. While there has been a great deal of talk about a proposed rule for integrating UAVs into the National Airspace System coming before the end of the year, the Government Accountability Office says a final rule is still a long way off. All this... and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 12.12.14 is chock full of info in this news period ending Friday, December 12th, 2014...
Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Ashley Hale, and supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton, and Earl Downs, this episode covers:
- Congressional Gold Medal Honors Civil Air Patrol’s World War II Service
- EASA Certifies Piaggio Avanti EVO
- GAO To Congress: UAV Rule Not Likely Before 2017
- Barnstorming: Another Look Into The ANN/Airborne Crystal Ball
- CAF Wins Dallas City Council Approval For Aviation Attraction
- The Two-On-The-Nose Jabiru Twin
- Years Later Stapp Still Fastest Man On Earth
- SC National Guard Recovers Helicopter
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