Also: Pay Lavatories?, UAV Developer Awarded, First Flight Anniversary, Nashville Runway Excursion, SeaTac Proposition 1

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ANN’s new production company, TANSTAAFL, Ltd., is just starting the official public campaign for our first major long-form documentary... and we’re starting with one of the most important, if not infamous, stories in the aviation world.

In 1992, the FAA chose Bob as a target to make their case for pilot age limitations and revoked his medical certificate with trumped up charges that he lacked cognitive ability. After a three-year struggle, things finally got squared away... Helicopter Association International President, Matt Zuccaro, has issued a "Call to Action" to all U.S. association members on an issue critical to the future of the industry, which is helicopter flight training for military veterans. HAI said on its website that there is a continuing move underway in Congress that would cap the annual dollar amount for GI Bill flight-training benefits. Bell Helicopter’s new 505 Jet Ranger X project reaches a milestone as the European Aviation Safety Agency grants type certification for the Arrius 2R engine, which powers the helicopter. Officially launched at the 2013 Paris Air Show alongside the Bell 505, the Arrius 2R has followed a fast development schedule. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!

Airborne 12.18.15 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Friday, December 18th, 2015... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Brianne Cross, 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:

• Hoover Documentary Look To The Future
• HAI Issues Call To Action On VA Flight Training
• EASA Certifies Bell 505 Arrius 2R Engine
• Congress Considers Bill To Prevent Pay Lavatories On Airplanes
• UAV Developer Wins USA Today Award
• Flexjet And Flight Options Pilots Vote To Join Teamsters
• NAHA, Partners Plan First Flight Anniversary Events
• Southwest Airlines Flight Involved In Runway Excursion In Nashville
• Alaska Airlines Files Motion In SeaTac Proposition 1 Legal Challenge

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