Mon, Dec 30, 2024
SpaceX is well-known for its ambition to establish a city on Mars.
Before it can get there, however, company CEO Elon Musk wants to put the SpaceX name on part of Texas by making its Starbase launch site an official municipality. SpaceX submitted a formal petition to incorporate Starbase as a Type-C Municipality on December 13. The decision is now left up to elected officials of Cameron County, Texas and voters living in the outlined area. Fielden Aero LLC recently announced its designation as the exclusive North American distributor for Flybox Avionics. The technology will deliver improved availability and support for the American experimental, ultralight, and light-sport (LSA) market. The FAA recently issued a new airworthiness directive (AD) addressing a critical safety issue in Cirrus Design Corporation's SR20, SR22, and SR22T models. This inspection requirement follows an aborted takeoff in a Cirrus SR20 after the upper power lever failed. For safety purposes, the FAA skipped over the comment period typically left open before enforcing the directive. All this --
and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-Unlimited!!!
Airborne 12.18.24 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Wednesday, December 18th, 2024... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Holland Lee. Holland is supported by ANN Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, as well as ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell. This episode covers:
- SpaceX Petitions to Make Texas Launch Site an Official City
- Fielden Aero Becomes Sole US Distributor for Flybox Avionics
- More Cirrus Fumbles: FAA Adopts New AD For Several Cirrus Machines
- Government Speaks Out on Mysterious Drone Sightings
- Registration Opens for 2025 FSA FlightSimExpo
- Texas Congressman Concerned Over ATC Shortage
- Feds Enforce Drug Testing for Non-US Repair Shops
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again tomorrow, for the next edition of "Airborne Unlimited" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, tomorrow!
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