Thu, Jul 27, 2017
The FAA Administrator’s Thursday morning forum has become a tradition here at AirVenture. It was Huerta's last rodeo for Oshkosh as the head of the FAA and he took on a number of topics.
Tecnam’s P2012 Traveller is progressing well; Shannon Yeager, the Director of Tecnam US gave us an update on the program... ANN’s Jim Campbell talked to the Lancair’s new president Conrad Huffstutler about the company’s latest offering, the 4 place Mako.... ANN’s Jim Campbell talked to John McBean about the redesigned Model 7 Speedster... based on one of the best-known Kitfox series from two decades ago. We all know that the industry is in desperate need of new pilots… in today’s discussion, Jim and Jack talk about just how dire the need is and what the solutions might be. Tomorrow Jack and Jim will add to their wide-ranging chat with some talk about the health of EAA and diversity in the industry…. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 07.27.17 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Thursday, July 27th, 2017... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalist Tom Patton, this episode covers:
- The Annual AirVenture Meet the Boss Session
- Huerta On Privatization, Santa Monica, BasicMed and More!
- Kitfox Series 7 Speedster Debuts
- Lancair Re-Envisions Their Four Place Kit Line
- Tecnam Updates Its Development Plans
- Jack Pelton Interview, Part 4
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